Oppo is close to stepping outside the smartphone world. The company’s first pocket gimbal camera, reportedly developed under the internal codename Fuyao, is said to be almost ready for launch, putting the Chinese brand on a collision course with DJI’s hugely popular Osmo Pocket line. If the latest leaks are accurate, the Oppo Fuyao gimbal camera could arrive before the end of 2026 — and Oppo’s own team is said to be confident it will be a hit.
The update comes from well-known tipster Digital Chat Station, who first linked Oppo to a pocket gimbal camera earlier this year. In a new post on Weibo, the tipster said the Oppo Fuyao gimbal camera should be arriving soon, adding that there is high confidence about the product’s success inside the company. Oppo has also been benchmarking rival devices in recent weeks, which is usually one of the last steps before a product is revealed.
None of this is official yet. Oppo has confirmed only that it is working on a new form-factor imaging product line for release in 2026, a statement it made last September. It has not confirmed the Fuyao name, shown the device, or announced a launch date. But the latest signals suggest the wait may not be long.
What we know about Oppo’s ‘Fuyao’ so far
The Oppo pocket camera is understood to be a standalone device with a built-in three-axis mechanical gimbal, in the same mould as DJI’s Osmo Pocket series. Unlike a smartphone gimbal attachment, it would be a complete camera in its own right: small enough to slip into a pocket, stabilised well enough to shoot smooth video while walking, and aimed squarely at vloggers and solo creators.
That positioning matters because the pocket gimbal is no longer a niche. DJI has owned the category for years, and its latest model, the Osmo Pocket 4, launched in April 2026 with a 37MP one-inch sensor and 4K recording at up to 240 frames per second. A separate report on 7 November claimed the Oppo Fuyao gimbal camera has already completed trial production and is expected to be officially announced soon.
The name itself is a clue to Oppo’s ambitions. Fuyao means “to rise” in Mandarin, and the project has been described as a serious investment inside Oppo’s premium Find flagship division. It is not a side project: it is the company’s first step into dedicated camera hardware, a market it has previously served only through its phones.
The rumoured hardware: 200MP sensor and Hasselblad colours
The most eye-catching claim about the Oppo Fuyao gimbal camera concerns its sensor. Past rumours have pointed to a 200MP camera built around a large 1/1.12-inch type sensor — a far bigger imaging chip than most pocket cameras use. Oppo is also said to be bringing Hasselblad camera co-branding to the device, including the Swedish camera maker’s colour processing, which already features on Oppo’s flagship phones.
There are two important cautions here. First, some of the same sensor details have also been attached to a separate pocket camera project from Oppo’s sister company vivo, so the 200MP figure should not yet be treated as confirmed for Oppo’s device. Second, no specifications have been confirmed by Oppo itself — not the sensor, not the processor, and not the price.
What does look more solid is the software story. The Oppo Fuyao gimbal camera is reportedly deeply integrated with ColorOS 17, Oppo’s phone operating system, and is expected to connect closely with Oppo smartphones so that footage lands straight on the phone for editing and sharing. That phone-to-camera link could be Fuyao’s sharpest edge, since Oppo controls both ends of the experience.
A crowded pocket: DJI, Insta360 and vivo are already there
Oppo is not walking into an empty market. The pocket gimbal space has become one of the most competitive corners of the camera world in 2026. DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 remains the benchmark, and Insta360 has answered with its new Luna Pro and Luna Ultra pocket gimbals. As a DJI Osmo Pocket rival, the Oppo Fuyao gimbal camera would enter a fight where the standard is already high — but Oppo’s strength in computational photography and AI video processing is hard for DJI to copy.
Vivo, Oppo’s sister brand, is also reported to be developing its own Osmo Pocket rival, with prototypes already shown to staff. That means the first real battle in this new category could be fought between two brands from the same parent company — and whoever launches first will set the terms.
For creators, that competition is good news. The Osmo Pocket line proved that millions of people want a camera that is better than a phone but far easier to carry than a mirrorless body.
What it means for creators — and what is still unconfirmed
If Fuyao launches in the coming weeks, as the latest leaks suggest, it would land at the perfect moment: the run-up to the holiday season, when pocket cameras sell in large numbers. Digital Chat Station has also sketched Oppo’s 2027 phone strategy as more focused on wide form factors and artificial intelligence — though the same tipster also revealed the Find X10 Ultra is on hold and may not be released at all.
For now, though, the honest summary is short. Oppo is working on a pocket gimbal camera, the project is codenamed Fuyao, the tipster who has tracked it all year says the Oppo Fuyao gimbal camera is nearly ready, and the company is confident about it. Everything else — the sensor, the Hasselblad camera branding, the price, the launch date and whether it will be sold in Pakistan — remains unconfirmed. No official images exist, and Oppo has not said when it will show the device.
That uncertainty is normal for a product at this stage. Oppo said last year that its new imaging line would arrive in 2026, and the calendar is nearly out of runway. If the leaks are right, creators will not have to wait much longer to find out whether Fuyao can really take on DJI — and whether a phone maker can become a camera maker.
Sources: GSMArena; GSMDome. Also see our coverage of the Oppo Find X10 series and the Oppo Reno17 series.
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