Xiaomi details the periscope camera used in the Mi 10 Youth / Mi 10 Lite Zoom Edition phones; Premiere of the Chinese brand.

The date of April 27, 2020 will remain in the history of Xiaomi, being the day the first smartphone in the portfolio debuted equipped with a photo-periscope sensor for optical zoom, namely the Mi 10 Youth. Originally it reached the Chinese market, but recently there is information that we are preparing a worldwide debut: the device will be known in Europe and other countries in the world such as Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite Zoom edition.

Because such an inauguration cannot be overlooked too easily, today Xiaomi presents us with a video material through which we discover more details about the periscope camera and its capabilities. First of all, you should know that the phone comes with an 8 mpx telephoto sensor with PDAF, f / 3.4 aperture, OIS optical stabilization and 5x optical zoomrespectively 50x maximum digital zoom.

We also have a representative image above, but also a short video clip from which we learn how to reach this level of optical zoom. As you probably know, the focal length here describes the zoom capabilities of a lens and comes from the distance between the lens and the image sensor, and since smartphones can’t be too thick to accommodate such a mechanism, we opted for a periscope system.

Such a mechanism includes a prism It reflects light at 90 degrees and therefore allows for a longer focal length and can also work here with the OIS Optical Stabilization System. The 122mm lenses offer a 5x optical zoombut also 50x digital zoom – This on a phone with a thickness of 7.9 mm.

Although the whole system is complicated, Xiaomi has managed to keep costs low. I 10 Youth having a price of only 275 euros. Its global variant Mi 10 Lite Zoom would arrive in Europe at a price of 420 euros.