This clip-on camera kit will make your phone's photos even better
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AmazonAlthough it will never compete with a full DSLR, most of us take a majority of our pictures using our phone's camera.
It's very convenient to be able to take a pretty good picture at anytime, from anywhere, in under 10 seconds.
Still, our phone cameras can only do so much. If you'd like to step up your photography game without investing in a more serious camera, consider Xenvo's Wide Angle Lens Kit.
The kit comes with a macro and wide angle lens, both of which clip onto your phone's camera (each works with iPhone and Android devices), and a flash that plugs into your phone's headphone jack.
Both of the lenses can help you take pictures that would be difficult or impossible to take with a typical phone camera. The macro lens lets you get a closer shot of an object without losing focus, while the wide angle lens lets you "bigger" pictures that capture more of what's in front of you.
To get a good idea of the capabilities of both lenses, I highly suggest you check out the customer images on this kit's product page.
Although the small, LED flash is meant to plug into a headphone jack, it doesn't need to be plugged in to work. It's charged by a separate MicroUSB cable. It can be set to low, medium, or high to shine the right amount of light for your photo, which is more control than you'd have over an iPhone's flash.
Although the kit is compatible with many phones, Xenvo says the definitive way to know whether the lenses will fit is by measuring the distance from the edge of your phone to the center its camera. If the distance is under one inch, the lenses will fit.
You're still not going to get DSLR-quality photos from your phone's camera, but this kit will let you take pictures in more challenging situations. At the very least, you can keep the kit in your bag during a day trip or vacation to take some nice shots without being weighed down by a big camera.