https://wccftech.com/oppo-10x-hybrid-zoom-january-16/

During last year’s MWC trade show, OPPO demoed a dual camera setup with 5x lossless zoom. Although this technology has not been commercialized yet apart from being present on the Mate 20 Pro, OPPO is apparently already onto the next thing; an upgrade to the hybrid zoom technology. This is expected to overcome the physical constraints on smartphones due to which bigger lenses can’t be used. More importantly, the company is all set to demo the new technology at an upcoming event.

The hybrid zoom technology is certainly not new and uses a mix of software and hardware to achieve a wider zoom range. The technology uses a camera module with the telephoto lens and secondary lens hidden inside it and positioned perpendicularly to the primary sensor. When the camera is zoomed, a small prism redirects light from the primary lens to the telephoto sensor.