Watch: OPPO Reno7 5G for Portrait photography. Is it DSLR-like?

This time, we’re talking about a premium mid-range smartphone from OPPO that is said to be great for taking portraits.

OPPO Reno7 5G and a sample Portrait mode shot

Of course, you’ve read the title, we’re focusing on this OPPO Reno7, which was released earlier this year 2022. We used it for some casual day-to-day mobile photography and for taking videos.

Before we get into it, let’s just quickly go over its camera specs. 

This device is packed with 3 sensors behind it. We get a 64MP main shooter with PDAF focus and EIS for the Ultra Steady function.

This sensor is paired with an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera and a 2MP 4cm macro helper. And then, we have its single LED flash when needed.

Upfront, there’s a 32MP selfie camera. 

The thing about this OPPO Reno7 is that despite NOT having a dedicated bokeh lens, it is backed by advanced image processing algorithms, including Bokeh Flare Portrait, Selfie HDR, and chip-level AI algorithms to produce that DSLR depth blur quality—even for videos!

Anyway, here’s what we think about it. Watch this.

Watch: OPPO Reno7 5G for Portrait photography. Is it DSLR-like?

OPPO Reno7 5G Specs

Display: 6.4-inch 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass 5 protected Rigid LTPS AMOLED screen w/ 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, FHD+ 2400 x 1080 resolution at 411 ppi

CPU: 2.4GHz 6nm Dimensity 900 octa-core processor

GPU: Mali-G68 MC4

RAM: 8GB LPDDR4X

ROM: 256GB UFS 3.1 expandable via microSD card slot up to 1TB

Back Camera: 64MP f/1.7 w/ PDAF + 8MP f/2.5 120-degree ultra-wide-angle + 2MP f/2.4 4cm macro + LED flash

Selfie Camera: 32MP f/2.4

Battery: 4,500mAh w/ 65W SUPERVOOC

OS: Android 11 w/ ColorOS 12

Connectivity: WiFi 6, 5G, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.2 (SBC, AAC, aptX, LDAC, LHDC), OTG, NFC, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS, Galileo, dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: In-Display fingerprint sensor, liquid cooling system, USB-C, Colors: Starlight Black, Startrails Blue

Dimensions: 160.6 x 73.2 x 7.81 mm

Weight: 173 g

Price: PHP 26,999

Our thoughts

For our final thoughts, we can say that what you’re really paying for this OPPO Reno7 is its cameras that awesomely have the capabilities to produce pro-looking shots.

As someone who posts a lot of food, gadgets, and other random things online; having this phone is handy instead of bringing a rather bulky DSLR camera. 

What do you guys think?