vivo X200 series camera features detailed ahead of launch

We’re three days out from the official launch of the vivo X200 series and the company has now confirmed the launch venue as well as a few more details about the upcoming devices. The X200 series consisting of the X200, X200 Pro, and X200 Pro mini is launching on October 14 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center aka Water Cube. The event will be titled “Far Beyond Imaging” with vivo specifying in a dedicated press release, that the X200 series will bring an overhauled camera experience.

Some of the X200 Pro’s key camera-related features include a refined 200MP periscope camera with a 135mm focal length and a dedicated telephoto super stage mode. The accompanying samples showcase impressive results even at 20x zoom.

vivo X200 Pro periscope telephoto samples

Here it is in action.

The X200 series will bring improved telephoto macro mode across all three devices and a dedicated super landscape mode. X200 Pro will debut a custom 50MP LYT-818 sensor co-engineered with Sony. Interestingly enough vivo’s X200 series will support Live Photos which vivo says are compatible with Apple’s own Live Photo format.

On the video end, the X200 series will feature cinematic slow-motion recordings with 4K at 120fps and 10-bit LOG across the full focal range. The new phones will also get 4K HDR Cinematic Portrait Video

The new phones will all boot OriginOS 5 and feature the brand-new Dimensity 9400 chipset.