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OPPO Malaysia has recently announced the availability of the latest OPPO Reno11 Series, featuring the Reno11 Pro and Reno11. Combining elegance and style with the Ultra-Clear Portrait Camera System, the series offers superior performance and experiences.
OPPO Reno11 Series: The Portrait Expert
OPPO is at the forefront of portrait photography innovation, and the Reno Series showcases just how far smartphone portrait photography has come in recent years.
There are 72 million Reno owners across 60 countries, ranging from casual photo takers to professionals, with one of the owners being the renowned photographer Khairul Amin.
Read on as we explore OPPO’s dedication to realising the best portrait shooting experience possible, and enjoy exclusive insights from Khairul Amin as he captures the perfect portrait shots with actress Amelia Henderson using the Reno11 Pro.
“The OPPO Reno Series is the best phone for taking portrait shots since it is known as the “Portrait Expert,” a title that fits the device rather nicely. With professional-grade proprietary tuning and imaging configuration on par with a professional camera, it produces studio-calibre portrait effects with every shot.“
Khairul Amin
Popularising a Portrait Focal Length
Telephoto cameras aren’t just for zooming in. Yes, they get you closer to subjects, but they also create a unique perspective when taking a portrait photo.
One key advantage is they help users get closer to a subject without needing to invade their personal space. Another advantage is an effect known as spatial compression. A portrait lens can appear to “compress” or shrink the subject when compared to the background, making the background look larger and closer, and creating a more intentional-looking photo.
Compared with a traditional wide-angle main camera, a telephoto camera can capture portrait shots with less perspective distortion and a greater sense of intimacy. This helps take portraits to the next level.
Professional studio-level portrait photographers usually rely on a 50mm or 85mm telephoto lens to get the best portrait shots. The 50mm lens, casually referred to as the nifty 50, is also near to the perspective of a human eye, making it a favourite among pros.
To offer a better and more professional portrait shooting experience, starting with the Reno10 series, OPPO introduced its industry-leading Telephoto Portrait Camera, previously reserved for pro-grade flagship devices.
With its 47mm focal length, it’s very close to the photographer-favourite 50mm telephoto focal length and is perfect for distortion-free portrait shooting.
What the Photographer Says:
“The 2x optical zoom gives it a perfect focal length for portraits taken at, or near 50mm, and its algorithm produces bokeh effects comparable to those found in DSLRs, plus you can even adjust the amount of bokeh desired for your photos after the shoot.”
Khairul Amin
From Focal Length to Sensor Technology
Reno10 Series came with a high-quality camera sensor – the 32MP Sony IMX709 – which OPPO worked together with Sony to engineer. With a larger 1/2.74-inch sensor size, it offered better image quality than the competition – putting the Reno Series at an advantage.
The IMX709 sensor also offered a further 60% increase in photosensitivity and 35% less noise than comparable traditional sensors thanks to its unique colour filter array, which features an RGBW structure, versus the traditional RGGB sensors.
Reno11 Series: Next-Level Portrait Photography
For the Reno11 Series, OPPO continues to drive innovation in smartphone portrait photography, with the line pioneering the new Ultra-Clear Portrait Camera System.
Reno11 and Reno11 Pro feature high-resolution 50MP main cameras with OIS and the 32MP Telephoto Portrait Camera with a 47mm equivalent focal length, translating to a 2x zoom. These impressive cameras create powerful, versatile, professional-looking portrait opportunities at two distinct optical focal lengths.
To unlock true pro-grade portrait photography, Reno11 Pro also benefit from OPPO’s next-gen computational photography suite – the HyperTone Imaging Engine. Pioneered with the Find X6 Pro and Find N3, and now refined for Reno11 Pro, it represents a breakthrough for the Reno series.
Without HyperTone (left) versus with HyperTone (right). Photos that might otherwise look washed out and uninspired are bursting with details, depth and confident, inviting colours.
By merging multiple uncompressed images in the RAW domain and applying AI-powered denoise and demosaic processing, OPPO’s powerful HyperTone Imaging Engine significantly boosts image clarity, dynamic range, and colour richness. Users can expect true flagship-quality portrait photography from Reno11 Pro.
What the Photographer Says:
“As the camera system uses computational photography to address common mobile photography concerns like distortion and image noise, it was truly mind-blowing. Clearer portraits are now achievable using only a mobile phone. Giving my portraits a more vibrant appearance.”
Khairul Amin
OPPO Portrait Expert Engine
A great digital portrait is a combination of technology and aesthetics. With the Reno series, OPPO worked with professional portrait photographers from around the world to fine-tune the portrait shooting experience. The result is the powerful new OPPO Portrait Expert Engine.
For Reno11 Pro’s Ultra-Clear Portrait Camera System, the new Portrait Mode combined with AI Portrait Retouching works to create more natural-looking skin tones with a press of a button.
Pro-grade Portrait Mode
Especially popular for Reno photographers, OPPO has invested in creating a pro-grade portrait mode for Reno11 Pro. There’s a stigma associated with poor Portrait Mode experiences which rely exclusively on beautification. These create artificial-looking photos. OPPO challenges the industry to expect more from Portrait Mode.
With Reno11 Pro, choose between two optical points of view when you fire up Portrait Mode – a wide 24mm focal length so multiple subjects shine across the scene, or a 2x, 47mm portrait to focus attention on a single subject.
Able to recognise a range of elements in a scene, Reno11 Pro maps layers accurately for a beautiful, realistic soft-focus background and gradual detail fall-off from a crisp, in-focus subject.
Choose an aperture value between f/1.4–f/16 for bokeh effects, flare patterns, and layering benchmarked against pro-grade DSLR lenses.
Loaded with identity, Reno11 Pro’s Portrait Mode is tuned to accurately represent a subject’s natural skin colours and features across a range of scenarios. OPPO’s engineers flew to multiple countries, working with a global pool of photographers to fine-tune results to be as representative as possible.
What the Photographer Says:
“The 32MP telephoto camera that is just used for taking portraits – 2x optical zoom gives it a perfect focal length for portraits taken at or near 50mm, and its algorithm produces bokeh effects comparable to those found in DSLRs, plus you can even adjust the amount of bokeh you desired for your photos after the shoot.”
Khairul Amin
AI Portrait Retouching
OPPO’s Facial Recognition matched with Subject/Scene Separation can recognise diverse faces and a host of objects, so every element in the photo will be optimised. Skin Colour and Facial Feature Protection retain moles or birthmarks while still capturing a flattering portrait.
Detail and dynamic range are also tuned specifically for portraits on Reno11 Pro. Upgraded Clarity, Stereoscopic Light and Shade Effects made possible by HyperTone Imaging Engine combine Raw images to preserve details and colours for the entire scene. This is enhanced by an advanced Tone Mapping Algorithm that optimises lighting effects, colouring, and textures. Finally, the Face Curve algorithm captures the texture in highlights and shadows.
What the Photographer Says:
“I’ve taken both indoor and outdoor portraits with the camera, and the results have impressed me with their accuracy in terms of clarity, bokeh separation, and light and shadow balancing.”
Khairul Amin
Launch Promo
OPPO’s Reno11 Series is now available in the Malaysian market. You can pick up the OPPO Reno11 Pro (12GB + 512GB) at the recommended retail price of RM2,499, while the Reno11 (12GB + 256GB) is priced at RM1,899.
Celebrating the Reno11 Series launch, OPPO Malaysia is thrilled to offer special gifts for a limited time! From 11th to 25th January 2024, customers who purchase the Reno11 Series will be eligible to receive gifts valued at up to RM476. Terms and conditions apply, while stocks last.
Conclusion
With this harmony of hardware and software, the OPPO Reno11 Series’ powerful camera system and Reno11 Pro’s next-generation flagship HyperTone Imaging Engine create a perfect combination for captivating portraits, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned professional.
To find out more about OPPO Reno11 Pro, visit https://www.oppo.com/my/smartphones/series-reno/reno11-pro/.
