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[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Mike69300:
Disapointed

I am so glad a section like this exist on XDA.

Well, on my side, i am soooo disapointed by the camera. I am not professional but i think their is something not fully optimized with this P40 PRO.

- I received the 121 update yesterday, tried 50mpx shot before and after update : same condition, same light, same place. The pictures are the same.

- Focused is often bad, the subject is not auto focused perfectly (part are blurred)

- Overal quality is disapointing, i need extreme light perfect sun day condition to have pretty good pictures

- 5X zoom is not working properly. Often, the periscope camera is not activated, so i am in 5X digital zoom. If i switch to 5.1X the periscope turns on.

- The minimal distance to subject is way bigger than P30 pro, i need to be at least 30-40cm away to have focus...

In overal, the phone is beautiful, but does not deserve a purchase

PS: really, saying this will be corrected with update is a bad argument. I mean, this phone is 1100€ brand new, Huawei should not release phone which are not at least ready.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] saneofficial:
Anything other than PERFECT lighting conditions and the phone is a total downgrade from p30 Pro in terms of texture and noise. I was really expecting more from the camera. Otherwise the phone is a beast.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] mime11:
I also have problem with focuses and zoom (the lens change algorithm is clearly strange, if I have to first zoom in to around 9x and then zoom out to 5x to get better result), so no argument there. But I saw clear jump in quality with the new AI 50MP mode. Did you activate the mode correctly?
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Michael69300:
I think I did...

For the zoom stuff, it sound the x5 periscope activates only when the object is far enough. If I move the phone to target another object which is far, bingo the periscope is on...

After trying the Xiaomi mi10, I am still satisfied with this phone.. the Xiaomi does much lower quality picture
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Contrapod:
Agree with you. Check this proof [IMG="compare"]https://superg.ru/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Compare-Huawei-Mate-30-Pro-and-P40-Pro-Hi-Res.jpg[/IMG]

Have other examples, if you need.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] orbital247:
I didn't seem to get the issues posted here when i had the unit (I've got another one on the way as i want to give it another go, you just can't get the same features anywhere else in the same smallish package).

See my 1x and 5x comparison attached. No issues with it being a digital crop at 5x, no colour issues etc. (on this or any other picture).

The only issue i had is the colour science between the wide and standard lens, the wide pops the colours way too much whereas the standard lens is more muted (and lifelike).
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] TomFordGoesForth:
New AI features

How have people found the new AI camera features on the P40 Pro?

The device is on its way, i was really impressed with Mate 30 Pro and P30 pro AI features but found that quality wasn't always up to scratch and in some cases compromised the quality. As with all the new huawei AI software advances they are impressive at first but get better with updates and improved per device. I have seen the posts and wondered if i should stick to my Mate 30 Pro.

Remove passers by, remove reflection and best moments

---------- Post added at 11:45 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:33 AM ----------

How have you found it now with the latest updates?

This sounds like a fault to me if not sorted, maybe have a look on the huawei community page
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] kudrihan:
P40 pro White Balance Bug

Several Times Trying Photos with P40 pro, the results always look yellow on the skin of people. Very disappointing
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Ryuhoshi:
This is really weird. It makes no sense for it to be that much worse, especially considering significantly bigger sensor.

Maybe they cut corners on the lens? The image processing seems really poor too.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] theonlyn00b:
Have i get lucky, camera for me is working great. Only thing that is the red colar gets wrong some time, like if a take a photo on a red wall with strong light from the lamp. But what i understand it will be fix in the next or the two next update. China are two update ahead of Sweden.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] drzewoid:
Anybody can send original photos after 10.1.0.121 update - my brother considering to buy mate 30 pro or p40 pro after Mi 10 PRO :) I have mate 30 pro and it's fantastic camera, but p40 is newer and can be even better after updates. Zoom photos are welcome too :)
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Mike69300:
Check, sent by personnal message
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] forever_lol:
Guys, have you noticed the same pink hue on dark backgound in camera centre?

I am about to send my unit back. I don't mind lack of google. I guess I can leave without it but such pics are unacceptable. It's not that visible on light backgrounds.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] arsenal74:
Granted lockdown has not allowed me any extensive testing but I have been happy with the quality out of my P40 pro, I also have an S20 ultra (exynos) that I have been very unhappy with camera wise (Terrific phone otherwise). The shot attached was taken early evening in my lounge so is quite a test and is very sharp, the S20 would be a blurred or over-softened mess for a shot like this.

Finding the lack of Google a challenge so far though....
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] forever_lol:
With (more brownish) and without ai

BTW. I've taken look into firmware finder and there are bunch of otas ahead of us. There are camera improvements mentioned in every change log.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] grizzlyspid86:
That is one high quality sharp looking photos! Looks like eventhough main lens cropped from 23mm to 27mm, Huawei manage to keep blur-free image after bunch of updates.

And like u said, bunch of OTA updates ahead. I can say it'll be a perfect compact digital camera in a smartphone body.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] forever_lol:
Thank you. This shooter is definitely capable to take outstanding pics/videos on one .....and really crappy ones on the other hand ;) It depends on lighting conditions. (I am also anxious about this purple/pink tint in focus area, hope it's not hw defect.)

I was recording a 4k movie with selfie cam yesterday. When I was somewhere in the middle of my room video quality was literally horrible, so blurry and painfull to look at. Quality improved drastically when I approached the window. It turned gorgeous! Night and day difference.

Good pictures are usually great ones but those average are on pair and sometimes even worse than those taken with my oneplus 7 pro (which is not at all known to be a good shooter, decent one at its best). 60 fps videos are imo worse (noisier) than those recorded with oneplus.

I'm really looking forward to new otas cos otherwise I love the phone. Form factor, smoothness, fingerprintscanner, screen (I really don't miss Qhd+), premium quality etc.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] arsenal74:
Ok, after a few more days I have changed my mind a little on the P40 pro camera.

I still think it is very good and certainly better than the S20 models, I’m just not sure it is the slam dunk I initially thought. Mostly when it is good it is very good but it is just not as consistent shot to shot as an iPhone 11 pro or pixel 4 or for that matter the P30 pro too and I’ve certainly seen more turds vs. those models.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] vandal4e:
the only consistent shot to shot android phones are pixels, the rest are nowhere close to that consistency
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] arsenal74:
Indeed, Pixel and iPhone 11 pro are the gold standard for consistent every day photos.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] blue_panther9_9:
Is it just me thinks that P20 Pro portrait mode is better than P40 pro in normal light?
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] :
photos

nice photos
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] blue_panther9_9:
:D

I took a photo of my girlfriend with my P20pro and p40pro, the color wise P40Pro is darker and more natural but P20Pro seems to be brighter. Bokeh wise it was the same for Portrait mode.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] linux2525:
I am definitely not a photographer ... but I take photos with my Pixel 4 XL and every photo, I think to myself that the photos look sharp and amazing ...

then take photos with the P40 Pro and have to hold the camera for 'sharpening time', then they have fake colours and not so sharp ... I am just using the default 'photo' mode and haven't changed any settings but I must be doing something wrong.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] xtrustkillx:
I have that purple tint too. My guess its just software issue. It happens only on certain materials and black color.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] blue_panther9_9:
as update: I'm really amazed with the sensor/ AI capability using portrait mode when facing behind the sun. It automatically adjust the brightness of my face and the sun behind me. My P20 Pro would have returned a blue-ish dark face on the photo like that
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Duncan1982:
A quick snap from the .131 update ......I definitely see improvement, this was with master AI enabled, usually I turn it off (well depending on the situation)....:svetius:
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] kyero985:
According to some Chinese users on their Huawei Club forums, Night Mode is supposed to be fixed or vastly improved also.

Specifically, there should be less of a yellow/red tinge in most of the shots taken. I'm still waiting for my .131 to come through but would be nice to have this verified too.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Duncan1982:
Very dimly lit room, using night mode.......:good:
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] kyero985:
Thanks for sharing, that looks massively better! Miles ahead of .121 for sure.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Duncan1982:
For sure there is a huge improvement over .121, so glad to see as I wasn't quite happy, now I'm impressed........?
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Duncan1982:
131 is much much better ..........?
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Duncan1982:
Night mode on .131 ........?
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] kyero985:
Holy... Looks even better than what Dxomark came up with!
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Duncan1982:
Yeah as I said I'm now impressed, Huawei put some work in on the Cams.......?
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] blue_panther9_9:
what time did you take the photo?

I'm using .121 and the night mode is amazing in 'complete' dark of my bedroom using handheld only.

I played a bit with Oppo Find X2 Pro today with their 60x zoom at the shop. I must say, their pic quality at 60x zoom is much sharper than my P40 Pro. I'm not sure if it was a flux or not
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] kyero985:
I'm unsure if this feature was present prior to .131 but I'm suddenly able to take some macro shots. I'd get that AI tag that says 'Close-Up' appear when I try putting a subject really close to the lens.

Warning: Real Pain au chocolat lovers should avoid looking at the above though,
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] kyero985:
Shot on .131 with master AI off and in auto settings. Great colors and detail imo.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] grizzlyspid86:
Well looks like .131 really improve pics quality. Love the colors & details of it.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] toxotis70:
How can we download.131 version?
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Mike69300:
]Hello EVERYONE !

I need your help.

Have you ever experienced some processing troubles in some pictures ?

It happens to me when i take shot during a sunny day.

Sometimes, if i try several shots continuously, only a part are affected.

Where objects or Skin of people are very bright a hole appears as crafted style.

Please check the pictures below. This is weird. I precise i did not change anything between pictures. What do you think ?

It happens sometimes... it's not everyday. I've made 200 pictures between these 2 failures. But i wonder if i am alone to have this !

https://ibb.co/qCytDCW

https://ibb.co/NCtBq6Y

https://ibb.co/59HrJyK

https://ibb.co/rG6vkYJ

https://ibb.co/59HrJyK

https://ibb.co/C1jj28s
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Noexcusses:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmNGLwBb

P40 pro 10.1.0.131 update VS Mia3 Gcam

Thank you huwaei... -, -
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Duncan1982:
Fooooood........?
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] kyero985:
.131 auto settings, Master AI off + macro shot
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Noexcusses:
P40 pro needs optimizations on red, yellow, orange colours, also need a fix not blurring at edges and pls add some contrast and sharpness...
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Klosterbruder:
Yes and no.

Certain shades of green tend to get rendered yellowish, so that's really something to improve.

"blurring at edges": Referring to your previous rants about "blurry edges", it's obvious you still did not understand that things out of focus are *out of focus*, get unsharp, blurred.

You cannot expect things out of focus to be rendered sharp, you cannot defy the laws of physics.

So please stop repeating the same baseless rants again and again; better read a bit about the way cameras work, how focus works, read about the relations between aperture, depth of field and focus distance.

That's something me (and others) already explained to you in detail multiple times - but obviously it didn't help. ;)

There's nothing wrong with contrast and sharpness. If you wish to have artificially oversharpened pictures, buy an iPhone or a Samsung.

You cannot repair oversharpened pictures, the artifacts caused by that remain forever - but you can always sharpen pictures if less sharpening got applied while taking them.

So Huawei did it right.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Noexcusses:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmNGLwBb

So mi a3 is Better if huwaei did right also betternat colours.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Noexcusses:
Blurred edges stop being a noob
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Klosterbruder:
How often do I need to repeat it ? Things OUT OF FOCUS are OUT OF FOCUS. Is it that difficult to understand?

If you focus on the FRONT petal of a flower using a large aperture (low f number) from a short distance, the petals at the BACK are out of focus.

Because FRONT is not BACK. If you focus on a back petal, the front will be out of focus.

Increase the distance between camera and object slightly - problem solved, reason for baseless rants eliminated. Hopefully.

About your clever photo comparison: You compare two cameras with a different aperture. As the other camera has a smaller aperture, the depth of field is larger, OF COURSE.

You can easily recognize that even without manipulated EXIF data (EXIF data of your previous photo comparison were manipulated, wrong f number) by the size of the bokeh circles in the background.

So again and again and again: Your P40 Pro camera behaves the way it should be, the way dictated by the laws of physics.

Eat it - and stop your permanent ranting about things you obviously don't understand.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Noexcusses:
How the F** distance you need im all ready far away.

Noexcusses
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] grizzlyspid86:
Learn basic photography about big sensor + fixed wide aperture lens before u talking about something. Plane of focus becomes narrower, hence even with slight of distance differentiation (front & back petals), depth of field will be applied. The same thing goes with S20 Ultra as well (Big sensor + fixed wider aperture).

Try takes 'Aperture' mode, & change the aperture to '16'. I dont know if it will work out or not, maybe software can tricks it.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] blue_panther9_9:
+1 to this
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Noexcusses:
Hahaha every time I should go on pro mode to take a normal - fast foto... Jesus christ.

On pro mode every phone is good thnks alot
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] grizzlyspid86:
So after weak explanation, zero knowledge about the 'blurry edges', now pinch on something else huh?

P40 got Octa PDAF, if u call it slow on takes fast moving object, others are way slower.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Noexcusses:
You can't call a phone king phone if it can't capture normal photo completely clear and not almost blurry. It's not a solution using pro mode every time to get a subject Focused. On pro mode every phone is good.

Software on this phone is so low
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Klosterbruder:
The world has one central problem. It's not people with a lack of knowledge - it's people refusing to listen and learn.

Three or four XDA members (including me) already told you the problem is not the P40 Pro, the problem is you doing it wrong. I also explained each and every detail, accompanied with sample pictures. You just ignored everything.

It's like you buy a new car, let's say a Porsche with 400 HP and a manual transmission, take a few test drives, then enter a Porsche forum and complain about the top speed being 60 km/h, while the revolution counter is at top, the engine screaming, call the Porsche a low-grade car, with a Daihatsu Cuore with an automatic transmission being far superior regarding top speed.

Now forum members tell you: "You need to use the gear shift, you drove in first gear all the time!" You reply: "I f... kicked the pedal to the metal, still the same! The Porsche sucks, the Daihatsu making it right!"

More forum members tell you: "If you drive in first gear all the time, you cannot go faster. Shift gears!" You reply: "A car going not more than 60 km/h doesn't deserve the title 'king of cars'! There's other cars which don't need shifting gears, so Porsche is rubbish."

Problem: You didn't listen, you stubbornly treat the Porsche with it's manual transmission like the Daihatsu with it's automatic transmission, ignoring the fact you do it wrong all the time, ignoring every single voice trying to explain things to you.

Isn't it time for a change?

As we've got a fixed aperture with a wide opening (small f number) we've got a shallow depth of field, a shallow focus range. This creates a nice bokeh effect, that "professional look" with the subject being sharp, everything else blurred, if used the right way. A large aperture also makes for good light sensitivity. Drawback: Shallow focus range, the closer you are to the subject, the smaller the focus range.

So just increase the distance - and you're good to go!

Here's a quick picture comparison, again showing the wrong way (your way - too close) and the right way (some more distance).

Plus a picture of the same subject taken in Aperture mode - as grizzlyspid86 already suggested to you.

Plus a comparison picture taken with a "real" camera. Left-hand side: Large aperture (f 2.8), just parts focused. Right-hand side: Small aperture (f 22), everything focused.

See? Even the semi-professional cameras do it the same way as your P40 Pro if a large aperture is used. This is the right and only way.

Just listen. ;)

And by the way ... I regard the "Pro mode" as a great nuisance because it does not provide all necessary means for more "professional" photos. It's nice being able to set some parameters like ISO, metering mode, exposure time and the like manually - but one of the most important means is missing (since the P20 Pro): focusing aids like focus peaking. Focusing manually is just trial and error, plus the UI (placing the focus slider almost in the middle of the picture and fading out after a few seconds) being a handling catastrophe.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Noexcusses:
I have answered you mate on my last post
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] blue_panther9_9:
I've seen this kind of comment a lot at DSLR forum at the newbie section. I'm sorry I can't take you seriously on this comment.

My experience with this phone has been great, faster than my P20 pro. Keep in mind that I changed the animation scale to 0.5x, I also did that on my previous phone P20 Pro and Oneplus 5T before.

But the drawbacks for me was the extra hassle to setup the google account. like everyone else.

To be honest, I would recommend that you change your p40 pro to Oppo Find X2 Pro. If I didn't order my p40 pro, I would have jumped on that one. I like the 60x zoom there. Pretty sharp for me at 60x. The cameras seem almost on par as P40 Pro when I tried it at the shop. You will have fewer issues with your Google service like in P40 Pro. :)
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] emperor4her:
i am curious aboyt the mb of each photo. i mean i take the shot with my p40 pro compared with my v30 with gCam.

the v30 get the photo almost on double mb. i ve taken photos with p40 and its 2-3 mb.. doesn't make any seance.
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] GAINER:
P40 Pro performes terrible at dark situations compare to P30 Pro

I replaced my P30 Pro with P40 Pro 2 days ago and I found with great disappointments that the P40 Pro's camera is worst in Normal and Night mode compare to P30 Pro.

Is this the situation with your P40 Pros?

Please see the comparison in the link below.

Both photos are made side-by-side with both hands at the same time in Normal mode. In Night mode the artefacts on the P40 Pro are even worst + a lot of noise. You can see the pixelation and the color nosise and artifacts on the left photo.

https://ibb.co/m4xxsGj
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] vandal4e:
all stock cameras take highly compressed photos, GCAM is well known for higher detail information in the photos at the expense of larger file size
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] blue_panther9_9:
Were you using ultra wide camera or the main sensor to take P4- pro photo? only the primary sensor is 1/1.28" also have you updated your firmware to .131?
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] GAINER:
Yes. Main camera, not the Ultra Wide. The firmwere is 10.1.0.131

Actually when i use the wltra wide I get better results, which is madness...

This is the Exif data from the photo with the P40 Pro.

crocodile smileys
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] GAINER:
Hey, guys. What is the situation now? Are you still experiencing noisy night shots and artefacts? As you can see form my previous comments in this threed, I get very bad results with my new P40 Pro while shooting in dark. Super poor. My old P30 Pro has no issues whatsoever.

Do you have similar issue, or it is different?
[Huawei P40 Pro Real Life Review] Joshyfry93:
The pink/purple issue has been resolved. Night mode however is hit and miss. Miss majority of the time, I'm really unhappy about it. It takes better night shots using the standard photo setting than it does using night mode for sure. Night mode causes some odd hues and noise, when you view the photo you've just taken give it a few seconds and the noise will be replaced with some nasty smudging. I'd rather have noise and detail than smudging and no detail. Sometimes you can take a photo and it'll look pretty decent, then after a few seconds when viewing it back it'll change and look all smudgy.

So disappointed ?

I would upload an example but it's saying no? ?*♂️?