Huawei P40 Pro to have a Sony-made Quad Quad Bayer sensor, dual prism zoom camera

16 January 2020
The sensor will do 16-in-1 binning for ultra dark shots and video.

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  • 23 Jan 2020

YUKI93, 23 Jan 2020That guy do have a point about cropping though: https://www... moreCropping is cropping is cropping.
There is no zooming involved in cropping. The only place where cropping works like zoom is a bad crime show or movie.

    AnonD-762416, 18 Jan 2020You literally wrote the difference. Cropping is not zooming... moreThat guy do have a point about cropping though: https://www.androidauthority.com/camera-zoom-optical-digital-hybrid-1021264/

    Digital zoom is like cropping a photo but the camera is doing it for you in the process instead of you cropping it manually after you had shot the photo.

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      Anonymous, 17 Jan 2020Samsung using sensor which is successor to the one on Mi no... moreMan i dont think so.
      On a doxmark score the difference will be not more than 5 ponts i guess.
      But we have to wait for that.

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        • 19 Jan 2020

        Wow 10X Zoom...
        I wonder if I can take picture of Mars of Venus

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          • 18 Jan 2020

          LG Superfan, 17 Jan 2020Digital zoom is cropping the picture so its real You literally wrote the difference. Cropping is not zooming. Digital zoom is fake.

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            • 17 Jan 2020

            Shui8, 17 Jan 2020Here you go. - https://www.phonearena.com/news/The-40-MP-se... moreOkay, thanks for sharing those informations. However, it is more important to evaluate the final results of the developed product and the Huawei P20 Pro is such a marvelous smartphone that pushed the boundaries into an higher level in terms of photography with smartphones, specially at night photography.

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              • 17 Jan 2020

              Hildr, 17 Jan 2020I Had a huawei for 2 years and used a P30Pro for 2 weeks to... more- https://www.dxomark.com/huawei-p30-pro-camera-review/

              Read on 'field-of-view fusion' zoom section. Its not just digitally cropping to call it as 'normal' digital zoom. Lots of other algorithm involve. For me, i'll separate the quality between 'hybrid' & 'digital' zoom. And yes, 10x are the max for P30 Pro (of course pure 10x optical will be better). Zooming beyond that, its a trash 'normal' digital zooming quality.

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                • 17 Jan 2020

                Shui8, 17 Jan 2020The hybrid zoom that Huawei use are far better than any nor... moreI Had a huawei for 2 years and used a P30Pro for 2 weeks to try the beast, I know what hybrid zoom is, it's a digital zoom applied to other lens. The x5 is a digital zoom applied to the x2 or x3 optical zoom. Of course it's better than a digital x5 zoom from the main camera! The ratio is not the same. Hybrid zoom is just a slight x2 or x2.5 digital zoom applied to each optical lens, alloying a x5 and a x15 without too much trouble. And it's not especially a huawei thing btw.

                I never said hybrid zoom was worse or the same than a digital zoom, I just pointed out it was a digital zoom, applied to other focal lens. So trashing digital zoom is somewhat awkward if you praise hybrid. I, for myself only use optical zoom, don't care about hybrid/digital.

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                  • 17 Jan 2020

                  Hildr, 17 Jan 2020But hybrid IS digital zoom... well, that's not like a 125 w... moreThe hybrid zoom that Huawei use are far better than any normal digital zoom. Yes its cropped, but cleverly upscale & fill in edges using other focal length lens. Still a usable sharp detailed images, rather than just a normal digital zoom, and still far better than Super Res Zoom that Pixel provide.

                  Checkout samples here or DxO, or try it yourself.

                    Pajson89, 17 Jan 2020mate30pro just came into Serbia with huawei mobile servise :D Where, which operator?

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                      • 17 Jan 2020

                      mate30pro just came into Serbia with huawei mobile servise :D

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                        Shui8, 17 Jan 2020Clear picture of P40 Pro camera module. It has 5 rear camer... moreBut hybrid IS digital zoom... well, that's not like a 125 will be usefull when you have a 80 optical anyway, so that's just fun for the spec sheet.

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                          • 17 Jan 2020

                          Clear picture of P40 Pro camera module. It has 5 rear camera actually. - https://www.soyacincau.com/2020/01/17/this-is-the-huawei-p40-and-p40-pro/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1579235027

                          Main, UWA, 10x optical & ToF is confirmed. The other one is still a mystery. Hopefully its a 3x optical zoom, and if its true, it has the most versatile focal length on a phone, ever.

                          18mm - UWA
                          27mm - Main
                          80mm - 3x optical
                          125mm - 5x hybrid
                          240mm - 10x optical
                          360mm - 15x hybrid

                          Dont care about digital zoom.

                            Can't wait for dxomark to give the s20 ultra the top spot just to replace it with huawei cause they'll do that to any new flagship phone to sell and people will actually believe it's better lmao

                              Anonymous, 16 Jan 2020I will get rid of my iphone 8 and will buy Huawei P40 Pro. ... moreYes but did you know the s20 ultra will have better camera and specs than both the iPhone 8 and p40 pro? I suggest when you're ready to buy you watch comparison videos first.

                                wasox, 16 Jan 2020Lol, many delusional guys think huawei invented everything,... moreWe're you laughing while writing your comment? If not, what's 'lol'? Dunno about 'blind Huawei fanboys' but your comment was pure hate indeed.

                                  Whackcar, 16 Jan 2020It says it will stick to regular 4-1 binning for daytime sh... moreI meant why not just stick with 9 in 1 for all scenarios but yeah they know what they are doing.

                                    AnonD-762416, 17 Jan 2020Digital zoom is 100% fake. MS Paint has 500x zoom. Even 5,0... moreDigital zoom is cropping the picture so its real

                                      TPAA, 16 Jan 2020I still use a real camera. All photos look great on a tiny ... moreFinally, someone got the point! Let's not forget that today's smartphone is more software-focused instead of hardware-focused like the old days of Nokia 808, Nokia 1020, and Panasonic CM1.

                                        Does this mean that the effective pixel count will increase by 4x? What would start out at 0.96 micron pixel would end up being 3.84 micron pixel. If that's true, this could be one hell of a smartphone!