POCO F5 Pro “Ignite Your Hyperpower” - Camera Performance Review

Hello and Greetings to All Beloved POCO Lovers, 

POCO F5 Pro is the first smartphone that supports 8K Video Recording in POCO Series and POCO F Series. Not only that, POCO F5 Series equipped 64MP Main Camera with OIS (Optical Image Stabilization). Today, I would like to share the photos and videos that I took with POCO F5 Pro that features 64MP AI Triple Camera with OIS around Kuala Lumpur and Malacca. Before we begin, let’s have a quick look at the camera setup and available camera modes in POCO F5 Pro. 

64MP Main Camera

• OIS
• 1.4μm large pixel (4-in-1)
• f/1.79
• Supports 4K & 8K Video Recording with OIS & EIS
• Motion Tracking Focus
• Film ( Camera ) (7 film filters + 5 film frames)

8MP Ultra-wide Camera

• FOV 120°
• f/2.2

2MP Macro Camera

• f/2.4

16MP Front Camera

• f/2.45

These is the camera modes list that are available in POCO F5 Pro: 

• Pro mode (with Metering Modes, Parameters, Filters, Voice Shutter, Gridlines, Focus Peaking, Exposure Verification, Timed Burst)
• Pro Video mode (with 720p 30fps / 1080p 30fps / 1080p 60fps / 4K 30fps / 4K 60fps / 8K 24 fps, Metering Modes, Filters, Movie Frame, Gridlines, Focus Peaking, Exposure Verification)
• Documents mode (with Protective Watermark)
• Video mode (with 720p 30fps / 1080p 30fps / 1080p 60fps / 4K 30fps / 4K 60fps / 8K 24 fps, HDR, Steady Video, Filters, Beautify, Movie Frame, Gridlines, Teleprompter)
• Photo mode (with HDR, AI, Beautify, Filters, Movie Frame, Voice Shutter, Gridlines, Tilt-shift, Timed Burst, Palm Shutter for Selfie)
• Portrait mode (with Bokeh, Beautify, Filters, Voice Shutter, Gridlines, Movie Frame, Palm Shutter for Selfie)
• Night mode (with Ultra-wide, 2x zoom, Selfie, Movie Frame, Voice Shutter, Gridlines)
• 64MP mode (with 2x zoom, Filters, Voice Shutter, Gridlines)
• Short Video mode (with 720p 30fps / 1080p 30fps, Speed, Beautify, Filters, Kaleidoscope, Background Music, Gridlines)
• Panorama mode (with Vertical Direction, Gridlines)
• VLOG mode (with Gridlines, Save as Drafts)
• Slow Motion mode (with 720p 120fps / 720p 240fps / 720p 480fps / 720p 960fps / 720p 1920 fps / 1080p 120fps / 1080p 240fps / 1080p 960fps, Gridlines)
• Pro Time-lapse mode (with 720p 30fps / 1080p 30fps / 4K 30fps, Speed, Duration, Metering Modes, Filters, Movie Frame, Gridlines)
• Movie Effects mode (Magic Zoom, Slow Shutter, Time Freeze, Night Time Lapse, Parallel World)
• Long Exposure mode (Moving Crowd, Neon Trails, Oil Painting, Light Painting, Starry Sky, Star Trails)
• Dual Video mode
• Clone mode (Photo, Video, Freeze Frame)

POCO F5 Pro supports HDR10 / HDR10+ video recording and save photos as HEIF format, where you can turn it on via the camera settings. Besides that, there are a number of features that are available in Gallery App in POCO F5 Pro which can help you to make your photo / video better: 

• AI Skyscaping
• Art Framing
• Video Editor
• Collage
• Clip
• Cutout
• Art (Low Poly, Etching, Sketch, Watercolor, RGB, Blinds, Foggy Window, Tech)
• Video Effects (Portrait Videos) 

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Portrait Photo

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64MP Photo

Ultra-Wide Normal Photo

Ultra-Wide Night Photo

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Night Photo

Ultra-Wide Normal Photo

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Macro Normal Photo

Macro Normal Photo

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Video

Video

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Night Photo

Normal Photo (Selfie)

Night Photo (Selfie)

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Night Photo

Long Exposure (Neon Trails)

Long Exposure (Oil Painting)

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Normal Photo (Selfie)

Video

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In my observation, POCO F5 Pro did a great job in capturing the clear and sharp photos. Besides that, the video that was recorded with POCO F5 Pro is less shaky thanks to the OIS and EIS stabilization in POCO F5 Pro. 

You can find all the camera features that were available in the previous generation such as Long Exposure, and Clone in POCO F5 Pro. But POCO F5 Pro brings you the brand new 7 film ( Camera ) filters and 5 film frames where you can apply before or after you capture the photos. 

KC64 (Vintage Film)

V-250 (Cinematic Film)

H-400 (Black and White Film)

KP160 (Sunlight Film)

FC400 (Retro Color Film)

C-50D (Daylight Movie Film)

KG200 (Golden Film)

Besides that, the enhanced AI Erase features is available in POCO F5 Pro, which allows you to remove the objects, lines, people, and shadows on food easier. 

Although there is no RAW file feature in Pro mode in POCO F5 Pro, it's just an extra feature where you can get the uncompressed and unprocessed photo for future editing via the photo editing software. Hopefully the feature will be available in the upcoming system updates. 

You can purchase POCO F5 Pro starting from 9th May 2023 (Tuesday), 09:00 p.m. with the first sales promotion stated in the following according to your country. 

🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇾

8GB RAM + 256GB Storage: RM 1,999 (RRP: RM 2,099)
12GB RAM + 256GB Storage: RM 2,099 (RRP: RM 2,199)
12GB RAM + 512GB Storage: RM 2,199 (RRP: RM 2,399)

Purchase Link: Lazada

* The first sales promotion starts from 9th May 2023 (Tuesday), 09:00 p.m. till 16th May 2023 (Tuesday). 

🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇬

8GB RAM + 256GB Storage: S$629 (RRP: S$659)
12GB RAM + 256GB Storage: S$649 (RRP: S$709)
12GB RAM + 512GB Storage: S$699 (RRP: S$759)

Purchase Link: Shopee

* The first sales promotion starts from 9th May 2023 (Tuesday), 09:00 p.m. till 16th May 2023 (Tuesday). 

🇵🇭 Philippines 🇵🇭

8GB RAM + 256GB Storage: ₱ 23,999 (RRP: ₱ 26,999)
12GB RAM + 256GB Storage: ₱ 25,999 (RRP: ₱ 28,999)
12GB RAM + 512GB Storage: ₱ 27,999 (RRP: ₱ 30,999)

Purchase Link: Shopee

* The first sales promotion starts from 9th May 2023 (Tuesday), 09:00 p.m. till 16th May 2023 (Tuesday). 

🇹🇭 Thailand 🇹🇭

12GB RAM + 256GB Storage: ฿ 14,990 (RRP: ฿ 16,990)
12GB RAM + 512GB Storage: ฿ 16,990 (RRP: ฿ 18,990)

Purchase Link: Shopee

* The first sales promotion starts from 9th May 2023 (Tuesday), 09:00 p.m. till 24th May 2023 (Wednesday). 

What’s your opinion on the camera performance in POCO F5 Pro? Share with us in the following comments. And don’t forget to mark the calendar or set the reminder if you plan to get one POCO F5 Pro during the first sales promotion.