November 3, 2024

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Review: OPPO F7 Camera

5 min read
OPPO F7 Camera
 

The OPPO F7 has been around in the market for a month now and many reviews have been published since then. So I’m thinking maybe I should just focus on the camera aspect of the OPPO F7 leave the rest to the others. So if you ha”ve questions about the OPPO F7’s camera, here’s the review for you.

OPPO F7 Specs

OPPO F7OPPO F5
CPU & GPUMediaTek Helio P60
4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Mali-G72 MP3
MediaTek MT6763T P23
4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.65 GHz Cortex-A53
Mali-G71 MP2
RAM4 GB
6 GB
Storage64 GB
128 GB

supports microSD card up to 256 GB, dedicated slot
32 GB
64 GB
supports microSD card up to 256 GB
Display6.23-inch
19:9 LTPS IPS LCD
2280 x 1080
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
6.0-inch
18:9 IPS LCD
2160 x 1080
Camera (rear)16MP
f/1.8
PDAF
Camera (front)25MP
f/2.0
20MP
f/2.0
BatteryNon-removable 3400 mAhNon-removable 3200 mAh
Operating SystemAndroid 8.1 Nougat
ColorOS 5.0
Android 7.1 Nougat
ColorOS 3.2
SIMDual SIM (Nano)
ConnectivityGSM / HSPA / LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 4.2 A2DP, LE
GPS with A-GPS
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS with A-GPS
FeaturesRear fingerprint scanner

“Top Notch” Design

Looking through the specs, there are a few notable upgrades from the old OPPO F5. The most apparent change is no other than the full view display at the front with a notch. The screen size is slightly adjusted to 19:9 aspect ratio with 1080 x 2280 pixel resolution – extra 120 pixels for the top corners. I hate to say this but for some reason, the “top-notch” display has been growing in me and regular 18:9 displays just seem boring to me now.

Besides, the light reflection on the glass back looks way sexier than the OPPO F5’s metal chassis. Maybe it is just a coincidence that OPPO also decides to have a glass back after Apple introduces iPhone 8 with glass back.

The Selfie Phone

OPPO F7 Camera

OPPO bumped up the front camera from F5’s 20 MP sensor to 25 MP. Now 5 MP may seem a significant increment (25%), but frankly speaking, it is not.

20MP = 5164 x 3873

25MP = 5774 x 4330

I personally think it is just a marketing gimmick that bigger always better. For online sharing purposes, even a good 8 MP sensor is more than enough on a smartphone. Unless you’re into cropping game & meme creation, 25 MP should be great for you to crop out a certain guy’s face and memefy it.

For selfie lovers, you will appreciate the camera’s algorithm that always prioritises facial exposure. Let’s take the shot above as the example, the background is clearly way brighter than my face, yet the camera metering is clever enough to understand the scene and make sure my face is well exposed instead of making me look like having a bad face. This is especially useful for those users who don’t understand how light meter works on a camera.

Some would say, “that photo is over-exposed”. By all means, I won’t deny that but you won’t believe how many users out there would rather have an over-exposed photo instead of a dark face. Photography is an art, I guess.

If I were to complain about the front camera, it would be the lack of autofocus function and f/2.0 aperture. It makes me wonder if OPPO is really serious about making the best selfie phone or not.

Rear Camera

OPPO F7 Camera

The rear camera remained the same 16 MP sensor with f/1.8 aperture from OPPO F5. Maybe OPPO is not trying to fix something that’s not broken. Or perhaps the upgrade emphasis is on the front camera instead of the rear.

OPPO F7 Camera

As for the rear camera, it comes with all the basic features like Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF). Despite having lower pixel count, the photos often look better in terms of colour and ISO noise. Combined with the slick camera app, taking photos on the OPPO F7 feels smooth and non-laggy. It seems OPPO also fixed the tendency to under-expose the rear camera photos which bug the OPPO F5.

Even in the low-light situation, the rear camera is capable of producing reasonably good-looking photographs as seen from the samples above.

OPPO F7 Camera

Close up shots is a bit on the difficult side as the autofocus would tend to misfocus. So, not the best PDAF out there.

OPPO F7 Camera

But still, despite the camera is designed for those non-tech-savvy users out there, OPPO still gladly includes the Expert mode in the camera app for those users who are willing to take up the challenge. Thumbs up for the app.

Final Words

OPPO F7 Camera

So is the OPPO F7 worth for its camera? My answer would be yes and no. YES, if you don’t want to think how the camera works and just want a good camera phone that takes Insta-worthy selfies. On top of that, the design of the phone is good looking at the same time. NO, because at RM 1399, that is RM 100 more expensive than the OPPO F5. Indeed RM 1.4K is still a lot cheaper than other flagship smartphones, but do take note that there are many reasonably good smartphones with selfie focus features priced lower.

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