Pelican Imaging Array Camera Module For Google’s Ara Modular Smartphone - Project Ara General

Great news for all photo fans and fans of Pelican Imaging's advanced array camera technology. As it turns out, we should one day be able to buy Array camera modules for our Ara modular smartphones.
More info here- http://www.modularandroid.com/pelic...ra-module-for-googles-ara-modular-smartphone/
I am super excited, it is just a matter of time before this module is made..

It's good to see some new news.

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OPPO Ambassador from Italy! Let's rock the Find X5! UNBOXING LIVE! (REVIEW SOON)

Hi all! My name is Francesco, the only OPPO Ambassador from Italy
As an ambassador I cannot wait to put my hands on OPPOFind X5.
What do i expect? Well, certainly a confirmation of the excellent work already done by OPPO in the last years from a software and hardware point of view such as the 80w Wooc Super fast charge, I think it can be the solution to the "battery anxiety" with which we often live.
I'm also looking forward to test the new Marisilicon's NPU optimizations related to night photos and videos and the collaboration with Hasselblad on color balance. Well ... I can't wait for it to arrive.
Il will share tests, comparison with S22 Ultra and Pixel 6 Pro, and a lot of photos!
Are you ready to join my tests?
Finally I can share my unboxing ophotos and first impressions! Just a spoiler: With Oppo Find X5 you don't need to buy accessories or charger, EVERYTING IS IN THE BOX!
UNBOXING​
FIRST IMPRESSIONS​As stated before, after you buy the phone you don't need to buy accessories! The box contains everything: 80W SuperVOOC charger, USB A to C Cable, a Type A-C dongle, a TPU Cover (very minimal and flexible) and the phone comes with a preapplied screen protector!
Simply unbox it and you are ready to go! I really love this!
The phone feels super premium in the hand with aluminium rounded edges, clicky buttons and a silky smooth matte frosted glass on the back. I really like the way the glass curves towards the shiny camera bump and also that this matte finish doesn’t pick up fingerprints at all! On the front the shiny 6,5" 120HZ OLED Display (not LPTO and with no variable refrash rate) with 1000 nits peak brightness.
Coming form 2 super phablets of 6,7 and 6,8 inches and over 200g (Pixel 6 pro and Galaxy S22 Ultra) I feel very comfortable with the size and weight of Oppo Find X5: 6,5" and 196g.
As many of you already know: Oppo Find X5 is rocked by a Snapdragon 888, the Qualcomm's flagship SOC of 2021 paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of UFS storage, it shares both the Sony IMX677 camera sensors with the Pro version but it lacks 5-axes stabilization (it has the classic 2-axis OIS) and uses different lenses. By the way the most important camera innovation is here: the MariSilicon X NPU that should improve camera performance especially for night shots and video.
Cannot wait to deeply test this!
Now i need to configure it and test this amazing piece of tech, please stay tuned and follow this thread to know everything about performance, photos, videos, battery life and optimizations of the latest ColorOS.
Following!
Let's play a game! Which Photo is from Oppo Find X5? A or B
carburano said:
Let's play a game! Which Photo is from Oppo Find X5? A or B
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A due to a bit better detail than B
eoghan2t7 said:
A due to a bit better detail than B
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You are right!
A- Oppo Find X5
B - Pixel 6 Pro!
Another game, this time the challenge is against a big big phone! Which Ultrawide Photo is from Oppo Find X5?
Jings, Oppo "ambassadors"...their reviews are going to be really unbiased. Personally, I think Oppo Ambassadors enjoy getting their freebie devices to play with and have no intention of saying anything that might spoil their future gravy train supply of phones.
Clearly, they have to review the latest versions of ColourOS, hence why there was such a proliferation of the usual YT suspects bringing out very positive reviews of it after launch. Odd how none of them mentioned Oppo removing the ability to disable the Google Home Screen feed....
This phone has had astonishingly positive reviews all over YT, all from "ambassadors".....it's good, don't get me wrong but just be wary when watching reviews.
murrayalex said:
Jings, Oppo "ambassadors"...their reviews are going to be really unbiased. Personally, I think Oppo Ambassadors enjoy getting their freebie devices to play with and have no intention of saying anything that might spoil their future gravy train supply of phones.
Clearly, they have to review the latest versions of ColourOS, hence why there was such a proliferation of the usual YT suspects bringing out very positive reviews of it after launch. Odd how none of them mentioned Oppo removing the ability to disable the Google Home Screen feed....
This phone has had astonishingly positive reviews all over YT, all from "ambassadors".....it's good, don't get me wrong but just be wary when watching reviews.
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Ciao,
you can be sure my review will be honest since I'm really critics with android customizations, and after 10 days I already submitted my doubts to OPPO team.
carburano said:
Another game, this time the challenge is against a big big phone! Which Ultrawide Photo is from Oppo Find X5?
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FIRST PHOTO S22 Ultra Exynos
SECONDO PHOTO OPPO Find X5
carburano said:
FIRST PHOTO S22 Ultra Exynos
SECONDO PHOTO OPPO Find X5
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I have to say I prefer the S22U here. Sky on the oppo one looks a bit blown out and over exposed.

MariSilicon X: Oppo’s Cutting Edge NPU Tech Explained

Everything you want to know about the Oppo's cutting edge NPU​
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MariSilicon X: Oppo has recently unveiled Find X5 & X5 Pro, the next-gen smartphone range in their X-Series lineup. The models were equipped with the highest possible hardware specs right now. The pro version of these smartphones has got the all-new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset with the most powerful Adreno 730 GPU working under its good. On the other hand, Find X5 comes with Snapdragon 888, the most powerful chipset right next to Gen 1. Apart from carrying the most powerful CPU and GPU combos, these two smartphones also got a new and improved NPU working under their hood. Oppo is calling it as MariSillicon X.
Until now, we only heard about the big fat CPUs and GPUs. Almost every smartphone has got them fitted inside. They are considered the heart of mobile phones. Almost every performance aspect of the smartphone is judged based upon them. However, these two left some gaps while covering some aspects of a smartphone. The camera is one such aspect and this is where MariSilicon X fill the gap left behind by CPU and GPU. Unlike Snapdragon or Adreno, MariSilicon X is an NPU.
What is NPU?​NPU stands for Neural Processing Unit. It is built into the mobile processor to utilize advanced neural networks and provide new levels of visual intelligence. It helps to boost up the AI features in your camera. Up until now, the AI features working in your camera depending upon the capability of your processor. This, in turn, has created some boundaries to fully unleash the performance of AI since the processor has to take care of many things in mobile. However, this situation is now going to change with the introduction of a separate processing unit for it which is called the NPU.
MariSilicon X is an NPU introduced by Oppo. Brands like Huawei and Oppo have started adding these separate NPU units to boost up the AI processing in their mobile. Instead of letting the CPU carrying out the AI computing tasks, the NPU is assigned to do the tasks and it does it better and faster.
OPPO unveiled its first self-designed cutting-edge imaging NPU – MariSilicon X – at OPPO INNO DAY 2021. This chipset is known to give a major boost to mobile photography and image processing. Here’s how it can make the whole process better and if not remarkable.
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MariSilicon X: Ultra HDR will replace HDR​Ever wonder when will you get to see the next big thing in HDR photography? Well, now it’s happening. With the introduction of the new MariSilicon X, we are not going to talk about HDR in the future, we will leap and go towards Ultra HDR.
MariSilicon X is equipped with a powerful ISP that enables images to be captured with an incredible 20bit 120db dynamic range. The process is to quote “4x greater than that of Find X3 Pro”. It delivers the images a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 between the brightest and darkest areas of the image, better keeping the details and images lifelike. Oppo demonstrated this feature while unveiling the X5 pro and the results at just pretty awesome.
MariSilicon X: RAW Image Processing on Real-Time​Processing the RAW filetype require a lot of throughput and processing power which might take a serious toll on a mobile processor. Therefore, brands don’t usually opt-in for RAW image processing on their cameras. However, with the introduction of MariSilicon X, Oppo will finally let you opt-in for RAW image processing.
MariSilicon X revolutionary channeling the imaging pipeline to directly perform 4K AI processing in real-time. It can perform 20bit HDR fusion in the RAW domain closing in at the pixel level. By doing that, MariSilicon X can achieve an 8dB signal-to-noise ratio for images, opening up a whole new world for computational photography.
MariSilicon X: 4K Night Video Using AI​
Until now, we have only witnessed night photography. For decades, light failure has become the only nightmare for mobile photography. I remember using the line ” When the light fails, the camera fails” too often in my reviews. This is the one thing that is stopping mobile photography to take over the SLRs and DSLRs.
This is going to change with MariSilicon X. Oppo has finally found a way to make night photography more fun than it used to be. Oppo has introduced a new feature called AI noise reduction. It works by intelligently reducing the noise through AI while capturing photos in low-light conditions.
The AI Noise Reduction algorithms are said to reduce noise at a greater range and can create clearer and sharper videos. It also features a greater dynamic range and better colour reproduction, allowing each frame to look just as rich and defined as a still photo. It is the first time that 4K AI HDR Night Video capturing is made possible on Android phones.
MariSilicon X: 6nm construction makes it blazing fast​MariSilicon X was designed on 6nm process technology and built upon stacking multiple memory tiers. The multi-tier memory architectures help the chip deliver incredible performance with exceptional power efficiency. The cutting edge NPU can deliver an incredible 18 trillion operations per second (TOPS). The base Snapdragon 870 could perform 17 trillion operations per second (TOPS) which means MariSilicon X is more powerful than most of the flagship phones available right now.
MariSilicon X is equipped with a groundbreaking dedicated tera-bps memory subsystem. It allows the NPU to make full use of the computing power without being restricted by memory throughout. This in turn significantly reduces the time needed to copy data to and fro between storage and processing units. In laymen’s terms, this NPU can do trillions of operations without comprising on several aspects.
Final Words​With the introduction of the new MariSilicon X, Oppo has started a revolution in mobile photography. The term just took a quantum leap due to it. Since mobile photography is a big thing, there might be a chance that every major brand out there might join this revolution. If all goes well, we might see the advent of NPU alongside the CPU & GPU.
Above all, this might finally lead to a future where professional photographers might get a chance to finally ditch the SLRs and DSLRs just to take a good shot.
Original Article Published @CuriousSteve by me. Follow me for more amazing articles
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Everything you want to know about the Oppo's cutting edge NPU​
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MariSilicon X: Oppo has recently unveiled Find X5 & X5 Pro, the next-gen smartphone range in their X-Series lineup. The models were equipped with the highest possible hardware specs right now. The pro version of these smartphones has got the all-new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset with the most powerful Adreno 730 GPU working under its good. On the other hand, Find X5 comes with Snapdragon 888, the most powerful chipset right next to Gen 1. Apart from carrying the most powerful CPU and GPU combos, these two smartphones also got a new and improved NPU working under their hood. Oppo is calling it as MariSillicon X.
Until now, we only heard about the big fat CPUs and GPUs. Almost every smartphone has got them fitted inside. They are considered the heart of mobile phones. Almost every performance aspect of the smartphone is judged based upon them. However, these two left some gaps while covering some aspects of a smartphone. The camera is one such aspect and this is where MariSilicon X fill the gap left behind by CPU and GPU. Unlike Snapdragon or Adreno, MariSilicon X is an NPU.
What is NPU?​NPU stands for Neural Processing Unit. It is built into the mobile processor to utilize advanced neural networks and provide new levels of visual intelligence. It helps to boost up the AI features in your camera. Up until now, the AI features working in your camera depending upon the capability of your processor. This, in turn, has created some boundaries to fully unleash the performance of AI since the processor has to take care of many things in mobile. However, this situation is now going to change with the introduction of a separate processing unit for it which is called the NPU.
MariSilicon X is an NPU introduced by Oppo. Brands like Huawei and Oppo have started adding these separate NPU units to boost up the AI processing in their mobile. Instead of letting the CPU carrying out the AI computing tasks, the NPU is assigned to do the tasks and it does it better and faster.
OPPO unveiled its first self-designed cutting-edge imaging NPU – MariSilicon X – at OPPO INNO DAY 2021. This chipset is known to give a major boost to mobile photography and image processing. Here’s how it can make the whole process better and if not remarkable.
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MariSilicon X: Ultra HDR will replace HDR​Ever wonder when will you get to see the next big thing in HDR photography? Well, now it’s happening. With the introduction of the new MariSilicon X, we are not going to talk about HDR in the future, we will leap and go towards Ultra HDR.
MariSilicon X is equipped with a powerful ISP that enables images to be captured with an incredible 20bit 120db dynamic range. The process is to quote “4x greater than that of Find X3 Pro”. It delivers the images a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 between the brightest and darkest areas of the image, better keeping the details and images lifelike. Oppo demonstrated this feature while unveiling the X5 pro and the results at just pretty awesome.
MariSilicon X: RAW Image Processing on Real-Time​Processing the RAW filetype require a lot of throughput and processing power which might take a serious toll on a mobile processor. Therefore, brands don’t usually opt-in for RAW image processing on their cameras. However, with the introduction of MariSilicon X, Oppo will finally let you opt-in for RAW image processing.
MariSilicon X revolutionary channeling the imaging pipeline to directly perform 4K AI processing in real-time. It can perform 20bit HDR fusion in the RAW domain closing in at the pixel level. By doing that, MariSilicon X can achieve an 8dB signal-to-noise ratio for images, opening up a whole new world for computational photography.
MariSilicon X: 4K Night Video Using AI​
Until now, we have only witnessed night photography. For decades, light failure has become the only nightmare for mobile photography. I remember using the line ” When the light fails, the camera fails” too often in my reviews. This is the one thing that is stopping mobile photography to take over the SLRs and DSLRs.
This is going to change with MariSilicon X. Oppo has finally found a way to make night photography more fun than it used to be. Oppo has introduced a new feature called AI noise reduction. It works by intelligently reducing the noise through AI while capturing photos in low-light conditions.
The AI Noise Reduction algorithms are said to reduce noise at a greater range and can create clearer and sharper videos. It also features a greater dynamic range and better colour reproduction, allowing each frame to look just as rich and defined as a still photo. It is the first time that 4K AI HDR Night Video capturing is made possible on Android phones.
MariSilicon X: 6nm construction makes it blazing fast​MariSilicon X was designed on 6nm process technology and built upon stacking multiple memory tiers. The multi-tier memory architectures help the chip deliver incredible performance with exceptional power efficiency. The cutting edge NPU can deliver an incredible 18 trillion operations per second (TOPS). The base Snapdragon 870 could perform 17 trillion operations per second (TOPS) which means MariSilicon X is more powerful than most of the flagship phones available right now.
MariSilicon X is equipped with a groundbreaking dedicated tera-bps memory subsystem. It allows the NPU to make full use of the computing power without being restricted by memory throughout. This in turn significantly reduces the time needed to copy data to and fro between storage and processing units. In laymen’s terms, this NPU can do trillions of operations without comprising on several aspects.
Final Words​With the introduction of the new MariSilicon X, Oppo has started a revolution in mobile photography. The term just took a quantum leap due to it. Since mobile photography is a big thing, there might be a chance that every major brand out there might join this revolution. If all goes well, we might see the advent of NPU alongside the CPU & GPU.
Above all, this might finally lead to a future where professional photographers might get a chance to finally ditch the SLRs and DSLRs just to take a good shot.
Original Article Published @CuriousSteve by me. Follow me for more amazing articles
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How does the extra processor affect the heat in the device when operating at max capacity?

Unboxing OPPO Find X5 and first impression

Here is my unboxing experience and first impression of the OPPO Find X5 that I have been using for the past few days. Well before the package arrived, I have already watched and read so many good reviews about the OPPO Find X5 series and I was truly excited to get my hands on it. From the hardware to the software, everything is perfectly assembled and OPPO truly delivers in creating the one true flagship device that is super versatile and can be enjoyed by everyone, from professionals to casual users. The OPPO Find X5 series is truly a powerhouse and their devices are of the most premium quality without any major flaws. I believe this lineup can attract everyone from its own unique design to its magnificent ColorOS.
Alright let's get to the unboxing experience. The package that I received was the OPPO Find X5 and their first ever Imaging NPU chip, the MariSilicon X and it is truly remarkable because the chip is only 6nm in size but is able to deliver an unbeatable performance. When I opened the box, my eyes were already fixed to the phone itself because its back was beautifully crafted and the camera design has a unique cutout. The box also included a free matte black case which surprised me because some other brands would normally provide a transparent silicon case. Up next we have the manual, sim ejector tool and the premium service card. Also included in the box are the type C cable and the 80W SuperVOOC power brick that can charge 50% in just 12 minutes. Another thing that I think is worthy of praise is the inclusion of a type C to type A USB adapter which can be handy in some situations. The adapter can be used while on the go and in emergency situations which can be a lifesaver for some people. The camera design is interesting to me because it is not conventional like other flagships and the lens are embedded in the camera module which gives a sleeker look at the back of the phone as well as providing extra protection from scratches.
In my opinion, the OPPO Find X5 device is packaged beautifully. Some smartphone brands have already ditched the power brick and customers would need to buy it separately. This is not the case for OPPO, as they still include the power brick to varied wattage & implement their own SuperVOOC techology which really comes in handy.
The OPPO Find X5 is packed with a monstrous capability which delivers the best performance for daily usage. With the inclusion of the MariSilicon X, the images and videos shot from this beautifully crafted flagship will excel better than any flagship smartphone and it is something that should be praised. Truly, I really can't wait to share my review with everyone for this smartphone from the camera capability to the performance itself. If you have any questions regarding the OPPO Find X5, you may reply this thread.

Jozef Behr | Oppo Find X5 Pro review: A bit of a OSM beauty

Hello Folks Myself Jozef Clifford Behr From London, UK. I Want To Share The best review of Oppo Find X5 Pro -
OPPO FIND X5 PRO With a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, triple Hasselblad cameras and 80W fast charging, the Oppo Find X5 Pro.
Like its predecessor, there’s no doubt that the Find X5 Pro leaves a spectacular first impression. Two questions remain, however: does it stand a chance of becoming a mainstay of flagship design and might it be the first flagship to push Oppo firmly into the limelight?
Oppo Find X5 Pro review: What you need to know
My headline says it all really. The Find X5 Pro is a stunning handset, and there’s really nothing else quite like it when it comes to aesthetics. I’ll go into more detail as we dig deeper into this review, but the good news is that elsewhere the Find X5 Pro is just as exciting.
You might be paying quite a lot for the privilege, but there’s no doubt you’re getting top-shelf componentry for your money here. Inside, you’ll find Qualcomm’s brand-spanking-new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, which is so young that this is the first phone we’ve reviewed with one of these flagship mobile chipsets inside. This works alongside 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.
There’s a bigger 5,000mAh battery, too, which now supports lightning-quick 80W charging. A 6.7in QHD+ AMOLED display sits on the front, with a variable refresh rate of 120Hz, and there are a total of three Hasselblad cameras on the phone’s rear: a 50MP (f/1.7) main sensor, 13MP (f/2.4) 2x zoom and a 50MP (f/2.2) 110-degree ultrawide.
Oppo Find X5 Pro review: Price and competition
Like I said earlier, all this stuff doesn’t come cheap, but it’s not quite as expensive as its rivals. Arriving in the UK at the end of March, the Oppo Find X5 Pro is priced at £1,049.
Oppo Find X5 Pro review: Design and key features
Like 2021’s Find X3 Pro, this year’s model is an especially formidable flagship. Overflowing with features, the Find X5 Pro – Oppo skipped the Find X4 – also happens to be the sort of phone that draws admiring glances when you pull it out of your pocket on your daily commute.
The Oppo Find X5 Pro’s design really is one of a kind. The unibody form factor returns, albeit with subtle tweaks to the overall construction. A ceramic sheet seamlessly wraps around the rear camera housing, replacing the glass panel of the previous model. Blending in nicely with the rest of the handset, this makes for a phone that looks just as lavish as its four-figure price suggests.
Another slight change is that the angle of the bottom edge of the camera housing is now ergonomically grooved to fit your index finger when you’re holding the phone. This not only makes the phone more comfortable to hold in one hand, but it also helps to alleviate potential finger smudges on the rear camera lenses. Not to mention that it gives the Find X5 Pro an extra bit of visual panache.
The Find X5 Pro comes in a choice of two colours: Glaze Black and Ceramic White. I was sent the black model for testing, and while its mirrored finish left a good impression, it was a bit of a fingerprint magnet. As you can probably tell, I lost the battle with trying to take smudge-free pictures of the phone for this review.
As you’d expect for a phone that costs as much as this, the Oppo Find X5 Pro is IP68-rated against dust and water ingress and, unlike the equally expensive Huawei P50 Pro, it can also connect to the 5G network in the UK. A fingerprint scanner is embedded under the screen, but it also supports face unlocks. The circumference of the selfie camera lights up whenever it tries to scan your face, too, which is a nice touch.
Oppo Find X5 Pro review: Display
The phone’s screen is a 6.7in AMOLED affair, with a QHD+ resolution and a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz. This display supports 10-bit colours, HDR10+ playback and has a 1,000Hz touch-sampling rate. And, like the S22 Ultra, the minimum refresh rate has also dropped to 1Hz, which should help boost battery life when performing simple actions such as reading an ebook.
As for the actual quality of the screen, everything is above board. With four colour modes to choose from, I found the Natural setting to be the most colour-accurate, with an sRGB gamut coverage of 94%, a total volume of 96% and an average Delta E of 1.31. Aside from the slightly boosted saturation in some red tones, every colour looked as good as can be.
It’s as vibrant as the best AMOLED screens around, too, with a measured peak brightness of 483cd/m2 and perfect contrast. HDR brightness was a bit on the low side, however, peaking at around 725cd/m2 – for reference, the iPhone 13 Pro Max reaches an eyeball-searing 1,176cd/m2.
Oppo Find X5 Pro review: Software
Like its predecessor, Android is at the heart of the Find X5 Pro, with Oppo’s ColorOS skin placed on top. New additions to ColorOS 12.1 include a host of productivity features, such as a new one-handed mode and floating windows – essentially the option to place apps on top of other apps.
One thing I don’t like is the amount of bloatware that comes preinstalled. The usual culprits – Facebook, Amazon Shopping, TikTok and PUBG Mobile, among others – are already installed on the phone when you boot it up for the first time, with AliExpress strangely making an appearance as well. Thankfully, these apps can all be deleted without much fuss.
In lighter news, Oppo guarantees three years of Android updates, which should bring the Find X5 Pro all the way to Android 15. You should also get four years of regular security updates.
Oppo Find X5 Pro review: Cameras
A big chunk of the phone’s launch event was reserved for the Oppo Find X5 Pro’s cameras, and for good reason. There are three cameras on the rear of the handset this year, consisting of a main 50MP (f/1.7) sensor, a 50MP (f/2.2) 110-degree ultrawide and a 13MP (f/2.4) 2x telephoto zoom.
A single 32MP (f/2.4) selfie camera sits on the front of the handset, located in a hole-punch notch in the top-left corner of the display. This uses a new “Intelligent FoV” system, which can switch between 80 and 90-degrees, depending on how many people are in the frame, and it works rather well.
Oppo’s brand-new dedicated imaging NPU, MariSilicion X, sits separately from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 on the motherboard, and this handles all of the image processing. According to Oppo, in diverting computing power away from the phone’s main Qualcomm chipset, this new NPU allows for a new feature called 4K Ultra Night Video, which can shoot in lighting conditions as low as 5 lux, with better colour distribution, higher dynamic range, increased detail and less visual noise.
The main camera also uses a five-axis optical image stabilisation system, which consists of a three-axis sensor shift and a two-axis lens shift. What this means is that video should look rock-steady, and it allows for longer exposures without blurry images. The new RGBW sensor can also gather 60% more light than the previous version, supposedly with increased detail capture.
That Hasselblad partnership is purely on a software level. The Find X5 Pro launches with three “Hasselblad Master Styles”, which are essentially different camera filters created in partnership with three different Hasselblad photographers. The new Hasselblad XPAN mode allows you to shoot in a vintage “letterbox style” aspect ratio of 65:24, and the UI is similar to Hasselblad’s full-frame camera interface.
In testing, the cameras performed rather well, despite the fact that they didn’t quite live up to Oppo’s lofty claims. Image clarity was nice and sharp, with plenty of vibrancy and well-judged exposure levels in most well-lit instances, although the main sensor did struggle a bit with some of the finer details – such as the fur on a local goat – especially when the subject was moving around quite a bit.
I was impressed with the Night mode, too. Just make sure to use the main sensor when capturing low-light images, since some of the nighttime shots looked quite soft when using the zoom and ultrawide cameras. Video capture was also very good, topping out at 4K 60fps, fully stabilised.
Oppo Find X5 Pro specificationsProcessorOcta-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (1x3GHz, 3x2.5GHz, 4x1.8GHz)RAM12GBScreen size6.7inScreen resolution3,216 x 1,440Pixel density525ppiScreen typeAMOLEDScreen refresh rate120HzFront camera32MP (f/2.4)Rear camera50MP (f/1.7), 13MP (f/2.4) 2x zoom, 50MP (f/2.2) ultrawideFlashLEDDust and water resistanceIP683.5mm headphone jackNoWireless chargingYes (50W)USB connection typeUSB-C (80W)Storage options128GBMemory card slot (supplied)NoWi-FiWi-Fi 6eBluetooth5.2NFCYesCellular data5G, 4GDual SIMYesDimensions (WDH)164 x 74 x 8.5mmWeight218gOperating systemAndroid 12 (ColorOS 12.1)Battery size5,000mAh
Bit late to the party with this review??

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