Motorola Moto X Play Rear 21MP Camera Video Sample

The Moto X Play comes with the same camera setup as the top-end Moto X Style. A 21MP Sony sensor sits behind an f/2.0 lens, and there's phase detection autofocus. There's a dual-tone flash, which should supposedly adjust the color of the flash light to produce more natural results.

You can launch the camera with a natural twisting movement from your wrist. It works while the device is locked, but can also fire up the camera from the home screen or when you're inside other apps - basically a universal camera shortcut. A second double twist now switches between rear and front camera.

Long pressing on the other hand activates the burst mode - it took roughly 115 full-res shots in 30 seconds, resulting in an impressive frame rate of nearly 4fps. It can apparently shoot indefinitely too, provided you have the storage.

There is, after all, a settings menu, evoked with a swipe in from the left. This pulls a wheel with commonly used settings like HDR and flash mode, stills and video resolution, panorama, the lot.