10 must-try photo and camera apps for Windows Phones

Nokia's latest high-end smartphone – the Lumia 1020 – is already on sale in some parts of the world. Powered by Windows Phone 8, it is equipped with one of the most advanced cameras ever seen on a handset, backed up by very capable camera software pre-loaded out of the box.

This, however, isn't the only software a Lumia owner should limit themselves to. As a matter of fact, the Windows Phone marketplace has lots of great photo and camera apps to offer, made to run not only on the Nokia Lumia 1020, but on any Windows Phone 8 handset on the market, like the Nokia Lumia 920, no matter the brand or what camera is outfitted on it.

In this post we've put together a selection of 10 Windows Phone camera apps you should give a try – apps that can enhance your photo with filters, edit and organize them in a number of ways, blend several of them together, even create amazing panoramic images, the kind of which you might not have captured yet. Go check them out and let us know down in the comments which one you like the most!

10 photo sharing apps for Android and iPhone

Taking photos with a phone or tablet is fun and very neat. After all, even affordable handsets come with cameras that can snap a pretty photo. Even better, our mobile devices let us share our masterpieces with friends, family, and the world instead of just keeping them private. That's where photo sharing apps come into play – the likes of Instagram, Path, Tumblr, Imgur, to name a few.

However, these aren't the only apps that let you share photos straight from a mobile device. In fact, there's tons of them out there, available for both the iPhone, the iPad, and Android smartphones and tablets. Here we've picked some of the ones that are worth checking out. Let us know down in the comments which one you like the most!

5 Best Free Camera Apps for Apple iPhones

Even at the very beginning, the Apple iPhone was not defined as a single mobile phone to let people access the internet and communicate with each other. It’s far more than a mobile phone. Just take the video and image shooting as example; iPhone has become the most used camera in the world in smartphone cameras. But as a simple device with an almost fully automatic camera, photo enthusiasts crave more manual control: more settings, more filters, more editing options. So, to satisfy diverse needs, today I have collected 5 alternative camera apps of iPhone camera. All of these 5 camera apps are Free. Let’s check them out below:

Instagram - Pick from one of several gorgeous filtered effects or tilt-shift blur to breathe a new life into your mobile photos. Transform everyday moments into works of art you'll want to share with friends and family.

Top 5 Best Free Camera Apps for Windows Phones

Nokia Lumia 920, one of the latest Windows phones, is host of the only smartphone camera with optical image stabilization. Other leading handset makers of Windows Phone like Samsung and HTC have also put their best camera modules in the WP8 flagships, so it is shaping up to be a good choice for shutterbugs.

What about apps that make the most out of your camera, though? Both iOS and Android devices are now inundated with software bits for adding color effects, post-processing of photos, making albums and frames, editing and anything else the photography mind would wish for. Thus today, I would like to recommend some best free camera apps for Windows Phones.

1. Fhotoroom

We'd be remiss not to start with what is probably the best free camera app for Windows Phone. Fhotoroom has it all - from minute exposure adjustments, through rich editing tools, to uploading your photos to the most popular cloud and sharing services, including Facebook and Flickr.

2. Phototastic

Another great free app, Phototastic lets you do action shots, taking multiple at once for fast-moving object, adjust numerous camera settings, and edit your photos or apply a number of color effects to them. After that, you can upload the pictures to your social network, cloud or photos service of choice with one tap.

3. Lomogram

With 42 filters, 72 lightening effects, and 50 borders, Lomogram lets you stress on unique aspects of your photos much like Instagram, but with more effects to apply. It is also available in 10 languages, and allows for basic editing.

4. Super Camera

Another strong contender in the Windows Phone photography app universe, Super Camera shines with fresh interface, numerous editing options, color effects, frames and themes, including a stamp collection. An added bonus is the ability to turn pictures and even video into the all-popular GIF animation.

5. Fantasia Painter

One of the best WP photo editing apps out there, Fantasia Painter allows you to get creative with no less than 28 individual brushes, unique effects for changing portraits and body images, plus selecting nearby colors and moving around whole face elements or applying skins on top of them.