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Vivo X500 Pro Max launches with advanced camera and video features

Vivo has launched its new X500 Pro Max smartphone, emphasizing advanced camera capabilities with a focus on videography. The device features a new 50-megapixel main sensor with LOFIC technology for enhanced dynamic range and a 200-megapixel telephoto lens offering up to 10x lossless zoom. It also boasts significant image stabilization, including gimbal-grade stabilization for its main sensor and OIS for the telephoto lens, enabling smooth video capture. The X500 Pro Max supports 4K recording at up to 240 fps and offers professional video features like custom LUT support and an ACES workflow, though it lacks an open-gate recording option found on competitor devices. AI

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Vivo X500 Pro Max launches with advanced camera and video features

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Mat Smith) ·

    Vivo's X500 Pro Max is another camera-focused smartphone with more video tricks

    Vivo and Oppo are launching similar phones with different priorities.