vivo X90 Pro review

Video recording

The vivo X90 Pro supports video recording on all of its cameras. The three rear cams can shoot up to 4K at 60fps videos, while the main cam also supports 8K at 24fps.

The selfie camera is limited to 1080p@60fps capturing. The vivo X90 Pro+ has received a firmware update recently that added 4K video support for the front camera, so the X90 Pro may get it as well soon enough.

Electronic stabilization is supported across all cameras and resolutions. It can be turned off, but it will also disable the optical one on the primary and portrait cams.

The video bitrate is about 50Mbps for 4K and 100Mbps for 8K clips. Audio is recorded in stereo at 256kbps bitrate, and the sound is quite nice.

The 4K daylight videos from the main camera are outstanding! The resolved detail is flagship-worthy, the sharpening just right, and the overall processing seems mature and makes for pleasant natural-looking footage. The colors are lively and fairly accurate, the dynamic range is wide, and the contrast is likable.

There is 8K24 video capturing available for the main camera, and the videos are great - the detail turned out a lot more than we expected from 8K footage, and even though some of the foliage looks a bit artificial, those are still free of noise, artifacts and the rest of their properties are a match to the 4K clips.

The default 4K low-light videos are quite good, too. They have more than enough detail for a low-light video, excellent exposure and color saturation, and high dynamic range with good highlights. The noise is kept low and overall, these are among the best 4K low-light videos we've seen lately.

But wait, there is more! The vivo X90 Pro supports Night Mode for video, and the camera app may suggest it at nighttime. It is supported on all resolutions but 8K. And the Night Mode footage is thoroughly impressive! The level of detail is amazing, the exposure is outstanding, and so is the dynamic range. There is no noise, and the colors are very accurate. This low-light clip has to be one of the best, if not the best, this reviewer has watched so far.

Finally, the 8K24 low-light video is as impressive as the daylight one - detailed and sharp enough, with good contrast, high dynamic range, realistic color saturation and tolerable noise level.

Moving on to the telephoto camera. The 4K daylight video with 2x optical zoom is solid - it offers good detail levels and balanced sharpening, the colors are accurate, there is no visible noise, and the dynamic range is as high as it was on the main camera.

8K video capturing seems to be available on the telephoto camera, but it is shot on the main camera at 2x digital zoom.

The low-light 4K videos from the portrait camera are very good - there is enough detail, the exposure is good, and so is the color saturation. The noise reduction is not too harsh, but that's why we enjoy good detail levels. And the dynamic range remains wide.

It appears that Night Mode is available for the zoom camera, but it is actually cropped and upscaled from the primary shooter. The zoomed footage is brighter with better dynamic range, but it is less detailed than the optically zoomed video.

And finally, it's time to watch some videos we shot on the ultrawide camera. The 4K daylight videos are impressive, even class-leading, if you will. The resolved detail is superb, and so is everything else - sharpness, colors, dynamic range, noise reduction.

The 4K low-light videos from this camera are pretty good, too. The detail is acceptable even when looked at in full resolution, the colors are nice, and noise is present, but it doesn't ruin the videos. The footage is somewhat underexposed, but that's common with ultrawide cameras.

All cameras support stabilization, whether it's OIS or EIS+OIS. This is what vivo calls Standard Stabilization. If disabled, it also disables the optical one. The Standard stabilization does an excellent job on the main and ultrawide cameras. It also works on the telephoto and the selfie camera, too.

The vivo X90 Pro also supports Super Steady stabilization (shot at 1080p@60fps), and Horizontal Alignment - a cool mode that keeps the video straight even if you rotate the phone to 180 degrees or do a full rotation.

Finally, the vivo X90 Pro in our video comparison database.

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