Smartphone photography is being manufactured permanently and is moving the boundaries of what is possible. This is one of the last sectors where innovation still moves the industry. From large one -inch sensors to variable aperture, sophisticated zoom camera system, we have seen it all. Or are we?
The latest seeds of ease in this department gave birth to a very interesting dual Percycope telephoto system. This Huawei Pura has been punched on the back of 80 ultra, and today we are going to know how it operates and, most importantly, if it is capable of hype.
Two focal lengths in a camera?
Two objective lenses have been used in the system
Taking a quick look at the Pura 80 Ultra species gives us the following detail: “Thanks to 3.7X and 9.4x dual optical zoom on the ground breakable double telephoto camera, get crystal clean pictures.”
This does not give us much, but in the fossils, we find that this system provides two different focal lengths, using a 50 MP sensor, 83 and 212 mm.
Sony did the same but the system includes dynamic lenses Picture through Sony
Some of you will remember that Sony did something like that with her Permacop System – Xperia 1 III was the first phone that presented a variable telephoto that had two separate focal lengths – 70 mm and 105 mm – all were all in the same camera.
Sony later perfected the system and made the zoom continuous, which offered the entire zoom range between the length of the two focal in the small stages. The system is different in Huawei Pura 80 Ultra.
How does it work? Two -fixed lenses and a dynamic prism
Is a system that physically transmits perism under objective lenses
When Sony is constantly moving some elements inside the telephoto to get the zoom, Huawei has chosen a simple approach.
There are two lenses on the camera surface – you can see them on the color in the back of the telephone camera. Below it is a prism that directs light towards other elements of the system.
This is the so -called “Permacop” design. The light is reflected by the prism at a 90 degree angle to allow other lenses to be positioned in the body as longer, ignoring the thickness of modern smartphones.
Huawei has made it a motor, and it is physically moving under two fixed objects of the telephoto camera. It changes the focal length between physically objective lenses and sensors, and you are getting two magnetization levels.
Switching profession and in conformity of telephoto
The advantages and disadvantages of such systems are pictures by Phonina
Why is this the first place? Such a system has some benefits and defects. First of all, it saves a lot of space. You are finding two telephoto cameras in one space. It is still a huge system that needs to find space for dynamic parts, actors and different sensors, but it is more compact than two separate telephonic cameras.
This is even more important when you have a 1 -inch sensor for the main camera. In the back repetition of the phone, Pura 70 Ultra, Huawei made a motorcycle to the lens over the main camera to make the camera collision too much of the sensor.
Huawei Pura 70 Ultra and its popup man camera
Now, Pura 80 Ultra Sports is one of the biggest camera pieces we have seen to this day, and this is probably due to the fact that the central lens is no longer popup. To use the entire surface of the sensor, it must only be at a certain distance.
Our estimate is that Huawei could not find a place for two motorized system and decided to go to the switchable telephoto root.
Another advantage of such a system that has the latest Xperia phones on more complicated zoom is the simplicity of this solution. Complex and precise actors do not require and supy is not required to run the results from good results.
Now for the defects. It is always a compromise to have a dynamic part within a system. This system is tested with pressure and can avoid hundreds of thousands, but still, this is a weak link that is suffering from failure, especially if you mistakenly leave your phone.
Another trade with such a fixed system is to use a sensor for two focal lengths that you will not be able to use the entire level of this sensor, as the focal area is enlarged.
This is why the Pura is listed as a 9.4x format of telephoto within 80 ultra -12.5MP, while the 3.7X sensor uses the entire 50MP. All this is very technical, and what is really most important is the final result.
Results
Portrait samples look really good in both 3.7X and 9.4x. There is no squashing, and the face is not long. The quality is also very good, though the algorithm has smear a couple of hair on the second picture.
You can use the 9.4x mode to snatch some close ups, read signs, or capture amazing wildlife photos (sorry that all the grassley bears were absent at the time of our firing). When we took the picture, McDonald’s was 100 yards away, and the details are still there. You can read the pay station mark or a car plate on the top left.
Dual telephoto – a revolution or a trick?
Can any phone replace good telephone lenses? Maybe not … | Photo by Pixab
The beauty of this system is simplicity than it. There is no high authentic activists or complex software to make the Zoom a sense of zoom. The megapixel count of modern sensors is so high that we can compromise with the focal level we talk about, and companies can choose two focal lengths that are the most useful.
In the case of Pura 80 Ultra, 83 mm focal length is very good for portraits. There is less distortion than wide lenses, and the images look more natural. On the other hand, the 212 mm is going to the “real” telephone area, providing a great source for wildlife and sports photography.
Therefore, we are quite impressed with the idea and implementation of Huawei and would like to see similar systems on more phones. Imagine a compact iPhone 18 with such a system in conjunction with Apple’s processing power. This can also be a solution that is used in the upcoming trend of super slim phones.
