Over one year from its release in stores, the Nokia N8 still possess the best camera ever seen on a smartphone. Its 12-megapixel continues to set the standard. Even now we’re still discovering what it can do. Just the other day, one clever N8 user hooked the phone up to a telescope to effectively look into outer space. Incredible stuff, yes, but you don’t need to be an astronomy whizz to get the most from your Nokia N8’s camera. Here are some of the best N8 camera apps to help you do just that.
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From apps to let you create whacky photo effects, to new ways to view them on your Nokia N8: take a peek at what we reckon are top N8 camera apps worth checking out.
Nokia Panorama
Size: 0.43MB
Cost: Free
This N8 photo app will let you easily stitch photos together to create panoramic shots within seconds. Once you snap a photo the previous photo appears as a faint overlay on the viewer to help you create the perfect shots.
National Geographic Photo Tips
Size: 4.16MB
Cost: £1.50
Who better to take photography tips from than some of the best National Geographic photographers? Not many. This app gives users
Nokia Photo Browser
Size: 1.16MB
Cost: Free
Nokia Photo Browser is an alternative way to view your photo albums on your Nokia N8, or any other compatible Nokia phone. Photos are laid out in tiles in landscape form to scroll through by touch. Tap on a photo to view it, then double tap to zoom in on areas on it and more.
CameraPro N8
Size: 0.25MB
Cost: Free
CameraPro N8 offers up a multitude of extras for Nokia N8 snappers. Among the photo goodies are: 11x digital zoom, raw jpeg stream, effects, anti-shake, time lapse, burst mode and plenty more.
ShutterPro Premium
Size: 1.31MB
Shutter
Cost: £3.00
Pro Premium is one of the most highly-rated camera apps on the Nokia Store. It the ability to take HDR shots and effortlessly add special effects to photos to share with others by directly uploading them to Facebook.
PhotoID
Size: 0.09MB
Cost: Free
PhotoID aids Nokia phone users in taking photos for ID documents such as visas. Strict conditions for suitable photos taken by oneself often hey rejected, not those taken with PhotoID.
CamEfx
Size: 0.65MB
Cost: Free
Like ShutterPro Premium, CamEfx adds special effects and filters to photos, which include black and white, Lomo, sketch and night vision for no charge. So think of it as a cheaper alternative to ShutterPro Premium.
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