Sony Xperia 1 IV review
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- Anonymous
- Su5
- 17 May 2022
Imagine how much better the battery performance could be with dynamic refresh rate. I was really hoping they'd imprement it this time, I don't think I'll buy it unless they do. Which is a shame because I really like where they're going with their phones.
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- Anonymous
- i1D
- 17 May 2022
An a6100 user here. I came here because someone was complaining about photos from this phone on another forum.
Weak nighttime photography always remains there as Achilles' heel for Xperia. Highlights are badly blown out on many samples and they look plain bad. Some may call this natural processing, I bet; I don't. Y'all need to remember, due to smaller area and lower bit depth of a sensor, smartphone cameras always have a terrible highlight rolloff, showing hue shift and color banding much more clearly in overexposed area compared to dedicated cameras. This is why other phones try to get around this by combining exposures and retaining information in brighter sections of an image. Xperia relies on a regular multi frame noise reduction once ISO reaches high enough, so all the light sources will get burnt when there is not enough light.
This links to the biggest dilemma with Xperia, Sony is trying to treat it like a dedicated camera when the sensor is struggling to keep up. Let's say, try taking a picture of your friends walking down the street during sunset with Xperia. You will fail unless you bump the ISO up to somewhere around 1000 or 1250 unless the sun is directly shining on their faces. Or take a picture of your cat playing with a toy inside your house at night. Maybe you can freeze its motion, but you will end up with a blotchy mess with no separation between its individual hairs. My a6100, paired with a fast Sigma F1.4 prime lens, does these stuff with ease and quality output.
Despite mimicking the alpha's UI, Xperia does not offer users an option to burst shoot in raw, so you're stuck with Sony's jpeg engine when you set it to continuous High/Low shooting mode. Being able to burst shoot raw is why I use my alpha camera over my phone whenever moving subjects are involved, so why Sony, why did you not implement it on this phone!?
And what's with this new optical zoom anyway? The lens is soooo soft even the garbage kit lens that came with my alpha put it into shame! Phones use prime lenses because they are often so much sharper and less complex to design than zoom lens, so why throw away the advantage just for the pointless 1.5 times optical zoom???
I can see Sony is trying to take in so called enthusiasts as the major audience of Xperia lineup. But real enthusiasts will buy its dedicated cameras. Sony, please focus on what matters the most for photographers and videographers, the alpha.
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- Anonymous
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- 17 May 2022
kevinmcmurtrie, 16 May 2022Focus was never fixed in Mark III, so don't bet on it.Yes. Bad software and support. Just like what they have done to the XZS users. It's a flagship phone with very bad support.
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- Anonymous
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- 17 May 2022
Anonymous, 17 May 2022You mean they should have cut costs on hardware, software, ... morealso cut cost on customer support
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- Anonymous
- q8Q
- 17 May 2022
Tonethebone925, 17 May 2022LG should've followed the Sony route instead of going... moreYou mean they should have cut costs on hardware, software, marketing, and availability?
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- Anonymous
- q8Q
- 17 May 2022
Tonethebone925, 17 May 2022This is a COMPLETELY different take on the camera review fr... moreYeah completely different in the fact it's the laziest attempt yet
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- Tonethebone925
- IiE
- 17 May 2022
LG should've followed the Sony route instead of going head up against Apple and Samsung.
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- Tonethebone925
- IiE
- 17 May 2022
This is a COMPLETELY different take on the camera review from the YouTube "photographers"
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- kevinmcmurtrie
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- 16 May 2022
Anonymous, 16 May 2022Did Sony tell him that they would fix these issues?Focus was never fixed in Mark III, so don't bet on it.
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- Anonymous
- rN7
- 16 May 2022
Jou567, 16 May 2022Even 4k@120fps support eis+ois. That's why the price ... moreMany phones do many awesome things and lots of things better and don't cost that much. They have zero excuse for the peice
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- Anonymous
- rN7
- 16 May 2022
Anonymous, 16 May 2022all the right specs AND "No-nonsense launcher based on... moreOld specs and lack of intuitive touches.....with insane price tag....yeah....sold.
- Rotciv Ikias
- rZu
- 16 May 2022
vrvly, 15 May 2022If you got charger why there is a need. I bought one device... moreBut it makes more sense to put a charger in the box
- Rotciv Ikias
- rZu
- 16 May 2022
vrvly, 15 May 2022If you got charger why there is a need. I bought one device... moreBut it still makes more sense to put one in the box
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- Anonymous
- 70d
- 16 May 2022
AnonD-1039478, 16 May 2022I've just seen a review of this on YouTube and the rev... moreDid Sony tell him that they would fix these issues?
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- Jou567
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- 16 May 2022
Bajlozi 3D, 16 May 2022Hi,
1 question: Does it do Ois+Eis on 4k 60p?
Thanks ... moreEven 4k@120fps support eis+ois.
That's why the price is 1300 £.
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- Anonymous
- JQ3
- 16 May 2022
all the right specs AND "No-nonsense launcher based on Android 12."
SOLD!
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- Nick Tegrataker
- Xpf
- 16 May 2022
AnonD-1039478, 16 May 2022It wasn't a QC issue it was the lens not working corre... moreXperia 1 III has a soft telephoto lens even after the Android 12 update, so there's that.
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- AnonD-1039478
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- 16 May 2022
Anonymous, 16 May 2022Light gathering capability of Xperia Pro-I is hindered due ... moreBut as stated in my previous comment Sony have already said early phones sent to reviewers have an issue with the zoom lens not working correctly. They'll fix it. And my friend in Norway has an Xperia 1III and his zoom lens is tack sharp
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- AnonD-1039478
- BiP
- 16 May 2022
Nick Tegrataker, 16 May 2022If that happens to be true I sincerely hope they will fix i... moreIt wasn't a QC issue it was the lens not working correctly due to software