Vivo yesterday outlined its next steps in smartphone imaging technology at its annual imaging festival in Qinghai. The company announced that its next-generation flagships will be the first to feature the the new Blueprint image sensor, developed in-house.
The sensor utilizes their self-developed VCS 3.0 technology and is manufactured on a 22nm process. Notably, the Blueprint sensor is also the industry’s first to support “True-TCG HDR” technology, which Vivo says will deliver improved HDR previews and video recording.
Vivo has paired the sensor with a new generation of the Blueprint Algorithm Matrix, specifically designed to optimize telephoto performance. The algorithm, which has over 1 billion parameters, is the largest visual generation model to be event implemented in a Vivo smartphone.
Apart from this, the company teased an upcoming “Blueprint Imaging Chip,” slated for release next year. The chip is said to refine AI portrait algorithms to improve low-light and backlight portrait photography.
At the event, Vivo announced that these new imaging technologies would be incorporated into its upcoming flagship smartphones. While the company did not officially disclose the model names, it is likely that they will be part of the Vivo X200 series.
In addition to these hardware and software advancements, Vivo announced that its popular humanistic camera mode, currently exclusive to the X100 Ultra, will soon be available on other phones
The first to receive this feature will be the Vivo X100 Pro by the end of August, followed by the standard X100 in early September. The X90 Pro+ is set to get the update by the end of October, with other X90 series models, including the X90, X90s, and X90 Pro, expected to receive it in early November.
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