With its quad-camera (triple-camera plus ToF-sensor) the Huawei P30 Pro is, from an imaging perspective, definitely the most exciting new smartphone this year.
The analysts from French company System Plus Consulting now have had a closer look at the camera hardware, which was co-designed with Leica, and talked about their findings with EE Times. According to costing analyst expert Stéphane Elisabeth, all four image sensors have been supplied by market leader Sony.
The dual-camera module uses a RYYB filter (Red, Yellow, Yellow, Blue) instead of the usual RBG, which increases light sensitivity, while the primary camera unit still relies on an RGB filter. Unlike some other devices, the time-of-flight (ToF) sensor is not only used for augemented reality applications but also to measure subject distance for autofocusing. Signals from all three cameras are processed to create a map of a scene and let the photographer focus on a specific object.
Arguably the most innovative element of the camera is the periscope-style tele lens, though. It is placed vertically inside the body and a mirror is angled at 45 degrees to channel light onto the sensor. The result is the first 10x tele in a smartphone. The analysts also believe the entire camera unit has been assembled by Chinese company Sunny Optical Technology using IP from Corephotonics in Israel. The latter is particularly interesting as Corephotonics has just been acquired by Huawei rival Samsung.
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