Vivo launches X500 series with camera-focused Pro Max

Vivo has launched its X500 smartphone series globally, placing the camera-focused X500 Pro Max at the top of the lineup with a 200-megapixel periscope camera and video recording up to 4K at 240 frames per second. Local prices and availability dates were still to be confirmed in launch coverage. The Pro Max combines that telephoto camera with a 50-megapixel main camera and a 50-megapixel ultrawide camera. Vivo says the main sensor uses LOFIC technology to deliver up to 17 stops of dynamic range. The periscope camera supports lossless zoom up to 10x, while the main camera has three-degree gimbal-grade stabilization and the telephoto camera carries a CIPA 7 stabilization rating. The phone’s video features include a Pro Video Mode with custom LUTs and live previews, as well as support for an ACES-compatible log workflow. Vivo also says the Pro Max can record 8K video at 30 frames per second and 4K at 120 frames per second with autofocus tracking. The 4K 240fps mode is described as cinematic slow motion; a separate India-focused report tipped 4K slow motion at 960fps using frame interpolation, rather than native capture at that rate. The Pro Max supports Vivo’s second-generation...