Smartphones are increasingly giving DSLRs a run for their money when it comes to ease of photography. This year we have seen so many smartphones boasting a dual-rear camera setup, and yet they are priced in the sub-Rs 15,000 segment. If you are on the lookout for a smartphone and photography is one of your requirements, here’s a list of dual-camera devices that are priced under Rs 30,000. Two camera lenses work together to click DSLR-like photos with bokeh effect (where the subject is in focus, but the background is blurred).
Honor 6X
Honor 6X features a dual rear camera setup with one 12-megapixel Sony IMX386 sensor that supports PDAF (autofocus time of 0.3 seconds is being touted) and an additional 2-megapixel sensor right below it, helping provide depth-of-field or Bokeh effects with a combined wide aperture range of f/0.95 – f/16. On the front, Honor 6X bears an 8-megapixel front camera with a 77-degree wide-angle lens and 1.25-micron pixels.
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Coolpad Cool 1 Dual
Cool 1 Dual is its dual rear camera setup – it sports a pair of 13-megapixel sensors with an f/2.0 aperture and dual-tone LED flash. One sensor handles colour, while the other takes care of depth, detail, and brightness. Rounding off the optics, the smartphone sports an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with an f/2.2 aperture and an 80-degree wide-angle lens. The setup also lets you add bokeh effects to your photos. The other highlight of the smartphone is its large 4000mAh (4060mAh typical) battery.
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LG X Cam
LG X Cam is currently available for less than Rs 15,000. The smartphone’s dual-camera setup includes a 13-megapixel sensor to capture regular 78-degrees photos, and a 5-megapixel sensor that in combination with the primary sensor can capture 120-degrees wide-angle photos. The setup is similar to what we had seen last year on the LG G5. LG has also added effects like fisheye, black and white, lens blur and vignette. On the front, the smartphone bears a 5-megapixel camera. LG is also touting a Pop Out Picture feature that combines 6 images into a moving image. The X cam comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage that’s expandable via microSD card (up to 2TB) in the hybrid dual-SIM card slot.
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Lenovo PHAB 2 Plus
Towards the end of last year, Lenovo launched the PHAB 2 Plus, priced at Rs 14,999. The smartphone’s dual-camera setup includes two 13-megapixel snappers with f/2.0 aperture, Fujitsu Milbeaut ISPs, laser auto-focus, PDAF support, and dual-LED flash. The secondary camera sensor is used for measuring depth but it didn’t seem to do anything to improve the quality of pictures. You can use the smartphone to click photos with bokeh effect, and there’s also a slider that let’s you control the amount of blur you want in the photo.
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Reliance Digital LYF Earth 1
Reliance Digital’s LYF Earth 1 was launched towards the beginning of last year. Now the smartphone is available online for less than Rs 20,000. LYF Earth 1 features a 13MP + 2MP dual rear camera with Auto Focus and LED Flash. The rear video camera records 13M@30fps, Full HD@60fps and HD@60fps. Other features of the camera are Refocus, Foregrounder, Fast focus, Exmor-R CMOS image sensor, face detection, panorama geo tagging, high dynamic range mode (HDR) and touch to focus. The front camera is 5MP with fixed focus. Other camera features include PureCel Technology, LED flash, and features like HDR, ChromaFLash, Re-Focus, Fast Focus, Foregrounder, and Optizoom.
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Honor 8
The Honor 8 was launched with a price tag of Rs 29,999, but it is now available online for less than Rs 25,000. For photography, the smartphone comes with a pair of 12-megapixel sensors, where one captures photos in RGB and other in monochrome. The rear camera setup with f/2.2 aperture further includes laser auto-focus, LED flash, and is capable of 4K video recording. Honor 8’s two 12-megapixel sensors do not protrude out of the smartphone, and sit neatly within the frame. The company claims that one sensor records colour information, while the other records in monochrome with higher contrast. The two images are then processed and merged together to give the best photo output to the user. The cameras feature f/2.2 aperture, laser autofocus and dual tone dual-LED flash.
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Micromax Dual 5
The newest smartphone in this list is the Micromax Dual 5. Dual is the company’s new series, and the USP of the smartphones will be the dual-camera setup. Priced at Rs 24,999, the smartphone comes with three 13-megapixel snappers on board. Micromax has used two 13-megapixel Sony IMX258 sensors, one for monochrome light and the other for RGB (colour), featuring an f/1.8 aperture. A colour temperature sensor is used to optimally merges the two captured images. One of the camera sensors is tasked with focus and the other is tasked with capturing depth of field information. The dual camera mode is enabled by default on the smartphone, and enables other modes like Bokeh Mode and Low-Light Mode. Other camera modes on the smartphone include Pano, Pro, Slow Shutter, Anti-Haze, Macro, and Monochrome. It also captures video in 4K UHD resolution, while the company is touting 3D video functionality thanks to the dual rear cameras.
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