I have practically enjoyed smartphone photography since I focused on it in the last 10 years, and this time, in June 2022, I tried some Kuching night photography with the Huawei P50.
I only really understood a little about smartphone artificial intelligence (AI) as it is a well-kept secret for the manufacturer, and you only read and hear what they tell you. So, here is my review of the Huawei P50 with some night photography in Kuching, Sarawak.
Kuching Night Photography with Huawei P50
Overall, I am a brand new Huawei user, as I have never tried it before, plus a number of my friends have been using it for several years now and have been raving about it.
Therefore, I took the initiative to try something different and brought the Huawei P50 to Sarawak in June as I attended the 25th Anniversary of the Rainforest World Music Festival 2022 here.
I will also share photos taken with the P50 during the music festival, which was held for three days at the Sarawak Cultural Village in Santubong.
But, before that, I arrived a few days earlier in Kuching to test out the P50 around some of Kuching's impressive landmarks in the city area.
One of the well-known landmarks is the Darul Hana Bridge and the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri) or DUN building across the Sarawak River. Both are lit up nightly, making them perfect candidates for night photography.
Another highlight here is the dancing fountain which goes on several times nightly, if I am correct, around 2-3 times a night. This show is quite interesting to catch and photograph.
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| Huawei P50 uses Leica lenses, 50 MP f/1.8, 13 MP Ultra-wide f/2.2 and 12 MP Telephoto f/3.4. |
Night Photography with Huawei P50
First of all, what is Dual-Matrix? When the camera hardware takes advantage of the impressive image processing engine, the integration of the camera hardware with the HUAWEI XD Optics results in brighter high-resolution images, shots with more light taken in, and cleaner with more details.
Next, most photos are taken in a 4:3 or fullscreen aspect ratio on the P50, as you can choose which mode you prefer. If you wanted a slightly wider angle, put it in a 4:3 aspect ratio.
All the photos here are not edited at all. They are just resized for web use and auto-compressed by the blog for easy loading. Overall, you should see the photos as-is and not manipulated or heavily edited.
I am not a huge fan of Lightroom and other photo-enhancing software because a famous photographer once told me that the less you edit a photo, the more a true photographer you are.
It's all in the composition, settings and timing, which results in photographs that do not require editing. It shows the photographer's confidence, whether it is a DSLR, Mirrorless or even a smartphone camera.
You can judge my night photography in Kuching taken with the Huawei P50. Again, this is not the Huawei P50 Pro but the flagship Huawei P50.
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| Darul Hana Bridge at the curved section. Photographed in 4:3 and night mode handheld 4 secs. |
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| DUN and Darul Hana Bridge were photographed in full screen and night mode on the P50. |
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| One of the old trees at the Waterfront. Photographed in 4:3 with night mode. |
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| DUN Building across the Sarawak River in Kuching. Night Mode, 4:3 crop. |
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| Kuching Floating Mosque by the Sarawak River. Photographed from Darul Hana Bridge. |
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| A view of the Kuching Waterfront from the Darul Hana Bridge in Kuching. 4:3 crop, night mode. |
General Information
- Smartphone: Huawei P50
- Location: Darul Hana Bridge, Kuching, Sarawak
- Date: 16th June 2022
- For more info, visit Huawei Malaysia
Conclusion
Overall, if you continuously take photos, the P50 tends to get hot in the top portion of the smartphone. But sometimes, the moment requires you to snap away, which is normal for me.
The Huawei P50's size is sleek and a little smaller than my previous smartphone; hence storing it in my pocket was easy and was not too bulky.
I am still testing the unit and will do another article in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, I hope you enjoyed the pictures from my Kuching night photography with Huawei P50.