Dell Venue 8 7840 Tablet Review

1. Introduction2. Design3. Display4. Software5. Performance6. Camera7. Battery8. Closing Thoughts9. View All Pages

For the camera(s), Dell fitted a 2MP secondary camera, but the main talking point is the inclusion of Intel RealSense Depth Camera technology.

As you can see, both images have different areas in focus

This means Dell have included 3 cameras on the back of the tablet. One is the primary 8MP shooter, while there are 2 additional 720p units above it. What this RealSense Depth tech lets you do is adjust the focus of images after they are taken. This is very useful, as I'm sure every reader has taken many cameraphone images where the subject is not quite in focus. Well now you can change that!

New tech aside, the camera itself is somewhat disappointing. Detail is somewhat lacking, despite the 8MP sensor. Lighting, too, is not very good – images can appear wildly over-exposed, even in lower-light scenarios.

It is not all bad, as some photos come out cleaner than others. However, it does feel quite unreliable whether you will get a decent image or not, which is far from ideal.

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