In The Studio With the Honor 6+

Eric Renno — Tue, 12 May 2015 15:06:35 +0000

I recently got my hands on the Honor 6+. I’ve been looking forward to getting my hand on this for a while as it promises super sharp images thanks to its duel lens system.

The Studio Set Up

Planning on doing some more conceptual shoots in the future I thought I’d try out the phone in the studio.

Image from iPhone 6

With a black background I set up two constant lighting stands. One as a Key light the other as a little fill, but mainly Back lighting. Colleague and friend Sian happened by, so she got the job of model.

Images

Honor 6+ Image – Click to see full size

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iPhone Comparison

iPhone image – Click to enlarge

Selfie

Taking a selfie with the honor 6+ is much the same as any other phone, but what is a nice feature is the countdown it gives you.

Honor+ Front Facing Camera

First impressions

As test shots I’m very impressed with the camera on the Honor 6+ but I was throwing as much light at Sian as I could. Focussing was very quick and the results sharp and very clear.

An unexpected result was that, due to the shiny casing Sian could see herself in the back of the camera. I’m not sure how some people might react to this, but it helped Sian visualise the shot I was taking… and sort out her fringe.

With more features of the camera to explore expect a few more shots in the very near future!

The Mobile Phone Camera You Can Focus After The Images

Eric Renno — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 11:47:52 +0000

I was recently invited to an event held by Three where they were letting people know about their upcoming improvements to service and reliability. The presentation was interesting and maybe a little more of that at a later date, but what really caught my attention was the new Honour 6+.

This device is exclusive to Three and available from May 1st 2015. Running the Android OS it feels familiar and its size and weight fit comfortably in the hand. On the back of the camera is what makes this smartphone stand out, two 8MP camera lenses.

Why Two Lenses?

By taking two images and combining them the theory is that the image will be sharper and will give superior low light photography (I didn’t get a chance to test it that far however), it also means the lenses aren’t so big so they sit flush with the casing.

Set on Wide Aperture Effects the Honour 6+ takes two images simultaneously, then one can choose the point of focus from either plane, sliding a finger up and down the screen to alter the aperture setting for the ‘defocussed’ part.

Here’s a little video I shot using the phone, its a little shaky but you get the idea;

Availability

The Honour 6+ is available from Three from May 1st and as with all Three smartphones can be part of their All You Can Eat (AYCE) data plan, something I’ve come to rely on quite a bit!

Data	Minutes	Monthy Cost
1GB	600	£27
2GB	300	£27
1GB	AYCE	£30
2GB	600	£30
2GB	AYCE	£33
AYCE	600	£34
AYCE	AYCE	£37

Other Noteworthy Specs;

5.5 Inch 1080×1920 HD Display

1.8 Hz Octa-Core Kirin 925 Chipset

3 GB RAM

32 GB Internal Storage

3600mAh Battery (Appx 2 days on moderate use)

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