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The Huawei Ascend Y530 comes equipped with a 5MP camera, which seems the current industry standard for mid-low end priced smartphones. So on paper it does not have an advantage or a disadvantage over the competition.
After experiencing the Huawei Ascend Y300's camera capabilities I was eager to see an improvement when using the Y530, and I was pleasantly surprised with the updated Emotion interface in the camera app.
The Camera app is really well built, settings are easy to find and my experience navigating the layout was stress free.
Options to toggle flash, ISO, white balance, image adjustments and many more are available from the menu if you fancy tinkering before taking the perfect shot.
There are also additional features you won't find on many other phones in this price bracket. The settings for 'touch to capture' and 'voice activated shooting' are great on paper, or for use in unusual circumstances, but in reality I found frustrating to operate.
The Panorama feature, on the other hand, is really useful for situations where the lens included on the device is just not wide enough.
If you fancy adding a bit of flair to your images you'll be pleased to know that the Y530 includes more than as handful of preset filters that you can apply before or after a picture has been taken.
Several, of them are extremely retro and others are really quite poor, but there are a few crackers included with the device.
The picture quality of the images taken on the Ascend Y530 is good enough for everyday situations in a well-lit area, but in low light conditions the pictures are grainy.
The digital zoom also distorts the image quality, which happens on every mobile device, but the pixilation is so severe that I would suggest avoiding using the digital zoom whenever possible.
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