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The Droid Charge has a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera as well as a rear-facing 8-megapixel camera, shown in Figure 9. It captures very good photos even in low light. Pictures were crisp and clear with very good color representation and little noise.
Figure 9: The back of the Droid Charge
The on-screen camera controls, shown in Figure 10, are intuitive. Camera functionality includes autofocus camera with an LED flash as well as camera modes like Continuous Shooting, Panorama, Face Detection, and Smile Shot. The camera has autofocus and also has a useful touch focus feature.
Figure 10: On-screen camera controls
The Droid Charge takes 720p videos at 30 fps. Like the photos, they are crisp and clear, and they also play back smoothly. We encountered a slight blurring when panning quickly, but overall, we were very pleased with the videos.
Videos can be played back with the preinstalled AllShare DLNA app or through the built-in HDMI port.
Like other Android devices, the focus is not on music, however, the Droid Charge is a capable music player. If you connect the phone to your computer with the USB cable, you can easily copy music (as well as other files) to the phone.
The Android Marketplace continues to grow, and there are now several apps that can help you handle your music.