HTC releases the camera system Eye, a variety of new camera products simultaneously unveiled

[Summary] HTC One M8 Eye and Desire Eye are released, as well as HTC Re, HTC's first handheld portable camera.　　 At 4 o'clock in the morning on October 9th, Beijing time, and 16:00 on October 8th, New York time, HTC released a new camera system Eye Experience in New York. This new camera system greatly upgrades the original HTC camera system. The new products HTC One M8 Eye and Desire Eye based on this system are also officially unveiled, along with HTC's first handheld portable shooting camera HTC Re.　　Eye Experience　　This time, Eye Experience appears as an upgraded version of the camera system software for HTC mobile phones. The upgraded system functions have been greatly increased. It will support functions such as front and rear camera cameras, five-party video calls, and 120-frame slow shutter shooting. Among them, the face tracking function customized by HTC for video calls is the highlight of this system. The front camera can track the user's facial displacement changes through the facial recognition function. As long as the user moves at will within the shooting range of the front camera, Eye Experience can lock the face. HTC said that this function is implemented from the bottom of the system, so third-party applications such as WeChat, QQ video, Skype, etc. can use this technology in the future.　　HTC One M8 Eye　　 And based on the Eye Experience concept HTC has created two brand new mobile phone products, One M8 Eye is one of them. In fact, it can be intuitively guessed based on the model that this product is actually a facelift of the HTC One M8 released in February this year. The biggest change of the M8 Eye is to replace the original 4-megapixel UltraPixel lens on the M8 with a 13-megapixel conventional back-illuminated lens. At the same time, the color of the front and rear panels of the phone will be contrasted instead of being uniform.　　 In other respects, the M8 Eye is not much different from the previous M8. It still uses an all-metal body, a 5-inch 1080P screen, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor + 2GB RAM, and the battery is still 2600 mAh.　　 Although a 13-megapixel back-illuminated lens and a new Eye Experience camera system are used, the dual lenses behind the M8 Eye are retained, so that this phone can still continue to achieve foreground lock and depth of field changes. After changing the lens, the M8 Eye is bound to solve the problem of insufficient information in photos that have been criticized for a long time in the M8.　　HTC Desire Eye　　Desire is HTC's mid-range product series. This Eye update did not leave it behind. The new HTC Desire Eye was also unveiled at this conference. Like the Desire 820 released on IFA, the Desire Eye also uses a plastic shell and a younger body color. The 5.2-inch 720P screen is also slightly smaller than the 820. The change can be seen at a glance on the body. Desire Eye is currently HTC’s only mobile phone with 13 megapixel lenses on the front and rear. At the same time, in order to highlight the concept of photography, HTC has also equipped the front and rear cameras of this phone with dual color temperatures. flash. In order to enrich the use scenes of Desire Eye taking pictures, this phone also supports IPx7 waterproof level, which allows Desire Eye to work underwater at a depth of one meter for about half an hour.　　In terms of configuration, the screen size is 5.2 inches, the resolution remains at the mainstream 1080p level, it is made of more durable plastic material, and it supports IPX7 waterproof. The built-in processor of HTC Desire EYE is Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, and the 2GB RAM guarantees the powerful processing power of the phone. Similarly, the dual speakers that appeared on HTC flagship phones before are also retained, but the 2400mAh battery makes people can’t help but feel it. I’m a little worried about the battery life, I hope HTC can optimize the power consumption of the phone.　　HTC Re　　Re is a new field that HTC has explored-handheld portable shooting cameras. Its shape is similar to a periscope lens, which also unveiled the mystery of the periscope lens that HTC showed in the promotional film before the press conference.　　 HTC designed Re in a minimalist form. This handheld camera has no viewfinder, only a lens and a shutter, and users can take pictures of the scenes you want to record in life. At the same time, this product weighs only 68 grams, which is very small and portable. The body provides a sensing element, when the user holds Re, it will automatically start, and after 30 seconds of inactivity, Re will then enter the dormant state.　　 In addition to the shutter button on the back, Re also provides a button on the front. This button can be used to switch between slow-motion video and normal video shooting. There is an indicator light on the front and back to indicate the working status of Re. HTC provided Re with a 16-megapixel lens that supports IPx7 waterproof, which can ensure that it can work for 30 minutes at a depth of 1 meter. At the same time, HTC also provides a lens waterproof protective cover for Re, which can be installed after installation. Work under 3 meters of water for more than 2 hours. Re has a built-in 820 mAh lithium battery, and the official data can support 1200 photos or 100 minutes of FHD video shooting. HTC provides software support for Re. Through the point-to-point self-built wifi and camera software, you can use the mobile phone to view the viewfinder screen of Re. At the same time, the software can also speed up the generation of double-speed video for the video shot by Re. In addition, the 16 million pixel lens adopts Panoramic focus, so Re cannot shoot 30 cm macro objects.　　 HTC Re is priced at US$199.