The LG G2 Mini comes with a decent 8 megapixel camera that is present on the back of the handset with an LED flash next to it. The camera is able to take photos with a maximum resolution of 3264 x 2448 and 1080p videos at 30fps. The interface is governed by the customary Optimus UI camera interface and gives you a typical set of options to play with. The camera app lets you say things like “Whisky” or “Cheese” to take a picture from far away. The camera app includes options such as Panorama, Time Catch, Dynamic Tone (HDR) and night scenes, plus a few color effects thrown in for a good measure.
The focusing process is really fast, it takes only a second or two to focus and camera can also take pictures in adequate lighting. However, if you choose HDR mode, it takes 4-5 seconds to finish the process during which you need to keep the phone very still to avoid blur pictures. Volume rocker button can be used as shutter key.
The picture quality is fine but the LG G2 Mini produces photos with a little more intense colors than they actually are, but nevertheless they still look pleasant. The photos appear somewhat underexposed resulting in a slightly dark photos, but this should not be much of a worry because it gets better when you shoot in HDR mode. On the whole, the quality of photos taken with the LG G2 Mini is quite satisfactory, though, the level of detail is somewhat lacking if you compare with other 8 MP cameras.
When taking indoor pictures, the camera does perform in the same way, that is, captures slightly underexposed photos. Furthermore, when you shoot in lower light, noise gets quite more visible, and photos appear to be somewhat soft lacking enough details. On the other hand, the LED flash performs an excellent job in illuminating the scene from standard five feet distance, spattering the light in the center of the frame, and blotting out the edges.
The LG G2 Mini is capable of 1080p videos recording at 30fps. There's also a 720p shooting mode, but it too is at 30fps. Sadly, the G2 Mini is unable to shoot slow-motion videos. Moving objects smudge a bit too much, though, and the footage is overly soft and dark. For outdoor shooting, it does what it says on the tin, without skipped framing or visible artifacts.