Honor/Huawei phones, especially the flagship models, have kind of made a name for themselves as tech "beasts", jam-packed with the latest technology, cutting-edge hardware, almighty cameras, and fancy designs. I've been using Huawei or Honor phones for several years now, but I'd never call myself techy, and sometimes I'm still a bit daunted by all the advanced tech they announce – okay it sounds super cool, but I won't be needing all that in my life.
That said, for the things I do use my phone for (like taking photos), I'm a bit of a perfectionist. When something doesn't quite turn out the way I want it to, I'll keeping playing around with the settings until the result is exactly how I'm imagining it.
As it turns out, a lot of this "beast" tech was made for people just like me (perfectionists who want things to be just that little bit better) and it's much easier to find and use than I imagined. Here's a couple of super useful features I discovered on the recently released Huawei Mate 20 and Honor Magic 2. I think everyone should play around with them:
Wide angle photography
I'm not a pro photographer, but I love taking pictures – it's a nice way to preserve memories, otherwise I'd forget about all the fun things I did last month! I often find, though, that the camera's view is too small, and I can't fit everything I want in an image. Especially when I'm shooting landscapes, or really tall or wide buildings.
I've tried using panorama to get around this issue, but I always find the stitching is a bit uneven and parts of the photo look really distorted.
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OK, so this example isn't quite so bad because I corrected it with some post editing like I do with a lot of my photos (did I mention I was a perfectionist?) But if you've ever tried shooting a street or a narrow stream, or even just try googling "panorama distortion", you'll know what I mean.
Anyway, this is why I'm super thrilled with the new wide-angle lens! As its name suggests, you can see a wider angle of view through it, i.e. you can fit more into the frame. It shows up as "0.6x" on the interface – basically because it's like zooming out to under 1x, as opposed to zooming in to 2x or 5x.
Here're some images I took on a recent trip to China, so you can see what I mean:
I know it looks incredible, and even seemingly undoable. But this is real magic – you can see how much more view is included under a wide angle lens. It's really useful for landscapes and architecture, when the scene is too broad or when you can't go too far from the subject. It can actually be used for street photography and portraits too, if you know how. Google it for inspiration, and then you've just got to try it, play with the camera. You might be surprised by how professional the results look!
As I mentioned, it's way quicker and easier to use than panorama too. One touch on the screen will do the trick:
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Do you guys experience the same ? Pictures are not sharp, colors are mixed up.
only in darker rooms. outside with sun pictures are looking quite well.
look here: http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/29/htc-trophy-review/
Horrible quality.
As usual with HTC... always these "orange-pink blurry" images.
Nothing compared to the great Omnia 7 camera unfortunately.
Quality is indeed very bad:
Here's a picture taken with my Trophy:
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8599/wp000050.jpg
You can cleary see the pink/orange circle in the middle.
I hope they put a better camera in this when it comes across the pond to the us. I don't care about mp I want better quality
Yeah camera quality is quite awful. subpar when outside and when inside it's just horrible.
On another note are any of you noticing the 'GSM radio' sounds on video files you've recorded with the device?
kingwild said:
Do you guys experience the same ? Pictures are not sharp, colors are mixed up.
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It doesn't look good even outside with clear sunlight! What a shame
Mobiplayer said:
It doesn't look good even outside with clear sunlight! What a shame
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my photos come out ok during the day.
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i was in quite cloudy conditions and photos still looked good. i think it's just night shots or dark places that it falls over.
levi3man said:
my photos come out ok during the day.
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Too much noise. They are OK for a low budget phone, but I don't think that the Trophy is low budget (at least I payed more than 200€!)
Thanks for sharing
I'am having the same issue, only outside with clear weather it makes nice pictures. Also the flashlight is horrible, if you try to make a picture of a person it will always look away from the camera
I'm thinking of getting a trophy but I'm really put off by this pinky orange circle issue - does everybody experience this? Is it a hardware issue or could it be fixed by a future update?
Cheers
I have the red colorisation in the centre of the image also, not too fussed as I never use the phone to take pictures I use my Canon D450, if its that important that you need to use the camera for images then you can fix them images in Lightroom.
I got my HTC 7 trophy (australian stock) and think the camera is outstanding. Definitely the best non-iPhone camera phone I've used. Don't understand what all the fuss is about, really.
I have one and the camera is like my old htc p3600 in outsides when I use the flash the quality of the photo is bad with too much noise and blur.
I hope it is a software poblem and MS correct that in a future version!
Has anybody considered creating an extension lens that can be mounted onto your CCD?
They already have some custom kits developed by users for pocket HD video recorders that adds wide angle lens capabilities.
Any ideas?
You mean something like this
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It works really well for me but I can't fit it in my pocket... any ideas?
First this would be an attachment not a mod. Second it's a phone what are you expecting from such a small lense. I mean if you want to take a good picture use a true camera.
well, wouldnt it be cool, for the sake of nerdism, to pull a lens and mount it onto your phone like some form of SPEC OPS tactical kit???
and yes, thats a nice add on. Any video or pic?
You may laugh but - there is actually an add-on macro lense avaliable for the EVO.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/htc-evo-4g-meets-magnetic-macro-lens-shoots-gorgeous-closeups/
However its not working on hd2 I guess (different shape)
but try it out please
check this out
I understand wanting nice pictures. I use the camera on my phone all the time but when I do it's to do things like take a picture of something and send it via email or mms to somebody to ask them a question or laugh about something. Sometimes it's just to take a picture but I know it's a phone and not to expect much from it. If I'm going to waste the space to carry around some bulky attachment I might as well carry a nice half decent size camera and get a real quality picture. Hell I can even go so far as to use my camera take a series of pictures put the card in my phone because the camera uses micro SD with adapter. So I can still be able to send them or view them.
To prove a point that this is a waste of energy.
These pictures were done really quick using a special macro tool I found sitting on my desk.
ISO set to 100 no flash..using Android NAND
holding the phone no more the 2 inches away...could have been a bit closer.
Same distance with my macro tool
the tool............
hmm, maybe this is what you are looking for: http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/cell-phone-lenses/
I don't understand the point.
No matter what kind of lens you attach to the HD2 or any smartphone for that matter, you're still significantly hindered by the tiny, crappy little image sensor on the phone. The image sensor is at least as important as the glass. (I'd say it more important)
I suppose one could benefit from being able to shoot more creatively by being given more control of depth of field and what-not, but I doubt the image sensor can capture enough detail to make it worthwhile.
relax people this is just for entertainment and exploring ideas no need for it to be useful. Im simply exploring
In my youtube channel, ive posted some of my experimentation with post enhancements softwares for the sake of learning something about video quality. Note that these videos were all shot by HD2 (under Froyo 2.2):
Nov Sun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSjEySzGutE
Nov Sun 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFd2Ms7DY_o
dusk:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZA_nNwyaHs
indoor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_OcY5-A-iM
snowy day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGo80DXiWyY
Thanks for the post so far
In the wm6.5 there was this fellow, who was modifying the registery to increase the bit rate for the video recording. Also, there were adjustments on the color, sharpness and etc
First, there will be no disassembly pictures, because i did not have a camera, just look at the youtube disassemblyvids.
You basically open the batterydoor, unscrew the screws for the back, pop it of, pop out the cameraglas, and polish away the faded AntiReflective coating with a rag and toothpaste.
Clean the Camerasensor and glas with windowcleaner afterwards. Put it back togheter.
Profit.
Before and after pictures.
This i guess, works for all phones.
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I did this to mine the other day, although I didn't disassemble it, I just cleaned the lens while it was on the phone. It really made a huge difference to my photo's, before they were all bloomy and blurry, now they are nice and sharp! :laugh:
Reminds me of the 'fix' back when I had a MyTouch 3G Limited Edition Fender (i.e.: HTC Magic/Sapphire). Except the glass filter was much much easier to remove.
But yea for me, since I'm already walking around with an expensive Olympus Pen E-P3 I have a number of Lens pens in my bag, one of which being a micro that just enough to cover the G2's glass cover and take any film right off.
Wouldn't that have a negative impact on shots outdoors in sunlight?
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Wouldn't that have a negative impact on shots outdoors in sunlight?
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Indeed it would, harsh glare/flare, the alternative would be to simply kick up the contrast a little on the image. Which is what I suspect the software did on gb, when full camera driver/control was available.
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Exactly what I suspected, thanks for clearing that up.
One thing I read about. CM7 and such ROMs compress pics, causing picture quality to be subpar. Believe someone posted a fix on another phone thread, I could never figure out how to implement that for the G2. It explains why Sense ROMs and stock have better picture quality.
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Exactly what I suspected, thanks for clearing that up.
One thing I read about. CM7 and such ROMs compress pics, causing picture quality to be subpar. Believe someone posted a fix on another phone thread, I could never figure out how to implement that for the G2. It explains why Sense ROMs and stock have better picture quality.
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Depends on the camera drivers used in the kernel and how the provided software works with it. For example If the Desire HD had gotten ICS, or when the Virtuous team manages to rewrite the drivers, direct control over camera's hardware will allow some camera apps (third party or otherwise) to make the most use of the camera's raw data, which can then be tweaked prior to compression.
I'm not very familiar with how it even works now, just that the drivers some of the ICS roms use currently is kind of a work around, i.e.: no real control over the camera but 'functional' for the most part. It's like getting your 3D accelerated graphics card working with at least some 2D functionality.
I also used tootpaste today for cleaning glass and result is very big! :good:
Thank you, I hadn't considered the glass.
Is there a solution to make the Lens blur Google camera feature to work? When I take the picture, I don't even have the time to move the device upwards before getting the "Device moved too fast" warning.
It happens everytime. Well, except once when it has worked for some time, which was strange.
I know, that there is Background defocus in the stock camera, but I like Google camera more.
Any ideas?
Try to use Camera FV-5 or A Better Camera, it is very nice solution.
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Try to use Camera FV-5 or A Better Camera, it is very nice solution.
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FV-5 doesn't do filters. This is what Lens blur does:
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It is exactly the same as Background-defocus effect in Sony's camera.
unfortunately, the only way to get bokeh (the blurry background) is to actually isolate the background through a software algorithm, hold your finger around 3 inches from your eyes, then slightly tilt your head from side to side you will see that objects from afar moves more than your finger... that is the reason google camera needs you to move, and to do it slowly - moving to fast makes everything move. sony takes at least 2 pictures with lens focusing on different things....
and of course there is a way to optically isolate a background which related to a photography concept - depth of field (which requires you to consider sensor size and aperture)... though limited you can take a close up picture of an object that is very near your camera, that will blur the background, the closer the object of interest to the camera the better thr isolation will be... remember that focusing is actually done on a plane, all objects that are near (in the same plane) the object of interest will be in focus... do a Google search on depth of fiels.
my apologies for the lack of capitalization and sentence fragments.... im wrote all of these on my z2
I understand that, but I get Moving too fast message even before I move at all. Haven't tested it for some time, there were some GCamera updates and I got 4.4.4 now. I'll check again tomorrow, if it works now.
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android 4.4.4 update seems to have heavily fixed background blur. it now works alot better than before
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I understand that, but I get Moving too fast message even before I move at all. Haven't tested it for some time, there were some GCamera updates and I got 4.4.4 now. I'll check again tomorrow, if it works now.
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I get the same.
Hey, all.
Since getting my S6 I have been using it to supplement my usual camera setup when working. Since DxO doesn't have a camera profile for the S6, yet, and Samsung opted to create a visually median image in its JPGs, I had to improvise. Below are three files one Lightroom (5) LRTemplate and two DxO presets to process SOOC Galaxy S6 images with a decent (hopefully good) compensation for Samsung's design decisions.
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Where's My Battery? (right part is processed) is a generic camera compensator for Lightroom. It brings up contrast and colors a little, lowers blacks, and compensates for Samsung's weird approach to Red/Yellow lighting. Download from Google Drive.
The Art of Art is a DxO preset for indoor art and structure photography. It's designed to compensate for some of the Galaxy's rendering choices and (can be switched on, off by default) apply sensible noise reduction due to low contrast management and sharpening. Download from Google Drive.
A Walk Under A Bridge is a generic DxO outdoor preset for sunny and warm days (Summer's coming, sorry Aussies). It boosts the blues that Samsung loves to wash out in favor of reds and yellows, and brings a little structure into clouds. Download from Google Drive.
Let me know how/if you like them.
I think these look oversaturated, but of course that's a personal preference.
This camera is amazing
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I think these look oversaturated, but of course that's a personal preference.
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I personally prefer all the edited photos!
CitrixLemon said:
I think these look oversaturated, but of course that's a personal preference.
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le_lutin said:
I personally prefer all the edited photos!
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The great thing about personal preferences, is they're your preferences. Not everyone's will be the same, so stating something then saying it's your personal preference is moot, we already know it is.
How to use it? Sorry I'm noob
You need Lightroom or DxO to use those filters. Those are desktop apps available for Windows and Mac. Linux presets for Corel will come in a few days.
thanks to this thread now i know dxo
omg where have i been my whole life just to find this now lol
i usually use lightroom