Shooting Video With Honor’s New Magic 9 Pro Max Lets You Feel Like a Movie Director - CNET

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While standing on the roof of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles for the first time, I pulled out my phone to commemorate the moment by filming a video that pans toward the Hollywood sign. And then I did it again, using a special cinema mode created by the legendary movie camera company ARRI to give it some old Hollywood flair. The second video had a grainier look and could have been shot in the 1960s, with the sky appearing teal.

This might sound like a filter, but it’s actually from ARRI’s Nostalgia look — one of many color configurations available on the company’s $80,000-and-up cinema cameras. I’m using it on a smartphone from Chinese company Honor.

This Honor Magic 9 Pro Max, announced Wednesday, looks a lot like an iPhone 18 Pro Max, sporting a similar unibody metal design and two-tone back glass. I used it in a...

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