Huawei P20 In Depth Camera Review incl. Photo & Video Samples
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- Huawei P20 In Depth Camera Review incl. Photo & Video Samples
#HuaweiP20 #Huawei
This is the first of my new style camera tests - all feedback and suggestions are welcome to help improve future content. The video is long at 20 minutes but I wanted to ensure everything was covered.
This video was filmed and edited entirely on the Huawei P20 using Cyberlink PowerDirector mobile.
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Huawei P20 camera specifications (source; GSM Arena)
Primary camera's;
Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 27mm, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, OIS) + 20 MP (f/1.6, 27mm), Leica optics, 2x lossless zoom,
phase detection and laser autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video; 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps
Secondary; 24 MP, f/2.0, 1080p video recording at 30fps. EIS
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Watching on my P20 :)
Nice! Hope you're still enjoying, one of my favourite phone's this year 👍
Thank you for watching 👊
Dave West yeah.. me too.. 2 months ago, I've been searching for reviews for this but this is the most detailed review on camera. Good Job
norbz yora Thanks, appreciate it! My full review of the P20 is coming very soon - such a shame it was overshadowed by the P20 Pro.
I've been using it for 60 days so it'll be a proper review covering everything 👍
@@norbertvincentaroy9392 how is your p20 going?
@@UnknownDirector1 Im still using it right now.. My p20 is performing so well.. :)
Excellent work, Dave! You really have done your homework on the P20, haven't you? Lovely images too, you have a great eye. 👍🔥🔥
Thanks Scott! It's well worth taking the time to get to learn a device inside out, especially the camera as they're so capable now.
And I'm glad you enjoyed the photos 👍 had to put that college photography course to good use somehow! 😁
This was such a well done in depth review. I do wish it had been a little less windy when you recorded this, with headphones on it got a little annoying at at times.
and seriously I have no idea how you edit your videos on a phone! I'm always super impressed by the quality you get out of it.
Hey Mitesh! Yes, the wind was super annoying but all I'll say is I was getting sunburn very quickly - it didn't look like it but the sun was blazing by the time I'd got to the video tests 🤣
It's a good point though and I'll make sure to shield the device when it's windy and pick a quieter time to talk 😁
Appreciate your support as always mate 👊
So I own the phone almost 3 months... Camera is great, especially in RAW, normal JPEGs tend to be oversharpened, when there's any foliage/grass/trees present, but shots of buildings etc. are looking great. There's infact no OIS but AIS is doing it's job great, but the crop is too much. actually found a way to stabilize up to 3K videos when using open camera. The night mode could be better, it tends to get green hue and images are hit or miss, it's better when you set exposure to at least 8 seconds. HDR mode works either only when you set exposure to brightest or darkest part of the image, everytime it's different... Also shooting in 20mp is useless, there is no improvement in details, images often come out less detailed than 12mp.
In depth for dayyyyyysssssssssssss, Well done mate, I love me a good camera test💯👊
Thanks Ben! Appreciate you dropping in mate 👍
OnePlus 6 is next 🔥
Thank you for such a detailed review. You definitely go deeper than I ever have.
Thank you Zak, was worried how this would turn out but it's a new format so there's time to tweak 😁
Glad you found it helpful - one of the best phone cameras out there right now 👌
dave, you work very hard as i always saw you running up and down and repeated the same routes several times in nearly every videos to do the tests for us, million thanks.
Thanks for this , did a brilliant job of explaining all the settings on camera .
Thanks Steven, glad you enjoyed it. Galaxy Note 9 is next followed by Nokia 6.1 2018 👍
Appreciate you watching, thank you 🙏
Great video Dave! If someone wants to know more about the camera or camera app, this is the only video they need!!
Very nice photo samples at the end of the video too. Love the sunset images 😀
Thanks Roger!
Or should I say...
Lord Crispy? 😁
Hahahaha 🤣
This is the review I needed mate, you really appeal to new UA-cam creators looking to find the right tech for videos when they’re not at the point of buying a DSLR! I was going to get a Panasonic camcorder for my videos but decided to get the p20 pro after seeing this especially as the audio is good.
I was looking through YT and there are no videos on what to use and how to use smartphones for new youtubers, they all jump to camcorders or £300 cameras, maybe an idea for a niche?
Hi there, really appreciate the feedback, thanks! I've already posted a video on 'What Makes a Great Smartphone Video Camera' - the video tanked lol but I will continue making that type of video. Smartphones can record excellent video now, there's absolutely no need for anyone starting out to purchase an expensive DSLR when starting out, that can come later!
Thanks so much for watching and for leaving such a great comment! 👊
Thanks for the In Dept review..I was really curious about the camera layout 👊👍
Thanks David, glad you enjoyed and found it useful 👊
I hope the upgrade will improve sharpening and under-exposure.
There's a new firmware update available but I haven't had chance to try it out yet - I'll post some pics on my social accounts once I've installed it 👍
I must say to you, I loved this Video Describing every single feature in the cameras and how to use them is for me exactly what I was looking for. The P20 is my old Phone, but I still use it as a second one. Main Phone is a Samsung Note 10+ but I like the cameras of the P20 more. I know this is crazy but try to compare same Snapshots with both Phones and you will see what I mean. sorry, it's just my opinion.
Totally agree with you, the P20 camera was so underrated - sadly it was in the shadow of the P20 Pro from day one but IMO is still a fantastic phone.
Glad you enjoyed the video 🙏
That's great Dave thanks. I'm well ta and looking forward to transferring and hearing music files my 6.
Audio review coming this week 👍
Right on. Thanks a lot. Just got the phone and am enjoying it but its good to get some more info and you sure helped out. Thanks.
Hi Jordan, glad I could help out! 👍
I really want to get this phone, great analysis thank you!
Still a great phone 👍
Thanks a bunch. Great examples!
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed 👍
thank you very much. Video is very helpful
You're welcome dude 👍
Great in depth review Mr West. Is your full review of the p20 out yet? Would like to hear your thoughts on this phone. Considering of purchasing this.
Thank you! Funnily enough, I've just finished recording the A-ROLL for the P20 review. I've been using it for 90 days and really wanted to get a feel for how it works long term. It'll be uploaded early next week 👍
I'll be patiently waiting for that video to drop
Also thanks for the settings tips for photographing the night sky and last night I got o e great shot of Cassiopeia the famous W or M constellation with many stars. P20 camera is way better than samsung s7 for smartphone Astrophotography. I also have Canon 700D DSLR for Astrophotography. Thanks again!!!
You're welcome! Hope it came out okay for you - feel free to share it with me on Twitter via my username @officialmr_west and also the same on Instagram 👍
Thank so much for the info and I took a good look at the shots you took and I must say I'm very impressed at the shots you took especially the star trails one. These shots you took shows you don't need a pro dslr camera. This summer I'm planning to shoot the milky way which will be fantastic.
I went camping in Glencoe near Fort William and it's a dark sky area. I was using the Hauwei p20 to get superb shots of orion and even Cygnus and photographed the faint band of the milky way through constellation. I used iso at 1600 shutter speed of 15 secs. My last few shots of orion I got so many stars within orion and Taurus with the seven sisters looking the blue colour of the cluster as I couldn't believe it. This phone camera is under extreme low light is pretty impressive. Camera did pick up light pollution even though area is dark. I even got the Great Andromeda galaxy M31 which is faint just viable to the naked eye. I'm going to attach the phone to my telescope with the motor drive. Try photograph the orion nebula M42 with with phone attached to telescope eye piece so that will be interesting how it will turn out. Any advice on that?
Hmmm I'm not sure how that would turn out as you'd need to ensure the focus on the image inside the eyepiece is tack sharp to get the most out of the setup. There is a manual mode so you could use that and set the focus using the manual controls. Increase the ISO to the highest (usually 3200) and ensure the shutter is around 20-30 seconds to allow the most light into the sensor.
You'll just need to do a bit of editing with the finished result to adjust to your liking 👍
Please do share you images! Do you have a Google Photos folder? You could share that way, would love to see how the images turned out!👍
I'm sold, more than enough for me
Great news! One of the most underrated and under loved phones on the market - you really don't need 3 lenses in every day use and this does the vast majority of the things the P20 Pro does (including the awesome night mode) for lower cost in a more pocketable design.
I hope you enjoy it - thanks for watching 👍
Well done , great phone
It is indeed! Currently putting my review together - THE best camera's in its class 👌
Thanks for watching 🙏
Excellent review and very helpful information. Now I can feel confident using my P20 👏👏👏👏
Thanks Raymond! 🙏
Thanks so much you've convinced me😍
Thank you for this 👍.. i enjoyed ur indept review about this phone.
Thank you 🙏 appreciate your kind comments 😁
good review. good android phone can use it on vlog(nice front cam)
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 👍 it's a superb phone for sure 👌
yah it's superb, I'll get my P20 on monday, yey
Thank you 🙏
at min 16:25 there is a glitch or software error. look at the mountain on your (my) right in the distance.
Good review! Subscribed 😊
Hey thanks! 👍😁
I enjoyed the video as I've just got phone and just setting things up. What's the best settings to photograph the night sky like stars constellations plus milky way? I'm hoping to take great shots next summer
Glad you enjoyed the video 👍 in the camera app, scroll along using the carousel until you see the 'More' option. From the available options, select 'Light Painting' then use the 'Star Trails' setting. You'll need to ensure the phone is mounted on a tripod in order for this to work, as any sudden movement will spoil the effect.
For a really amazing image on a clear night, leave it running for 60 minutes before stopping. Incredible!!
If you just want to take an image of the stars, set the phone on a tripod, go into Pro Mode, set ISO to 100, shutter speed to around 30 seconds, and use manual focus to ensure it's looking correct in the viewfinder. Press the shutter key and you'll have a great image!
The Night mode is excellent, you can get a decent result hand held but the phone can detect when it's on a tripod and will adjust the exposure time - most I've had is a 50 second exposure - crazy!
If you want to see some examples, see my P20 Photo Album here photos.app.goo.gl/PE6zCjxhxxKoutLcA
Also, top for you. Try using the Night Mode to take shots in daylight, especially sunsets - you get a pretty spectacular super HDR image such as this one I took here;
photos.app.goo.gl/JRZws398id4VsTeA7
Such an useful video. keep up the good work
Thank you very much - your kind words are appreciated 🙏🙏
I'm thinking about changing my p10 plus for the p20. Is it worth it.!?
Depending on budget I'd be looking at the Huawei P30. Otherwise, the P20 is a good step up as you get night mode and the excellent AI system, as well as better video and a really nice pocketable build.
@@DaveWestMedia
The problem is that I'm not sure it's an upgrade. The p10 plus has 6 ram. 128GB.You can use memory card, it has More pixels. Gorilla glas. Stereo sound. Headphones input. Etc
That's a very good point actually, I was thinking more from the newer chipset/camera perspective as this is an improvement for sure.
Have you maybe thought of looking at something like a standard P30 or even the P30 Pro? They can be had for great prices now
I’m considering switching from my iPhone 6s to the P20 (I don’t want the pro as it is too big for me..), would you say it’s a good choice ? 👍🏼
Fantastic phone - you really can't go wrong, Tue camera's are incredible and it's a definite upgrade over a 6s 👍
Dave West thanks for your answer! Definitely gonna switch
Do you think low light on p20 is better than note 9?
In auto mode, the Note 9 is better - but using the dedicated Night mode on the P20 it absolutely slays practically every phone out there for low light photography, it's like some sort of crazy wizardry!
Thank you very much for the information but there is a problem that I cannot solve:
For some reason when I try to change the assistive grid to the Fibonacci it does not give me the options.
Not any at all!
So I'm just stuck with the cat cradle type grid....
Any idea why I do not get any options for grades on my phone???
Hmmm that's odd. I don't have this phone anymore I'm afraid, have you tried looking on the Huawei forums or XDA to see if others are having a similar issue?
hi thanks for the answer actually I called the Huawei health service and they told me that when they updated through its latest version the phone lost the Fibonacci grid completely so it's no use looking for it
Hi Dave. Kan you show how to use slow motion at the camera!? I think 960fps is great but my vids are just 1 sec. long! Why??? Can I turn it down to 300-400-500 fps etc.? thanks
Hey there, this article may help forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20-pro/help/how-to-super-slow-mo-slow-mo-t3816901/page1
Let me know if it makes a difference and I'll see what else I can find out 👍
Thanks!! It works! But 120 and 240 and 960 fps( 8 sec.) ( minus 3 sec. at the start while running normal speed) are the only options this camera have !!?
I'm glad it works but as I no longer have the phone I can only go by these articles, sorry. I think it's just a limitation of the camera software rather than hardware
Yea, I guess it´s a big file and need some space
Is it worth buying this 2020? I'm looking for a compact phone that has a good camera.
My only concern with this phone is updates from Huawei. With it being an older model I'm not sure about security patches etc..It would be great as a camera though if you're looking for a secondary device for photos 👍
@@DaveWestMedia thanks for your insight. 👍
Thank you so much for this!
🙏🙏
Hi, amazing video, thanks for all the good advice, but why didn't you reviewed 120/240/960fps video? I've read for 960fps you have only 2+0.3+2sec to record, how does it work with 120 and 240fps? What is the resolution of 120fps? Thanks for you are answers! I love your channel..
Hi there, first thanks for your kind comments, appreciate that 👍
Due to my video editing software the slow motion footage would not play slowly in my timeline workflow which is a pain! I intended to make a separate video but as the device was on loan I ran out of time, sorry. But to answer your question, 120fps is 1080p and 240fps at 720p. I don't know how much recording time is possible at 120 and 240fps but I would imagine there's no restrictions as if only slows down a small portion of footage which you can select once recording has finished 👍
Appreciate you stopping by, let me know if you have any further questions!
Planning to start my youtube channel with my phone P20... I do have an option to buy a 2nd hand Nikon d3100 for $120... I think I'll save the money because the camera on P20 is very good with in built Image stabilization..
What would be the overall better option the p20 or mate 20 lite
P20 for sure, better lens and software 👍
Can you please make a comparison between p20 and one plus 6t.. Photography 🙏
Hi Hamza. Apologies but I have to return devices once finished and I no longer have them ☹️
Awesome review! Planning to purchase the P20 soon.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed this 🙏 You won't be disappointed 👍
Why doesnt AI appear on MY settings mennu ? Is there something wrong with my phone?
My options when i go to settings are:
-Resolution
-Location tag
-Add watermark
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Capture Settings
-Assistive grid
Mirror reflection
-Mute
-Timer
-Audio Control
-Touch to Capture
-Capture Smiles
-Volume button function
-Ultra Snapshot
-RESTORE DEFAULTS (Which I already tried, and the Master AI option is not on my menu ;( )
Have you ensured photo resolution is set to 10mp? AI doesn't work when set to full 20mp resolution (at least it didn't when I tested it, there may well have been updates since)
okay wait what.
my resolutions are 8, 9 , 12, and 20
anyhow, Im in 9mp at the moment and the AI icon does appear on top middle. but if I go to my settings, it is not listed . I guess its easier to trigger AI on/off the way I have it then through the icon next to the flash icon, I just havent realized. Still I wonder why it is not listed, I remember the first days I bought it, it did show . I guess updates just took it off the list
Is there any big different between the p20 and p20 pro photography and video? Does it justified their price gap? I am planning to buy a p20 because personally i don't see much difference compared to the pro.
Not a huge amount of difference - certainly not almost £300 better. Here's the link to my P20 photos gallery to help you make up your mind.
photos.app.goo.gl/PE6zCjxhxxKoutLcA
The P20 Pro has 5x zoom whereas the P20 only has 2x zoom. Both record the same video quality and have the same night mode as well 👍
Dave West Thanks a lot for the reply. I think i will go for the p20.
Thanks for replying to all comments btw.
You got a new sub. Keep up the good work sir. 👍
You're welcome dude, you won't be disappointed - great phone 👍
I don't get what the "moving picture" thing does. Can anyone explain that?
You said that the 12Mpx camera has only EIS? It should have OIS but works only up to 1080p 30fps, however I hope they will get it working on 4k videos too, don't see a reason why they can't enable it, because it's only p20's downfall as far I can see... Also is it better to shoot photos in 20 or 12mpx (not including zoom), any difference in details ?
Hi there, apologies. The main camera uses OIS for stabilisation on still images and the video mode uses EIS up to 1080p 30fps. It's a shame as the lack of EIS hurts the 60fps and 4K 30 video IMO. I'm not sure if they're going to update but I'll do an update if they do.
I just leave the camera in 12mp mode, there's very little to tell the two modes apart TBH as the camera is so good. You'd have to really zoom in to be able to tell the difference 👍
Thanks for watching, appreciate it 👍🙏
Dave West No worries, I thank you for your very detailed and quick answer, everything comes from Huawei's crappy marketing about their "AI stabilization", then many people like me are misleaded, the photo quality is just top, but still can't chew throught that lack of any stabilization during 4k recording, let's just hope for some firmware update...
great video
🙏 thanks!
Hey Dave. Hope you're getting nearer your talk through on how to transfer files off a Mac onto the OP6
Hi Drew, I'm actually visiting my friend who has the Mac I need to do this mid week. We're also recording a camera phone test involving a ridiculously fast car too 😁
Once I'm done it'll be uploaded ASAP. Hope you're well Drew 👍
Cool
Thanks for watching!👍
My stabilization mode does not appear. What do i do?
Stabilisation works automatically at 1080p but isn't supported at 4K. There's no option to toggle the stabilisation now 👍
Nice
Thank you! 👍
Marvellous!
I wonder if it good for live concerts, to zoom & record, i'm on wheelchair so they always put me far away from scene.. :(
The zoom is only good to a point (obviously 😀). If say 3x magnification would be fine but any more than that I think would result in image degradation 👍
@@DaveWestMedia thx, im think i am always like 100mm from the scene, so this should do:)
I have P20, after the Android P update, the "stabilizer" option is gone, now all the videos are shaky even in 720p.
Hmm that's strange, have you tried looking on XDA Forums to see if others have had the same problem?
how about the night shot? is it still good after the update?
@@TechRide. night shot is still awesome 👍
That's strange, because my phone has the Pie update and stabilization is working .
I don't have the scan features on my P20 :( someone knows why?
Hello Dave, I do not understand one thing: what does it mean that the 20MP rear camera is B&W? If I want pics in colors do I have to downgrade to 12MP? So sll the pictures you took were at 12MP?
Hi there
The monochrome option is in the 'more' settings in the camera UI and this is handled purely by the secondary 20mp sensor.
Yes, all of the photos taken were in 12mp as standard by the main sensor. Please do bear in mind that the 12MP sensor on the P20 is 61% larger than the iPhone X's 12MP one and 22% larger than the 12MP main snappers on the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. Megapixels are only a small part of the story now with camera's - hopefully the results speak for themselves.
If you need any more information please let me know 👍
Thank you for the reply. I'm aware that MP are not everything, but I was just wondering if they really put at 20MP camera only to shoot in B&W. So can I shoot in colors at 20MP?
Let me check for you, I'll reply when I've taken a look 👍
Hi there, just checked this for you.
You can set images to 20mp in colour but you lose the 2x optical zoom option (as it interpolates for a higher resolution image - in 12mp mode the 2x zoom uses the extra megapixels as 'head room' in order to maintain the resolution when zoomed in.
It's very clever stuff and one of the best camera's I've ever used on a phone 👍
Does huawei P20 has OIS?
Hi there
Originally I was under the impression the P20 has OIS, however, the main camera uses Huawei's AIS which uses the phones AI engine to stabilise images (this works especially well at night when using the Night Mode handheld - it's very impressive.
In Video mode, it uses EIS up to 1080p 30FPS, then the AIS takes over for 1080p60 and above. Trouble is, it isn't very good at all and lets down what is a very good imaging device.
Hope that helps 👍
@@DaveWestMedia But how does image quality is so good without OIS, they call it AIS (which may use OIS), may be huawei marketing that way, bcoz i see lot of website mention OIS in specs like gsmarena, phonearena, though some mention as no.
I mean it should have OIS atleast for photos if not for videos with such a good clarity and comparable to pixel 2 also
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No Stabilization at 60fps = no use....
It's available in newer Huawei high end models but the video quality has turned to absolute trash in the process. Shame.
Thanks for watching 👍
Can you imagine if that stupid Nadella hadn't pulled the plug on Lumia what they would be like now. I mean we had OIS, 40Megapixels and HDR way back in 2012..... Manufacturers don't want ppl to remember that. I get the feeling they are artificially holding back the progression in video camera technology....so they can squeeze every bit of profit from cheaper shittier hardware....
I get what you're saying 100%. I love the imaging capabilities of the high end Nokia handsets before it all went south - I'm actually featuring the Nokia N8 in a new upcoming video series, may even check out the Lumia 1020 as well.
For me the current leaders in mobile video are Apple and Samsung without a doubt. Everything from bit rate, image sharpness and stabilisation is absolutely top notch. Huawei need to learn a few tricks if they want their handset's to compete in this area
Yep. You are right, Apple and Samsung are currently the best video quality... shame, no... ridiculous, you have to pay close to £1000 to get what was offered for around £500 with a Lumia 1020. Sure the video quality in terms of definition and maybe dynamic range is better but what use is all that if its out of reach of most people because its too expensive or like the more affordable P20 a shaky mess....
Time wasting no portrait
Sorry dude!