Mostly makes holding the phone easier when taking pictures. The battery pack is a bonus as the camera is a battery drain.

There is a special menu on fastshot which makes it more ‘camera like’ with easier access to screens controls. But that is really a gimmick.

The physical buttons do make picture taking easier, zoom wheel is far better than the on screen circle or pressing buttons, it allows you to do things without moving the phone around. The press to focus/lock exposure is something that again is FAR easier than the screen as you don’t need to move hands about.

Will it make much difference to people who just want to point and click every few days, no. If you take a lot of pictures or attend events where you want to take lots then it makes things easier.

Hi this will probably be a good place to ask, since you seem quite familiar with the photo kit.

I recently got it as a free promotion gift and to my surprise I find it very difficult to point at something, half press the shutter to lock focus and compose my shot as with my DSLR.

The autofocus always picks something I don’t want to, I am used to the focus point is dead center, not what the camera thinks is best if you know what I mean.

Is there perhaps a setting to set the focusing point right in the middle? I couldn’t find it anywhere, only the metering point, which is not exactly what I need.

Thanks for any suggestions!

Depends on your personal use case.

Apart from the fact that it does not work with “Pro” mode and “Super Macro” it is still pretty useful, the EV dial and shutter button is more intuitive esp for folks coming from DSLR/mirrorless. The 67mm filter comes handy for folks adapting various filters.

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Unsure why they’re saying this, because it works in all modes just fine for me

The only difference is the battery capacity. All the rest is just cosmetic

It just gives a different skin, moves the shutter button in further so its harder to hit with your hand, a few dedicated buttons for settings, etc.

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Hi, anyone know how to lock the phone with the photography kit attached so that it doesn’t accidentally turn on when the shutter button is knocked in your pocket? I keep returning with multiple pics taken of the inside of my jacket…