Smartphone portrait photography gets an upgrade with the HONOR 200 Series
Setting a new standard for what users can expect from their smartphones in the future, the HONOR 200 Series comes with an upgraded camera system designed to elevate portrait photography.
The HONOR 200 Series, comprising the HONOR 200 Lite, HONOR 200, and the HONOR 200 Pro, excels in a variety of challenging scenarios regarded as “difficult to capture correctly.”
Through a revolutionary combination of hardware and intelligent software, the series comes equipped with various features powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). With this technology, anyone with an HONOR 200 device can capture every moment as it unfolds with crystal clear clarity.
An AI Portrait Camera That Always Captures Your Best Side
At the heart of the HONOR 200 Series is the 50MP Triple Studio-Level AI Portrait Camera. A 50MP Portrait Main Camera, 50MP Portrait Telephoto Camera, and 50MP Portrait Selfie Camera work together to capture incredible detail across a variety of angles and scenes. The 50MP Portrait Main Camera is equipped with the industry-leading 1/1.3-inch Super Dynamic H9000 sensor on the HONOR 200 Pro version, which provides up to 31% better light sensing performance than other smartphones in similar segments.
The HONOR 200 Series also features Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS), which provide enhanced stability when taking portrait shots in low-light, or when capturing rapidly moving subjects – ensuring the perfect image with every snap.
With portrait photography being a flagship feature of the HONOR 200 Series, the 50MP Telephoto Camera is paired with a customised Sony IMX 856 Sensor ensuring every photo is captured with the most realistic colours and lighting as possible.
The 2.5x optical zoom allows users to capture subjects or a portrait at a zoom range of 68mm, thus creating some truly unique photos and memories. OIS is also available for this telephoto camera, which makes sure that no matter how zoomed-in a photo is, the resulting image is always clear and sharp with minimal effort.
Powered by an upgraded HONOR RAW Domain Algorithm, the camera can quickly analyse lighting and subjects to capture the best selfie possible. It also features an automatic FOV switching between 1X and 0.8X, which makes it easier to capture group selfies so that no one gets left out.
Turn Photographs into Masterpieces Through the Expertise Of Studio Harcourt
The HONOR 200 Series brings a unique collaboration with Studio Harcourt to breathe new life into portrait photography. Mostly known for incredibly detailed portraits, Studio Harcourt lent its expertise to HONOR to craft three distinct portrait modes, based on Studio Harcourt’s own iconic photography style.
Harcourt Vibrant, Harcourt Color, and Harcourt Classic modes allow users to unleash their creative side and elevate their portrait photographs to new heights. These three styles use sophisticated vignette and shadow processing to mimic Studio Harcourt’s unmistakable look and feel in every portrait photo, making each image appear as if it were taken in a professional studio.
Condensing Studio Harcourt’s expertise into a smartphone camera was no easy task, but through an intense process involving more than 20 Studio Harcourt and HONOR imaging experts, an incredible new portrait system was born: the HONOR AI Portrait Engine.
Through analysis of over 1 000 different lighting scenarios and millions of datasets, the HONOR AI Portrait Engine was able to observe Studio Harcourt’s lighting and photography methods and replicate them in a flawless manner, resulting in incredibly detailed images that were well-lit and framed perfectly.
The defining element of Studio Harcourt’s photographs is how the subject is lit with several different lights to create the right atmosphere. Replicating this look on a smartphone is something that has never been attempted before, but the HONOR 200 Series handles this challenge easily thanks to AI Shadow and Light Enhancement.
Master Night time Photography to Capture Every Cherished Moment
Night time photography continues to pose a challenge to most smartphone cameras, mostly due to poor lighting conditions that introduce a lot of blur or noise to an image. The HONOR 200 Series tackles this problem through its AI-Enhanced Night Mode, which captures detailed photos even with challenging lighting conditions.
By intelligently analysing the subject background and lighting conditions, in addition to the AI algorithm and large sensors, the HONOR 200 Series can produce stunning bokeh effects to capture the perfect night time photo, ensuring that the subject is captured perfectly in the spirit of the moment.
The unique AI Stereo-based Bokeh Algorithm on the HONOR 200 Series helps to produce a stunning bokeh effect that is as iconic as one produced by a professional camera. It uses the main and ultra-wide lenses for each frame to correctly make background adjustments depending on the distance to the subject, ensuring that no details or edges are excessively blurred or sharpened.
In addition, it uses AI-powered Portrait Detail Enhancement to detect finer details on a subject such as strands of hair, to ensure that they don’t get lost in the background.
With both hardware and software working together to capture stunning photographs every time, the HONOR 200 Series sets itself apart as the master of portrait photography.
Pricing and Availability
The HONOR 200 Pro, HONOR 200 and HONOR 200 Lite are available at your nearest retailer or network provider for the recommended retail price of R19 999, R15 999 and R9 999, respectively.
The purchase of the HONOR 200 Pro and HONOR 200 will include free gifts to the value of R6 999, including an HONOR SuperCharge plus the cable, a screen protector, free postal repair with pickup and delivery service, a 3-year battery health protection warranty, and a 180-day screen accident warranty, which excludes labour fees.
For more information, please visit HONOR at https://www.honor.com/za/phones/honor-200/.
The Star