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For quite some time, cameras have always been a standout feature of Honor phones compared to others in the same price range. And the brand's flagships consistently rank among the top phones for beautiful photography every year. With the addition of the Honor Magic4 Pro in 2022, can this Chinese manufacturer maintain its position?
Let's explore and review the Honor Magic4 Pro camera.
1. Assessment of Camera Equipment on Honor Magic4 Pro Phone
Honor equips its flagship with a main camera cluster consisting of 4 sensors, including:
- The primary Wide (main) sensor is Sony’s IMX766 50 MP, with an aperture of f/1.8, 23mm, 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF;
- The Telephoto Camera is 64 MP, with an aperture of f/3.5, 90mm, 1/2.0″, 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, and 3.5x optical zoom;
- The 50MP Ultra Wide Angle Camera has an aperture of f/2.2 and captures up to 122 degrees;
- The ToF depth sensor enhances depth perception in photos.
Additionally, there's a 12 MP front camera with an aperture of f/2.4, 100˚, 1.22µm; Depth: TOF 3D. It's evident that Honor Magic4 Pro's main camera cluster sensors are meticulously crafted with high resolution and impressive features.
In terms of software, along with AI, Honor Magic4 Pro impresses with Ultra Fusion Photography technology, allowing for capturing detailed, sharp images with extremely impressive contrast ranges.
Regarding video capabilities, the 2022 flagship Honor continues to develop IMAX Enhanced technology, along with Magic-Log and 3D LUTs, providing users with impressive quality footage.
The user-friendly photo capture interface of the Honor Magic4 Pro allows for adjusting various parameters in advanced settings, resulting in extremely high-quality photos as desired by photographers.
2. Real-world Review of Photo Quality from the Honor Magic4 Pro Camera
2.1 Brightness Adequacy in Main Camera Shots
The 64MP main camera on the Honor Magic4 Pro phone has proven its worth by delivering images with extremely good detail, sharpness in every frame, highly saturated colors, and excellent handling of contrast and brightness variations. Even in shadowy areas, users can distinguish between different color shades.
In fully lit photos taken on the Honor Magic4 Pro, we notice many similarities in excellence compared to previous Huawei flagships, which is understandable since they come from the same parent company.
2.2 Zoom Photography Quality
With a telephoto camera equipped with 3.5x optical zoom, photos taken at 2x, 3.5x on the Honor Magic4 Pro phone exhibit impressively sharp details. Colors and contrast are well handled, not inferior to photos taken from the main camera. Additionally, the device can take hybrid zoom shots up to 10x, which maintains decent quality but may lack detail compared to photos taken at 3.5x zoom or below.
2.3 Ultra Wide Angle Photography Quality
The 122-degree ultra-wide-angle camera on the Honor Magic4 Pro performs its role admirably by delivering images with the widest angle available on the market today, creating an almost lifelike expansive feel. Impressive colors and well-handled brightness contribute to the overall quality, although there is a slight decrease in detail compared to photos taken from the main camera.
2.4 Close-up Photography Quality
Despite not being equipped with a dedicated macro camera, the Honor Magic4 Pro utilizes its ultra-wide-angle camera to capture close-up shots with impressive quality. Not only are details well captured, but colors and backgrounds are also rendered impressively, rivaling dedicated macro-equipped phones on the market today.
2.5 Low-light Photography Quality
Photos taken in low light or night conditions from the Honor Magic4 Pro camera exhibit impressive sharpness, well-handled lighting, and maintain impressive contrast. Especially, the Night Mode further enhances the effectiveness of low-light photos on the Honor Magic4 Pro phone.
2.6 Portrait Photography Quality with Bokeh Effect
With the portrait mode shots, the Honor Magic4 Pro's camera showcases impressive effectiveness in subject focus and natural skin enhancement. Meanwhile, the background blur appears quite natural, resulting in an overall artistic image.
2.7 Selfie Photography Quality
Selfie photos taken with the front camera of the Honor Magic4 Pro exhibit exceptionally good quality in terms of detail, color, and lighting, ensuring the highest naturalness. Additionally, users can utilize various shooting modes such as wide-angle or background blur, providing enjoyable experiences.
2.8 Video Recording Quality
The lack of 8K recording support may be the most regrettable aspect of the Honor Magic4 Pro's camera. However, since 8K display devices are not yet widespread, this may not have much impact, especially for ordinary users.
With 4K videos recorded by the Honor Magic4 Pro, not only is there good detail, but color reproduction and handling of contrast and lighting are also very natural, approaching reality. Furthermore, the audio recording capability and stability of the footage are both well ensured, providing users with high-quality videos.
Users looking to create high-quality artistic videos can easily choose from various recording modes to meet their needs.
CONCLUSION
Based on what has been demonstrated, the Honor Magic4 Pro phone has truly satisfied users with extremely good photo quality and equally impressive video recording.
Therefore, for those with high demands on photography/videography, especially content creators on social media platforms, the Honor Magic4 Pro camera will undoubtedly please you.
