The much larger field of view makes this perfect for capturing landscape and group shots, but the lack of difference in
focal length means you don't get the depth of field bokeh effects that other dual - camera devices offer.
The P20 Pro comes with two claims to zoom fame — the difference in
focal length means it offers 3x Optical Zoom, but the 5x Hybrid Zoom works almost as well as the optical zoom.
Not exact matches
That
means you are just cropping in and getting a lower resolution final image, instead of using the lens with double the
focal length.
This
means that a photo is simultaneously captured from both the wide and telephoto lens with only a single press of the shutter button, saving you the hassle of switching back and forth between lenses when you want to capture two
focal lengths of the same subject.
The loss of the telephoto lens does
mean the natural 2x zoom function offered on the OnePlus 5 by switching between two cameras of different
focal length is gone.
That
means it has a longer «telephoto»
focal length, roughly twice the
length of the main camera.