What's the best smartphone camera for pictures of my kid?

[MoreDef]

She's 2, and always moving. I've been doing a lot of reading on what may affect motion blur in photos, but long story short, my S20 Ultra is not cutting it. I'm talking indoor light, always-moving baby type situations, and every single time, this camera gives me blurry faces and limbs. It's disappointing, and I need a smartphone that is up to the task. I don't care if it sucks in every other situation, or sucks as a phone in every other way, as long as it can take pictures of my daughter without making her look like Samara's next victim in The Ring, then I'm all ears. I also don't care if it's a phone that was 1, 2 or even 3 years old, as long as it gets that one job done right. I read that the Pixel 3 is better than the 4 when it comes to this one specific situation, but that overall, the Pixel line is my best bet at snapping non-blurry photos. Any suggestions, ideas, input?

 

[mustang7757]

Yeah yeah

https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-camera-3-8-13-focus-tracking-macro-mode/

 

[Mike Dee]

https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-camera-3-8-13-focus-tracking-macro-mode/View attachment 318648

You said they took it out

 

[mustang7757]

You said they took it out

Yeah they must of , dont see it anywhere.

 

[MoreDef]

I'm starting to feel like the Ultra should be considered a victim of Covid-19. I mean, I finally took a walk outside with the wife and kid, and decided to let the Ultra try and win me over when the lighting is optimal...and it didn't disappoint. I mean, I'm no photographer so composition wasn't my main concern, but what I was looking at was motion blur, and in outdoor light, it did a great job snapping single frames of action without blurring limbs. I also didn't see white skies or porcelain skin.

I tried to pick shots that had her mid-stride, or arm flail, to show that there was very little to no blurring.

Again, I'm glad it performs the way it should under optimal lighting conditions, but I've got a renewed 3xl in my Amazon cart, and I'm just waiting on the T-Mobile trade in rebate for my N9 to pull the trigger.

Also, that last pic is from the GCam app, which tends to darken every shot, for whatever reason.

 

[mustang7757]

I'm starting to feel like the Ultra should be considered a victim of Covid-19. I mean, I finally took a walk outside with the wife and kid, and decided to let the Ultra try and win me over when the lighting is optimal...and it didn't disappoint. I mean, I'm no photographer so composition wasn't my main concern, but what I was looking at was motion blur, and in outdoor light, it did a great job snapping single frames of action without blurring limbs. I also didn't see white skies or porcelain skin.

I tried to pick shots that had her mid-stride, or arm flail, to show that there was very little to no blurring.

Again, I'm glad it performs the way it should under optimal lighting conditions, but I've got a renewed 3xl in my Amazon cart, and I'm just waiting on the T-Mobile trade in rebate for my N9 to pull the trigger.

Also, that last pic is from the GCam app, which tends to darken every shot, for whatever reason.

Looks good , I agree with gcam darken the picture