earlier this year, on our second backpacking trip around Japan’s Kansai Region, I discovered something peculiar. We were already Day 4 into our journey, but I was yet to take my DSLR video camera out of my bag.
As a travel blogger, I had always relied on my bulky video camera and even bulkier lenses wherever I go. Over the years, however, the number of times I use it has been diminishing significantly. Lately, I find myself just whipping out my smartphone whenever I need to capture a place or a moment in a photo. Sure, video camera phones don’t have the same quality of a DSLR, but their photography game has been growing strong over the past several years, reaching a level of elegance that is seriously giving DSLRs a run for their money.
We don’t consider ourselves photographers. We’re travelers who simply like to take pictures along the way, so alongside video camera features, we also consider the handiness, benefit and flexibility of the gadgets we own.
Huawei’s sub brand honor sent us a unit of honor 8X and we had been using it over the past week. So far, here are some of its essential features that frequent travelers and casual photo enthusiasts might be interested in. note that these are just our initial thoughts. We’ll update this post when we discover much more as we use it.
Take advantage of its AI camera.
Of course, the first thing we did was tinker with the camera. honor 8X has dual-lens20M + 2M, F/1.8 aperture rear camera, but the feature that gets the most attention is the AI (artificial intelligence) technology. It can discover over 500 various scenarios and adjust the video camera settings accordingly so you don’t have to take too much time doing it yourself.
We’ve been playing with this feature for days, and yes, it works many of the time especially in situations wherein you want the colors to pop. You should keep a close eye on the saturation though because it can be extra at times. The good news is, if the resulting photo isn’t your cup of tea, you can easily revert to the original image, which it keeps. You just need to turn it off. It will work even after you take the image.
Here are some unedited photos with AI on and off.
Notice how the second picture is much more vibrant, making this seafood paella much more appetizing. When we took this photo, the AI automatically detected that we’re taking a picture of food. A food icon appeared at the bottom of the screen. It’s just one of the 22 categories and 500 scenarios that this AI can recognize.
Even when the subject is in the shade or against the light, colors still pop with AI on. As we made the frame, the phone automatically detected that I’m shooting something with blue skies. What it did is it made the sky and the pool bluer. notice how the sky in the first picture is a bit pale, while it looks bluer and sunnier in the second pic. The details of the pool are also much more visible. even the greens are brighter.
For hazy scenes, the AI also makes the picture much more alive. The colors pop and the contrast is higher, making the subject stand out. The AI can turn an otherwise gloomy photo into something much more energetic.
Apply broad Aperture for close-up shots.
One thing I find myself using much more typically is broad Aperture. video camera phones by default try to keep all the elements within the frame in focus, which isn’t a good idea if you want to drive the viewer’s attention to only a particular spot. but what the honor 8X has is an adjustable aperture effect, which you can apply even after taking the shot. This allows you to change which parts and how much of the picture is in and out of focus. here are some unedited pics taken using the broad Aperture effect.
In the first pic, the building in the background competes with the subject. In the second pic, the building fades, drawing your attention to the flowers alone. You can adjust how blurry you want the background to be.
Same here. The default shot puts everything in focus, even the writings on the paper place mat. The top photo makes the food pop a little bit more.
It also works for portraits. and honor 8x takes it to another level by using the same AI technology. It has 3D portrait lighting, which enables beautification and bokeh effects for a much more creative shot. It makes lighting effects that match your surroundings.
Explore other shooting modes
With other smartphones, some shooting modes can only be utilized with a third party app, but with honor 8X, these are all built-in. The night Mode, in particular, is fascinating. The AI technology also reduces blurring when taking pics in low-light conditions. even when my hands were shaky, it’s still able to produce a sharp image through a multi-frame stabilization technology. but of course, just because it has that power doesn’t imply you ought to relocation while taking a photo. You still have to try to do your part and be stable for best results.
OMedzi režimy streľby patria HDR, Panorama a Portrét.
Použite režim Pro na manuálne nastavenie nastavení videokamery.
K dispozícii je tiež režim Pro. Sú chvíle, keď žiadny z predbežných režimov nemôže zachytiť najlepšie nastavenie alebo efekt. Táto funkcia vám umožní manuálne upraviť nastavenia vrátane rýchlosti uzávierky, ISO, clony a vyváženia bielej.
Je to tiež optimálne pre tých, ktorí sú si istí svojimi fotografickými schopnosťami a nie sú závislé od režimov vopred nastavenia.
Ďalšie funkcie
Tu sú ďalšie funkcie mimo fotoaparátu, o ktoré by vás tiež mohli zaujímať.
Dlhá výdrž batérie. Tento telefón je hrdý na batériu s kapacitou 3750 mAh, ktorá môže trvať viac ako deň pri jednom nabití. Pre cestujúcich je to nevyhnutné aktívum, pretože neustále nabíjanie telefónu alebo jeho pripojenie k powerbank môže byť nepríjemné a kontraproduktívne. Hlavná hodnota 8X je údajne vybavená inteligentnou technológiou úspory energie, ktorá presadzuje výdrž batérie o 33% dlhšiu.
Veľká kapacita ukladania súborov. Honor 8x má 128 GB/64 GB ROM, čo vám dáva dostatok priestoru pre tisíce cestovných fotografií. Okrem toho podporuje aj rozšíriteľnú kartu microSD až do 400 GB, z čoho vyplýva, že môže ubytovať oveľa viac ako kedykoľvek predtým. Ak chcete, aby ste na cestách robili videá, stojí za to sa pozrieť.
Veľká 6,5-palcová obrazovka .. Ak ste ako ja, ktorí radi sledujú filmy alebo televízne relácie (Netflix!) Počas nečinných časov na ceste, napríklad počas tranzitu alebo letu, špecifikácia obrazovky je dôležitá pre oveľa pohlcujúci zážitok videnia. Honor 8x sa môže pochváliť 6,5-palcovým zárezom s úplným zobrazením 2.0 a pomerom 19,5: 9, ktorý je blízko k pomeru kina. Mať veľkú, jasnú obrazovku tiež zaručuje, že vidíte podrobnosti o tom, čo sa snažíte zachytiť, a máte dobré pochopenie ovládacích prvkov videokamery.
Je to len pár dní a stále sa snažíme preskúmať ďalšie funkcie tohto telefónu. Tento príspevok aktualizujeme, keď objavíme oveľa viac vecí, o ktorých si myslíme, že môžu byť užitočné pre cestujúcich, ako sme my, takže sa občas skontrolujte!
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