Sony Xperia XZ3 to feature a single 48MP camera

25 July 2018
Another report supporting the single camera setup theory.

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Want to see also monochrome output from camera, without color deformations because of bayer simulating 12mp. That 48mp B&W should make building's patterns and grass field lovely... Same for stars, but for that sony needs to add longer exposure than funny 1 sec. Long exposure + hi res and output is great even in night. Then it can be called pro camera.

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    • IsY
    • 25 Jul 2018

    Front panel with the curved screen looks a bit like the Nokia 7 Plus.

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      • 25 Jul 2018

      Fact Guy, 25 Jul 2018I replied to the wrong comment lol. Btw, Sony is always lea... moreYeah, agree. Sony have had good cameras since quite some time. I think Sony raised their camera game even more in the smartphone business after their camera division bought Toshiba. Remember that the Lumia 1020 for example had a Toshiba camera paired with Zeiss lenses.

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        • 25 Jul 2018

        Walter C. Dornez, 25 Jul 2018They've always had the hardware, it was just recently with ... moreYes, their hardware was always good but their software a bit lacking...

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          • 25 Jul 2018

          Anonymous, 25 Jul 2018I have to wonder is there a negative side effect to having ... moreyeah, even 1/1.5" lumia 1020 got 1.12 . Anyway i think that pixel binning reminds me of pureview (from 34 mp to 5 mp)

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            • 25 Jul 2018

            Anonymous, 25 Jul 2018Single camera? 48MP? Reminds me of a certain Lumia 1020 or ... moreI replied to the wrong comment lol. Btw, Sony is always leading in camera department. Even other manufacturer uses their lenses, what they need is to enhance their software (in the smartphone) to make it more great. On the other hand, Sony cameras, like the real professional cameras, are killers. That's why Sony is on top of the line on par with Canon. With those flagship mirrorless such as A9 and A7 R3, I'm sure they have the capability, just need that capability to be in the smartphone department.

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              Anonymous, 25 Jul 2018if thats correct i think this is my next phoneSony is always leading in camera department. Even other manufacturer uses their lenses, what they need is to enhance their software (in the smartphone) to make it more great. On the other hand, Sony cameras, like the real professional cameras, are killers. That's why Sony is on top of the line on par with Canon. With those flagship mirrorless such as A9 and A7 R3, I'm sure they have the capability, just need that capability to be in the smartphone department.

                Anonymous, 25 Jul 2018Because no one wants to buy a phone thicker than 1cm but th... moreAgree. Slightly thicker phones are just fine for what they would house and the grip. Some of the best phones i ever had were thick Nokias, The Sony looks great

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                  Anonymous, 25 Jul 2018Single camera? 48MP? Reminds me of a certain Lumia 1020 or ... moreI wonder of they'll combine this lens with the 12mp monochrome one. Ultra high res with great dynamic range in the day and 12mp ultra low light shots.

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                    • 25 Jul 2018

                    Anonymous, 25 Jul 2018What use is 48 million pixels when Sony uses software in t... moreSony mediocre lenses? ha ha ha...

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                      • 25 Jul 2018

                      Oppaii, 25 Jul 2018This phone is so f*cking beautiful! Its so unique! Correct. One camera, two cameras, ten cameras, doesn't matter. I will still get the XZ3 no matter what

                        Walter C. Dornez, 25 Jul 2018They've always had the hardware, it was just recently with ... moreI think its hw what Sony figured out. Noise still there and processing fails on some objects /patterns.

                          aye, 25 Jul 2018not really being a programmer. just write a codes into it t... moreTele lens are bad in low light and such sensors helps to capture better. Of course if its about "normal fov" most important is processing(like stacking /denoise /sharpening on one sensor, AI aided scene recognition, separate superior ISP) using multiple sensors and new sensor tech - to counter limits of phone thickness and what small phone camera can do(quad bayer, monochrome, triple stacked sensor, color balance sensor, tele sensor, different aperture -though samsung can do it with one camera, I would prefer less moving parts so it last longer).
                          If you count how many sensors and sw tricks helps like in p20pro, its way beyond most full sized cameras, and it helps a lot, even if output is not always ideal as its quite new. Not using multiple sensors is impossible and certain death, maybe only if someone came with sensor tech thats 10 years ahead of dslr or different phone sensors. Ask for impossible in this copy-age.

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                            • 25 Jul 2018

                            Anonymous, 25 Jul 2018Because no one wants to buy a phone thicker than 1cm but th... moreWell I dont want to be rude but the current gen of xperia's are thicker than 10 mm. So why not 1x 48MP with 0.8 micron size and 1x 10 MP with 1.75 micron size?

                              This phone is so f*cking beautiful!
                              Its so unique!

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                                • 25 Jul 2018

                                Well they can put even 60 but compared to proper DSL camera it will be huge crap.
                                Proper camera will always win compared to any mobile phone.
                                Customers pay more for better camera but still any photo will looks ugly compared to proper DSLR like for example Nikon D3400 or better.

                                  Anonymous, 25 Jul 2018Single camera? 48MP? Reminds me of a certain Lumia 1020 or ... moreThey've always had the hardware, it was just recently with the XZ2 that they figured out the software

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                                    • 25 Jul 2018

                                    naap51d, 25 Jul 201848MP, what a joke. 99% of the time, the ONLY real good hav... moreBecause no one wants to buy a phone thicker than 1cm but they all want to bitch about camera performance. Thicker phones would also improve the grip as there would be no empty space between griping surfaces on the fingers and thumb rest area. More friction on the palm is good to prevent slipping. But yeah, people would rather have long, thin phones that slip and can't package additional hardware.

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                                      • 25 Jul 2018

                                      if thats correct i think this is my next phone

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                                        • 25 Jul 2018

                                        Single camera? 48MP? Reminds me of a certain Lumia 1020 or the 808 Pureview... WOAH.
                                        Let's see if Sony can create a great camera.

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