How to Stop TikTok From Zooming In on Photos

How do I stop Tik tok automatically making my images zoomed in at first and then zoomed out?

- A Question from Reddit

Trying to combine photos from your camera roll to take part in the photo dump trends or the photo swipe on TikTok, but annoyed with the weird zoom effect on the photos?

You've come to the right place! Here in this blog, we'll share some practical tips to dodge the TikTok zooming-in issue and stop zooming in on your photos on TikTok.

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How To Stop Zooming In On Photos on TikTok

Well, quite frankly, we haven't figured out the exact reason why TikTok automatically adds the zoom-in effect when you make a video with photos or combine your pictures and videos using TikTok's upload feature.

But one thing is clear, if you've turned the zoom effect on your TikTok, it zooms in on your photos while making a slideshow. So if you're in this case, you can turn off or disable the zoom effect to stop TikTok from zooming in on the photos.

Follow us and learn how to turn off zoom effects on TikTok and use other workarounds to stop zooming in on photos on TikTok.

Method 1 Disable the Zoom Effect on TikTok to Stop Photos from Zooming In

Below are the detailed steps to check and disable the effect to stop photos from zooming in on TikTok.

Step 1

Launch the TikTok app.

Step 2

Tap the Plus icon at the bottom of the screen to access the camera page.

Step 3

Find the Effects button next to the red recording button.

Step 4

Now tap the grey circle that is in the leftmost corner to set the effect to None.

Disable the Zoom Effect on TikTok to Stop Photos from Zooming In

Method 2 Avoid the Zooming Using the Green Screen to Record Your Photos

TikTok still zoomed your photos after disabling the effect? There's another workaround for you to stop zooming in on photos when posting any pictures on TikTok - just record the photos for any duration using the Green Screen effect.

Step 1

Open TikTok on your phone and click the "+" icon to start making your video like normal.

Step 2

Tap Effects at the bottom-left corner, and choose the standard Green Screen effect, a green icon with a rectangular photo containing a mountain and sun with a down-arrow at its bottom edge.

Step 3

Tap + to choose the first photo you want to share in your camera roll.

Step 4

Now, you can select a video duration for the whole video and then hold down on the record button to record the first photo for as long as you'd like. (When you do this, you need to make sure there is nothing or a face in the view of the camera; otherwise, it will place those visuals in the front of the image.)

Avoid the Zooming Using the Green Screen to Record Your Photos

Step 5

When you've done the first photo, you can tap the Effects again and select another picture to add more photos to the video one by one as you did before.

Just continue recording photos using Green Screen until you've added all photos you want to include. When you're finished, you can go to the editing screen to perfect your video, adjust the clip, add text or filter, etc. And finally, you can post the photos without zoom on your TikTok.

Method 3 Using a Third-party TikTok Editor to Post Your Photos without Zoom Effect

Too complex or limited for you to upload your photos without zooming in on TikTok in the native TikTok editor? Here comes another great third-party TikTok video editor, FlexClip, for you to make a TikTok with photos and videos without the weird zoom, and quickly upload to your TikTok in one click!

Step 1

Click the Get Started Now button to access the FlexClip video editor, pick the proper ratio of 9:16 for a TikTok video, and then upload all your pictures to FlexClip from your computer or phone.

Post Your Photos without Zoom Effect on TikTok - Upload

Step 2

Add your photos to the Timeline. You can apply them directly or use the Picture in Picture feature to make photo and video collages. (FlexClip also automatically adds a zoom-in effect to your photo, but you can easily remove it or change it to another with the Animation button.)

Post Your Photos without Zoom Effect on TikTok - Add Photos

Step 3

Optional, you can add specific effects to your video by adding different filters to make it look captivating, along with exciting texts and music that can make your video more appealing.

Post Your Photos without Zoom Effect on TikTok - Edit

Step 4

Once you are done and happy with your video, you can click the Export button to export and save your TikTok video; or upload it directly to TikTok on your computer.

Post Your Photos without Zoom Effect on TikTok - Share

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Has 4-year of professional photographing experience. Very much into recording every detail of life. She is passionate about all things related to video production, and loves to exploring tips and tricks about it.