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Instagram\u2019s newest feature lets you make your own \u201cDramatic Chipmunk\u201d-style video by shooting a stuttered zoom-in, including cinematic sound effects, with a single tap. Superzoom is coming<\/a> to Instagram Stories on iOS<\/a> and Android<\/a> today, alongside an array of spooky Halloween stickers and augmented reality masks.<\/p>\n

Superzoom joins Instagram\u2019s Boomerang GIFs, Hyperlapse time-lapse and Layout collages amongst its tool kit of extra camera effects. As Instagram battles Snapchat for users, and both now have AR masks<\/a>, each is looking for new effects that will inspire creativity and tip the balance as people choose between the competing apps. You can watch our hands-on video below.<\/p>\n

We tested Instagram\u2019s Superzoom and found it easy to use and entertaining. You pick the front- or rear-facing camera, and the targeting reticle makes it simple to line up your shot. Instagram does the rest of the work with a three-stage zoom in with synced-up bold orchestral sound effects.<\/p>\n

The videos last three seconds, but you can hold down the shutter button longer to extend them up to 15 seconds, lingering with a slow final zoom on your subject. It\u2019s great for catching people candidly, or turning a selfie into something much more grandiose and hilarious. And Instagram confirms to me that special stabilization tech allows it to keep the frame steadier than you could do manually. You can post the videos to your Story, Instagram Direct or save them to your camera roll for posting to Instagram\u2019s feed or elsewhere.<\/p>\n

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How did Instagram come up with Superzoom? \u201cOur users,\u201d product manager Jyoti Sood told us. \u201cTime and time again, we have seen people using Instagram\u2019s camera to\u00a0zoom\u00a0in on their friends to capture and create funny moments. We wanted to make it easier for them to do that in our camera while also offering a playful new touch with sound.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Those users were probably taking inspiration from the classic dramatic chipmunk meme<\/a>, but also Viners like Sarah Schauer,<\/a> who popularized<\/a> the comedic effect<\/a> a few years ago.<\/p>\n

It\u2019d be great if there were more sound effects to choose from for Superzoom, and an Instagram spokesperson tells us \u201cWe would love to explore more options for music and sound, but we don\u2019t have any concrete plans to share right now.\u201d With just the one musical style that can get a bit old, I expect Superzoom to become a solid arrow in creators\u2019 quivers, and it will surely be a fad for a few days. But it doesn\u2019t have the same open-ended potential of Boomerang \u2014 which Snapchat has still yet to copy.<\/p>\n

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What about Instagram allowing licensed music soundtracks or a sound board for adding effects to your videos? Sood says, \u201cWe\u2019re excited about the opportunity to add more sound and music options to Instagram\u2019s camera so users can share even richer experiences with their friends. While we have no plans to share right now, we\u2019ll be listening to our community for feedback on Superzoom to learn and improve.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the Halloween features, you\u2019ll see the expected array of pumpkin and candy corn stickers. The AR masks play with light in interesting ways, from putting a creepy flashlight on your face in the dark, shrouding you in fog or putting you on night-vision camera. There also are vampire fangs and zombie make-up selfie filters to play with. They\u2019re all a bit more palatable and predictable than Snapchat\u2019s Halloween masks that give you a floating banshee body, bloody ghoul strobe effect or some kind of beach Frankenstein look.<\/p>\n

If Instagram can use the size, money and engineering resources to develop new features faster than Snapchat, it could escape from being pigeonholed as a copy cat. That could let it grow even faster, score more ad views and regain \u201ccool\u201d amongst teens.<\/p>\n

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