Which of these camera features is most important to you?

OK, so when it comes to smartphone cameras, it's pretty clear that the number 1 thing we all want is great image quality. Mainly for pictures, but also for video, we want our $700+ devices to be able to snap outstanding memorabilia at the touch of a button.

And manufacturers have that down in 2017. Sure, some are slightly better than others, some will fail in some select scenes... but generally, if you buy a top-tier smartphone nowadays, you can expect to be able to make stellar photos with it.

So, since everyone has a camera that's somewhat on par with everyone else's, manufacturers have started looking into other features — little "extras", or call them gimmicks, that can entice you to buy phone X over phone Y. Those include AR masks, beautify modes, extreme slow motion modes, portrait and optical zoom, wide-angle lenses, and so on. We wondered – which such extra feature is most important to you?

What extra feature is most important to you in a camera?

Portrait mode

25.31%

Optical zoom

30.58%

Wide-angle lens

30.63%

High-quality slow motion

7.89%

Advanced beautify

1.19%

Virtual masks and AR effects

0.6%

Food shot mode

0.46%

Built-in filters

1.19%

Group selfie mode (or wide-angle selfie lens)

2.15%

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Preslav, a member of the PhoneArena team since 2014, is a mobile technology enthusiast with a penchant for integrating tech into his hobbies and work. Whether it's writing articles on an iPad Pro, recording band rehearsals with multiple phones, or exploring the potential of mobile gaming through services like GeForce Now and Steam Link, Preslav's approach is hands-on and innovative. His balanced perspective allows him to appreciate both Android and iOS ecosystems, focusing on performance, camera quality, and user experience over brand loyalty.

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