Chinese smartphone giant Oppo has unveiled an ambitious new initiative specifically designed for the Indian market called the Lumo Lab. This dedicated imaging laboratory aims to create photography experiences that reflect India's rich visual diversity and cultural uniqueness.
Lumo Lab: Tailoring Photography for Indian Users
The newly announced Lumo Lab represents Oppo's commitment to developing smartphone photography tools that resonate deeply with Indian users. The initiative will bring together Oppo's internal imaging experts with renowned Indian photographers Joseph Radhik, Ashik Aseem, and Zaid Salman to collaborate on creating camera technology that addresses specific Indian photography needs.
This partnership focuses on several key aspects important to Indian consumers, including accurate representation of Indian skin tones, capturing the vibrancy of celebrations and festivals, and showcasing the intricate details of traditional craftsmanship. The timing aligns perfectly with the upcoming Indian launch of the Oppo Find X9 Series on November 18.
Revolutionary Imaging Technology in Find X9 Series
The Oppo Find X9 Series introduces groundbreaking camera technology developed through the Lumo Lab collaboration. The flagship device features a massive 200MP Hasselblad-tuned telephoto lens that maintains exceptional detail even at long distances through advanced sensor cropping and improved light handling capabilities.
Other significant camera upgrades include a True Colour Camera with an 8-channel spectral sensor that analyzes light across 48 different zones, ensuring consistent color reproduction across all lenses and under various lighting conditions. The primary camera on the Find X9 Pro utilizes Real-Time Triple Exposure HDR technology, capturing three exposures simultaneously to minimize ghosting and preserve detail in both bright and dark areas.
Lumo Image Engine: Powering Next-Generation Photography
At the heart of the Find X9 Series lies Oppo's innovative Lumo Image Engine, a sophisticated set of computational photography algorithms designed to enhance clarity, dynamic range, and color accuracy while maintaining natural-looking images.
The Lumo Engine incorporates four core technologies that work in harmony:
- AI Denoise reduces both luminance and chroma noise at the pixel level while preserving texture details, resulting in cleaner night photos without smudging
- AI Demosaic reconstructs color information with precise edge handling to maintain accurate tones and limit color fringing
- HyperTone Image Engine adjusts highlights, shadows, and midtones directly in RAW files for smoother, more consistent tonal transitions
- Lightning Snap uses predictive focus algorithms to capture fast-moving subjects with fewer blurred frames, shooting up to 10 frames per second
The Lumo system operates on a Parallel Computing architecture that enables the ISP, NPU, GPU, and CPU to process image data simultaneously. According to Oppo, this approach delivers impressive efficiency gains including 50% lower CPU usage, 60% reduced memory usage, and 50% lower power consumption.
These technological advancements allow the Find X9 Series to capture full 50MP images by default and support 4K Motion Photos, a feature that records short 4K video clips alongside still images, enabling users to view the movement surrounding each captured moment.
Advanced Camera Features and Video Capabilities
The Find X9 series introduces several imaging innovations beyond the main camera system. The devices include a 50MP ultra-wide camera with autofocus capability for close-up shots, while the Find X9 specifically offers a 50MP periscope telephoto camera with both optical and lossless zoom functionality.
The collaboration with Hasselblad brings professional-grade manual controls, panoramic XPAN mode, specialized portrait tuning, and film-inspired color profiles to the smartphone photography experience.
For videography enthusiasts, the Find X9 Series supports 4K Dolby Vision HDR across all lenses, 4K 120fps slow-motion recording, LOG recording with ACES-certified color, and live LUT previews. To manage heat during extended recording sessions, the devices employ an advanced vapour-chamber cooling system.
The standard Find X9 model features a smaller LYT-808 sensor with dual-exposure HDR for more precise results across a broader range of lighting conditions. Both models in the series capture full-resolution 50MP photos by default, offering greater cropping flexibility, with options to reduce resolution in low-light or high-temperature scenarios to maintain performance.
With the Lumo Lab initiative and the powerful Find X9 Series, Oppo demonstrates its strong commitment to the Indian market, aiming to redefine smartphone photography by combining global technological expertise with local visual understanding and cultural sensitivity.
