Forcing always on HDR in the camera app

[Maher.k22]

One of my few complaints about this camera, is the fact that it's one of the few flagships, if not the only one where we don't have an HDR toggle, and that we have to go to a separate mode to force HDR. Why don't they give us the option to choose whether we want it always on? I'll post few pictures down below that showcase how much better the picture looks with HDR vs not having it on, especially when you zoom in, the difference is night and day.

So, is there a way to force it to always be on? Maybe through ADB, and although it's been years since I rooted any of my phones, I would do it in a heartbeat if there's a way to force HDR to always kick in. A donation for someone who can do this is also on the table.

Again, please take your time in checking the amount of detail and colors HDR is able to grab, especially once the telephoto camera kicks in.

 

[shaunydub]

Not that I know of, it is one the things that annoyed me since I started using Huawei with P9 and then Honor View 10 before P30 Pro.

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[Flash-User]

I never get note of this but you are right, i tested the same on my p30 pro and HDR isn't the only thing, images are a lot more sharper on HDR mode when using telelens.
the effect isnt so dramatic when using the normal 40mpix lens but when telelens is used the HDR mode kicks in really good.

 

[Brotuck]

Ai does not work with HDR on. That's why I guess

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[Maher.k22]

Ai does not work with HDR on. That's why I guess

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But even when AI is switched off, the phone doesn't always shoots in HDR mode.

 

[Maher.k22]

I never get note of this but you are right, i tested the same on my p30 pro and HDR isn't the only thing, images are a lot more sharper on HDR mode when using telelens.
the effect isnt so dramatic when using the normal 40mpix lens but when telelens is used the HDR mode kicks in really good.

That's because it does automatically use HDR at times, but sometimes when you need it to use HDR, it doesn't, and that's what pisses me off.
What sucks for me is that almost never it uses HDR when shooting in portrait mode, in many instances I end up getting a blown up background when I use portrait mode with a bright light source in the background.
The hardware on this phone is capable of wiping the floor with the Pixel 3, and even their software, it's just that Huawei has been sticking to some dumb choices for years now. All our complaints, and they decide that they don't want to listen to them and do anything about it.

 

[Goronok]

This has been a complaint of mine since the P20 Pro. I do not believe there is a way to force HDR, though I really wish there was!

 

[Sylar82]

i think the must put HDR switch on/off in the main camera interface , and the HDR image its a way better then the non HDR image tacking by camera

 

[felipy2k]

But the front câmera work on AI HDR ...Crazy !

 

[Maher.k22]

But the front câmera work on AI HDR ...Crazy !

Ikr? Why don't they give us the same toggle but for the rear cameras as well?

 

[EnormoDerClown]

To be honest i don´t get you? There is a HDR Mode, the camera will always shoot in HDR, so exactly what you want?

 

[Sylar82]

To be honest i don´t get you? There is a HDR Mode, the camera will always shoot in HDR, so exactly what you want?

No the camera did not always shoot in HDR

 

[EnormoDerClown]

If you switch the mode i would bet it does, it is not on the main interface but there is a dedicated mode for HDR. I would extremely doubt that this mode has no function

 

[Maher.k22]

To be honest i don´t get you? There is a HDR Mode, the camera will always shoot in HDR, so exactly what you want?

We want a quick toggle that gives us the option to choose if we want HDR to always be on, auto, or off, just like on almost every other flagship. We don't want separate mode.

 

[olafsand]

Who "we"? It is so simple to choose hdr mode. And if AI is turned on and phone says "keep steady" it means it take hdr shot then.

 

[olafsand]

First is hdr mode and second is AI on in normal auto mode

 

[Hybrid Soldier]

First is hdr mode and second is AI on in normal auto mode

There's no way to compare because one shot was with the primary camera and the second one with the wide-angle...

 

[Maher.k22]

Who "we"? It is so simple to choose hdr mode. And if AI is turned on and phone says "keep steady" it means it take hdr shot then.

Oh I'm sorry, did it bother you that I used the term we?
I'm talking in general, there have been tons of forums about this issue with Huawei's camera app, so I'm not the 1st to complain about it, and I definitely won't be the last. And as you can see in this thread, WE as a majority still find it stupid to put HDR as a separate mode and not a quick toggle, kinda like they did with the AI mode before, until they changed it the past few months. Now, if you have no issues with this, good for you, and this forum isn't clearly for you.

And two, I posted images with AI on vs HDR on, and if you can't see the results, then that's on you.

 

[jauhari]

I want this feature too... HDR always ready on Main Camera, HDR+ will be much awesome...

 

[gregoriokuhn]

Another app?

Isn't any other camera app for P30 Pro that does a better job?