The OnePlus 7 Pro camera is better than you expect
The latest OnePlus phone takes surprisingly good photos in both bright and low-light scenes
By now you’ve probably had time to comb through plenty of reviews of the OnePlus 7 Pro and decide if it’s really the smartphone for you. But what if what you’re really interested in that triple-camera set-up or the pop-up selfie camera? Those are things flagships like Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Pixel don’t offer, but that doesn’t mean it’s worth making the switch.
So I spent three days shooting pictures and 4K video around Hong Kong with the OnePlus 7 Pro, putting it through its paces. For quick point-and-shoot photos, especially street photography and low-light photography, I think the OnePlus 7 Pro can definitely take some good-looking shots. If you were considering this as your next phone but were worried about the camera performance, don’t be. You might be pleasantly surprised.
CAMERA SPECS
The OnePlus 7 Pro’s triple camera setup covers focal lengths equivalent to an ultra-wide-angle 13mm to a 74mm telephoto, giving you much more flexibility in framing a shot.
- Main camera: 27mm-equivalent focal length, f/1.6, OIS
- Ultra-wide-angle camera: 13mm-equivalent focal length,117° FOV, f/2.2
- Telephoto camera: 74mm-equivalent focal length, f/2.4, OIS
ULTRA-WIDE-ANGLE
Shooting with the ultra-wide-angle lens is an entirely new experience for a OnePlus phone. It offers a wide 13mm focal length and a huge 117-degree field of view. I love that the lens allowed me to get perspectives that simply aren't possible with a standard wide-angle smartphone lens.
Shooting with this lens offers a nice, sharp image in the middle, but it produces noticeable purple fringing at the corners of the frame. This a common with ultra-wide-angle optics, though. It’s more obvious in high contrast lighting conditions, like in the shot below.
