Hexa-cam Sony phone gets camera specs revealed

18 June 2019
This smartphone is likely to go official at the end of this year, or the beginning of next.

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  • 19 Jun 2019

Anonymous, 19 Jun 2019And none of that addressed the factual point I madeWider aperture is not always better.
That is what I say and you still dont get it.

Bigger sensor with smaller aperture can grab more light than smaller sensor with bigger f value. And f1.6 on 1/2.6" is not necessarily bigger diameter than f2.4 on much bigger sensor.

Periscope of P30 Pro has f3.4 but aperture diameter is bigger than the f2.4 of iphone. There are many factors that are related. The f is not a constant .....

    Anonymous, 19 Jun 2019good specification , but too late..most of diehard sony and... moreTalk for yourself. The truth is the Xperia 1 is attracting new and old Xperia fans. Im a Xperia fan since Sony Ericsson, i was a bit disappointed with overall Xperia cams (not bad, but not excellent) i was considering change to another brand but with the Xperia 1 they got me, and im patiently waiting for delivery.

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      • Claus
      • DLx
      • 19 Jun 2019

      They announced a while back, that they started working with light. I think, that they are making a setup like the Nokia 9.

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        • jefe
        • Ksa
        • 19 Jun 2019

        "swipe to unlock" plop!!!!!!

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          • Pompomzki
          • 3xJ
          • 19 Jun 2019

          And everyone here is acting like a pro.
          Why don't you make your own phone and put the camera you like.

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            • Luxor
            • ib7
            • 19 Jun 2019

            Sony phone style just keep getting more elongated along with the camera. Looks like cheap camera bundle together to seem cool.

              Yeah one last try before dying sony come-on

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                • Anonymous
                • XQF
                • 19 Jun 2019

                good specification , but too late..most of diehard sony and nokia fans moved to huawai ....
                iam one of...sony and lg are to die bcoz they offer and hype about their products which hardy live 10% of expectations ..camera they have good hardware but worst optimization ,battery best optimization but lower mah hardware ...we are frustrated to such that once top 3 brands (htc,nokia,sony),are no more in our watch list..since title said camera,i read and commenting..with samsung launching e series of 3000mah,it will follow fate of lg...xiomi,oppo and huaewai will be global leaders ..

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 4QP
                  • 19 Jun 2019

                  Anonymous, 19 Jun 2019Depends more on settings you use. A 1/1.7" with f1.8 ca... moreAnd none of that addressed the factual point I made

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                    • Anonymous
                    • LQv
                    • 19 Jun 2019

                    NunoB512, 19 Jun 2019I know you cant, but the end result is the same. More does ... moreFive, the ToF is just sensor not camera. You cant shoot stills or video using ToF. It is just a helper.

                    It depends on what they plan to do with it. I personnaly would like to have one sensor and lens that can go from 12mm to 120mm like compact cam. But it has many downsides like design, IP rating etc ....

                    Panorama does not have same quality of photo taken by UWA.
                    Digital zoom cant match longer focal length. Unless you have huge resolution to crop. But for small mobile sensors you cant escape from water colour effects this way.

                    Because of weaker hardware, cellphones use computational bokeh. All look crap.
                    Parts of the body eaten by the blur, poor texture of hair, brow and below eyes.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • LQv
                      • 19 Jun 2019

                      Anonymous, 19 Jun 2019But in reality will take dramatically better images in real... moreDepends more on settings you use.

                      A 1/1.7" with f1.8 can easily outperform 1/2.55" + f1.5 at night. Exactly the case of P20 Pro against S9+.

                      My phone does not have OIS, so it will rely on higher ISO to avoid blur. If I set ISO below 200 the results are completely differents compared to ISO 800, ISO 1200 etc .. Same post processing was used.

                      Bad cam is bad cam in all situations, there is no great in daylight but crappy at night.

                      Did you notice that all use f2.2, f2.4 or even f2.6 for UWA and zoom? Larger aperture increases lens size. Also smaller aperture are better to keep texture. Samsung traded the f1.7 and now use f2.4 in daylight without losing the same noise free/no details style ...

                      As you increse focal length, it is harder to keep faster aperture. Reason those 600mm F2.4 are much thicker than a fat leg. Something a 600 f5.6 wont be.

                      Auto mode will never give better results than manual. If ppl rely on auto and dont get best the phone can do, it is their fault not phone's ... If they offer manual it is because they expect you to use.


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                        • Anonymous
                        • LQv
                        • 19 Jun 2019

                        Anonymous, 19 Jun 2019Except in reality it does not work that way. And you can co... moreOne bogger sensor uses more power than smaller sensor.
                        I did not say that it uses more than 5 or 6.

                        Full Frames mirrorless with similar battery size of iphone 8 have much lower endurance than cellphones.

                        Geeks want OIS, it needs energy to work. As the module goes bigger, OIS go bigger too both axis X and Y.

                          Anonymous, 19 Jun 2019You can't compare adding more ram as the same thing as addi... moreI know you cant, but the end result is the same. More does not mean better. 12GB of ram is really unnecessary just like a phone with 6 cameras.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • LQv
                            • 19 Jun 2019

                            Anonymous, 19 Jun 2019First of all you are just wrong. On every point. Nothing y... moreThat sensor was 1/1.2" .....
                            Huawei uses 1/1.7" and other use 48MP 1/2".

                            1/1.2" has almost 85,3 mm2
                            1/1.7" has 40mm2.
                            1/2" has 30.7mm2

                            It is more than twice the size of what Mate 20 Pro has.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 4QP
                              • 19 Jun 2019

                              Anonymous, 18 Jun 2019Aperture diameter is not fixed for same f value. It depen... moreBut in reality will take dramatically better images in really dark situations

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                                • Anonymous
                                • DXS
                                • 19 Jun 2019

                                48mp and 12mp (might be monochrome) will work as main sensor.

                                16mp - wide angle
                                20mp - telephoto
                                8mp - depth sensor
                                0.5mp - tof sensor

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 4QP
                                  • 19 Jun 2019

                                  NunoB512, 18 Jun 2019Good to hear that Sony is trying, but is there a need for s... moreYou can't compare adding more ram as the same thing as adding more cameras

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 4QP
                                    • 19 Jun 2019

                                    Anonymous, 18 Jun 201910MP selfie ..... Must be poor isocell again. S10 has 10M... moreMeanwhile in reality work just fine. Go figure

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 4QP
                                      • 19 Jun 2019

                                      Anonymous, 19 Jun 2019Monochrome is the only one that can improve quality of main... moreExcept in reality it does not work that way. And you can combine all the 12mp photos you want but it doesn't look as detailed still.
                                      And please tell me how 5 sensors uses less power just because they are smaller compared to one half inch one.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 4QP
                                        • 19 Jun 2019

                                        six_tymes, 19 Jun 2019No, because the larger the diameter becomes, the deeper the... moreFirst of all you are just wrong. On every point.
                                        Nothing you said addressed their point. That's like all different setups when at least a couple could have been combined. Not necessarily all.

                                        Not everyone loved the purview but not everyone hated it. Plus it was more acceptable then.
                                        Plus it could have been refined and worked on more. In fact the 40 to 48mp sensors now are practically the same size. So your point is completely invalid.
                                        Not to mention the fact you can say what you want about size but that sensor.... From 2012.... Not 05... Is the reason that at times that phone still takes the best photos.
                                        And during 2005 any camera size would have been accepted because Phones were already thicker. Back before 2010 phones had cool land unique designs and functions.

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