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The first day of the HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro in a photographer's daily life, walking with Mr. Matsumoto of ENJOY MUSIC CLUB , in the city at night.

Ogikubo was the first city I lived in Tokyo, 10 years ago in April . . that was when I was working at a photography studio. There were many young people there who wanted to become photographers, and it was an environment like an apprenticeship. As I was just starting to become a professional photographer, it was a great experience for me to see many senior photographers who were on their way to becoming professional photographers. However, at the time, I felt that photography for work was not everything for me. I felt that the suffocating atmosphere of commercial photography was not for me, and I left that workplace. If I were in that environment today, I would have a different perspective. But it was difficult for me at that time. If there is a difference between the view of Tokyo then and the view I see now, it is because I have made friends and business associates since then. As I went to visit my friends' cities and learned about their charms and took pictures of them, I feel that the view of Tokyo became more attractive to me. I often hang out with Soji Matsumoto of Enjoy Music Club, one of my friends whom I met through my work. I have many opportunities to work with Matsumoto-san on videos, and we often go out to eat after meetings. We live in the same city, so it is easy to talk to him, and since we are both busy, we often have a late dinner.

A Tokyo sunset with my dog, Cousy .

. I moved to Ogikubo two years ago and have had a dog ever since. . I took him in from a shelter in Ibaraki when he was 3 months old. His name is Cousy. . Since I got a dog, I have a much better chance to take pictures with my smartphone. . Of course, I also take pictures with a regular camera. When I take pictures with my smartphone, I often take pictures of objects that are closer to me, so the "HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro" is a very good camera that allows me to take high quality pictures while being able to easily take pictures in the field or in my private life. In particular, I often go out to walk my dog in the evening, so I have the impression that this camera, which is strong in dimly lit environments, meets my needs when I am taking pictures," said Goto.

The HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro, with its AI chipset, can, to my surprise, automatically identify the subject. Point the camera at a dog and it will go into dog mode . Point the camera at a cat and it will take a perfect shot with the right settings for cats. The camera automatically selects optimized settings for a total of 13 different scenes. Icons for each subject appear at the bottom of the camera screen, so you won't miss the moment when you want to capture the scene beautifully.

Coosy and on the move.

The "Wide Aperture" function allows you to adjust the focus after shooting, adding or subtracting bokeh as you wish. The atmosphere of a picture changes depending on where the focus is set, but we are in a hurry at the moment of taking a picture. . You can adjust the focus afterwards. The wide aperture function on the HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro allows me to choose the depth of focus after the picture is taken, so I was able to take the picture I wanted. . There is a moment when you want to take a picture of an animal or a landscape, isn't there? With a professional photographer, you have to decide on the settings before taking the picture, but with this function, you can choose the focus after the fact, so you can concentrate on taking the picture. I can adjust the settings when I am calm about what I want to show in the picture and what I am shooting, so I enjoy taking pictures and people are happy when I show them to them," said Goto.

On this day, the photo was taken with Hisahiro Saito in Tokyo.

Saito-san is a very urban man to me (laughs). He is sophisticated and has an atmosphere that I, a countryman, don't have, so he is a cool guy. Today I came to shoot PR photos for the website of a restaurant that Saito-san directs. In these shoots, we often shoot inside the restaurant, and since there is no light coming in, we have to use lighting to take the photos. However, the HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro has a bright lens, and I was able to take beautiful pictures even in such a dimly lit environment," said Goto.

. No matter how beautiful the pictures you can take, it is meaningless if the battery runs out. In this regard, the HUAWEI Mate10 Pro is equipped with a large 4000mAh battery, which can be used for a full day even by heavy users. If that is not enough, you can take out the "HUAWEI Super Charge Charger," which supports quick charging that can revive the battery for one day with a 20-minute charge, so there is no need to carry around a mobile battery from now on.

Mr. Goto was also given a HUAWEI MediaPad M3 Lite 10 wp, a tablet from Huawei, which is quite a high-performance device. The sound tuned by Harman Kardon, a leader in the audio industry for more than half a century, and the quad speakers on board make it sound as if it were not a tablet at all. With a high-definition display that exceeds full HD, it is possible to watch one-segment and full-segment TV, so this is the solution to the problem of wanting to watch TV, but living alone in a small room .......

As a photographer, I travel a lot, and I have to stay overnight in hotels many times a month. . So I have cosmetics and other items for business trips, and my daily challenge is how to spend my time comfortably in hotels. I think the "HUAWEI MediaPad M3 Lite 10 wp" is very convenient in hotels and on business trips, such as on the set of a photo shoot. The sound quality is excellent, so it will be useful not only for watching music and movies in the hotel room, but also for listening to music while shooting indoors or on location, or for placing it as a music player on a model's table while she is doing her makeup.

It has good sound and picture, can watch TV, and is even water and dust resistant. In other words, it can handle most situations. . In the coming season, you will want to take it to cherry blossom viewing and camping.

. "Today we are shooting a signage ad for a large fashion building. We will be working with a large group of staff members to produce it in the evening after the store closes. Recently, there are many sites where we shoot both photography and video at the same time, so we sometimes have to shoot with limited time, but I enjoy shooting with the help of many onsite staff. Mr. Furuya, the video director, is a partner with whom I have worked on many films since we started working together. He is now a leader who has earned the trust of many staff members. Shooting with him has led me to work on many projects. And the number of views I can see is also increasing. That is one of the interesting aspects of being a photographer.

I sometimes use the camera on my smartphone to check angles during location scouting, but the word aperture and portrait modes can produce images close to those of the camera on location, making it easier to convey the image during the meeting. Since the camera can capture images that are closer to the photographer's intended expression, I thought it was a camera that could be used in the field as well.

Mr. Goto, who often travels abroad for work, also responded to the DSDS (Dual SIM Dual Standby) function. Since it is possible to leave both domestic and international cards plugged in, the SIM for each mode of communication can be used as is, whether on a trip or after returning home. Also pre-installed is a convenient application that allows users to translate signs and menus by simply pointing the lens at them, which is useful when traveling abroad.

Catching up with hair and makeup artist MAHIRO during a break!

The Mate10 Pro's camera has a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor and a 12-megapixel color sensor, and while it can take beautiful pictures using the AI chipset's automatic subject recognition, if you want to take serious portrait shots, you will want to use the "portrait mode. . Depending on the scene, this feature, which can blur the background beautifully, is also quite useful.

. When I walk through the city, I sometimes notice anew the shapes of the buildings and the beauty of the city lights. . In such cases, I sometimes feel like shooting in monochrome. A cityscape with a lot of information appears to be transformed into a tranquil scene when shot in monochrome. I think the softness of Leica lenses is also suited to monochrome photography.

The HUAWEI Mate 10 lite is equipped with a double-lens camera not only for the main camera, but also for the in-camera. The double-lens in-camera with approximately 12 megapixels + 2 megapixels is suitable for selfies and can take photos with blurred backgrounds. The in-camera is also equipped with a soft flash, making it perfect in terms of specifications.

. This is a shot taken with the Beauty Level function in Portrait mode.

. Even with a little backlighting or strong downlight in the room, the skin tone was maintained beautifully. Since the effect can be selected later, it is fun to find an expression that fits the image of the photo" (Goto).

The latest smartphone from au, it has a double-lens main camera and an approximately 20-megapixel sub-camera (in-camera). They are capable of taking selfies with the same image quality as the out-camera. The HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro and HUAWEI Mate 10 lite are SIM-free models, but this is a carrier model, making it easy for au users to switch.

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