Android Advisor - UK (2021-08)

ISSUE 88 • ANDROID ADVISOR 73

angleswhilestillbeingabletoseethe
displayperfectly.
In fact,youcannowsavethree
customanglesforeasyaccess,and
withtheZenUIoverlay,thecontrols
areavailablein third-partyappslike
InstagramandSnapchattoo.
Therearealsospecialshooting
modes,likeobjecttrackingthat’llmove
themoduletokeepthesubjectin
theshotandanautomaticpanorama
modethatusesthemoduletotakea
panoramicshotfreeofstitchingissues,
madepossiblebytheadjustable
camerasystem.
The flip module itself has been
redesigned for the ZenFone 8 Flip,

offeringa moredurabledesignthat

Asusclaims is good for 300,000 flips –

or over 150 flips per day for 5 years. It’s

stronger this time too, with a 50% more

powerful output allowing the module

to move faster. Importantly, the 0.5mm

microstep solution provides great angle

controlandsmoothmotion,althoughit

isstill audible when in use.

Don’t worry about damaging

the module if you drop your phone

either,thebuilt-inG-sensorcandetect

suddenfallsandretractthecamera

toasafepositionrelativelyquickly.It

worksas advertised.

There’s also an updated Pro camera

mode available on the ZenFone8 Flip

Our first

photo was

taken using

the main

camera.