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Tesco has beefed up the main camera to 5MP, compared to the 3.2MP in the original Hudl, but the front-facing camera has gone the other way from 2MP down to 1.2MP.

Megapixels arent everything, but it would be challenging to argue that theres anything impressive about either camera in the Hudl 2.

Its a little strange that the front-facing camera has been hobbled when its probably the more likely to get used, whether for apps or for making Internet calls on apps like Hangouts and Skype.

You can switch on grid lines to help you line up shots, or you can swivel to the front-facing camera.

If you swipe in from the left side of the screen youll reveal the menu where you can switch to video or try out the Lens Blur, Panorama, or Photo Sphere effects.

You can tap on screen to tell the camera to focus on a specific area or subject.

Its pretty slow to actually take a shot and the quality is generally poor.

Googles camera effects are a bit gimmicky and can be very frustrating to actually pull off, with repeated errors about moving too fast when you try to pan.

They lack detail, contrast is bad, and the camera cant deal with low light at all.

Theres no flash, so this is strictly a camera for well-lit situations.

The video camera is equally terrible, struggling to adjust to changing light, blurring if you move it, and introducing loads of noise unless youre in a very well lit area.

Click here for the full-res image You can see the noise creeping in as the light begins to fade.

Click here for the full-res image You can forget about taking photos when it really begins to get dark.

Click here for the full-res image Spinning round to take a sudden shot without choosing focus is obviously a bad idea.

Click here for the full-res image Theres no real macro mode, but you can focus on a subject and blur the background with the lens blur effect.

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