Vivo’s New X300 Ultra Reveals How Critically it Takes Pictures

Vivo formally launched its newest flagship smartphone, the X300 Ultra in China. Vivo says its new telephone options Vivo’s best-ever suite of cameras and images options, and the corporate guarantees that the X300 Ultra redefines cell imaging for nonetheless images and video.

The firm comes out swinging, saying that the X300 Ultra is “designed for professional photography.” Like prior high-end Vivo smartphones, the brand new X300 Ultra options Zeiss optical know-how, collectively referred to as the “Zeiss Master Lenses Collection.”

Out of the field, the X300 Ultra has three rear cameras, which may be expanded through elective Zeiss add-on lenses. PetaPixel previewed these add-on lenses earlier this month after Vivo teased the X300 Ultra at MWC Barcelona 2026. At the time, the corporate stored specifics below wraps, however confirmed off the Vivo Zeiss Telephoto Extender Gen 2 Ultra, which presents a 400mm equal focal size on the X300 Ultra. With digital cropping, the 200-megapixel digicam and 400mm add-on lens ship a wild 1600mm equal focal size vary. There can also be a 200mm add-on, for the reason that Zeiss telephoto extender launched for final yr’s X200 Ultra additionally works on the X300 Ultra.

Alongside unveiling the X300 Ultra, Vivo additionally shared extra particulars about its new 400mm add-on lens. The Vivo Zeiss Telephoto Extender Gen 2 Ultra options 15 lens components organized throughout two teams. It additionally works alongside all of the options of the X300 Ultra’s telephoto digicam, together with its “gimbal-grade” stabilization and sooner autofocus system.

Without any add-on lenses, there may be nonetheless loads for photographers to love concerning the X300 Ultra. The Zeiss Ultra Wide-Angle Camera options a big 50-megapixel Sony Lytia 818 sensor (Type 1/1.28) and a 14mm equal lens.

The fundamental digicam, formally referred to as the Zeiss Documentary Camera, encompasses a comparatively lengthy 35mm equal lens. The fundamental digicam encompasses a large new 200-megapixel Type 1/1.12 Sony Lytia 901 sensor and a 35mm f/1.9 Zeiss optic. Most smartphones have fundamental cameras round 24mm, so Vivo seemingly hopes to cater towards extra critical photographers with its longer lens, a preferred focal size amongst road photographers and photojournalists.

Rounding out the Vivo X300 Ultra’s rear cameras is the fifth-generation Zeiss 200-megapixel Telephoto digicam. This digicam makes use of a Type 1/1.4 Samsung HP0 picture sensor, which, whereas smaller than the ultra-wide and “Documentary Camera” sensors, is comparatively giant for a telephoto digicam. Beyond capturing what Vivo describes as “stunning shots,” the brand new telephoto digicam additionally contains improved optical picture stabilization that’s CIPA-rated to seven stops, and Vivo says the autofocus system updates twice as quick as earlier than, 60 occasions per second.

The Vivo X300 Ultra additionally guarantees important strides in video. The telephone helps 4Kp120 10-bit Log recording with APV 422 encoding throughout all of its cameras, and Vivo Log is totally suitable with the ACES skilled post-production workflow. It, in fact, helps wi-fi mics, but it surely additionally has upgraded quad-mic recording out of the field. The telephone’s 6.8-inch 2K show, the Zeiss Master Color Display, helps Dolby Vision HDR.

There can also be a brand new Multi-Focal 4K Master Color Video function, which is Vivo’s new video shade tone pipeline primarily based on its celebrated shade science. This shade tone pipeline applies shade changes earlier within the imaging course of and makes use of RAW knowledge, which Vivo says delivers smoother tonal transitions and improved picture high quality. This ode helps all focal lengths at 4Kp60 with Dolby Vision HDR.

There are additionally new cinema-inspired shade grading presets, Film Style and Film Look, which the corporate says incorporate film-like halo and grain. These presets work in a large 2.4:1 facet ratio and ship a “classic cinematic aesthetic.”

Other options embody a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, a big 6600 mAh battery, 100-watt quick charging (wired), 40-watt wi-fi charging, and OrigonOS 6 help.

The Vivo X300 Ultra is launching first in China. Unlike prior Vivo Ultra smartphones, which had been solely obtainable in China, Vivo says the X300 Ultra can have a world launch someday this yr. The system begins at 6,999 yuan, or simply over $1,000, in China, per Android Headlines. Devices with extra RAM and storage price as much as 8,999 yuan, or about $1,300. It is value noting that official world market pricing could differ, and these transformed costs shouldn’t be handled as good stand-ins.

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