Sony Xperia 1 promo video shows off its triple camera

19 April 2019
The video shows off samples from the surreal Vessel in Hudson Yards, shot with the wide, ultra wide and telephoto cameras.

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Shui8, 19 Apr 2019Sunlight area, Sony has no problem. Its when the environmen... moreAnd here is an example of even previous Motion Eye Xperias low light, WITH HDR applied (credits due to owner) :

Xperia lowlight HDR on https://imgur.com/gallery/nmjdyPY

No problems there with lowlights dynamic range at all too.

Only "problem" with numerous Xperia dynamic range rants is, as I always stated, HDR on Xperias is not automatic, but does a darn good job in lowlights when its applied.
And numerous testers, Arena, or Dxo Mark types, never tests Xperias lowlights with HDR on.... else comments about Xperias lowlights would be much more favorable.

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    • Anonymous
    • vjw
    • 19 Apr 2019

    Still remember the days when Xperia fans here say that multiple cameras are gimmicky.

      Camera quality is OK for a flagship device.
      But it's not spectacular. Not Jaw-dropping.

        SpiritWolf, 19 Apr 2019The sky is visibly cloudy. And i really don't understand al... moreEven my X Performance doesnt have any problems with dynamic range when HDR option is applied. It isnt up to 2019 devices, but for a 3 yr old model does the job really good.

          Shui8, 19 Apr 2019Sunlight area, Sony has no problem. Its when the environmen... moreWhat problems with high contrast scenes?

          Even midranger Xperia 10+ camera doesnt have any problems with high contrast scenes and does really well:

          https://m.gsmarena.com/showpic2.php3?sImg=reviews/19/sony-xperia-10-plus/camera4/gsmarena_048.jpg&idReview=1906&idPage=5#

          So the flagship most certainly wont have problems too.

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            • Anonymous
            • sxr
            • 19 Apr 2019

            mark, 19 Apr 2019huawei fan boy is that you?your huawei uses Sony IMX don't ... moreAnd the Sony camera sensor is the only one single part made by Sony in its phones. Every other part is manufactured by third partys.

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              • Anonymous
              • nmM
              • 19 Apr 2019

              Nice show off, but in smartphone photography software is everything. That is where Sony is lacking.

                So I just watched the whole video and here are my thoughts:

                First pic - This is probably a very challenging situation for smartphone camera sensors, where there's a very bright sky and a lot of shadow details to be exposed, and given that it's the ultrawide camera (not the best sensor that the Xperia 1 has), it actually did good. I've seen better, but that's not a bad picture at all.

                Second pic - Again this is another tricky situation, and I must say, I'm really impressed at how it exposed both the sky and the shadows very well, but maybe because it triggered the Superior Auto's Backlight scene, which applied some sort of HDR algorithm to the image, as opposed to the first one. Overall, this is one very good shot, and just on par for what I expect from a flagship camera phone.

                Third pic - The background sky could still do some better exposure, but the overall image looks really fine and definitely on par with what others could take. In fact, it's actually surprising that it didn't completely blow out the highlights completely like previous Xperia cameras did. The detail is also quite good, with little to no sharpening artifacts visible, but that may be YouTube's video compression, so I'll hold my breath on detail assessment instead.

                Fourth pic - In the viewfinder, it appears that the shadows are underexposed, but when it was processed, the end-result is actually good, which indicates some improvements in software processing.

                Fifth pic - A similar telephoto picture as the fourth pic, and the same interpretations as well.

                Sixth pic - Once again an ultrawide shot with excellent handling of exposure. You know, this is great and actually one of the better ultrawide images that I've seen from a smartphone. I'm really getting excited about the dynamic range fix on Xperia 1, and hopefully everything goes the right way this time.

                To sum up, this is a great setup, and definitely comparable to the Galaxy S10 cameras, and maybe better than the iPhones and Pixels (in photo, video Idk yet).
                The P30 Pro would remain the king in low light still I suppose, though the Xperia 1 actually somehow had better dynamic range in daylight images (I assume because I've seen similar cases on the P30 Pro, and it often doesn't handle the highlights that well, and even the S10 and Pixel 3 handle them better).

                  I'm a little bit concerned about its super wide angle lens which uses a lot smaller sensor than the competitions, but nonetheless the camera hardware seems to be a significant upgrade over the one found on XZ3. Hopefully the software processing will be equally good.

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                    • Alex
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                    • 19 Apr 2019

                    Whackcar, 19 Apr 2019Dynamic range doesn't seem very good. Blown out sky as usua... moreMaybe you should change your screen, cos on my screen the sky is gray, with somewhere clearly visible clouds. Don't blame Sony for your bad screen.

                      SpiritWolf, 19 Apr 2019The sky is visibly cloudy. And i really don't understand al... moreWell, the last Sony phone i used was the XZ Premium, and i was rather disappointed with the camera. It had the same 19 MP "MotionEye" camera that they used in XZ2 & XZ3, so any improvements would entirely be software based.

                      In any case, I hope you're right. Sony makes decent phones, so it would be nice to see them improve their weak points.

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                        • 19 Apr 2019

                        SpiritWolf, 19 Apr 2019The sky is visibly cloudy. And i really don't understand al... moreSunlight area, Sony has no problem. Its when the environment has high contrast scene, u will definitely see that some of the whites are clipping, crushed shadows, overblown highlights especially on low lights. Thats the problem with all previous Sony phones.

                        U now using P30 Pro right? How was it when compare side by side with XZ3? Actually i'm really hoping Xperia 1 will fix all those weakness i mentioned.

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                          • KZK
                          • 19 Apr 2019

                          Here we go. Eagerly exciting on how their Alpha team playing around on the camera department.

                          Hopefully for the best!

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                            • 19 Apr 2019

                            Whackcar, 19 Apr 2019Dynamic range doesn't seem very good. Blown out sky as usua... moreIt's clearly cloudy, the weather's not great which is why most of the people in the video are wearing coats.

                              Whackcar, 19 Apr 2019Dynamic range doesn't seem very good. Blown out sky as usua... moreThe sky is visibly cloudy. And i really don't understand all those remarks about Sony phone cameras narrow dynamic range. When i had XZ3 i tried it out in extreme lightning conditions. Like snowy pine forest in broad sunlight. A lot whites, a lot of shadows, a lot of reflecting sunlight. It managed pretty well even without HDR. My friends S9 'refused' to take a pic without HDR. And if he did, it was a mess.

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                                • 19 Apr 2019

                                Whackcar, 19 Apr 2019Dynamic range doesn't seem very good. Blown out sky as usua... morehuawei fan boy is that you?your huawei uses Sony IMX don't you worry if this is worst then you huawei also worst. huawei don't even own a single camera sensor they uses third party companies to do it.

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                                  • 19 Apr 2019

                                  Whackcar, 19 Apr 2019Dynamic range doesn't seem very good. Blown out sky as usua... moreMybe it is cloudy. 🤔I hope the alpha team will put their knowledge this device. Sony has the best cameras and I am going to buy it.

                                    Dynamic range doesn't seem very good. Blown out sky as usual on a Sony phone.

                                    I don't think it's going to be all that different from usual Sony phones...

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                                      • 19 Apr 2019

                                      Xperia 1? Can someone teach them how to name their device?
                                      Seriously.. How many time will they change their lineup?

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