How to take photos with Honor 10

How to set up a camera on Honor and Huawei - this question is extremely relevant, because taking pictures is one of the most important functions of modern phones. Moreover, the quality of personnel. Photos taken with smartphones often surpass the quality of photographs taken with conventional cameras. Therefore, in order to use all the capabilities of their Huawei, users need to know about its main functions and understand the device’s settings. This will allow you to take pictures according to your own taste, changing them depending on your mood and desires.

How to properly set up the camera on Honor and Huawei phones

The easiest way to set up a smartphone and take high-quality photos is to use the device’s functionality. Usually, users just need to open the phone menu and change the current camera settings, adjusting it to their own needs.

It is important to note that there are no optimal, ideal settings, since different settings are suitable for different environmental conditions. Therefore, people who want to always take perfect pictures are advised to familiarize themselves with all the operating options of the device.

Restoring default settings

If the owner of the gadget is confused about the parameters, and attempts to return to the usual shooting conditions do not bring the desired result, he should restore the state of the camera to the basic level. To return to the standard operating procedure, you will need:

open the photo app;
expand the drop-down menu with a list of available actions (gear icon in the upper right corner of the screen);
select the item that offers to return the device to its standard state.

Immediately after the reset, you can re-set up the camera and choose what shots you want to take.

Setting up the main camera

After restoring the basic operating conditions of the device, you can proceed to selecting new parameters for the main camera. Those who wish can:

set the main lens settings, including resolution, brightness, contrast;
indicate how to use zoom;
select special modes that change the appearance of the photo and set a certain type of settings according to a template previously created by the developers;
creating “live” pictures in gif format.

That is, photographers are offered a standard set of tools to change the appearance of photographs.

How to set up the front camera?

Preparing the front camera is much simpler, since here users will have to choose from two modes:

standard, which involves the use of basic conditions and automatic adjustment of recording depending on the environment;
portrait created for people shots and selfies.

The second option involves the use of a large number of filters that can change the appearance of the photo and add to it those features that the photographer wants to see. That is, for Instagram and other social networks it is recommended to use a portrait.

How to turn on the flash?

To turn on the flash for good photos in dark rooms or at night, you should enter the application and click on the lightning icon located in the upper left corner. Then all you have to do is select the appropriate flash mode:

automatic – used in all shaded rooms when artificial intelligence decides that there is not enough natural light;
included – for use in all photos;
off – blocks the use of flash;
always on - the purpose is obvious.

If you don’t like the selected mode, you can instantly change it.

Working in general mode

Create a Camera Kit mode when the application is running and a preview is available: // It is recommended that exceptions be captured in the 1.0.1 version. In the 1.0.2 and later versions, exceptions do not need to be captured, but the CameraKit instance is obtained. if (!isGetInstance) { try { mCameraKit = CameraKit.getInstance(getApplicationContext()); } catch (NoSuchMethodError e) { Log.w(TAG, “this version camerakit does not contain VersionInfoInterface”); } finally { isGetInstance = true; } } // If a mobile phone does not support CameraKit, or the CameraKit SDK version is incompatible with the capability layer, the return result is empty. if (mCameraKit == NULL) { return; } // Query the camera list of the mobile phone. Currently, only the rear camera supports the super night mode. String[] cameraLists = mCameraKit.getCameraIdList(); // Query the modes supported by the current cameras. int[] modes = mCameraKit.getSupportedModes(cameraLists[0]); // Create a mode. mCameraKit.createMode(cameraLists[0], mCurrentModeType, mModeStateCallback, mCameraKitHandler); We configure the settings depending on the characteristics of the mode and the requirements of the service: // Configure the preview surface. modeConfigBuilder.addPreviewSurface(surface); // Set photographing parameters. modeConfigBuilder.addCaptureImage(mCaptureSize, ImageFormat.JPEG) // Configure the action data listener. modeConfigBuilder.setDataCallback(actionDataCallback, mCameraKitHandler); // Configure the action status listener. modeConfigBuilder.setStateCallback(actionStateCallback, mCameraKitHandler); // Configure the mode. mMode.configure(); The preview is started when the mode status callback returns mode configuration success: mMode.startPreview(); Setting functional parameters: // Query the functions supported by the mode. List> parameters = mModeCharacteristics.getSupportedParameters(); //Set zoom. int zoomSetResult = mMode.setZoom(level); The camera will take a photo after touching UI: // In this example, the portrait mode is used by default, which simplifies the rotation angle setting logic. mMode.setImageRotation(90); // This example uses the default photo storage path. mFile = new File(getExternalFilesDir(NULL), "pic.jpg"); //Take a photo. The photo is asynchronously called back through ActionDataCallback.onImageAvailable. mMode.takePicture(); The callback function is used in mode state creation mode and control processes: private final ModeStateCallback mModeStateCallback = new ModeStateCallback() { @Override public void onCreated(Mode mode) { // Configure the mode after the mode is created successfully. } @Override public void onConfigured(Mode mode) { // Start the preview after the mode is configured successfully. } // ... }; The action data callback is used to process them asynchronously. For example, we notify the application about the format in which the photo is created: private final ActionDataCallback = new ActionDataCallback() { @Override public void onImageAvailable(Mode mode, @Type int type, Image image) { // Store photos. } }; An action's state callback is used to process it asynchronously - for example, starting a preview, starting or stopping photography: private final ActionStateCallback = new ActionStateCallback() { @Override public void onPreview(Mode mode, int state, PreviewResult result) { // Preview starting callback. } @Override public void onTakePicture(Mode mode, int state, TakePictureResult result) { // Photographing action callback. } }; When the application is closed, the used resources are released: mMode.release();

Setting up the Huawei and Honor smartphone camera for selfie mode

To take a high-quality photo for social networks, it is recommended to use the “perfect selfie” option. To activate it you will need:

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open the application and click on the icon that brings up decorations;
scroll through the screen to open the Honor and Huawei camera settings menu;
find the “perfect selfie” option in the proposed list and move the slider located next to it to the “on” position;
save changes and return to photographing mode.

Then all that remains is to check the result.

Camera Engine Integration

Camera Engine is an SDK with pre-configured shooting modes for easy integration into third-party IDEs.
To develop applications compatible with Camera Engine, it is recommended to use Android Studio version 3.0.1 or later. They will work on Huawei phones with a Kirin 980 processor or newer and an OS no older than EMUI 10.0. To get started, you need to register as a developer and complete identity verification on our developer portal. This is described in more detail in the Huawei ID registration section. Among other things, you will need to sign a cooperation agreement - the system will automatically prompt you to do this when downloading the SDK.

Read more about project creation and settings in our integration guide.

How to take good photos on phones with dual/triple cameras?

All you need to do is take a quick look at phone reviews to see that most modern devices contain dual or triple cameras. The increase in the number of lenses is caused by the desire to improve image quality (as a result, each lens is responsible for a separate function). At the same time, the process of choosing the optimal operating mode and taking photographs does not contain anything new. Amateur photographers can use the above instructions and tips and photograph themselves and the world around them in the usual way.

Why do photos and videos turn out blurry?

Possible problems

A dirty camera lens or protective film may interfere with focusing. This makes the frames blurry.
The subject being photographed is not included in the frame, which also becomes a problem with a blurred image.
The distance of the subject from the camera can also affect the quality. That is, the object is either far away or too close.
The lighting when shooting should be sufficient, and the subject should not move quickly.

Rules for getting clear photos and videos

Do not allow the lens to become dirty. Regular dust cleaning helps ensure good quality images.
You need to make sure that there is no interference between the subject and the camera.
There must be sufficient lighting when shooting.
The correct viewing angle also affects the blur of the photo.

How to adjust focus

So what is focus, and what role does it play?

Focusing is one of the smartphone camera options that is responsible for the process of forming frame clarity. Before shooting, you need to make sure that the subject is at the optimal distance from the camera.

When focus is achieved, a yellow frame will appear on the display and a yellow sun symbol will appear.

In order to make images of the highest quality you must:

Click on the area that you want to focus on.
Wait until a yellow frame appears.
Holding your smartphone motionless, press the capture button.

How to improve the quality of pictures?

To improve the quality of images, you should change the current mode for shooting video and creating photos, or download and install a special application that allows you to adjust the quality of the photo as you wish. An excellent example of such applications would be:

Both mentioned programs are compatible with Android devices and allow you to achieve the desired result. Photographers will only have to understand their functionality and explore the capabilities of the service. The most convenient way to study functions is experimentally.

Google Pixel 2 Camera (APK)

Unlike the standard application installed on the phone by default, the mentioned service helps photographers quickly change the appearance of photos and allows them to quickly adapt to changing environmental conditions. In addition, the program contains an expanded set of functions and additions that are not available in the basic, factory application. An important advantage of the service is a person’s quick access to changing the brightness and contrast of the frame. However, in the latter case, the quality of the image depends solely on the sense of taste of the shooter.

Where to download and how to install?

You can download the mentioned program from the official website XDA – Developers. com. It is important to mention that the information on the mentioned portal is presented exclusively in English, so people in need of translation should use special services that include automatic page translation. This feature is available in any browser.

You need to download 2 files located at the very bottom of the specified page. The links that trigger the download are highlighted in red, so you won’t have any difficulties finding the right button.

Features of work

The most important feature of using this service is the expansion of standard photography capabilities. As a result, smartphone owners will be able to:

control the brightness and contrast of photographs taken;
add a large number of filters and decorations for photos;
change the frame format without opening advanced features;
apply additional lite (light) shooting modes;
Instant activation of selfie mode.

In addition, the developers have provided other functions that make the described service attractive.

Google camera

The Google Camera program is not inferior to the specified service. But it has a significant drawback - a complex installation that requires attention and time. Therefore, people who want to take good photographs and get the most out of their Huawei should take some time to understand all the features of the operation and use of the utility. If you don’t have time, it’s wiser to postpone downloading the program and limit yourself to the basic operating modes of the lens. They are usually enough to obtain high-quality images without unnecessary difficulties.

Additional Information

In addition to the recommended camera settings, people who are trying to understand how to properly set up the camera on Huawei and Honor should take a closer look at the functionality of the application and explore its capabilities. As a result, photographs will become more diverse, and photography will be more convenient. Moreover, most of the functions are in plain sight, so searching for them will not take up a person’s time, and understanding the rules and requirements will not be difficult.

How to enable the second camera?

An important condition for creating spectacular photographs is the reasonable and timely use of additional lenses. There is no need to enable them, but users can switch between them, turning monochrome photo mode on and off. To do this, you will have to find the “more” section in the menu and activate the mentioned photography option in it. You can turn off monochrome shooting in the same way, simply by moving the slider to the desired position.

How to set a timer for a photo?

Setting a timer lost its relevance after the advent of selfie sticks, but the mentioned option has not disappeared and is available to every smartphone owner. To activate it you will need:

find the “timer” item in the menu;
set the optimal time after which you want to take a photo;
take a photograph using the established operating conditions of the camera.

If you fail to guess the time the first time, it is recommended to try again using different numbers.

How to turn off the camera shutter sound?

In a similar way, the shutter sound is deactivated, which in some cases is simply inappropriate (for example, at special events and performances, when extraneous noise can disturb the people around). To use your phone without making noise, you need to find the “silent” option and put a checkmark next to it. Those who want to return the shutter sound will simply have to uncheck the box.

How to change camera resolution?

You can reduce or increase the resolution of images in the menu. To do this, you will need to find the section of the same name and set the appropriate size of photographs. Changing the size affects all frames taken after making the new settings, but leaves unchanged photos taken before the changes were made. It is worth taking this fact into account when adjusting resolutions and setting the desired image size.

Honor 10 is not only a spectacular glass body and high performance, but also cameras with ample capabilities. At least their equipment looks serious: a dual main module of 16 and 24 megapixels with high-aperture f/1.8 optics, advanced manual mode and support for artificial intelligence functions. But this is on paper, but how good is the result in practice? Is Honor 10 capable of completely replacing a point-and-shoot camera on a long-awaited vacation or business trip? Will show testing in two cities - Moscow and Kazan!

Answers to popular questions

How to enable the second camera?

How to set a timer for a photo?

How to turn off the camera shutter sound?

The photo capabilities on your phone have long since reached the quality of good cameras; the main thing is to use your phone’s photo capabilities correctly . Even a not very good camera can produce high-quality pictures if you work on them.

Natalia Mikhailova

Author of useful articles on this site. Higher legal education. I love reading and learning new things about high technologies. Owner of Huawei P20 Pro and other smart gadgets. I’m sharing the collected secrets of fine-tuning phones in every detail. My personal page.

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Getting to Know Your Camera: Facts and Figures

On the back panel of Honor 10 there is the inscription AI Camera, directly indicating the key feature of the smartphone. The device received support for the intelligent AI 2.0 function, which is capable of analyzing objects caught in the frame and selecting suitable shooting parameters. Thanks to machine learning technologies, the artificial intelligence of the Honor 10 camera can do a whole lot of work to improve the picture - including blurring the background, softening the skin and cropping the picture. We will describe in detail how all this works below.

As for the technical component, the main camera is represented by a double module, one of which is color with a resolution of 16 megapixels, and the second is monochrome, and its resolution is already 24 megapixels. In both cases the aperture is f/1.8. The smartphone is capable of taking pictures with a 2x optical zoom without loss of quality, and also simulates background blur. There is no optical stabilization here.

The Honor 10 camera interface is very rich in various modes and additional functions. The most interesting ones include “Monochrome”, “Aperture” and “Portrait”. The artificial intelligence activation icon is located at the top of the interface. When turned on, the AI icon is highlighted in color - you won’t accidentally forget about it:

For those who like to experiment, there is a manual mode with the ability to change the shutter speed in the range from 1/4000 to 30 seconds, and independently set the focus point, ISO and white balance:

The settings of the camera itself also have a lot of room to roam: here you can activate shooting in RAW format, add a watermark to photos, turn on the grid, level and audio control.

Performance

Under the hood of Honor 10 Lite there is a 12nm eight-core Kirin 710 processor (1.7-2.2 GHz) and a Mali G51 MP4 graphics accelerator. In the version with 64/3 GB of memory, 49.5 GB of ROM are allocated for the user's needs. In heavy games, the phone feels confident at low graphics settings. When you install the middle preset in the same PUBG, frame rate drops begin, which can be reduced by activating GPU Turbo. Less demanding games like tanks run at average 40-50fps on high settings.

In other scenarios for using the smartphone, there are no complaints about the performance. The device adequately handles multitasking without unloading running applications from memory, software starts quickly, scrolling through heavy pages in the browser is smooth - even demanding users will be satisfied.

The advantage of 10 Lite is the fresh Android 9 Pie out of the box, which is covered with the proprietary EMUI 9 interface. The launcher from Huawei supports the expanded functionality of a fingerprint scanner (using the scanner you can answer calls, scroll through pictures in the gallery, take photos), provides the ability to hide on-screen buttons navigation and switch to gesture control, and in general has many interesting features. Face unlocking is also supported, which works adequately even in complete darkness due to the backlight from the screen.

What can the main camera of a smartphone do?

In daylight, Honor 10 produces bright and clear photos, with good detail. You can’t fault the focusing accuracy and speed either. Look at the pictures you can take with this smartphone:

Outside the street, the picture also comes out quite decent if the interiors are well lit:

If there is little light, the quality naturally drops - but if desired, you can achieve a detailed frame even in initially dark rooms:

Is dual optical zoom really necessary? Definitely yes, when you want to capture the beauty of small or far-flung details. This feature will come in handy when photographing architecture. In the case of the bell tower of the Epiphany Cathedral, this helped to examine in detail the individual elements of its appearance:

Using zoom

Without using zoom

Optical zoom can be no less useful for macro photography. It also allows you to “cut off” everything unnecessary in the frame:

Using zoom

Without using zoom

The smartphone can record panoramas, and does it in good quality, without gluing defects. And changes in lighting do not spoil the final picture. The result can be seen in the picture below:

To simulate the depth of field of a frame (in other words, blur the background), just switch to the “Aperture” mode. And I must say, the smartphone is really good at taking pictures of this kind. The boundaries of objects are well defined, and the intensity of the bokeh can be changed independently in the settings after the frame has been captured.

It is worth mentioning the presence of a portrait mode, where you can choose one of the options for simulating lighting. When photographing faces, this can actually be very useful. You can change the flash type after taking a photo in the built-in editor.

When processing ready-made images, you can achieve another interesting effect. Having pre-bleached the frame, you can then restore some of the original color to it. In general, Honor 10 offers a good built-in photo editor, where you can significantly modify the photo to your own taste:

In the “Light” shooting mode, you can select the “Water” section, which will allow you to beautifully capture the flow of water jets, which looks especially impressive on fountains and waterfalls. To get a high-quality result, you need to equip yourself with a tripod. This is what it looks like during the day - the difference is visible to the naked eye:

Normally

In "Water" mode

The same mode can be successfully used at night:

Normally

In "Water" mode

Let's move on to one of the most interesting sections of testing. The main criterion for assessing the quality of a camera is traditionally photography in the dark. Here its advantages and disadvantages quickly become obvious.

On the side of the tested smartphone there are high-aperture optics, a dual camera module and various modes for shooting in the dark, and on the other side of the scale is the lack of an optical stabilizer. What outweighs?

Honor 10 copes well with Kazan twilight. The sharpness does not drop much, the picture does not become noisy. The situation is similar with night photography.

Of course, you shouldn’t expect miracles - if there is not enough light, the shots will not be sharp enough. However, if there are good sources of artificial lighting, Honor 10 will delight you with good night shots: the detail of illuminated objects is high, the dynamic range is sufficient, and the noise level is low.

Manual mode is quite advanced and allows you to experiment with shooting. For example, using a tripod and manual settings, you can take a shot with an increased shutter speed and minimum ISO. Such a picture, even late at night, will please you with the absence of digital noise and will allow you to achieve better picture quality than in automatic mode:

Again, we should mention the “Light” mode, in which you can activate shooting of the city’s nightlife and moving objects, such as cars with their headlights on. This is convenient: the frame will not be overexposed, and you can stop the recording process at any time.

When talking about the Honor 10 camera, we should not forget about the ability to take high-quality black and white photos, taking advantage of the potential of the 24-megapixel monochrome module. The photographs are detailed and of very high quality:

Assessing the power of artificial intelligence

The artificial intelligence mode in Honor 10 can be turned on or off with one movement of the hand - for this you do not have to go into the jungle of settings. The smartphone easily identifies various objects such as buildings, people and animals, and adjusts the shooting parameters in accordance with what is “seen”.

In artificial intelligence mode

Normally

Moreover, we are talking not only about changing the contrast and saturation of the photo: Honor 10 is able to independently decide whether to blur the background in the photo and even crop it slightly. In practice, the difference between shots taken with and without AI is clearly visible. Judge for yourself:

In artificial intelligence mode

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In artificial intelligence mode

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In most cases, the intelligent mode performs its task conscientiously, emphasizing the necessary details and adding liveliness to the frame. Usually this is done at the post-processing stage of the frame, drawing it out in a photo editor - here you can immediately safely send the picture to Instagram, and no fancy filters are required.

The artificial intelligence of the Honor 10 camera can help out even in an obviously disastrous scene. If you ask a random passerby to film himself with a girl on a smartphone, the frame will be ruined in 80% of cases. Mistakes with focus, incorrect exposure, shaking hands, a littered horizon... In this case, the capabilities of AI will come in handy, which will independently identify faces in the frame and set the necessary shooting parameters, as well as carefully blur the background. This is not a panacea for crooked hands - but it is certainly a useful help:

Below you can see examples of other pictures taken using the AI Camera feature:

Working with Wide Aperture Mode

Wide aperture
is a mode in which the background is blurred, and the object in the image becomes sharp and highlighted.

To work, set mCurrentModeType to Mode.Type.BOKEH_MODE. After starting the preview, set the aperture parameters:

// Query the functions supported by the mode. List> parameters = mModeCharacteristics.getSupportedParameters(); // If the ultra-wide angle function is supported, if ((parameters != NULL) && (parameters.contains(RequestKey.HW_APERTURE))) { // Query the supported ultra-wide angle level range. List values = mModeCharacteristics.getParameterRange(RequestKey.HW_APERTURE); // Set the first ultra-wide angle parameter. mMode.setParameter(RequestKey.HW_APERTURE, vales.get(0)); }

Front camera – decent quality and portrait photography

The resolution of the front camera of Honor 10 is an impressive 24 megapixels, and its aperture is f/2.0. And although there is no autofocus, the overall level of the resulting selfies is high.

The smartphone can programmatically blur the background when shooting portraits, and this works both for one person in the frame and for a group of people. The result can be seen in the photo:

Fans of experiments will like the mode with staged lighting. With its help, you can turn an ordinary selfie into a high-quality portrait:

Monochrome photos taken with the front camera will look very interesting if you activate portrait mode:

What if you turn off “enhancers” like background blur and portrait photography? In normal lighting, the shots turn out well, and it’s difficult to find fault with their quality even if you want to.

You can also use various software features such as smoothing and lightening the skin. They are easy to set up and allow you to give your face a fresh look if you didn’t get enough sleep the night before but still want to take a selfie. There are also various effects that allow you to imagine yourself as a cat or completely replace the background with something colorful, but such entertainment is intended for the amateur.

Let's sum it up

Honor 10 is a good example of the fact that a smartphone with a good camera does not have to have an exorbitant price. The device will easily replace a point-and-shoot camera during a trip and will allow you to bring home many successful shots. And if you want to share your photos on social networks, you don’t even have to process them, because the smartphone’s neuroprocessor will take over the functions of a graphic editor even at the shooting stage.

Of course, the lack of optical stabilization sometimes affects the final result. Otherwise, the Honor 10 camera looks quite decent. If we take into account the totality of all the other characteristics of the device, we get a very tempting offer on the market.

Text author: Gerasimov Alexander

When choosing a new smartphone, many people pay special attention to the device’s camera. Honor knows this, which is why it diligently produces phones with an emphasis on high quality when shooting. Honor 10 was no exception, captivating users with its wide functionality and camera capabilities.

Navigation

Navigation styles are presented as desktop layouts. In addition, you can enable a fourth button on the navigation bar. It is intended for viewing notifications. One of the interesting navigation features is controlling your smartphone using gestures.

To use this style, you need to follow these steps:

Settings
System
System navigation
Style selection

Camera Specifications

Honor 10 is equipped with a dual main camera with 16 MP (color) and 24 MP (monochrome) modules with dual LED flash, equal f/1.8 aperture. 3 in 1 focusing system: phase, depth and contrast focus.

The front camera has a 24 megapixel module and an f/2 aperture lens. There is no LED flash.

Honor 10 has an NPU (dedicated neural unit) that is successfully responsible for generating photos using artificial intelligence (AI). The presence of AI is the main feature of the Honor 10 camera.

The main disadvantage is the lack of optical stabilization, which has an extremely negative effect in low light conditions. When shooting in the daytime with good lighting, this fact does not manifest itself negatively, but at dusk the photo will be blurry and noticeable noise. Optical stabilization serves to reduce blurring when shooting handheld (after all, it is almost impossible to fix the smartphone so that it does not move), as well as to adjust the desired shutter speed in difficult conditions.

In twilight, you can find a way out: lower the exposure by touching the bright area and reducing the brightness using the slider. Thanks to dancing with tambourines and experiments, you can get the most out of it even without optical image stabilization.

Artificial intelligence

The artificial intelligence found in Honor 10 recognizes about 500 scenes in 22 categories, and in all cases uses the optimal settings for each scene, changing the photo in its own way.

It’s easy to turn on AI-based photography by finding a special key in the main camera menu at the top (Al).

Artificial intelligence is capable of helping the user, solving specific problems, optimizing the color rendition of the image and applying algorithms, as well as adjusting the camera automatically, without user intervention. Simply put, AI does all the work for the owner, focusing on the highest quality of the image.

Artificial intelligence always tries to take photos with the most pronounced effect, adding saturation, warm colors and contrast. This fact turns the whole world of mobile photography upside down, since until now developers believed that the best photos are those that look as natural as possible. For this reason, many users find it difficult to get used to the AI function, believing that artificial intelligence does not improve the image at all.

Manufacturers took care of the problem in advance, giving each smartphone owner a choice: shoot using AI or turn it off. In addition, when using artificial intelligence, both images are saved in the gallery: the AI-based image and the original one.

Examples of images where on the left was taken using artificial intelligence, and on the right is the original photo.

As you can see, in most photos the AI simply brightens the image, changing the colors. In this case, the grass becomes unnaturally green, which negatively affects the image as a whole.

But it is worth noting that when shooting portraits, AI behaves much better: it removes skin unevenness without blurring the photo, adds a bokeh effect, makes the face healthier, and intelligently crops the image.

The artificial intelligence function is distinguished by its convenience due to the automatic recognition of scenes: food, animals, people, landscape, city, children, etc. The AI also recognizes individual objects: cats, clouds, sky, rainbow, puddle, etc.

Main camera functions

When you point the camera at an object, the smartphone applies normal phase-detection autofocus. The second monochrome module (24 megapixels) provides 2x zoom, which does not degrade image quality.

The Honor 10's zoom is a hybrid zoom, so it performs a little worse than 3x optical zoom, but better than digital zoom. In any case, the photos come out good.

The Honor 10 camera settings have many functions and shooting methods, one of which is professional (manual) mode.

In the “Pro” mode, the user can independently set the desired exposure, shutter speed, ISO parameter, and then point the camera at the subject. By manually adjusting the settings, you can achieve optimal image quality. But this mode can only be used when shooting with the main camera.

In your smartphone, you can use the HDR mode (high dynamic range), for example, when the lighting does not allow you to take a decent photo. Simply put, the phone will correctly detect and process colors when shooting, ranging from the lightest shades to the deepest darks.

Photo without HDR and with HDR:

HDR mode will help the user in different situations. For example, when shooting on a bright sunny day, when the smartphone adds a lot of contrast in automatic mode, or when there is a dark object in the foreground (not well lit), and the background looks much brighter. The HDR mode will have a positive effect on your photos when shooting at night. No, not in night mode, when you can’t do without the help of a tripod, but using only HDR and a short shutter speed. Some frames may be blurry, but the image itself will be clear and of high quality.

In the settings of the main camera of Honor 10, you can adjust the resolution to 24 megapixels, but in this case the possibility of zooming in (double zoom) will disappear.

Thus, the main resolution still remains 16 megapixels. The additional module (24 megapixels) is monochrome, which makes it possible to process shades much more efficiently, expanding the dynamic range.

You can also customize the aperture mode with a range from F0.95 to F16. Processing the edges of the object works quite well, and when shooting in aperture mode, you can apply effects and filters to the background.

Night shooting is not as good as other modes, but it has a right to exist. It performs well if it is possible to fix the device, for example, with a tripod. Otherwise, the photo will inevitably be blurred, even if the user does not move at all. An alternative is HDR mode.

In addition, Honor 10 has many other shooting capabilities. For example, artist mode, where you can filter a photo beyond recognition (reminiscent of the Prisma application), 3D panorama, regular panorama, etc.

In general, the main camera shoots excellently in natural light, but worse at night.

Front-camera

The front camera in Honor 10 has a resolution of 24 megapixels and an f/2.0 aperture. There is no artificial intelligence here, but there are a variety of other functions.

In portrait mode, a bokeh effect (blurring the background) has been added, which does an excellent job.

Portrait mode also has beautifying effects that remove unevenness and create a healthier complexion. The main thing is not to overdo it. It is worth noting that decoration cannot be turned off in this mode, it will always be on. If you absolutely need to turn off beauty, you can switch to “Photo” mode.

In portrait mode, there is also a choice of lighting (butterfly flash, split flash, etc.). The staged lighting looks very interesting in the photo:

There is no LED flash, but there is still a backlight (the screen flashes in a light color). Moreover, if you compare the backlight with earlier models, in Honor it works flawlessly when shooting, illuminating everything around with indecent brightness.

Photos do not turn out blurry or overexposed. Detail is excellent, especially in good natural light.

The settings have their own functions:

The perfect selfie includes a decoration mode, a timer allows you to select the time after which the photo will be taken (2, 5 or 10 seconds). The audio control function is aimed at controlling the voice (for example, the word “Cheese”). When shooting with a tap, you don't have to press a dedicated button to take a photo, you can just tap on the screen itself.

The smile feature captures a smile, then automatically takes a photo, and if you turn on Gesture, you just wave at the camera to save the image.

The front camera settings also have a panorama and an “Artist” mode, which adds various filters to the photo. For example:

Although, some filters can be found in the “Augmented Reality” mode:

Working with portrait mode

The portrait mode
works with the main and front cameras and allows you to detect various objects in the image: faces, smiles, etc. The user can select and apply lighting effects.

To work, set mCurrentModeType to Mode.Type.PORTRAIT_MODE. The remaining steps are the same as in general mode, only after starting the preview we set the settings for portrait mode:

// Query the facial beautification functions supported by the mode. modeCharacteristics.getSupportedBeauty(Metadata.BeautyType.HW_BEAUTY_SKIN_SMOOTH) modeCharacteristics.getSupportedBeauty(Metadata.BeautyType.HW_BEAUTY_FACE_SLENDER) modeCharacteristics.getSupportedBeauty(Metadata.BeautyType.HW_BEAUTY_SKIN_COLOR) modeCharacteristic s.getSupportedBeauty(Metadata.BeautyType.HW_BEAUTY_BODY_SHAPING) // Configure the facial beautification functions. mMode.setBeauty(Metadata.BeautyType.HW_BEAUTY_SKIN_SMOOTH, value) mMode.setBeauty(Metadata.BeautyType.HW_BEAUTY_FACE_SLENDER, value) mMode.setBeauty(Metadata.BeautyType.HW_BEAUTY_SKIN_COLOR, value) mMode.setBeauty(Metadata.BeautyType.HW _BEAUTY_BODY_SHAPING, value

conclusions

In Honor 10, the developers added good cameras with high resolution, high-quality hybrid zoom, artificial intelligence and more functionality. The smartphone takes excellent pictures in automatic mode; the user can take out the device, take a photo even using hot keys, and then put the phone back. This is the main merit of artificial intelligence, which independently selects the desired scene, adjusting the quality of the image.

For the average user who is not a professional photographer, the Honor 10 is a great option. Fast focusing, accurate white balance, correct and rich colors. This smartphone can handle any task, with the exception of night photography. If the user wants to get a clear image, then a tripod is indispensable. Share link:

Adjusting the display color

Screen color tones affect vision and battery life. The EMUI graphical shell automatically adjusts the screen temperature, selecting the optimal mode. Manual color calibration is available to users, but is not recommended.

You can try warmer tones that are easier to see by following these steps:

Settings
Display
Color mode and temperature