Ok so it's only my second day with the Dare, but it's my 4th LG cameraphone and I have a bit of background in photography/graphic design, so I'll just post what I know from my own experience.

My initial impression was that the camera didn't live up to the hype based on my first few picture attempts. After playing with the settings a little though, I can say that it takes great pics. Here's my step-by-step how-to guide on how to get the best pics possible.

1) VERY IMPORTANT. Before you do anything, make sure you breath on the lens cover and rub it down with the softest article of clothing you have on. any smudges can affect the autofocusing to some degree. In night shots with the flash, the oil from your fingers sitting on the lens cover will refract light from the LED and make your picture very hazy. dont forget to keep your lenses smudge free before shots!

2) Adjust the ISO setting to 400 for daytime shots. I've found that the "auto ISO" setting simply doesn't perform the way it should. ISO refers to how long the camera's "shutter" stays open to accept light. the bigger the ISO, the shorter the time. I believe it's measured in hundreths of a second, but I could be mistaken. In any case, the higher ISO means you will reduce blurring and be able to capture action shots with less trailing. The great thing about this setting is that it stays on whatever you adjust it to, even after exiting the camera mode or turning off the phone.

so far so good. if you do nothing else, make sure you at least do these first two above.

3) Try messing around with the white balance settings. FROM WIKIPEDIA: In photography and image processing,  white balance (sometimes gray balance, neutral balance, or color balance) refers to the adjustment of the relative amounts of colors (typically red, green, and blue primary colors) in an image such that neutral colors are reproduced correctly. Color balance changes the overall mixture of colors in an image and is used for color correction; generalized versions of color balance are used to get colors other than neutrals to also appear correct or pleasing. Sometimes its a matter of taste, but wherever you're shooting (indoors or out, sunny or cloudy), try straying from the "auto" setting and see what you get. You may like the results more with one of the other settings.

4) Photometry: Photometry is the science of measurement of light, in terms of its perceived brightness to the human eye. What this means for your Dare's camera: if you select "average" (the default setting) this is fine for most applications. Average means the camera will try to balance the lights and darks in the picture as much as possible, giving you pretty good over-all levels of your composition. The "Spot" setting focuses on whatever you're pointing the camera's crosshairs on. for example, if you're indoors on a bright sunny day and you try to take a picture of a car on the street through your window with the spot setting on, you'll find that whatever is in your camera's frame that's still INSIDE the house will be darker than usual. this effect is desired sometimes to focus on subject matter, but can also be a matter of taste. Play around with it.

5) Not quite familiar with the smart pic or face detections settings yet but I'm sure they're not that necessary if you've done the basics.

6) Last but not least, The button! Many of you might have complained that the Dare's camera differs significantly from a traditional point-and-shoot with regards to the picture button mechanics. And you're right. It IS a bit awkward to have to release the button in order to take the picture, but there's a little way around it. First off, make sure you press the button in half way to let the camera autofocus. once you've heard the audiable confirmation, press the button in all the way, keeping your hands as steady as possible. Keep it pressed for another second or so until you hear the camera take the picture. by not releasing the button, you can keep it steadier, further reducing the risk of blurring.

Hope this all helps, sorry if any of this has already been posted. Enjoy your cameras everyone!