Back in July, Chinese electronics company OPPO confirmed that it was working on an "N-Lens" line of camera-centric devices that would be the "most important flagship series for OPPO going forward.
Well, the first of these devices has offically arrived, and although it is still more of a smartphone with a camera than a camera that can make calls, the phone packs some interesting features, including (according to OPPO) the world's first rotating smartphone camera.
Although other specs such as processor speed and an O-Touch back panel that allows you to snap photos and scroll without touching your screen are all mentioned inthe promotional matericals, the primary focus of the N1 is indeed the camera.
The swivel camera packs 13-megapixels of resolution (no word on sensor size) that will capture the world through a 6-element lens with an f/2.0 aperture. In low light, that sensore will be helped out by a dual LED flash that is "brightness tunable" for ideal lighting, and when it comes time to view your pics, you'll be doing it on an "immersive" 5.9-inch Full HD display.
When you pair that new rotating cam with some interesting features like the ability to take up to 8-second exposures, a start time of just 0.6-seconds and a feature that automatically turns the camera app on when the camera is rotated 120-degrees or more, and you have an interesting new player in the smartphone camera market.
Although this acts as your regular smartphone, the fact that now the camera can rotate...is a pretty big jump. Add in some low light and a second flash will help you out with the much needed lighting to create the image you want. This OPPO N1 smartphone has the world on a string right now.