Photographic camera

The Huawei P10 uses the aforementioned camera arrangement every bit the Mate ix, so a lot of what I discussed in that review nevertheless holds here for Huawei'south smaller flagship. There are still two camera sensors on the rear, but we're now seeing what Huawei is calling their "second-generation Leica Dual Camera". Basically, we're seeing an increase in sensor resolution and updates to processing technology.

The first-generation Dual Camera organization used two 12-megapixel sensors, one for monochrome data, and the other for RGB. With the 2d-gen system in the Mate nine, the monochrome sensor has been upgraded to a xx-megapixel unit with an f/ii.2 lens. The 12-megapixel RGB camera remains the same; it's a Sony IMX286 1/ii.9" CMOS with one.25µm pixels, paired with an f/2.two 27mm lens.

This camera solution has some advantages over a standard single-sensor setup. The monochrome sensor does not need a Bayer filter, so more light can reach the sensor than an equivalent RGB unit of measurement. Huawei has also taken advantage of the fact that luminance, provided by the monochrome sensor, has a much greater effect on image particular than chrominance, provided past the RGB sensor. So they were able to increment the resolution of just the monochrome sensor without a meaning effect on image quality.

Images captured by the rear camera are xx-megapixels, matching the resolution of the monochrome sensor. At that place's likewise optical image stabilization hither, as well as a dual-tone, dual-LED flash and a laser-assisted autofocus system that combines with PDAF and contrast AF for ultra-fast focusing. The front end camera is an viii-megapixel Sony IMX179 ane/iii.two" sensor with 1.4µm pixels paired with an f/1.9 lens and autofocus.

Huawei'due south camera app is decent, with piece of cake access to key features like the aperture simulation mode, video mode, and the front facing camera available with just one touch. Swiping up a tray most the shutter button reveals a capable transmission mode with controls for ISO, shutter, white balance, exposure and metering modes. The rest of the photographic camera's functions are available in a tray that slides out from the left, while settings are in a tray on the right.

The aperture simulation feature has been improved from the implementation on the Huawei P9, offer better border detection and more pleasing bokeh furnishings. It's still not perfect, however, with results ranging from excellent to awful depending on how well the photographic camera senses depth. In general, though, if you want improve background blur you should utilize this mode, as it does a respectable job of simulating wide-aperture DSLR lenses.

The P10's image quality is good, but it didn't impress me as much as the outstanding Google Pixel Forty from concluding year or very good modern phones like the Galaxy S8+. Images taken with this phone in its 'standard' color mode are more than accurate than those captured by Pixel, only they aren't as cute or immediately shareable. Switching into 'vivid' or 'smooth' mode improves color saturation significantly, often to unrealistic levels, though this comes at the expense of dynamic range. The Pixel XL manages to offer both brilliant, vibrant colors and fantastic dynamic range due to its superior software and processing.

Photos captured by the P10 are well-nigh impressive in good indoor or outdoor lighting, with excellent white balance and exposure produced by the standard mode. Dynamic range is good, with a slight trend to get washed out on occasion, while the amount of detail from the dual sensor system is dandy. At that place are some racket reduction artefacts present, but it's non as noticeable as some other flagships similar the Galaxy S8.

The P10 isn't as practiced in worse lighting weather condition. Several indoor photos I captured were noticeably undersaturated, and those taken in high contrast situations suffered from poor exposure and poor dynamic range. As lighting conditions get more than challenging, the P10 is more prone to deliver washed out images. Some night results are grainy and quite disappointing compared to other flagship phones, while others were bright and surprisingly vibrant. These are largely the same issues I mentioned with the Mate nine, and I'd yet like to see a software update attempt to address some of these photographic camera inconsistencies.