Master AI off - Huawei P30 Questions & Answers

Only to me, even with master AI off, the camera changes mode by itself (without announce it)?
When I try to focus an object too much close, i see that objective changes... I'm almost sure that use "super macro" mode without showing the pop up.
Someone else is facing this issue??

maurizio de maio said:
Only to me, even with master AI off, the camera changes mode by itself (without announce it)?
When I try to focus an object too much close, i see that objective changes... I'm almost sure that use "super macro" mode without showing the pop up.
Someone else is facing this issue??
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It's not an issue, that's the expected behavior, when taking pictures the phone AI recognizes some scenes and adjust camera parameters to some presets, for example, focus on the sky and a preset "Blue Sky" will be enabled, focus a small river or running water and you will get "Silky water" mode.

luismedina said:
It's not an issue, that's the expected behavior, when taking pictures the phone AI recognizes some scenes and adjust camera parameters to some presets, for example, focus on the sky and a preset "Blue Sky" will be enabled, focus a small river or running water and you will get "Silky water" mode.
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But i turned off AI theoretically... what you're saying shouldn't happen with AI off

maurizio de maio said:
But i turned off AI theoretically... what you're saying shouldn't happen with AI off
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Seems that certain things like Super-Macro are still automatic with or without AI enabled, but it will not change image settings or detect scenes without AI, so for example of the blue sky, it will not say that without AI, or if you take a photo of a dog it will not know it is a dog
But if you go too close to an object for normal lens to focus on, it will switch to Macro lens

*Detection* said:
Seems that certain things like Super-Macro are still automatic with or without AI enabled, but it will not change image settings or detect scenes without AI, so for example of the blue sky, it will not say that without AI, or if you take a photo of a dog it will not know it is a dog
But if you go too close to an object for normal lens to focus on, it will switch to Macro lens
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I hate this thing

maurizio de maio said:
I hate this thing
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I have to agree with you, this phone is complete garbage, I have the same issue, I turn off master AI and it's still switching to super macro just without showing the pop up, and no my picture is an up close shot but still within the main sensors focus range and it still switching to the crappy detailed cropped wide angle lens, it's so bad using this phone the experience has been terrible, was my first Huawei phone and I will never get another one again... I can't even take a simple photo, only method that works is trying to click your shot before it switches lens
See below example at the same distance from subject in low light, the image I want to be able to capture all the time is the bright normal one (just about managed to snap before it switches me, which isn't always easily possible), the one it's trying to force me into shooting is that dark garbage, that's how stupid this phone is that it tries to force me to take that instead of the other, it's been this way since I've had this phone, it's just plain and simply bad...
I know this is an old post, but nowhere else ever talked about it, so I think poster here is completely right, it does this in daylight also obviously, which makes it harder to notice, but will cause the photo to have worse background separation and a lot worse detail

v0 HaVoK 0v said:
I have to agree with you, this phone is complete garbage, I have the same issue, I turn off master AI and it's still switching to super macro just without showing the pop up, and no my picture is an up close shot but still within the main sensors focus range and it still switching to the crappy detailed cropped wide angle lens, it's so bad using this phone the experience has been terrible, was my first Huawei phone and I will never get another one again... I can't even take a simple photo, only method that works is trying to click your shot before it switches lens
See below example at the same distance from subject in low light, the image I want to be able to capture all the time is the bright normal one (just about managed to snap before it switches me, which isn't always easily possible), the one it's trying to force me into shooting is that dark garbage, that's how stupid this phone is that it tries to force me to take that instead of the other, it's been this way since I've had this phone, it's just plain and simply bad...
I know this is an old post, but nowhere else ever talked about it, so I think poster here is completely right, it does this in daylight also obviously, which makes it harder to notice, but will cause the photo to have worse background separation and a lot worse detail
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Just what I was looking for. I have the Huawei P30, and I really like to take photos of my self-made food. What I have noticed is that even when I turn off the Master AI, the camera STILL automatically enhances the color vibrance of the images. This also happens when I take photos outdoor, especially the sky and trees.
I really hate it because it looks fake! Girls may want their picture to be vibrant and all, but I am more of a realistic kind of guy. I realize that shots from iPhone are much much better. Even though they seem kinda dull compared to the same images taken from the Huawei P30 (or any other Android), pictures from iPhone are the closest things to what you see in real life.
It's pretty annoying that the Huawei P30 is the first phone I bought for myself, by my own money. Maybe the next time I need a phone, I will switch to Apple for better/realistic photography.
But then again, iOS is boring and suffocating AF.
Argg... choosing the right smartphone is tough AH.

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Sluggish and blurry pictures from Touch camera

I did several searches and have become numbed at the prospect of finding my actual problem here (though I cannot imagine I am the only one). Basically it is the camera, it is...sluggish, what I mean is it refreshes very poorly, and I cannot figure out how to set it to flash, ccording to the link below it has this ability. Anyhow, when I take pictures if the item/person do not stay absolutely still all I get is blur, and even if they do stay still if I breath I get the same results, anyone know how I can fix this?
http://www.htcwiki.com/page/HTC+Touch+Pro
Much Thanks :>)
Unfortunately, the camera in the Touch Pro is not very sensitive to light, so in low-light situations the exposure will be long, leading to blurry photos. The flash isn't very bright, so it doesn't help much except at pretty close range, but I can tell you how to turn it on.
When you are in the camera application, touch the screen and you will see a "gear" icon at the lower right of the screen. Touch it and the menu opens. The icon in the upper left of the menu that looks like a lightning bolt turns on and off the flash.

Any usefull Camera Application out there?

Taking photos with the TD2 sucks a**.
options like brightness oder ISO dont change anything. all the pictures look the same.
but especially when its dark id like to increase exposure time. or how about taking quickshots with focus to infinity instead of waiting to infinity for the autofocus to adjust?
is there any application able to do that?
edit: just saw this thread. missed it on first search. sry.
but still nothing new?
Hi laureus,
I don't know the settings about ISO or changing other things but i have extra camera capture modes, and i attached the cab for you.
The limitations are more down to the hardware in my opinion, no app is going to make much better pictures. In good light, with low ISO, the TD2 actually takes decent pictures (in my opinion again), as good as you have a right to expect from a phone/PPC.
or how about taking quickshots with focus to infinity instead of waiting to infinity for the autofocus to adjust?
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This isn't going to happen. You can't preset such a cheap lens/focussing mech to infinity, it just hasn't got the accuracy to go back to the same place every time. Autofocus every time is unfortunately essential for sharp pictures.
I know its not exactly what he asked about . BUT
qik freeeking rox on the htc pure .. ive used it since my blackjack and i love it . if ya need a video streaming to web app .
thanks for your answers.
Pete_S said:
The limitations are more down to the hardware in my opinion, no app is going to make much better pictures. In good light, with low ISO, the TD2 actually takes decent pictures (in my opinion again), as good as you have a right to expect from a phone/PPC.
This isn't going to happen. You can't preset such a cheap lens/focussing mech to infinity, it just hasn't got the accuracy to go back to the same place every time. Autofocus every time is unfortunately essential for sharp pictures.
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yeah, im quite happy with pictures taken in normal light situations. it is just when you get to the evening hours some more exposure time would be nice.
even my old nokia n70 could do that. why not the much newer td2?
well, you cant have it all.
What I'd like to see in a camera app is something that lets me flip it over and use the volume buttons as a camera switch. Perhaps, using the left button (volume down) to autofocus, and the right button to actually shoot the picture.
Archpope said:
What I'd like to see in a camera app is something that lets me flip it over and use the volume buttons as a camera switch. Perhaps, using the left button (volume down) to autofocus, and the right button to actually shoot the picture.
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this can be done with key remapper.
i mapped the "back button" to shoot a picture when the camera is active. if camera is not active it still works as a back button.
Can you tell me how did you do this???I did not understand how it works.
dark photos
I too have the same problem of dark photos,
are also the owner of a diamon and photos in dim light is much better than the diamon2,
where you could change the registry for this problem?
laureus said:
this can be done with key remapper.
i mapped the "back button" to shoot a picture when the camera is active. if camera is not active it still works as a back button.
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can u tell me ur config?
icant make it work , thx

[Q] Camera focusing question

I'm using the camera and I'm noticing one thing. On any other device I've used, you can touch on a dark or light area of the screen and the camera will focus accordingly. Either brightening or darkening. Any ideas why that doesn't work on the GS3?
It's harder to describe than I thought. Let me know if that doesn't make sense.
It works on CM10, I thought it was the same on TW too... been a while since I've been on TW.
I've never seen that on either our Incredible, Incredible 2 or Galaxy S III phones - touching on the active camera screen sets focus to where you pointed.
- ooofest
ooofest said:
I've never seen that on either our Incredible, Incredible 2 or Galaxy S III phones - touching on the active camera screen sets focus to where you pointed.
- ooofest
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he's talking about tap to focus and exposure.. and yes that was indeed a feature on the Incredible camera. say that you are taking a photo of a cloudy sky.. tap on the darker area and the camera would adjust the exposure on that spot to lighten it up a bit
i thought it did work on the S3 camera.. but now you mention it...
i'll try to take some photos at the Yankees/Red Sox game tomorrow night.. should be a cloudy day and a good time to test.
EDIT: i've turned on 'Auto contrast' under setting, and it did a similar effect.. now when you pan your camera to a darker area.. it should adjust itself (no need to tap!) :highfive:. you'll also notice that your 'Exposure value' setting has been greyed out, since it's adjusting it for you automatically now.
radiohead14 said:
he's talking about tap to focus and exposure.. and yes that was indeed a feature on the Incredible camera. say that you are taking a photo of a cloudy sky.. tap on the darker area and the camera would adjust the exposure on that spot to lighten it up a bit
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I've never heard of this, admittedly - even the manual only states that tapping the camera display will focus on that spot. Holding it down takes a picture with that spot as the point to concentrate focus, exposure, etc.
Took out my Incredible and tried different metering modes, but tapping only changed focus. Are you talking about holding a finger down to take the picture, as I described above? This might be semantics, then.
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I've never heard of this, admittedly - even the manual only states that tapping the camera display will focus on that spot. Holding it down takes a picture with that spot as the point to concentrate focus, exposure, etc.
Took out my Incredible and tried different metering modes, but tapping only changed focus. Are you talking about holding a finger down to take the picture, as I described above? This might be semantics, then.
- ooofest
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radiohead's got it right. ooofest, I can take a video of my Incredible doing it if you like. I tried the Auto Contrast feature but it's not having the same effect. Thanks for all the responses.
EDIT: here's a quick, shoddy video demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f09wOV7WXQ&feature=channel&list=UL
JoeyBert said:
I tried the Auto Contrast feature but it's not having the same effect.
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hmm.. i did have default settings before turning "Auto contrast" on. maybe there's something you had changed that's preventing it? i know how when you turn on "Anti-shake", it prevents being able to take a photo while in video mode.. maybe something like that is happening.
radiohead14 said:
hmm.. i did have default settings before turning "Auto contrast" on. maybe there's something you had changed that's preventing it? i know how when you turn on "Anti-shake", it prevents being able to take a photo while in video mode.. maybe something like that is happening.
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I've tried it with anti-shake on and off, I tried it while adjusting the exposure, tried with auto-contrast on, I tried it with all different kind of scene selections. It does work well just by tilting the camera towards the darker or lighter area but then it's cutting some of what I wanted to take a picture of. I did try my friends original Galaxy from 2 years ago and it works like a charm. Not sure what's wrong. I'm making a bigger deal of it than I should but when it's a feature I've used so regularly for so long, it's hard to let go. I appreciate your responses.
JoeyBert said:
radiohead's got it right. ooofest, I can take a video of my Incredible doing it if you like. I tried the Auto Contrast feature but it's not having the same effect. Thanks for all the responses.
EDIT: here's a quick, shoddy video demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f09wOV7WXQ&feature=channel&list=UL
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Oh, this was my poor perception in this conversation, then.
To me, that Incredible's tap response was part of the refocusing feature when tapping our camera display: it setup to take a new picture at that spot, with all that entailed, though I admittedly cared most about it weighting focus . . . and then all aspects of the picture to that area of concentration (especially if I had metering mode set to Spot), regardless of whether I held my finger down on that spot to take the picture or tapped and then clicked the optical button. In either case, the Incredible adjusts the picture and not just the focus, yes.
The Galaxy S III TouchWiz camera is often more quick to take a picture, so I've tried different contrast and other modes to hope it will expose the shot well enough. Usually that's the case, but sometimes I need to readjust between Auto-focus mode, White Balance, Metering mode, etc. - I don't touch the display to take the picture these days, because it's usually close enough for my needs. But, I can see what you are missing.
Thanks,
- ooofest

[Q] seeking specific camera (and other) functions

hello.
haven't been on this site for quite some time, but i am familiar with using custom roms.
i'm using an htc desire s with android 4.0.4, stock rom from htc site.
there are certain things i like about ICS, and other things that simply boggle me.
i've been considering using a custom rom again, but i was hoping someone could shed some light on specific features/functions.
in other words, i would be changing to a custom rom if one is available that has these features, otherwise i'll just leave it alone.
firstly: the camera.
when trying to take up-close photos (macro), the camera will attempt to focus, will succeed, then quickly snap back to being blurry. this happens less with "auto focus" turned off, but it's still frustrating (i can see the hardware moving the camera focus to where i want it, but i can't keep it there). turning on the Scene called "close up" will allow the hardware to stay in the focused range, where i want it, but it overrides the white balance, such that i can't adjust the white balance any more, and the colour is always -always- different from the colour settings in the "auto" Scene setting. very frustrating indeed.
that's problem one.
but the bigger problem (with the camera) is:
when taking a photo where a flash is required/desired (in low lighting), i have to take many -many- photos before i happen to roll the dice and get one in focus. basically, holding up the camera to the darkened scene, the screen is mostly dark. i can take a photo with the flash, but the camera uses the same moment of flash to implement the focus, which is essentially entirely useless. in other words: dark scene, dark screen, flash ready, click to take a photo, flashtrytofocustakepicture = blurry picture. the picture only turns out well if the focus happens to catch in just the right way at the right time.
in contrast, while the stock camera app behaves this way, when i use google goggles, the camera behaves differently. there is a simple button which turns the led light on and off BEFORE taking a picture, which means the focus can function normally on a fully lit scene and then a picture can be taken, in focus. funny thing about that: the photo result that shows as a preview (immediately after snapping a photo in google goggles) is the desired photo, however it is not the photo that the app recognises nor which is saved on the sd card. anyhow, that's a different issue.
the point is: it seems clear to me that the hardware is capable, and the software is capable, but they have not been married correctly in 4.0.4.
would anyone be able to confirm whether another rom or camera app has the macro and light-before-focus capabilities described above?
i have some other questions about the way text copy and paste is implimented, but i'll just stick with the camera question for now.
thanks in advance for any information.

Washed-off videos (YouTube and media players) issue

Hi, I bought the One Vision the day it came out and since then I noticed straight away, when you put a video in landscape mode, say YouTube or Google Photos, the phone automatically activates a kind of HDR/higher contrast mode, which is ugly, oversaturates the image, and make me lose a lot of detail, it's comparable to a beauty mode. Has any of you guys stumbled upon this? If so, how did you manage to solve it? Thanks
XGRK said:
Hi, I bought the One Vision the day it came out and since then I noticed straight away, when you put a video in landscape mode, say YouTube or Google Photos, the phone automatically activates a kind of HDR/higher contrast mode, which is ugly, oversaturates the image, and make me lose a lot of detail, it's comparable to a beauty mode. Has any of you guys stumbled upon this? If so, how did you manage to solve it? Thanks
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Yeah I noticed something similar. I don't think it depends on the screen orientation but rather just that this IPS panel doesn't have good colour reproduction.
I also noticed this, and I also think it's worse in landscape. I installed the app "Screen Balance" from the Play Store and set it to about 90% brightness. It improves the image quality to be less washed out, but still it is not perfect.

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