Blurry photos of my children

[Android Central Question]

I got this phone as the camera had great reviews.
However I'm constantly getting blurry photos of my children... They don't stay still too long but I do expect to be able to take photos of them playing.
I've missed some really fun moments. Can anyone help.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Which phone?

 

[Rukbat]

Taking pictures of children requires a fast shutter. Since cellphone cameras don't have shutter-priority. upi meed bright light and a high ISO setting (in the camera app). If you want lower light, smaller f-stop, lower ISO - and still get blur-free pictures of moving children - you need a good ($2,000-$3000 range, at least) DSLR camera (and a fast lens). It's a trade-off between shutter-speed, lens opening (or f-stop or lens speed - all the same thing) and ISO - you can't do them all (small f-stop, low ISO and slow shutter) and get action shots.

That has nothing to do with cellphone, by the way - that's plain basic photography. For fast-moving children you need a lot of light, a large f-stop or a high ISO, or a combination of more than one, so you can use a fast shutter (which is what stops action).