I recently got my new Asus Zenfone 2 Laser smartphone and am excited to share my review of its features. For the past few days I have been fiddling with the phone’s camera settings and I am absolutely loving it! This budget-friendly Android based smartphone with a laser auto-focus camera seems to be a great tool for food photography.
The first thing that attracted me to this phone was its sleek design. I got the one with the back panel having a red metallic finish, but you have other color choices too like white and black. It has a 5.5 inch display size and a 72% screen to body ratio which gives a nice viewing experience. The display is of high quality and very clear with good brightness level and vivid colors.
Zenfone 2 Laser Camera
I was amazed by the various photography modes offered by the phone. A lot of thought seems to have gone to make the phone’s camera features. I found the images taken by this camera to be truly vivid with all the colors coming to life. This phone is perfect not only for a food blogger but for any avid foodie who loves to post those appetizing food photographs in instagram.
The rear camera is 13 megapixel with a laser autofocus and f/2.0 aperture. The front camera for selfies is 5 megapixel with high sensitivity sensor and f/2.0 aperture.
There are different camera modes for day and night photography. The default auto mode automatically adjusts all the settings and you are able to capture good photograph of your subject.
Laser auto focus essentially means you can focus on your subject in almost 0.2 seconds. So you get an absolutely clear image due to the super accurate focussing and you don’t have to really slog to get good close-up shots.
The depth of field mode makes taking pictures with a bokeh effect a breeze. After you hit the shutter button, you can adjust the depth of field with the help of a slider. Here is a photograph of a delicious dessert where i have used this feature.
The camera has a a decent f2.0 aperture which takes great quality pictures in daylight. Here is a photograph of a simple rice pulao that I have captured with natural light.
HDR photography mode ensures you get 4 times the brightness, details and color contrast.
Another great feature is the low light mode in which the camera adjust the color, contrast and noise-level automatically giving quite good pictures even in low light. This will come handy when taking pictures in dimly lit resturantants.
The super resolution mode is amazing as it captures minute details and the clarity is extraordinary.
For all those who do not like to use any automatic settings, not to worry, you have a manual mode which gives you a DSLR camera experience. You can control the shutter speed, ISO, focus distance, EV, WB and also have the histogram chart. You can also control the image quality with saturation, contrast and sharpness controls as well as de-noise level and separate AF/AE points.
When talking about photographs, can selfies be ignored! The front camera takes good selfies and the beautification mode helps in real-time image enhancement. You also have a selfie panorama mode which is great when you want to capture a greater detail of the background.
The quality of videos too is great.
Other features of Zenfone 2 Laser
Apart from the amazing camera, let me tell you the phone has other very good features. It has a very good signal reception and a long battery backup. The touch response is good. It also has a smart display dimming technology which means that once you raise the phone to your ear to make a call, the display is automatically switched off to preserve battery life and prevent any accidental screen taps. It has Bluetooth, WiFi and GPS connectivity. Storing all those photos and videos does up a good amount of space. So the 16 GB storage with a microSD card slot for expansion is really handy.
When travelling, I keep the phone in my bag where it will come in contact with all the other things dumped in. So I always dread the scratches that will adorn the screen! So it is a relief that the phone has a Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection for guarding against scratches.
The Kids mode feature allows you to password protect your phone with the exception of the few apps that you want to allow your kids to handle.
Zenfone 2 Laser is absolutely a photographer’s delight and is handy when you want to capture some memorable moments through your camera. This budget friendly smartphone is a great choice and is on par with all the other high end smartphones.
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