OnePlus marks its first camera experience without Hasselblad, shifting toward its own DetailMax Engine for computational imaging.

A hands-on first impression from a Los Angeles neighborhood photo tour showcases the OnePlus 15 camera, highlighting how DetailMax Engine alters image processing after the Hasselblad partnership ended.

Color rendering appears true-to-life with balanced light and shadows, minimal oversaturation, and effective handling of lens flare, reflections, and fine details in foregrounds and backgrounds.

The camera delivers strong performance across lenses and zooms, from ultra-wide landscapes to long-range digital zooms, with DetailMax Engine refining grain and noise to preserve recognizable detail at high magnifications.

This is an initial hands-on look, with a more comprehensive, longer-term review promised to thoroughly evaluate camera performance.

Selfies and night shots show solid detail and color, though background blur at night and potential face-softening in low light are noted as caveats for a favorable first impression.

The OnePlus 15 features a triple 50-megapixel rear camera setup and a front selfie camera, powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip to optimize image processing.

Placed in the premium smartphone tier, the OnePlus 15 leverages Snapdragon’s latest generation chip as a key differentiator for photography processing.