Oppo Find X3 Pro’s ‘Microlens’ Camera Is Baffling Reviewers and Netizens But What is it?

Oppo unveiled the Oppo Find X3 Pro smartphone last week that comes with a quad rear camera system and the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. The Chinese tech company replaced the periscope-style telephoto camera from last year’s Oppo Find X2 Pro and introduced a new ‘Microlens’ camera this year that offers a “closer look at things which cannot be seen directly by the naked eye.” It essentially works as a microscope that offers the tiniest details with 60X magnification. Although many smartphones now come equipped with a macro or telephoto lens; however, the magnification is often unstable, and the picture turns out to be extremely grainy due to a small sensor for light.

Oppo has also shared sample images taken from the Microlens camera on the Oppo Find X3 Pro that include a close-up of a fountain pen. A close up of a leaf further shows various colours on the surface that can be usually viewed with a magnifier. The images are sharp and rich in contrast, unlike photos taken from budget smartphones with macro-camera. Users can activate the microscope option by selecting the feature from the camera app. Oppo states that the said 3-megapixel camera can also capture videos in Full-HD resolution. Meanwhile, here are some reactions from reviewers on Twitter.