For all those smartphone camera lovers out there, today we present 5 smartphones with the best zoom and zero shutter lag. Just in case there are still some people who are not familiar with the term “shutter lag,” we offer a brief explanation. Simply, shutter lag represents the delay between the moment when you press the shutter button until the moment when the image is captured. Nowadays, with so many advancements in smartphones that are being implemented each year, it comes as no surprise that shutter lag is also one of the many camera specs that have been significantly improved. This actually means that the shutter lag is being reduced to a minimum, hence allowing faster continuous shooting. You can imagine how a long shutter delay can be a frustrating problem for many photographers, especially in cases of shooting moving objects.
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Of course, professional photographers will always stick to a professional camera, but the quality of smartphone cameras, is more than sufficient for average users’ needs. If you are looking for a new smartphone, with the remarkable resolution and camera that allows recording top videos, take a look at our list of 10 smartphones with best video recording.
Since not all smartphone cameras with fantastic zoom features also offer a shutter lag that is reduced to a minimum, or in other words a “zero shutter lag” we have decided to create our list by first creating a long list of good smartphones with zero shutter lag. Next, we have compared all of them on the basis of several factors that are very important in creating great photos, especially when zooming in and displaying. Some of these factors included the quality of zoom, display resolution, and camera resolution. Information about these factors we found on several smartphone-related portals, such as Androidpit, PCadvisor, and Tech Insider, to name a few. Below we present our list of five smartphones with the best zoom and zero shutter lag. Take a look!
5. Motorola Droid Turbo
Zoom: Digital 4x
Motorola Droid Turbo has 2MP front camera and 21MP rear camera, which comes with zero shutter lag, and 4x digital zoom. This smartphone works on Android-KitKat OS, and the display resolution is 565p (1440 x 2560). It also has the largest battery of any smartphone and it only needs 15 minutes of charging, and after that, it can work 8 hours. Quite a phone, right?
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4. Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Zoom: Digital 8x
Galaxy S7 Edge works on Snapdragon 820 with 4GB of RAM, and it has a 12MP rear camera. As the main advantages of this phone, we can separate high-resolution screen, processor, durable battery, and a high-quality camera, which enables fast imaging with zero shutter lag and autofocus.
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3. LG G5
Zoom: Digital 8x
G5 also comes with a Snapdragon 820, it has 4GB of RAM and 32GB of memory storage that can be expanded via MicroSD memory cards with capacity up to 200GB. On the back side, there are two cameras (standard 16MP and 8MP wide angle), while the front camera has 8MP. Its camera is one of the best in the mobile market, offering superior performance, enabling a creation of great images, especially when zooming, as the images have really clear details. Zero shutter lag allows taking pictures almost in milliseconds with a high-quality autofocus.
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4. OnePlus One
Zoom: Digital 8x
OnePlus One smartphone ranks 4th on our list of smartphones with the best zoom and zero shutter lag. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with zero shutter lag, autofocus lens, and dual-LED flash, and it boasts with the 5-megapixel front camera. It also has a 5.5-inch screen 1080p (1920 x 1080), 3GB of RAM and 32 or 64GB of storage data, with a slot for MicroSD memory card.
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1. Asus ZenFone Zoom
Zoom: Optical 3x, Digital 12x
Our list of the smartphones with the best zoom and zero shutter lag ends with Asus ZenFone Zoom mobile phone. This phone has a 13-megapixel camera with zero shutter lag and dual color flash. It comes with 5.5-inch display, 4GB of RAM and it has a large lens and 3x optical zoom, combined with a 12x digital zoom. The phone has a laser auto-focus for sharp photos, and it also has an impressive front camera with 5-megapixel.
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