Huawei introduce a light painting to smartphones

Huawei on Monday said that up until recently, light painting was only possible using a Digital Single Lens Reflex camera, “and even then, only by skilful photographers who would have taken great time and patience learning the skill.”

It, however, said that its Huawei P8 smartphone with its “revolutionary” 13megapixels camera had the DSLR technology “that outperforms all other camera phones within its class.”

The Senior Marketing Manager, Consumer Business Group, Huawei Technologies, Mr. Olanipekun Okunowo, said, “This unparalleled trick is of course, the aforementioned light painting feature on the P8.”

He said, “The Huawei P8 is a slim and stylish new phone that packs quite the punch in a very elegant body. With a 5.2-inch display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, and an octa-core Kirin 930 system chip, it has got the silicon.

“But what it is particularly proud of is it being World’s first four-colour 13megapixel RGBW, F2.0 large aperture, 8megapixel front camera with a flashy new mode that lets you capture light in enchanting new ways.”

Olanipekun said continuing the minimalist design of previous generations in the P series; the Huawei P8 embodied “the ultimate in elegance, artistry and durability.”

The Huawei senior marketing manager said highlights include the nano-injection moulding process results in an industry-leading seamless tight junction connecting a 1.5mm thin plastic bar with one of the industry’s largest screens.

“The triple-layer shark-gill design enhances the reliability and robustness of the device, while the body’s sleek back cover is constructed of steel, for reinforced structural rigidity.

“However, it is the P8’s ultra-lowlight capable camera and its light painting skills that most capture the imagination,” Olanipekun said.

He added, “The light painting mode leverages the Huawei P8’s manual camera shutter to capture broad swaths of light. Light painting mode can capture headlights on cars at night, showing the long streams of light in an artistic photo. Users can also ‘light paint’ their own freehand pictures using a small torchlight in the dark.

“Another industry-first low light technology is the light check and preview mode. By giving users a preview of what the shot will look like, the device makes it easier to experiment creatively with light sources in the dark.”

He said the Huawei P8’s director dode is the industry’s first professional-level video capture function on a smartphone, stating that it allows consumers to direct and control up to three other Android phones when shooting a video scene from four angles simultaneously, and also synchronise video clip editing