The vivo V40 has arrived, and it’s packed with features that make it a standout choice for smartphone users. From its sleek design to powerful performance, the V40 offers something for everyone. But one of the biggest highlights of this phone is its advanced camera system, which is designed in partnership with ZEISS, a leader in optics. Here’s a closer look at the top features of the vivo V40, with a focus on its impressive camera capabilities.
ZEISS All Main Camera: Capture Like a Pro
At the heart of the vivo V40’s camera system is the ZEISS All Main Camera, which includes three powerful lenses that work together to deliver professional-quality photos.
- 50 MP ZEISS OIS Main Camera: This is the main rear camera that uses the Samsung ISOCELL GNJ Sensor. It’s designed to take clear and sharp photos, even in low-light situations. The Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) helps to keep your shots stable and free from blur, even if your hands shake a bit while taking a photo. This camera is especially great for night photography, as it captures more light and detail, allowing for better images in dark settings.
For those who love portrait photography, the vivo V40 offers the ZEISS Multifocal Portrait feature. This allows users to switch between three different focal lengths—1x (24 mm), 1.5x (35 mm), and 2.2x (50 mm)—depending on the type of portrait you want to capture.
- 1x (24 mm): This focal length is great for travel and wide-angle portraits where you want to capture the background along with the subject.
- 1.5x (35 mm): Ideal for environmental portraits, this focal length brings the subject into focus while still showing enough of the surrounding area.
- 2.2x (50 mm): This is best for half-body portraits, where the subject is the clear focus, and the background is softly blurred for a more professional look.
- 50 MP ZEISS Ultra Wide-Angle Camera: This camera is perfect for capturing more of the scene in front of you. Whether you’re taking photos of landscapes, big group shots, or even cityscapes, the 50 MP Ultra Wide-Angle Camera ensures that you don’t miss any detail. With 6.5 times the pixel count of a standard wide-angle camera, it produces images that are crisp and vibrant, even when taking photos of large areas.
- 50 MP ZEISS Group Selfie Camera: Selfies are taken to a new level with the front-facing 50 MP Group Selfie Camera. It has a 92-degree field of view, which means you can fit more people into the frame without squeezing together. This camera is also equipped with autofocus, so all the subjects in your selfie will be clear and sharp.
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ZEISS Style Portrait: Creative Bokeh Effects
The vivo V40 also includes ZEISS Style Portrait, which allows you to apply different types of bokeh (the blurred effect in the background of a photo) to your portraits. There are several styles to choose from, each giving your photo a unique look:
- Biotar: Known for its classic swirl effect in the background.
- Planar: A more traditional bokeh that softly blurs the background.
- Distagon: Adds depth and character to your photos by creating an artistic background blur.
- Sonnar: A smooth, soft bokeh effect.
- Cine-flare Portrait: Creates a cinematic feel by adding flare effects to your portraits.
- ZEISS B-Speed Style Bokeh: Inspired by ZEISS cinematography lenses, this adds a distinctive triangular bokeh effect to your portraits.
These effects are available for both the front and rear cameras, allowing you to get creative with your portraits, whether you’re taking selfies or photos of others.
ZEISS Cinematic Portrait Video: Shoot Like a Filmmaker
The camera capabilities of the vivo V40 aren’t limited to still photography. The phone also comes with ZEISS Cinematic Portrait Video mode, which allows you to record videos with a movie-like quality. This feature uses ZEISS Focus Transition, which smoothly shifts focus between subjects in your video. The depth of field is shallow, which means the subject is sharply in focus while the background has a soft blur, giving your videos a cinematic look.
The ZEISS Cinematic Video Bokeh feature adds an oval-shaped bokeh effect to your videos, mimicking the classic look of professional film cameras. This feature is enhanced by AI, which helps the phone calculate depth and blur the background naturally.
AI Aura Light Portrait: Perfect for Low-Light Photography
Taking photos in low-light situations has always been a challenge, but the vivo V40 makes it easier with its AI Aura Light Portrait feature. This feature enhances lighting in your photos, especially in low-light or backlit settings. The Aura Light is 33% brighter than the previous models, which means that your night portraits will look clearer and more vibrant.
For even better results, the phone also includes AI 3D Studio Lighting, which analyzes the light on the subject’s face and adds virtual lighting where needed. This helps to balance the lighting and ensure that the subject looks natural, even in tricky lighting conditions.
Battery and Charging: Power That Lasts
Aside from the camera, the vivo V40 is also equipped with a 5500 mAh BlueVolt Battery, which provides enough power to keep the phone running all day. Whether you’re taking photos, playing games, or streaming videos, the large battery ensures that you won’t run out of power quickly.
When the battery does get low, the 80W FlashCharge feature allows you to quickly recharge your phone. In just a few minutes, you can get enough power to keep using your phone without long waiting times.
Sleek Design Meets Durability
The vivo V40 is designed to be both stylish and durable. With a thickness of just 7.58 mm, it is one of the thinnest phones in vivo’s lineup. Despite its slim profile, the phone includes a Comprehensive Cushioning Structure that increases its durability, along with high-performance Schott α glass that protects the phone from scratches and drops.
The Stellar Silver color gives the phone a polished, elegant look. The AG technology on the back adds a subtle glitter effect, while also making the phone resistant to fingerprints.
The vivo V40 is a powerful smartphone with a focus on photography. Its partnership with ZEISS results in high-quality cameras that can handle a range of shooting conditions, from bright landscapes to low-light portraits. With features like ZEISS Multifocal Portrait, Style Portrait, and Cinematic Video, the vivo V40 offers users the ability to capture both photos and videos like a professional.
Whether you’re a photography enthusiast or someone who loves to take selfies with friends, the vivo V40 provides the tools to capture stunning images. Add to that its sleek design, powerful battery, and fast charging, and the vivo V40 becomes an all-around performer that’s ready to impress.
The vivo V40 is now available in three colors—Nebula Purple, Sunglow Peach, and Stellar Silver—through vivo’s own concept stores and authorized retailers nationwide. It’s offered for PHP 26,999 and PHP 29,999 for the 256GB and 512GB storage versions, respectively. You can also get them online on Shopee, Lazada, and the vivo Website.