Hasselblad True Zoom

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

6

Pros:

Offers OIS for photos, EIS for video. 10x optical zoom is fantastic, shoots RAW DNG format, plenty of manual options

Cons:

No way to retain settings. Colours seem a bit washed out over the default Moto Z camera. Pulls from phone battery
As expensive as a decent point-and-shoot, but less capable, Generally takes worse pictures than the built-in camera

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Last revision on August 3, 2018

Reviewers Liked

Offers OIS for photos, EIS for video. 10x optical zoom is fantastic, shoots RAW DNG format, plenty of manual options

Reviewers Didn't Like

No way to retain settings. Colours seem a bit washed out over the default Moto Z camera. Pulls from phone battery
As expensive as a decent point-and-shoot, but less capable, Generally takes worse pictures than the built-in camera

Expert reviews and ratings

While the Hasselblad True Zoom isn't perfect, it's definitely a step in the right direction and can produce some fantastic results, especially with the 10x optical zoom. It's definitely earned a spot as a Top Pick of 2016 here at Techaeris.When I first...

By techaeris.com on October 16, 2016

It does what it says it does, but not very well, and there are quite a few serious drawbacks. For the price, a point-and-shoot camera will give you a lot...

By greenbot.com on September 12, 2016

Hasselblad True Zoom – Camera and performance The headline feature, literally, of the True Zoom is its optical zoom. This lets you get closer to the action with optical zoom being a far superior option compared to digital zoom. The latter merely crops...

By Trusted Reviews on September 02, 2016

If you take a lot of photos and have a Motorola Moto Z phone, the Hasselblad is a great add-on to have, as long as you're looking for a big zoom instead of better-than-phone photo...

By CNET UK on August 31, 2016

The idea of additional modules is as good as complex. However, it is not only the system itself that needs to be implemented convincingly and easily, but also the modules themselves have to be real added value. An attachable camera should be what most...

By hw4all.com on October 15, 2016

W e have been hearing of mods for mobile phones for a while, right from the days of Modu (2007–11). But while the idea of adding functionality and features to a device by adding a small hardware component to it sounds good in concept, it has always been...

By techpp.com on October 10, 2016

IMThe cameras in our smartphones are extremely versatile, to the point that many have ditched point and shoot cameras altogether, just because the performance and robust features set in smartphone cameras have exceeded their dedicated counterparts....

By Android Authority on September 04, 2016

There has long been talk of a Hasselblad Moto Mod camera module appearing for the Moto Z to transform it into a "proper" camera. And now it, under the True Zoom moniker, is finally here. At Lenovo's IFA press conference in Berlin we got to sample the...

By Pocket-lint on August 31, 2016

Motorola launched the Moto Z on Verizon a few weeks back with three optional Mods—a battery, speaker, and pico-projector. Before that was all announced, there were rumors of a camera Mod with optical zoom. It wasn't available at launch, but now the...

By Android Police on August 31, 2016

Camera quality has come to be one of the most important aspects of modern smartphones. Point-and-shoot cameras are dead, as most phones are simply good enough not to need one. But there are still a few areas where smartphones lag behind.The gap in depth...

By androidandme.com on August 01, 2016

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