The cameras are another standout piece of hardware on the Honor View 20. View 20 uses Sony’s latest 48-megapixel IMX586 sensor with f/1.8 aperture which can help amazing photos at both day and night time.
We have already gone through the details of the phone but still its camera needs more specified details to reveal.
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Simply said: great light = great shots:
The 3D sensor improves depth detection for better portrait photos, and it can also help with 3D modeling, 3D printing, and augmented reality. The sensor is capable of scanning objects in 3D space up to one meter depending on the size of the object but 30-40cm is the optimal range.
Switching between 12MP and full 48MP capture shows quite how much the Honor View 20 is led by processing rather than camera hardware, though. There’s not a huge disparity in captured detail between the two. You have to dig down to the level at which the lower-res shots devolve into obvious pixelation to appreciate the benefits of standard 48MP shooting.
The following pictures are taken by the 12MP resolution as this is the mode meant to get you the highest quality shots.
Using honor 20 and not Zooming:
A new feature that utilizes the advanced depth detection of the 3D camera is called Shaping. You can find this feature when shooting in portrait mode or recording video.
The camera provides 2x magnification which helps to zoom and take clear picture either with 12 MP or 48 MP. The camera also provides up to 10x digital zoom but you'd have to pinch zoom on the camera viewfinder to control that, while the toggle for the 2x zoom is directly accessible.
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The AI mode:
Enabling AI makes for brighter photos, better color accuracy, improved dynamic range, and less noise in low-light shots. In these side-by-side samples below you can see how much cleaner the AI images look and how drastically it improves highlights and color.
AI images have a more natural look than those of some older Huawei/Honor models. The AI mode also seems to use slightly more intense image noise reduction, to keep granularity and noise at a minimum.
Low light photos are equally presentable:
There’s a multi-exposure mode for night shooting too. It’s very similar to the super night mode introduced in the Huawei P20 Pro. You have to hold the phone still-ish for a few seconds to get the shot, but in return you’ll see remarkable clarity and dynamic range, if not quite class-leading detail. So it is said that the low light photos are equally impressive when taken with the great phone.
A smooth and dynamic range of video shoot:
Video is very impressive too, though. You can shoot video at up to 1080p at 60fps or 4K 30fps. And both of these use very solid software-based stabilization to counteract handshake. Some mid-range phones at a similar price don’t have proper stabilization at 4K, making the mode redundant for a lot of scenarios. Well, if you care about your footage looking decent, anyway.
There’s also great slo-mo versatility. You can shoot at 120fps, 240fps and 960fps. That last one slows down motion 32x, capturing at 720p. And because poorly captured 960fps can be one of the most boring things ever made by humans to watch, there’s an Auto mode that captures footage when it senses motion in a pre-determined spot on the display.
Good news for selfie lovers:
Selfie quality is good, and it handles low light conditions well, presumably using a similar pixel-binning technique as the main camera. However, it does not wow like the Pixel 3 XL’s selfie cameras.
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