Earlier picnics or outings included taking everything from music players, iPods, Camera, Camcorder and many other gadgets. But today the world has changed instead of all these devices; you just have to get yourself a decent Smartphone.
Smartphones of today have just about every feature that a user desires ranging from music playback to high definition video recording. Phones come equipped with larger than life Cameras rated at over 6 Mega Pixels and the picture quality as well as the video quality is top notch. So today we take some time out to evaluate some of the coolest Camera Smartphones available in the market.
1. Apple iPhone 4S
The iPhone 4S is a remarkable device and its feat is exemplified by the fact that the phone managed to rope in orders over a million and counting just weeks after its launch. It comes equipped with a powerful 8Mega Pixel camera. The pixel rating is just one part as the quality of the snaps is splendid.

Boasting of one of the best image sensors available, the iPhone 4S offers an LED flash and image stabilisation to get the perfect balance of preciseness and stability. The phone also has features such as Geo Tagging and touch focus. Video recording too is a joy as the phone offers 1080p HD video recording. The iPhone 4S is priced exorbitantly at Rs 44,300 which continue to be its biggest hurdle.
2. Nokia N8
Though relatively silent in the Mobile phone market owing to the lack of Android phones, Nokia is never a brand that can be written off. The N8 is a modern camera marvel and it boasts of a powerful 12 Mega Pixel camera that has a Carl Zeiss lens for added clarity and picture contrast.

It has a powerful CCD image sensor that is yet to be used in any other mobile phone camera and is equipped with Xenon Flash, Auto focus, Auto Red Eye Removal, etc. The phone comes with a 600 MHz processor and is priced rather economically at just around Rs 20000 which makes it a worthy competitor.
3. Samsung Galaxy Note

The Goliath sized Galaxy Note not only offers a gigantic dimension but also a powerful camera rated at 8 Mega Pixels. It has an LED flash for illumination and enables 1080p video recording in HD. The amazing fact is that the video recording speed of 30FPS is the fastest for any Smartphone available to date. The Galaxy Note is priced at Rs 32,300 which makes it a tough opponent for the iPhone 4S.
4. HTC Sensation XL

Equipped with one of the most powerful processors available for Smartphones, the HTC Sensation XL also boasts of a powerful 8 mega Pixel Camera that is capable of providing mesmerising picture quality as well as offering high definition 720p video recording. The phone is priced at Rs 38,800.
5. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

The Xperia Arc is a sleek model from Ericsson that comes with an onboard 8 Mega Pixel camera that has the resemblance of the Cybershot series of Smartphones that were so popular in its era. The phone also offers 720p high definition video recording and is priced at around Rs 29000.
