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Thankstoitstriplecameraset-updeveloped
inpartnershipwithLeica,andexcellentimage
qualitytheHuaweiP20Proprovedvery
popularwithphotographers.Itsreplacement,
theHuaweiP30Proupstheantefurther
witha quad-cameraarrangementthathasa
focallengthrangeequivalentto16-125mm,
a maximumresolutionof40Mpanddefault
resolutionof10Mp.It usesthreecamerasfor
imaginganda HuaweiToF(TimeofFlight)
camerathatdeterminesthedistancetoobjects.
Theboldestmove,however,istheuseofan
RYYBcolourfilterarrayoverthemainsensor
insteadoftheusualRGGBarray.Thisenables
thesensortogatherabout40%morelight,
whichisusefulinlowlight.Andevenhandheld,
theP30Proproducesimpressivelygood
imagesatnight.
Aswe’vecometoexpectfromHuawei
smartphones,theP30ProusesAI(artificial
intelligence)tohelpwithimageprocessingand
it doesa greatjobinmanysituations.Inthe
defaultPhotomode,it enablesthecamerato
identifythesubjectandapplysuitablesettings.
Whena personenterstheframe,forinstance,
it showstheword‘Portrait’,andappliessome
blurringtothebackground.Andatnightyou’re
directedtoholdthecamerasteady.Inaddition
toPhoto,thecameracanbesettoshootin
Aperture,Night,Portrait,VideoorPromode.
Promodegivesyoucontroloveraspectssuch
astheshutterspeed,whitebalance
andsensitivity.
WhilethePhotomodeworkswell,it’sworth
selectinga modethatmatchesyoursubject
justincasetheAIdoesn’tgetit right.If the
cameradoesn’trecognisea face,forexample,
portraitscanlooktoosharpandcontrasty.
UsingthededicatedPortraitmodeismore
reliableandproducesattractiveimages.
ThankstotheToFcamera,Aperturemode,
whichletsyouchangethepointoffocusand
adjusttheaperturetobetweenf0.95-16,also
doesa brilliantjobofidentifyingthesubjectand
applyingblurintherightplace.
TheonlydisappointmentwiththeP30Prois
thatthe4Kvideotendstobetoowarm
andoversaturated.HUAWEI P30 PRO
Huawei’slatest smartphone uses novel technology
topushsmartphone photography to new levels
£1,099.99Quick access to AI
The AI works well but there are
always times when you want to fly
solo, Huawei has put its control at the
top of the camera screen so you can
turn it on and off quicklyMore Scene Modes
It’s well worth exploring the modes nested under
the camera’s More option. These help you shoot
specific scenes such as Panorama, Light painting
and Monochrome. Some, like Light painting and
Monochrome offer a range of settingsIt leadsthewayforstill image quality from
a smartphone and has a very impressive
Aperture mode that replicates the impact of
shooting at wide apertures very well.Overall
Easeofuse
Value for money
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