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Zoom Photo app review: a zoom camera for your iOS device

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Introduction

One of the biggest limitations of our iPhone and iPad cameras is that there is no zoom function. Zoom Photo is an app that can be installed to get an up to 6X digital zoom in pictures taken from your iOS device.

When you see an object but cannot get closer to it to get a proper image, you can use this app to get an optical zoom which will get you optically closer to your subject. There are also other features in this app to ensure that you capture your picture just the way you want.

You can purchase this app from the Photo & Video section of the App Store, where it is available for $1.99. Let's take a look at its features.

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Zoom Photo

$1.99

In-Built Camera

Zoom photo is a fairly lightweight photo & video app, which takes up 33.2 MB of space on your iOS device. When you launch it, you'll be presented with a beautiful in-app camera straight away, which makes it a pretty handy app when you need to quickly take a shot without moving closer to your subject.

There is a slider located at the bottom of the preview screen of this camera. This slider can be used to zoom into your photos digitally up to 6x. All you need to do is simply swipe the slider to your desired zoom length and tap the big white button which will take your picture.

If you wish to use the front camera of your iOS device, you can swap to it using the button on the top right. On the top left, you will see the option for your flash which can be toggled between Automatic, On, and Off settings.

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Burst Mode, Collages, & More

We all know that taking pictures in zoom mode calls for precision and dexterity. If you're using this app to take an action shot, you can do so by using the Burst Mode shooting, which enables users to take three shots spaces milliseconds apart, so you capture every nuance of your subject's movement.

Furthermore, you can even avoid those pesky crooked photos by using the camera guide, which will help you align your pictures perfectly.

Once you've shot your image, you can add an array of filters ranging from the typical Glow, Enhance, and Lomo to unique ones such as Grunge, Psychedelic, and Redscale. This app features its own Camera Roll where images will be saved.

Using this Camera Roll, you can easily create amazing customizable collages and even share your works of art thanks to full social media integration with Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, and Tumblr.

Burst Mode, Collages, & More image

Zoom Photo

$1.99

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Camera guides help you compose and align photos based on known photographic principles
  • Zoom Photo adds 6X digital zoom to your shots
  • Easy to use zoom feature: Just move the slider the desired amount and take the photo
  • Burst mode shooting allows you to take three shots in rapid succession which are great for action mode
  • Photo-sharing is easy thanks to full social media integration

Cons

  • There is nothing negative to say about this app

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Final Words

If you often take photos using your iPhone or iPad, then Photo Zoom is a great app that will soon become your default camera for taking pictures, as it far supersedes the regular camera function on iOS devices.

Zoom Photo

$1.99
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Neha Sinha

Neha has been writing and editing since 2010 and has been reviewing iOS apps since early 2014. She has lived in four different countries and loves having the world at her fingertips thanks to these awesome apps.