It also offers video recording of 720p at 60fps and VGA resolution images at 120fps for slow motion playback function all on a mobile phone.

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"You need the ball lens to help with the magnification - but any mobile phone with a decent camera and a zoom function will be sufficient, " he explained.

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She also began trialling the mobile phone technology, which comes attached to a lung function monitor.

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