Main Camera
Oppo Find X8 Pro 1X wide-angle samples
The main camera of the Oppo Find X8 Pro is great. It has good dynamics, though slightly less impressive in comparison with the Galaxy S24 Ultra, iPhone 16 Pro Max, and Pixel 9 Pro XL.
However, one area in which the Oppo really shines is detail and the sheer quality of it: not only are photos sharp, but they also lack those oversharpening artifacts that are present on all those flagships to some extent. That’s similar to the Find X7 Ultra, and we love that Oppo has remained consistent that way.
Zoom Quality – 3X
Oppo Find X8 Pro 3X zoom samples
The shorter telephoto camera does a great job. At its native 3X zoom, it easily beats its iPhone and Pixel rivals, though the Galaxy S24 Ultra delivers slightly more detailed photos. Dynamics and colors look great with the Oppo Find X8 Pro, and although photos look a bit more realistic and slightly on the underexposed side, we definitely dig the look.
Zoom Quality – 6X
The longer periscope camera with 6X native zoom is great, too. In fact, it beats all of its rivals in terms of detail at its native focal length, which is always great to see! Photos are extremely usable, with great dynamics, colors, and clean, sharp detail with no oversharpening. Excellent!
Bonus – the Moon captured at 120X max zoom handheld
Ultra-wide Camera
The ultrawide camera is noticeably tighter in comparison with most other phones, which capture wider scenes. Other than that, the quality is superb, with good dynamics (great shadows, nicely exposed highlights), as well as decent corner sharpness and no distortion visible.
Front Camera
The front camera is perfectly fine. It’s a regular punch-hole, so no under-display stunts here. There’s a lot of detail, nice colors, and decent dynamics. The result is clear: selfies are great. The camera has two zoom options: 1X and 0.8X, with the difference being negligible.
Video
Main Camera – Video
Screen capture from Oppo Find X8 Pro main camera video
Videos taken with the main camera turn out pretty nice. The detail is pretty decent, with no noise and absolutely great dynamics, just take a look at the beautiful colors in the sky in the background.
Ultrawide camera – Video
Screen capture from Oppo Find X8 Pro ultrawide video
The ultrawide video is pretty decent, mostly similar to the wide-angle camera in terms of quality, with good dynamics, clean detail, and nice exposure. The resulting video turns out only slightly wider than videos taken with the standard camera, so you’re not gaining that much.
Zoom camera – Video
Screen capture from Oppo Find X8 Pro 3X video
Screen capture from Oppo Find X8 Pro 6X video
Taking videos with either telephoto camera is truly an excellent experience. Detail, especially at 6X, is truly phenomenal, and will really treat you to a crisp image. Honestly, pretty much on par with the Galaxy S24 Ultra here.
Selfie camera – Video
Screen capture from Oppo Find X8 Pro selfie video
Videos taken with the front camera are okay. Exposure could be better, though, and the phone’s rivals deliver slightly better sharpness. But for the most part, videos are perfectly ok.
Conclusion
The Oppo Find X8 Pro is a phone with a very capable camera. It never really disappoints in any aspect.
In summary, detail is good across the range of cameras in both still photos and videos, exposure is perfectly acceptable though sometimes slightly erring on the side of under-exposure, and colors are realistic, though slightly on the livelier side, which is perfectly fine. More detailed selfie videos and better exposure on the main camera could definitely score an improvement that will make things better overall.