Kazam Tornado 348 review

Thin when you're winning

Kazam Tornado 348 review
Does this slim smartphone have any weight behind it?

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The Kazam Tornado 348 has a camera similar to so many other mid-tier smartphones: it'll give you serviceable results without really producing anything that'll blow your mind.

Once again, it's a testament to the screen that Kazam has used that photos taken on the 8MP rear-facing camera look so much better than when you blow them up to a full screen size.

The camera has some of the features, but perhaps not as many as you might think. There's HDR and Panorama mode and the usual options to add geotagging, smile detection and a self timer to get yourself prepared. But there's no option to fiddle with the white balance, exposure or ISO.

Kazam Tornado 348 review

What you can do is add in plenty of after-shot effects and filters with Google's built-in photo editor. And of course you're not short of photo editing or camera apps on the Google Play store either.

Kazam Tornado 348 review

You've got plenty of photo effects to play with

The rear-facing camera will shoot video at 30fps with a 1080p resolution and you've got a 5MP front-facing camera for the necessary selfies. Check below for some examples of photos taken with the Tornado 348.

Kazam Tornado 348 review

Detail and colour contrast are good, but lose fidelity when blown up on a full screen

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A standard image with the HDR mode turned off

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And the same image with HDR switched on

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Low light performance isn't great and the lack of detail shows when you look at the image on a full screen

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Panorama is available if you want it

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The Tornado 348 has the usual range of filters and effects to spice up your pictures

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The obligatory 5MP selfie

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