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A smartphone claims to take the sharpest zoomed photographs using a design inspired by submarine periscopes.
While LG revealed an ultra-wide angle model for group selfies at Mobile World Congress, the 5X system by Oppo allows users to “capture highly detailed images” at a greatly zoomed rate.
Its Dual Camera Zoom system uses a “periscope” stack of lenses to push light through a prism and on to an angled telephoto lens.
By diverting the light’s natural path it gives the zoomed image a level of clarity far greater than its competitors, the company said.
An image using the Oppo 5x zoom compared to a competitorThe tech giant smartphone camera technology is so popular that it outsold Samsung in China last year.
The firm provided side-by-side comparison photographs with what looked to be an iPhone to prove the point.
A release date for the camera has yet to be set, but its F1 model, available in the UK, is a mid-range device boasting a front camera claimed to capture 44 per cent more light for clearer selfies.
The 5X system by Oppo allows users to “capture highly detailed images” at a greatly zoomed rateOppo’s invention is one of the huge leaps in phone camera technology showcased in Barcelona.
Sony also unveiled its 5.5inch Xperia XZ Premium smartphone, which has a 4K display and a “super vivid mode” for watching films.
Mark Blunden flew as a guest of Vueling airlines, which flies daily from London Gatwick to Barcelona