If there’s one brand which has constantly pushed boundaries for offering powerful imaging experience, it’s OPPO. The company has pioneered several technologies to ensure that users get stunning selfies from the front camera and great images from the rear shooter. And the brand is going several notches above with its latest offering, the OPPO Reno 10x Zoom. Part of the brand’s new Reno series, the handset comes with everything you could expect on a flagship, married with camera prowess that is hard to match. With a tagline of “Further your vision”, here’s why we think that the Reno 10x Zoom is the best camera phone out there.
The triple rear cameras
The OPPO Reno 10x Zoom finds itself in the rare company of handsets that ship with a trio of snappers on the back. The main sensor is a 48-megapixel Sony IMX 586 unit, which is paired with a 13-megapixel wide-angle sensor with 120-degree field-of-view. But it’s the third 8MP shooter, which is the most interesting one. It houses the periscope-style mechanism to offer impressive zoom capabilities. Unlike most phones that offer 2x optical zoom, the Reno 10x Zoom — as its name suggests — can let you go up to 10 times closer to the subject. We’ll discuss more the zoom functionality later.
Well-detailed images across all conditions
The primary 48MP sensor on the Reno 10x Zoom deserves a closer look. With an aperture of f/1.7 and a sensor size of 1/2.0-inch, you can rest assured that you’ll get impressive images in daylight or in low-light conditions. But that’s not all. The handset can focus on the subject instantly as it combines the phase detection autofocus with laser autofocus and conventional contrast detection autofocus. The phone also uses MFNR (multi-frame noise reduction) technology to get crisp shots in dim environments as part of the Ultra Night 2.0 mode. The best part is that this mode also offers AI portrait, letting you get an impressive depth-of-field effect in such environments. Then there’s Dazzle colour mode that ensures punchy colour reproduction for your clicks.
The impressive zoom capabilities
Along with working individually, the triple cameras combine to offer 10x hybrid zoom going from 16mm and all the way up to 160mm. Now, we understand this is how you consider professional cameras, so think of versatile features that you could get with such a wide range of focal length. Be it macro shots or landscapes or even wildlife photography, the OPPO Reno 10x Zoom will perform in every condition.
Superior videos
For a device to be called as a complete camera phone, videos are an important aspect. Yet, most devices skimp in this department. Not OPPO, however, as the device comes with the usual features such as the ability to record 4k videos at 60fps and slow-mo clips. The Reno 10x Zoom also makes use of three microphones to record 3D stereo sound so that you could listen to the sound and instinctively know from where it’s coming from. Moreover, with dual OIS and EIS for the primary 48MP camera and the telephoto sensor, the device makes sure that the videos are smooth (as well as photos) and can counter inadvertent handshakes.
Selfies with a style
To ensure that the OPPO Reno 10x Zoom offers an immersive viewing experience, the selfie camera is nowhere to be found on its front. The shooter is hidden inside a rising mechanism, but not just like any other module. Inspired by shark’s fin, the rising system rises from one of the sides to offer the selfie shooter on the front along with a soft-light flash. With a 16MP selfies, the images will turn out to be great without a doubt, but more importantly, you’ll be the talk of the party wherever you go.
As you can see, the OPPO Reno 10x Zoom has many camera-centric features which you wouldn’t find on any of the other smartphones. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, as the 6.6-inch comes packed with the powerful Snapdragon 855 processor and up to 8GB RAM. All in all, the Reno 10x is clearly the flagship to go for.
