The design of the Oppo Find X makes it special, but it also has some rather profound effects on how you actually use its camera.
Standard Android shortcuts, like a double tap of the power button, don't invoke the camera because in every case, it has to pop the camera module up before it can take any shot. This means its time to take a shot in a hurry is markedly slower than competing premium handsets, even if you do use the dedicated camera shortcut on the lock screen.
The camera module popping up also means that the already large Oppo Find X becomes even bigger when used for photo taking. That's less of an issue for vertical photos and selfies, but it's much more noticeable if you're taking landscape shots. The Find X feels massive in the hand, and you're always aware of how close your hands have to be to the front and rear lenses to take photos.
If you do drop the Oppo Find X, the camera retracts to protect itself, although it's only at the same speed it comes out. I only tested dropping it on soft surfaces and can imagine that worse damage could occur if you dropped it on something hard before it had a chance to retract. Oppo does provide a clear protective case in the box, but the pop-up nature of the camera means that no Oppo Find X case will ever protect that end.
It's also a design that could have seriously used a side shutter button. You can use the volume buttons as standard, but they're not quite in a comfortable place for snapping shots.
Physical constraints aside, Oppo's done a fine job with the Oppo Find X's essential camera capabilities. At the rear, you'll find twin lenses (16 MP f/2.0 with OIS/20 MP f/2.2), while the front lens features a 25MP f/2.0 sensor.
The front-facing "selfie" camera features the usual automatic beauty modes that can quickly turn you into a mannequin if you're not careful, alongside a 3D facial scanning feature that evokes memories of Sony's 3D model creation. However, it's not quite that because while you can create a 3D model of the front of your face, there's no easy way to export that model. Instead, you "save" it with tweaks so that the Find X can apply your choice of artificial cosmetic procedures to your selfies. It's at least cheaper than actual plastic surgery, I suppose.
You can also apply a series of artificial lighting effects to your selfies, again similar in style to Apple's approach for the iPhone 8 Plus or iPhone X. Again, caution is advised, especially for some of the more "out there" lighting effects.

On the plus side, if they ever make a sequel to Braveheart, I'm certain to land a role.The rear-facing cameras use an app that (you guessed it) largely apes Apple's design style. Not terribly original, but it does mean that it's easy to understand how to flick between automatic, portrait, sticker, slow motion or any other camera mode. You can use Oppo's take on Animoji (naturally, they're O-Mojis) if you like the style, and equally you can surrender shot parameter selection to the Find X's inbuilt AI features. Like most, they can add extra punch to your shots as long as they identify what you're looking at properly.
Oppo does include an Expert mode for those who prefer to fiddle with settings manually, but it's clearly not a priority as it's tucked away at the side and requires multiple taps just to access manual controls.
That being said, the Oppo Find X's cameras do actually deliver solid results once you get past the lag factor of waiting for the camera to pop up.
Here's some sample shots taken using full Auto modes with the AI feature enabled:



