In addition to Camera+, I recently got ProCamera which I am liking. Haven't used it too much yet, but I just wanted to mention it. It's very similar to Camera+
I’ve been using ProCamera for a long time, and it has been far superior to Camera+ (which I also own.) With the new update to version 3.0, Camera+ is now comparable to ProCamera in many ways for taking still photographs, but ProCamera is still superior due to its video recording capability.
ProCamera video recording has many options including:
- Choice of focus lock or autofocus
- Choice of white balance lock or auto, adjustable live while recording
- Independent focus and exposure points, adjustable live while recording
- Digital zoom up to 6×, adjustable live while recording
- Choice of resolution, 1080p, 720p, 640×480, and 480×360
Camera+ has one advantage with built-in photo editing, but I use a separate app for that, usually PhotoForge 2 and occasionally Photoshop Express, so I strongly prefer ProCamera.
Neither of these does HDR, but the built-in camera’s HDR is not very good either. An HDR app is the way to go for that, just make sure it does multiple exposures. The ones I know of are ProHDR, HDR Fusion, True HDR, iCamera HDR, HDR Photo Camera, and Top Camera, but I can’t give a definitive recommendation among them. ProHDR is more vibrant, HDR Fusion is often more realistic, Top Camera is a general purpose photo/video app but its HDR is mediocre with a poor interface and no ability to process saved photos, and I’ve never tried the rest.