{
  "id": 4895633,
  "title": "I used Oppo’s flagship phone and teleconverter to shoot the lunar eclipse — here’s what I learned",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/i-used-oppos-flagship-phone-and-teleconverter-to-shoot-the-lunar",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-01T16:35:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/cameras/photography/i-used-oppos-flagship-phone-and-teleconverter-to-shoot-the-lunar-eclipse-heres-what-i-learned"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A near-total lunar eclipse occurred last week, catching me off-guard due to a few windy and rainy days while camping on the southwest-facing coast of Wales, UK. Fortunately, my Oppo Find X9 Ultra smartphone, along with its teleconverter lens, came to the rescue. The eclipse, peaking at 96.2% coverage, happened just as the moon was setting, making it low in the sky while in other parts of the world, it was in the middle of the night, higher up. As I woke up at 4:15am to assess the weather, I was greeted with an enticing view of the eclipse, already in its partial phase. I donned some clothes, grabbed my Oppo kit and tripod, and headed down to the beach.\n\nDespite clouds covering the moon before I could start shooting, I patiently waited. As soon as a break in the clouds appeared, I captured a 4K video sequence with Dolby Vision, teleconverter attached. Using the Oppo Find X9 Ultra's 10x optical camera, I sought to test the phone's camera capabilities. The teleconverter lens, providing a 300mm equivalent focal length (13x optical zoom), proved to be a better bet than the 10x optical lens. The Olympus tripod, with a phone clamp, aided in stabilizing the phone for low-light astrophotography.\n\nThe dedicated teleconverter mode in the camera app offered basic controls such as exposure compensation, aspect ratio, timer, and interval shooting. However, it lacked more advanced features like RAW format, exposure bracketing, higher resolution, and manual white balance, shutter speed, and ISO controls found in the phone's Hasselblad Master mode. The phone's video mode, capable of 4K up to 60fps with Dolby Vision, Ultra Steady stabilization, and focus lock, provided better exposure, but the teleconverter lens couldn't be used in this mode. A workaround involved quickly switching from video to photo mode to capture images with proper exposure. The 13x teleconverter setting delivered the best image quality, while the 30x digital zoom setting was usable but less sharp. Despite the limitations, the Oppo Find X9 Ultra managed to capture a close-up image of the moon during the near-total eclipse, showcasing the remarkable progress smartphones have made in camera technology.",
  "summary": "I used the Oppo Find X9 Ultra phone and teleconverter lens to photography the 2026 lunar eclipse — here's how I got on.",
  "key_points": [
    "Oppo Find X9 Ultra used with teleconverter for lunar eclipse photography",
    "13x teleconverter lens provided better image quality than 10x optical lens",
    "Oppo's camera app lacked advanced manual controls for astrophotography"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}