Asus ZenFone Zoom review

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Asus ZenFone Zoom

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Asus ZenFone Zoom

Shot with the iPhone 5S

Asus ZenFone Zoom

Shot with Asus ZenFone Zoom. Slightly over-saturated by comparison.

Shot with iPhone 5S

Shot with iPhone 5S

Asus ZenFone Zoom

Shot with Asus ZenFone Zoom. Auto mode isn't very forgiving.

Asus ZenFone Zoom

Shot with iPhone 5S

Asus ZenFone Zoom

Shot with Asus ZenFone Zoom. Here, we're seeing better results. But, it's a bit over-exposed.

Most issues that I encountered above could be remedied by tweaking some settings in manual-shooting mode. But, as most people shoot in auto, this is a good look at how the Zoom shoots from the hip, so to speak.

Cameron Faulkner

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