Video software

Huawei has equipped the Y7 2019 with an 8 MP front-facing camera that sits in a waterdrop-shaped notch at the top of its display. The sensor has an f/2.0 aperture and can capture images in up to 3264x2448. It can also record video in up to Full HD at 30 FPS too. Photos generally look passable and can be spiced up either with the automatic beautifying function or with AI stickers, the latter of which we have included in our test shots. The Y7 2019 can also trigger the shutter once it recognises a smiling face, as it can if you say "cheese" too. These options, and gesture controls, must first be enabled in the settings of the default camera app.

The dual rear-facing cameras support those modes too along with a Pro mode that has options for adjusting the aperture, white balance and light sensitivity among other settings. Huawei has equipped the Y7 2019 with a 13 MP main sensor that has an f/1.8 aperture, which is supported by a 2 MP depth sensor that the device can use to create bokeh effects. Incidentally, the 2 MP sensor has an f/2.4 aperture.

The Y7 2019 has an amazingly good set of rear cameras for a budget device. Our review unit takes vivid-looking photos in daylight and demarcates between light and dark areas as demonstrated by scenes 1 and 2. Some brighter areas look a touch overexposed for our liking though. Likewise, the sensors struggle to capture fine details like the pattern of the T-shirt on the Notebookcheck mascot. Perhaps expectedly, low-light photography is not a strength of the Y7 2019, as scene 3 shows. In short, our test shot looks blurry and washed-out with weak dynamics.

I used the internal storage space of the phone and then uploaded the video for editing with a  wire.