Fashion Week is a glorious chaos—a whirlwind of exquisite clothes, clamouring crowds, and fleeting moments you desperately want to capture. In this frenetic environment, a portrait-focused phone like the vivo V60 is more than just a tool, but also music to my ears. It empowers you to snatch every opportunity, from photographing a fashion figure obscured by a wall of photographers to zooming in on an intricate runway detail you simply cannot afford to miss.
Before we dive deep into the impressive specs, let’s take a moment to appreciate the exterior—this phone knows precisely how to dress for the occasion. Let’s be frank: our phones have become inseparable extensions of ourselves, which means we need one that doubles as a sophisticated fashion accessory. The vivo V60 catch the eyes with three nature-inspired shades—Berry Purple, Grey Mist, and Summer Blue. What makes it even more inviting is its ultra-slim and lightweight body that feels compact, even when tucked into a small clutch.
This design is a particular blessing for those of us who juggle a phone between a coffee, show tickets, and a press pass in one hand. The phone’s drop-resistant build offers constant peace of mind. Let’s just say, the water-resistant feature is also a significant plus point in a city like Shanghai—or even back in Malaysia—where the skies can open up without any warning.
Despite its sleek and fashionable silhouette, the vivo V60 takes home the crown as an expert-level tool—miraculously, without the bulk and weight of studio-standard camera—or the countless lenses that untrained eyes like mine would take a while to decipher. The star of the show is undoubtedly the 50MP ZEISS Super Telephoto Camera, which boasts two features that are truly worth writing home about. After all, they don’t call it a portrait-focused phone without a solid reason.
The ZEISS Multifocal Portrait
The ZEISS Multifocal Portrait system acts like a versatile kit of prime lenses, granting a level of creative flexibility I’ve never before held in my hand. For shows where I was seated at the back, the exquisite focal lengths—50mm, 85mm and 100mm are the ones that I’ve been using the most—were the undisputed champs. They allowed me to capture impeccably clean shots of the models as they strutted down the runway, with the assistance of a cinematic ZEISS Style Bokeh that rendered backgrounds into a soft and seamless blur—an effect as pristine as any professional studio equipment could deliver.
That being said, the feature proves equally invaluable for street-style photography—an integral part of Fashion Week that often casts the spotlight on showgoers who are dressed impeccably. This scene is often more crowded and frenzied than the show itself, yet the ZEISS Multifocal Portrait isolates subjects and makes the job easier. What’s more, with the assistance of AI Aura Light Portrait, shooting portraits under the night veil—even when the subject is moving constantly—was as tip top. This comes in extra handy as most of the shows took place at night during the Shanghai Fashion Week, where blaring street lights and headlights were some of the hurdles to overcome.
Let’s just say, the ZEISS Multifocal Portrait deserves a standing ovation. Not only are faces rendered with stunningly natural skin tones—banishing the artificial over-smoothing—but every intricate detail on the garments, from delicate beading to luxurious fabric textures, were also captured with precision, winning the hearts of the most detail-oriented connoisseurs. I can already picture how magnificently the vivo V60 will excel on other occasions with bigger crowds, like sprawling music festivals.
10x Telephoto Stage Portrait
The guest seated next to me aptly named this feature the “Front-Row Pass”, and I believe this phrase sums it up perfectly. The powerful 10x telephoto lens proves that it’s so much more than just an impressive number on a spec sheet. It is, in practice, a powerful telescope that breaks down distance. With one single tap, the chaotic periphery of the show melts away, and the spotlight focuses precisely where you desire, pulling you into the heart of the creation.
The fun part of fashion show reporting is not only to present the grandeur of a show or the sweeping silhouettes, but also to translate the meticulous details that whisper—from Shushu/Tong‘s studs to the cowboy elements on Mark Gong‘s, or YAYI‘s fringes to the delicate folds on the organza at Ao Yes. While the privilege of a front-row seat offers an unparalleled view of the collection’s flow and movement, an intimate zoom with the 10x Telephoto Stage Portrait feature, however, is invaluable for a fashion writer. After all, the devil is truly in the detail. The ability to inspect the craftsmanship up close—to study the tension of a stitch or the layering of a delicate lace—transforms mere observation into genuine understanding, providing critical ammunition for reviews and trend reports.
There is simply no detail too small or too far for a trustworthy companion like the vivo V60. Every inch of perfection is captured, quite literally, as the advanced periscope system delivers clarity even at maximum zoom. It brings us all closer to the complex weave of a jacquard fabric or the deliberate glint of a single embellishment from what feels like an arm’s length away. It’s the kind of technological magic that doesn’t just document but truly honours the painstaking artistry behind it.
Battery Performance
We have to be honest that a stunning camera is nothing without the stamina to support it. For those of us who live through our lenses—constantly capturing photos and filming in dazzling 4K—battery performance is a silent and constant worry. And the vivo V60 meets my expectations.
Despite shooting nearly non-stop for the past week, documenting every look from runway to sidewalk, I didn’t have to desperately run for a charger until, well, the glitter had settled after the afterparty. The battery effortlessly sailed through a packed schedule like a reliable companion.
And on the one or two occasions where a day was particularly merciless, the phone’s quick charge feature was nothing short of a lifesaver. During a brief 30-minute intermission, I could plug it in and watch the power gauge climb with reassuring speed, granting me more than enough juice to capture the grand finale of the Shanghai Fashion Week at Shushu/Tong, where the brand celebrated its 10th anniversary.
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