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Live Photos usually decides which part of a moment gets captured for you. When you press the shutter, the phone automatically records around 1.5 seconds before and after the shot.
Honor wants to give you more control than that, so it’s adding an ARRI Cinema Mode to the Honor Magic 9 series that lets you record a 3-second clip on your own terms.
Honor has also confirmed that the Magic 9 series will support both 3D ultrasonic fingerprint recognition and 3D face recognition. The company calls the combination an “industry-exclusive.”
Honor’s 3-second Live Photo-style mode
Fang Fei, President of the Product Line at Honor, said the new feature was developed based on user feedback. With a standard Live Photo, pressing the shutter determines the main still image, while the camera automatically chooses what to record before and after it. This means you have little control over where the short clip starts or ends.
Honor’s ARRI Cinema Mode is designed to change that. Instead of capturing a moment around the shutter press, it lets you create a short 3-second video yourself.
You simply long-press the shutter button to start recording. Because the recording begins when you press the button, you can decide how the clip starts and ends. You can capture a subject turning their head, slowly move the camera closer, pan across a scene, or follow someone as they move.
Honor is also giving these clips a more cinematic look. The videos use a 2.39:1 widescreen aspect ratio, similar to the format used for cinema screens. The phones also include the full ARRI Look Library, with nine themes and 87 different looks.
Honor says this means users can create finished-looking clips without needing additional camera equipment or editing software. Camera movement, framing, and color can all be handled while recording.
3D unlocking on the Magic 9 series
For security, Honor says the Magic 9 series will combine 3D ultrasonic fingerprint recognition with 3D face recognition. The company has not yet confirmed which models will get both systems.
According to leaked specifications, the Honor Magic 9 Pro Max is expected to have both features, while the standard Honor Magic 9 may only get the ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.
Honor will reveal more at the Magic Grand Ceremony and Magic 9 series launch event in Beijing on September 28.
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