Today, imaging has become an unavoidable topic for smartphone brands. Each manufacturer has provided different solutions on how to shape mobile imaging. Vivo's imaging has always been an open and inclusive system, with a mission to create more user-friendly professional imaging. This is one of the core concepts of the blueprint imaging brand.
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Over the past four years, vivo has collaborated with ZEISS to create the "vivo ZEISS Joint Imaging System," introducing several joint innovative projects such as ZEISS optical lenses, ZEISS T* coating, ZEISS APO chromatic aberration control standard, and ZEISS natural colors. These collaborations have simplified vivo's imaging experience in the professional field and enhanced its professionalism in terms of user-friendliness. With the establishment of the blueprint for imaging, vivo will continue to work hand in hand with ZEISS to create even more excellent imaging experiences for users in the future.
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On the hardware side, the Blue Light Imaging is composed of V-series imaging chips, jointly developed sensors, and core algorithms, all independently developed. The V-series imaging chips made their debut on the vivo X70 series for the first time, aiming to create a superior photography experience with enhanced computational power. On the X100 Ultra, the main camera and telephoto lens are from the jointly developed LYT-900 and HP9 sensors by vivo in collaboration with Sony and Samsung. These sensors not only boast industry-leading hardware specifications but also provide vivo imaging with more computational possibilities.
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When it comes to imaging by vivo, we naturally have to mention the "VCS Spectral Throwing Technology." This technology improves the Color Filter to make the raw image information received by the image sensor as close to the human eye as possible from the "front end." It is applied in the LYT-900 and HP9 sensors of the X100 Ultra, achieving professional-level color accuracy in images. During the communication session, vivo showcased the color accuracy performance of the X100 Ultra and iPhone 15 Pro Max samples, with the former overwhelmingly becoming one of the best-performing smartphones in terms of color accuracy.
In vivo's expertise in "Portrait Mode," Blueprint Imaging has also provided significant support. vivo is one of the earliest brands in the industry to engage in the development of mobile imaging portrait modes. Through years of technical research and development, they gradually understood users' needs for portrait photography. For example, the X100 series is the first to feature "Nano-level Skin Rejuvenation and Sculpting Technology." By recording and analyzing large-scale data, ensuring optimized skin quality of the subject, and preserving and restoring skin details, portrait photography becomes natural and realistic.
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Considering the increasing demand for "casual photography," vivo has introduced the "Street Snap" mode in the X100s series for the first time, along with the fourth tone—black and white—besides texture, vivid colors, and Zeiss natural colors, helping users capture street scenes more effectively. It is worth mentioning that the vivo X100 Ultra features a 14-bit color depth and has optimized grayscale continuity, making its black and white tones more natural, authentic, and smooth.
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The vivo X100 Ultra, known as the "Image Thanos," excels not only in photography but also in videography. Equipped with the LYT-900 and VCS bionic spectrum technology with professional algorithms, the X100 Ultra boasts the most stable stabilization performance in the industry for a 1-inch main camera. During a presentation, vivo compared footage with the renowned video king, the iPhone 15 Pro Max, and clearly outperformed in night video recording.
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Thanks to the new 200-megapixel HP9 large sensor with an 85mm focal length, the vivo X100 Ultra excels in long-range video recording and cinematic portrait performance. Even in challenging scenarios like concerts with severe stage lighting pollution, it can produce films with a quality close to that of professional cameras.
This communication session is actually a supplement to vivo's new product launch event this month, focusing on imaging technology. It delves deep into the technical details and underlying logic behind the blueprint imaging, helping users better understand the foundation of vivo's imaging capabilities. Through deep collaboration with industry leaders such as Zeiss, Sony, Samsung, Hawkeye, MediaTek, and Qualcomm, vivo has continuously advanced in imaging, maintaining a leading position in the industry in terms of portraits, tones, colors, and more. In the future, vivo will continue to leverage this advantage, persistently making imaging one of its core concepts and building a broad technological moat through self-research.
