Huawei P30 Pro Underwater Footage
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Footage taken with the Huawei P30 Pro in the Lembeh Strait.
All clips were not cropped with minimal editing. Leica, Huawei and P30 Pro watermarks were created by the phone itself upon recording.
Please visit kayburn.blog for a full review and some bts info of the shoot. Full article is here;
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Thanks!
This is kind of the documentary we watch on the animal planet channel in which they use huge expensive camera's.
Hats off to your skill brother👌💓
Thanks bro ☺️🙏🙏
Wait, what? It was shoot by a cellphone?
Yup, no add on lenses, just with the phone. I used underwater video lights though...
@@KayBurn do u use the underwater case?
@@melkibens yes I did. You can read about it here 😊
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
@@KayBurn which case? Can you give me the link to purchase it?
@@melkibens Hi, the article I wrote says I don't recommend it. Shooting this video was very very difficult with it (unless you just want to snorkel and don't want manual control) . Do take a look at the article. I think if you want to buy a housing for your phone, it would be better to read it first.
Inside the article I also recommended the Weefine universal case. If you Google it, you should be able to find a link. Cheers.
With the snorkeling case, the p30 pro would récord fast pacing videos Underwater? Great vid btw!
Hi José, I recommend using a dive rated housing instead like the Weefine universal housing. You have better control of the camera settings with that housing. The snorkeling housing is ok for snorkeling but you can't use the touchscreen underwater. You can see more in my blog post here bro 😊
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
People buying mobile phones for the wrong reasons these days.. If you want a camera then buy a camera, on mobile phones they should focus on other things..
Can you tell me what case do you use for this phone? Because i want to buy it
Right now, if I dive with the phone, I use a Weefine dive housing for it. However the controls are very limited.
For this video, I used the Huawei snorkeling housing but all settings had to be made before I went underwater to get full manual controls.
You should be aware that all underwater dive housings available for phones will require the use of special camera applications that are activated only through button presses. Touch screen controls are not available so its very difficult to incorporate regular phone functions like zoom, or modes available with the phone's regular camera app.
maybe you can make tutorial on how to take good photo using this phone :D
It's not that hard... Good lighting underwater to bring out colours, stable video requires a tripod or putting a weight to steady your housing.... And finally shoot as low as possible to bring your subjects to eye level which gives them more character and a personal feel 😉
An amazing video and a great review you have on it. Really solid work done here!
As i understand from your review and reply in comments, the "Huawei 30 Pro leica quad camera" watermark forces itself upon videos and pictures or is it possible to deactive it?
If i can't it's a dealbreaker for me.
Anyhow thanks again for your review!
Thanks for checking out the review! 😊🙏
No, the watermark can be removed in settings of course. I left it on this clip because I wanted to let people know that the footage was from the camera and not cropped. 😉
Did you used the waterproof case?
Yes I did. You can read about it here
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
This is insane! Thanks so much for the this test. Your work is inspiring. I read the blog, so useful and full of info. I'll get now that case and test it this summer. This looks National Geographic worth.
Many thanks François for the kind complements and visiting the blog 😊🙏
The Weefine housing is actually a good housing to buy and much safer for your phone. It's a universal housing as well so it can accept other phones should you change in the future. I would definitely pick that over the Snorkeling housing 😁
What housing are you using?
For this video, I used the Huawei snorkeling housing with a lot of difficulty. But I managed to use pro mode because it allowed the touchscreen use above water. You can read about it here in my blog 😊
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
Woooow, amazing footage!! Great works!
Many thanks for the kind comment! Do have a look at the blog article I wrote to see photos I took with the phone as well 😊
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
😲 LOL @ 1:16 What is that PAC-MAN looking fish called - - Love the P30 pro.. Definitely supporting Huawei... great Video
Hahah! That's a hairy frogfish bro
Amazing video. Did you use a red filter as well or is the colour adjusted on the phone? Also how deep was this shot at?
Thanks Ian! These were all shot very shallow at between 2-10m.. I used an underwater video light which brings out the colours. No red filter. You can read more about it here in my blog 😊
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
That was really amazing. I read your article and your work. Hats off work thanks for this video
Thank you very much for the kind comment and visiting the blog ☺️🙏
I bought this case after watching your video. I've set it to 'gloves mode' and 'underwater mode' but it just doesn't work right. Occasionally it's ok but most of the time the phone goes a bit crazy. It's as if the screen is on and the phone is in my pocket opening all sorts of apps and settings, I'm guessing it's the water pressure on the screen. I thought 'underwater mode' would stop this but it doesn't. Also the volume up and down buttons only take a photo whereas one of them was supposed to start video recording. Any advice? I feel cheated out of £50. I'm in Skiathos, Greece right now and would love to use it underwater. One thing I'll say for it though is it doesn't leak (I've only dived to 5m or so).
What is your setup on recording this video? Except the phone and the housing?
That's amazing...
Btw, what under water case did you used for your P30Pro? For many meters that case allowed?
Where did you buy that case?
Love to have one.
Muchos Gracias 😍🤩
Thanks Jonathan! For this, I actually used the Huawei case. However I can't recommend it as it's for snorkeling only. I recommend using a Weefine housing instead. More details are available in my blog here 😊
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
Thank you so much Kay...
Love the way you emphasise each details of informations about P30Pro Snorkeling Case. And for that I followed you in your Instagram and add you in your fb acct, if it's only okey for you.
Muchos Gracias Señorito 🤩
Have you used any kind of water-proof casing or you submerged phone as it is? Excellent video, BTW!!!
Hi, I used the Huawei waterproof housing 😊 Thanks for watching!
For more details of this shoot and how it was done, please visit my blog.
www.kayburn.blog/technology/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
outstanding work. enjoyed your blog post too.
Thanks for taking a look Alan 🙏😊
No waterproof case on this video just the phone itself? answer please
This was with the case. Please see the article I mentioned in the video description. There are also photos in the article. Thanks,
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
Great Vid. Are you able to use the zoom function while in underwater mode?
Thank you buddy. Unfortunately not. In underwater mode with the snorkeling case, the camera reverts to the 40mpix camera and the buttons become a basic click to snap a photo or start and stop a video.
I went through great difficulty to use the non underwater mode and get pro settings right before heading underwater for every take.... You can read about it in my blog post. The link is in the video description 😊
@@KayBurn Thanks for replying! Yes that is unfortunate... Im still amazed at the footage you managed to get though, It looks very "macro". Seriously considering getting the huawei snorkel case. Cheers
@@WatermanSurin this video was shot with quite a degree of difficulty. I was in very shallow water and basically used Pro mode instead of underwater.
What I did was find my subject first, set everything such as zoom WB and focus, keep my finger on the screen to maintain the focus choice before ducking underwater.... After 1 to 2m when the water pressure preses the screen down, I could release my finger from the screen and the settings were maintained (until I pressed stop record) then it would switch back to infinity focus instead of closeup macro.... Took a lot of up and downs to get one segment.
I chose to do it just to highlight what the images would be like if we had full controls... However the reality for almost all underwater housings is that we will be locked into a wide angle screen and can only use the 40mpix lens on the P30 Pro.
The Weefine housing does give users some degree of control over focus by manually locking it within their camera app.
I thought it was natgeo film. hats off bro.
Thanks bro :)
Broh did u used underwater mode or just normal video mode please?
I used normal video modes to do this. Underwater modes lack the controls needed. But this was difficult to do with the snorkeling housing.
You can read about it in my blog here
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
I actually used Pro mode for most of it
Would you recommend this snorkeling case for 18m dive? If not, any recommendation?
No, unfortunately the case can't go deeper than 10m and manual controls won't work underwater... I outlined a few options in my article linked in the video description. Here is the link 😉
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
What's the maximum depth for this housing? You mentioned the Weefine housing as well, so what's the max depth for that? I'm asking for scuba diving as an AOW. Thanks.
This housing is only rated to about 10m...definitely not for scuba. The Weefine housing is rated to 80m and its made of aluminum. It's a universal housing for phones no bigger than the P30 Pro. It has a vacuum seal indicator as well which is great.
Hi, how many meters you dive in to taken this video? Huawei snorkeling case recommended for 10 meters use.
Hi Jason, Most of the video was within 2-10 meters. The harlequin shrimp and candy crab for example was found at a dive site only 2m deep. Most of the other shots were at 5-6m and only the coleman shrimp was deeper. I had to head to the surface to change manual focus settings, hold that setting on the screen and submerge the housing while holding it in place... otherwise the water contact would make the settings shift.
For this reason, I can't recommend the Huawei housing if you are planning to shoot macro video like the one in this video. As mentioned in my blog, the Weefine would be a better housing to use. Going up repeatedly to the surface to make changes isn't a safe way to dive, even if at shallow depths.
However, if you are simply looking to shoot wide angle video while snorkeling, You can certainly use the Huawei housing with all settings in Auto.
are you using P30 Pro Snorkeling Case ?
Hi, yes I did 😊 but it wasn't easy and had many limitations. The full review is here ;
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
I was reading also another review with samples of pictures P20 pro and weefine housing. AND there EVEN with Macro LENS +10(which cost around 250 $) the quality was still not so good as yours without any lenses and in snorkling case :D
Thanks for the complement 😊
The key is to use lights and a tripod for stable video 😉
@@KayBurn what was the distance from objects? 2 cm?
@@KayBurn you use tripod underwater?
@@josevittorioescober yes I do for macro work. Never placed on corals though. On rocks or sand... It's basically arms connected with clamps. However for this video, I used a gorillapod flexible tripod. Notice that when in actual use, I bend it the other way to keep the housing as close to the ground as possible... You can see the behind the scenes pictures in my article here 😉
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
@@Fistashhkin some were close, maybe 5 cm... Others like the frog fish and octopus were larger and shot from further away... I zoomed a little sometimes, but never more than 2x... I could see quality drop as I believe it was using a sensor crop instead of optical zoom in that mode
How the heck are you so stable underwater???
I used a tripod buddy 😊 for a full behind the scenes, do have a look at the article in my blog...
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
Thanks for the beautiful footage. One question: do autofocus and touchscreen work underwater? (to change zoom and other functions)
Sorry I missed this earlier. Touching the screen is not an option underwater. This is why I had so much difficulty with this shoot. Its in the review I did.
What I did to overcome things was to pre focus before heading back down by switching to pro mode and using the manual focus option there. To prevent it from switching or moving when going back underwater, I had to hold my finger on that setting, but record and duck underwater... It then stayed there as i went under. For macro, without doing this, AF hunts and can't really shoot macro well underwater.
@@KayBurn Thanks Kay!
I saw your article in a link bellow a video, but many people don't believe that the video was made by the phone, because the macro is to good. i Think for yourself it will be nice to show for all people prove, showing EXIF information from your pc and files and showing that they was actualy shooted on p30 pro.You can easy do it even just recording video from your pc and klicking properties on files from the phone
That is an excellent idea! Thank you for the suggestion. I will create that next week and post an update to the article 😊
Great blog and video. I'm thinking of buying the Weefine for my wife's P30 Pro. I wanted to know if you happen to test it underwater? And did you use a close up filter for your macro videos? Thanks a lot!
Thanks Dan for checking it out!
Unfortunately I haven't tested the Weefine yet although I did test it for fit myself at a distributor's shop. I do know of friends who have used it successfully and am also in the process of trying to obtain a unit to test myself to shoot humpbacks in Réunion 😊
The people I have seen using the housing have been very pleased especially when you have apps like Dive+ for mobile colour restoration work.
For my video, I didn't use any kind of filter or wet lens. Everything is straight with the camera alone. But I did use lights for bringing out true colours. The Weefine has wet lens options I'm keen to test especially for wide angle use. As a sidenote, my friends who tried the Weefine with the P30 Pro said they could even manually focus with the housing!
Hopefully I'll be able to review it soon. Stay tuned 😊
@@KayBurn Hi again. I really appreciate your fast response. So awesome.
I can't believe you didn't use any close up filters here. Does Dive+ support the awesome magnification of the P30 Pro? That's like my last question I do hope you have an awesome day!
@@slplktr no worries buddy. I know the feeling especially when you are researching for something to buy 😉
I can't be sure about using Dive+as the app to record the video or taking the images. I can only recommend it for on the go colour correction. I know someone else with this setup that said they preferred to use the Weefine app to control the camera. I know that with the Weefine app, you can do manual focus. This is crucial for video work since you can't tap the screen to fucus and you don't want the focus to change for macro. The Dive+ app can be used just for correcting photo colours. Again I'm not familiar with the Dive+app myself and am going with what people let me know. For macro with lights, you won't need it but it is really useful for wide shots a little deeper....
The P30 Pro has excellent macro capabilities... I filmed this in 4k and Pro mode, just zooming in a little to fill the frame. I found that I didn't want to zoom in more than 2.5x to avoid grainy shots as its probably just a digital crop. I have been told also that the diopter setup for the P30 Pro in the Weefine does work well.... But again I would want to try it myself before I can truly recommend it.... 😅
@@KayBurn Thank you so much for this helpful info. :)
Is p30 waterproof?
It's IP68 water resistant, up to 1.6m for 30 mins... You will need a dive or Snorkeling housing. I don't recommend unprotected use as deposits can build up in sockets after the water dries
@Sagres d'Amor I used the Huawei case for shooting this video. You can see the behind the scenes and description/details in the article written for this video clip. Thanks
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
In the article, I wrote that I cannot recommend the Huawei housing though and that it was used with difficulty and caveats. Other suggestions are provided.
Real??? Or fake really huawei p30 pro water swim?
Hi, it's real of course 😊
You can read about it here with photos of how it was done.
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
Did you use a case?
Was a underwater case used or just the phone as it is?
Yes, i used the Huawei Snorkeling case... But it wasn't ideal for this. I had to head to the surface multiple times to manual change settings and dive down again... Although on scuba, I wasn't deep.
You can read about it here
www.kayburn.blog/gadget/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
This is amazing. Can't wait to get the phone today and use it when snorkeling in Costa Rica. Now I definitely need to get the case, that's absolutely amazing.
Have an awesome trip! 😁 There are some limitations to the housing of course. Its in my blog article which is in the link in the description. 😊
@@KayBurn I did read your blog, you definitely did an amazing job even though it was a hard task. I'll never get footage like yours, I love anything to do with photography but will never manage to do such an amazing job. I'll anyways only go snorkeling, diving looks amazing but for me the case would already be great to just snap a few fun pics or make some fun little video's 😋
how its real? p30 pro?
Is this with or without case?..
With a case. The article for this is here in my blog 😉
www.kayburn.blog/technology/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/
@@KayBurn but the p30 pro needs no case.. I was diving with mine too.. Without a case.. And it still works
@@johnkoch2901 the phone is rated only to 1.8m depth for 30 mins...
But Huawei warranty specifically does not cover water damage. They do not recommend or encourage salt water use without a case either. It's similar with all manufacturers. The problem is that even if used within depth limits prescribed, when water evaporates from crevices and holes such as the power socket, it can leave residue such as salt.
There have also been reviews about speaker problems after using the phone in a pool without a case. These seem to go away after a while but I personally didn't test this..
@@johnkoch2901 here is an article about the warranty buddy...
www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/huawei-no-warranty-water-damage/
@@KayBurn yeah I've got a speakerproblem too after pool, but I've dried it with a fan and now it still works
Did you always shoot in 4K? In your article, you said to use manual focusing, what about if we use auto mode in video underwater? Thank you
Unfortunately with this housing, autofocus in pro mode was not possible. The housing window presses against the screen and causes it to make the focus change. In underwater mode, it should work fine because that mode deactivates screen contact...but I don't think it would work well for anything apart from wide angle shots.
Yes, I only shot in 4k
@@KayBurn thank you 👍
is amazing!!
Thank you!
Hi there, does the underwater case float up when released in water? Or does it sink down?
It's negative for sure. There are hardly any air pockets. Having said that, I am in Tokyo right now and test fitted the Weefine universal dive housing. It fits contrary to my initial guesses!
If you haven't read the blog article, please do 😊 I will be updating it though to mention that the Weefine housing fits! It's priced well and even has vacuum seal integration built in!
@@KayBurn Thanks for the reply, I'll be sure to read your blog article on this P30 Pro. One more thing, is there a tripod mount (screw type) where I could mount a go pro floating handle onto it so that the case would float underwater?
@@ashrafa3368 that would defeat the purpose of a tripod mount though... The idea is to have the camera rest on the bottom (nothing alive of course) without having to touch it or hold it in place.
I must admit I held things down physically in many situations still... But I also had a lot of footage that didn't work because holding it down resulted in shaky sequences 😅
wah damn sick
Thanks 😊
beautiful！
Thank you!
Awesome
Thank you :)
1:17 Auchh
😅. ☠️👻
Awesome!
fake
Have a look at the bts shots...
www.kayburn.blog/technology/taking-the-huawei-p30-pro-underwater/