Warning, beware the Zoomer Cam

I don't normally post app warnings, but after wasting £0.59/$.99 on an app that shouted ZOOM at me, I felt it was only right to warn the rest of you.

Now I know digital zooming apps for the iPhone are not really a good idea, after all essentially all you are doing is cropping the photo, which on a 2/3 megapixel camera is not a good idea. The reason for buying this app was to compare it with Camera Zoom, which is currently the UK number 1 selling photo app (don't ask me why this app has managed to get to the number 1 spot, and stay there for several weeks)

Anyway back to this app, which all it does is launch the iPhone camera app, then when you have taken your shot, passes the photo in to the app where you have a slider to allow you to ZOOM to the center of the photo. This app does not allow you to compose, zoom, and then take the photo, no it just lets to crop in a very poor way the finished photo.

If the developer of this app is reading this post, then I would like to know how you can use the word ZOOM in the app title, when this app is clearly not a digital zooming app.

If you really must have a zooming app for your iPhone, then avoid Zoomer Cam and go for Camera Zoom, although I would recommend not using either, and instead use a cropping app, of which there are plenty, both free and paid for.

New iPhone Photo App: PhotoCenter

PhotoCenter allows you to apply various effects to your pictures on the go. The intuitive and easy to use interface gives you access to many effects including:

• Twirl
• Stretch
• Grayscale
• Blur
• Popart
• X-Ray
• Infrared
• Sepia

You can snap a picture with the camera or load one from your iPhone or iPod Touch and then pop up the effect picker to apply the effects. When you're done, you can save it and then cascade effects!

AppStore Link: PhotoCenter - Price £0.59/$.99

FotoMuse promo codes

Please note: as with all promo codes you will need a US iTunes account to redeem these promo codes.

I have 9x promo codes for FotoMuse up for grabs, so if you want one then make your request in the comments section and I will select at random 9 lucky winners over the weekend and email out on Monday.

Photo Rotate promo codes

Please note: as with all promo codes you will need a US iTunes account to redeem these promo codes.

I have 10x promo codes for Photo Rotate up for grabs, so if you want one then make your request in the comments section and I will select at random 10 lucky winners over the weekend and email out on Monday.

SkinnyCam promo codes

Please note: as with all promo codes you will need a US iTunes account to redeem these promo codes.

I have 3x promo codes for SkinnyCam up for grabs, so if you want one then make your request in the comments section and I will select at random 3 lucky winners over the weekend and email out on Monday.