One of the most important functions of a smartphone is its ability to snap eye-catching, mesmerizing photos that remain with its users for a long time, if not forever.

Smartphone makers and app producers have realized this for a long time. Thus, they continuously develop apps that provide and enhance this feature for their users. Yes, all smartphones usually have their built-in pre-installed camera app.  But to give picture-taking an extra suaveness, many apps dedicated to enhancing this experience are available in the market.

We are featuring the top 10 camera apps for android of 2022, which will help you to find the best solution for your smartphone.

FiLMiC Pro

Users are nowadays moving toward more dynamic features and snaps.  In fact, alternatives are sought for replacing DSLRs via smartphone features. This is where Filmic Pro comes in. This app allows the aesthetics of videography via smartphone. Regardless of your level of expertise in videography, this app allows you to take video snaps smoothly and upload them to a cloud system with presets. In fact, this app has been preferred by many to shoot professional music videos and store elements via a cloud system to transfer to another advanced phone, if needed. Slow-motion videography or focusing is made simple by this app.

Camera360

One of the most popular free camera apps for Android, Camera360 allows even the most novice users to take photos like a pro. This free app provides various camera views that include numerous unique effects for each view. The effects are directly integrated with the capturing system of the app. One difficulty one may face though, is that of its navigation, which is not as smooth as some other popular apps. However, once accustomed, taking tremendously beautiful pictures is very easy.

Manual Camera Lite

An easy-to-use and extremely intuitive android app, Manual Camera Lite makes our list as one of the best android camera apps for 2022. This app features controlling ISO, shutter speed, exposure, focus adjustment, real-time color filters, etc. that resemble a DSLR.  It also facilitates 4K capturing and slow-motion. It has a free version and also a paid version which you have to purchase if you want to record and capture 4K videos beyond 8 megapixels.

ProCam X

A favorite among many, ProCam X allows you to smoothly customize the settings included in the Manual Mode. Its “lite” version has simple controls, whereas the paid version lets one use all its features. Its layout is switchable from simple auto mode to a manual mode comprising of controls like focus modes and exposure compensation. The paid, advanced version costs $5 only.

VSCO

An old-timer among the Android apps, this camera app presents over 200 different presets with its Membership version, allowing users to create enduring memories. This is a free-to-use app with ten pre-built presets as part of its free photo editor.  But if one wants to try all the 200 plus presets, they can opt for the seven-day free trial as well.

Z Camera

A majestic camera app comprising of a large number of filters and editing tools, Z Camera allows users to check filter effects prior to picture snaps or video shoots. Some other important benefits of the app include a photo editor, HDR, beauty selfie, private gallery, tilt-shift mode, etc. With a simple, user-friendly interface, this app surprisingly provides AR stickers, 3D tattoo effects, a hairstyle editor, muscle building, etc.  However, its in-app purchases tend to be expensive, which creates a small dent in its “perfection”.

Candy Camera

This free camera app takes you to a different world of selfies. It is developed especially for taking selfies with a lot of filters and beautification features including makeup tools, face slimming effects, stickers, etc. not necessarily a photographer’s preferred choice, this app lets you make collages of pictures and take silent selfies. It, however, has ads with its interface.

Pixtica

With a different flair for editing, Pixtica lets the users create insane and wacky edits, that can also include making “tiny planets” from just the photo at hand. Unlike traditional editors, this app allows users to go beyond limited options and access manual controls including ISO and exposure, to name just a few.  Besides these, this app allows GIF creation directly from its built-in environment, letting users avoid uploading to risky websites. On top of these, adding filters, stickers, and other adjustments to the images is also provided. Above all, it’s FREE!

Cymera

This amazing app, already downloaded over 100 million times, gives its users a fantastic range of camera features that include seven varied camera lenses, a stabilizer, a timer, and shooting via silent mode. The features are numerous, including multiple filters, photo editing tools, body reshaping, smart gallery, etc. as this app is inclined toward selfie-taking, it is not necessarily a professional photographer’s dream app. But it more than makes up for it by featuring benefits like body reshaping, hip lifting, etc. that give it an extra touch to its features.

Adobe Photoshop Camera

The name “Adobe” is enough to attract users to it. But besides its name, the Adobe Photoshop Camera possesses its own set of features and benefits that give it a spot on our list. It is a great choice for Instagram lovers as it features many camera filters and effects enhancing selfies and photo snaps. The app’s AI precisely identifies the subject placed in the picture and applies filters accordingly. Post-editing tools that modify brightness, contrast, and saturation, along with a magic wand tool that can precisely remove shadows and darkness are also featured in this app. But as it's one of those rare free offerings from Adobe, it is not for the photography enthusiasts and works in select Android devices.

We hope the above camera applications for Android will help you take more immaculate photos this year.  The above list is our choice. Do you agree? Or you have a different set of apps in mind?