Huawei launched its latest flagship, the P30 Pro– a monster camera spec-ted smartphone that he company seems to be proud of. Whether you want it or not, having a great camera is a critical feature that one looks out as the major standout feature. Imagine having a 40-megapixel superspectrum camera, an ultrawide and a 50x zoom, well its here with the P30, it includes a new four-camera array that packs basically every major smartphone camera trend into a single package a significant upgrade to its Mate 20 Pro counterpart. Lets dive deep and dissect the internals and here’s everything Huawei says it has.
P30 Pro camera specs
- Selfie: 32MP with Super HDR Shot & Super Low Light Shot
- Main sensor: 40MP, 27mm, f/1.6, OIS
- Ultra wide angle: 20MP, 16mm, f/2.2
- Telephoto: 8MP, 125mm, f/3.4, OIS
- Time-of-flight (ToF) camera for depth detection
New sensor: Huawei has made some changes to the basic camera color set-up with a new RYB (Red, Yellow, Blue) “SuperSpectrum” sensor for the main camera that replaces the usual RGB (Red, Green, Blue) sensor found in most smartphones. By using yellow sub-pixels instead of green, Huawei promises that the new sensor will let in up to 40 percent more light than an RGB one.
Night mode: Like the Pixel 3, Galaxy s10 and the Mate 20 Pro, Huawei is offering a night mode for the P30 Pro, which promises similar results as the Google’s nearly spectacular night-to-day shots. The sample shots Huawei showed off at the launch were impressive, but the company only compared the feature to the iPhone XS and Galaxy S10 Plus, so we’ll have to wait until we can get more time with the phone to see how things measure up compared to great camera phones like the Pixel 3.
AI: Google started AI bases photography with the Pixel phones and now Huawei seems to want to put both hardware and software in the P30 with its AI-assisted photography. Huawei’s push here is AI HDR+, which the company says should identify elements in the frame (like faces, grass, or the sun), create an exposure map, and intelligently apply that to both minimize blown highlights and brighten up shadows.
Zoom to the Moon: Another major standout spec on the P30 Pro is the new periscope zoom lens. There are a few tricks going on here, but it starts with a 5x optical zoom (thanks to the extra space that the periscope mechanism allows). By combining that with additional data from the main sensor, Huawei claims to have achieved a lossless 10x hybrid zoom. The company is also talking about a massive 50x digital zoom, although, obviously, you’ll take a hit in quality at that point.
Dual-view video: You can use the P30 Pro to shoot video with both the main sensor and the telephoto sensor at the same time, and then combine the two video feeds in a side-by-side view to give you different perspectives on the action. It seems a bit less useful than the rest of the things on the list, but it certainly shows off the technical capabilities of the P30 Pro.
