OnePlus Nord 5 Camera and Video Quality
- Muhammad Rehman
- 16 hours ago
- 3 min read
The Nord 5's camera system only receives a modest upgrade for selfies. Except for the telephoto sensor, it borrows most of the camera sensors from the Oppo Find N5 foldable. Our primary camera is a 50MP Sony LYT-700, and it is supported by a basic 8MP ultrawide unit without AF. Also, even when shooting at night, the OnePlus camera app felt very quick and smooth. It was slightly slower when taking ultrawide low-light photos, but the performance overall was solid.
The Nord 5 has a sensor that is better than the Nord 4, so its overall quality and processing are noticeably better. The new main camera processing is better at sharpness, detail, and color saturation. They are more alive than they were before, sitting somewhere in the middle of the Nord 3 and the Nord 4, where the Nord 3 produced stills that were too processed and oversaturated.
Dynamic range is just as good as before, maybe even a tad wider and indoor performance is excellent. Having said that, the camera's absolute sharpness isn't very good. We've seen sharper renditions of these scenes (see our reviews of the Poco F7 or even the Honor 400).
We are pretty happy with how the portraits turned out. In both the standard Photo mode and the dedicated Portrait mode, they are sharp and detailed with a wide dynamic range. The 50MP stills are, to put it mildly, unimpressive due to their soft rendition and limited dynamic range.
The 2x zoom crops have also been improved. Compared to the generation before them, they appear sharper and more detailed. With minimal quality loss, the overall rendition is identical to the 1x images. Even indoor shots are clean and detailed.
Sadly, the ultrawide camera offers only brighter colors and no other notable enhancements. The camera still produces rather soft images with limited dynamic range and lacks fine detail. Additionally, despite having the same 8MP resolution, there is no autofocus, which is becoming an important feature in the mid-range segment and does require a sensor of higher quality.
The selfie camera's upgrade to the 50MP ISOCELL JN5 sensor adds a lot of value and significantly improves image quality when compared to the Nord 4. The selfies are clean, sharp, and detailed, with a wide dynamic range, retaining good quality even indoors. The subject's face is always well-exposed, and the colors are true. The autofocus is greatly appreciated and helps with the nice and sharp selfies.
The main camera's low-light images are pretty good. They look clean, sharp and detailed, even in the shadows. Regarding the shadows, we find them to be a little too bright, and some of the highlights are almost clipped. Despite using the same processing as the 1x zoom photos, the sharpness and resolution of the 2x zoom stills are noticeably lower. Given the device's class and the size of the sensor, this is not surprising. After dark, the results from the ultrawide camera are just okay.
Despite their lack of dynamic range, they appear to have a good HDR effect despite their softness. The colors are acceptable and there is no noise in them. The main and selfie cameras on the device can record up to 4K video at 60 frames per second, while the ultrawide camera can only record 1080p at 30 frames per second. OnePlus provides an additional Ultra Steady mode that imitates action cameras in addition to EIS, which is available in all modes. The frame rate is 60 frames per second, and the resolution is limited to 1080p.
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