OnePlus commits to videography with long list of features & updates

In December, OnePlus hosted an Open Ear Forums event in New York and invited both regular users and professional mobile photographers to provide feedback and request new features. Today, after reviewing everything, the brand has announced several commitments to advance videography on its devices.
Exposure, color, and white balance shift across cameras
OnePlus is now working on a fix that should eliminate these issues on newer devices and hopefully older models too. The company says this is its “first priority and main goal.”
Skin tone consistency
Users have complained several times about the way OnePlus phone display skin tones. Some devices add red or yellow undertones, others drastically increase saturation, and some simply soften skin too much.
OnePlus has now recognized the issue – it’s another top priority – and says a fix will be coming via a future software update.
4K video recording
Unfortunately, after looking at both the performance and temperature of devices, OnePlus has revealed that it won’t be extending the 5-minute 4K video limit.
Lens feature-parity
Night Mode for night video
Improvements to the camera app
Others also pointed out that a single-hand zoom mode would be quite useful and OnePlus is open to the idea.
Last but certainly not least, the company said that creating a faster camera app is a “main goal” this year. Faster shutter speeds and speedier animations will arrive with future updates.
Users have asked for more video editing tools and OnePlus is granting their wish. A future update will fully overhaul the Gallery app’s video tools and more information about color grading will be announced soon.
Last but certainly not least, the company said that creating a faster camera app is a “main goal” this year. Faster shutter speeds and speedier animations will arrive with future updates.
Video editing
Users have asked for more video editing tools and OnePlus is granting their wish. A future update will fully overhaul the Gallery app’s video tools and more information about color grading will be announced soon.
Social Media Mode
Although some people take mobile photography extremely seriously, the vast majority of people use it solely for social media. OnePlus is aware of this and confirmed plans to develop a dedicated mode that will allow users to share directly to Twitter or take photos in Instagram’s crop ratio.
Other improvements to the experience
The Chinese brand is also working to strike a better balance between sharpness and noise, fixing HDR problems, and any light flickering issues that users may have encountered.
Features unlikely to arrive anytime soon
Augmented reality (AR) is becoming increasingly popular among consumers, but OnePlus doesn’t believe there’s a “killer scenario for AR in video” yet. As such, the company has no plans to introduce AR emojis or stickers for video.
Lastly, and perhaps most controversially, is a Pro Video Mode. Several customers have asked for the feature, but OnePlus says its priority right now is improving the default video quality and user experience.