Why the volume keys are not functional for zooming in/out?

[paras chugh]

I bought a Lumia 720 a month ago,so i tried the camera and like my previous nokia phones i thought volume keys would zoom in/out but i was shocked when they didn't.WHY??

 

[Xpider_MX]

I bought a Lumia 720 a month ago,so i tried the camera and like my previous nokia phones i thought volume keys would zoom in/out but i was shocked when they didn't.WHY??

Pinch to zoom, on the screen.

 

[paras chugh]

I know that but with volume keys its easier

 

[Victor Subeldia]

And what about zooming while filming?Its such a basic feature,even a 6 year old S40 phone can do it

 

[psiu_glen]

I would like to see the +/- buttons on the screen for one handed use again.

 

[Onager1286]

I also thought it was an idiotic decision to remove the on screen zoom buttons.

 

[eruptflail]

Android ****** alert /sarcasm.

There are a lot of basic features that WP is missing that I don't understand. This is one of them.

 

[psiu_glen]

Android ****** alert /sarcasm.

There are a lot of basic features that WP is missing that I don't understand. This is one of them.

heck, I guess google removed those buttons from Android maps (sigh)

 

[migueli2]

I know that but with volume keys its easier

You kidding, right?

 

[Chregu]

Why would you use digital zoom?

 

[paras chugh]

You kidding, right?

i need two hands and a gesture for pinch zoom whereas just one hand in portrait mode with volume buttons for zooming in

 

[paras chugh]

Why would you use digital zoom?

you'll know the importance of that when nokia Lumia 1020 launches

 

[Chregu]

you'll know the importance of that when nokia Lumia 1020 launches

Right, you mean the importance of the buttons, not the importance of digital zoom. And you are right of course, would be a pretty neat feature on this device.

 

[taymur]

Android ****** alert /sarcasm.

There are a lot of basic features that WP is missing that I don't understand. This is one of them.

Samsung doesn't have the camera button! I guess its ok for WP to remove the volume rocker zoom