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There's not too much to shout about in the camera department on the Samsung Galaxy Mini 2, with no front facing option and no rear flash to help out in low light,
What you do get is a 3.15MP snapper, a little disappointing if you ask us, as the £100 Huawei Ascend G300 packs a 5MP rear camera with flash, while the similarly prices HTC Desire C also comes with a 5MP camera, but devoid of flash.
There's no shortcut on the lock screen, nor is there a dedicated physical shutter button on the side of the Galaxy Mini 2, meaning you're left scrabbling around for the camera icon in the app list – however popping it on the homescreen will help.
The camera app itself takes a couple of seconds to load up, so once you've unlocked the Mini 2 and located the app there's no way you'll be able to take a spur of the moment snap.
Options are few and far between with a handful of scene modes such as sports, landscape and night to choose from, as well as brightness, white balance and three basic effects (black and white, sepia and negative) to tinker with.
One slightly surprising feature is that the Galaxy Mini 2 can take panorama shots, plus there's continuous shot, which will take up to nine images in succession if you hold the shutter button down.
Let's not forget the 3x digital zoom, which will turn your grainy shots into a pixelated mess in next to no time, just dabble with the volume rocker switch to get your preferred level of blurriness.
There's no auto- or tap-to-focus, meaning you're left hoping the Galaxy Mini 2 is capable of sorting itself out, which can lead to mixed results in terms of image quality.
Once the shutter is pressed, there is a second pause as the screen goes black and the Galaxy Mini 2 takes the image, but it turfs you straight back to shooting mode, ready to go again.
Images, as you may have already guessed aren't brilliant – this is a camera which will suffice for the quick odd shot, but if you're into arty Instagram style shoots you'll want to avoid the Galaxy Mini 2.
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