Sony Xperia 1 V review

11 May 2023


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Anonymous, 16 May 2023Do you realize that you can only know how accurate the colo... moreWell, looking at reality and phone output, differences can be seen, then comparing output in real life to samples here, it's quite similar. So it's not hard to know with some real life experience as reference.
Not saying that every color and situation is perfect, just that overall look is close to what I expect to see with my eyes.

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    • Anonymous
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    • 17 May 2023

    Unlocked version (16/512GB) in Japan to cost equivalent to US$ 1274

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      • 17 May 2023

      Nick Tegrataker, 17 May 202350MP mode on S23 Ultra seems pretty good, the same goes for... moreAnd I would like to challenge you on the notion how other "utilize better stacking mathods in order to get more detail"

      Take a look at GSMA photo examples of the mos famous snail shot. Pay attention to perforated building in the distance and take a look at that horrible color moire pattern banding behind the holes on S23 Ultra, 13 Ultra and 14 Pro Max. It looks like there is some glossy holographic film material behind those holes. But there isnt

      S23 Ultra: At the very right side of the building there is a huge spot of blue/yellow moire pattern due to bad pixel binning. Also wholes are oversharpened to oblivion that I get a headache just looking at this image
      https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s23_ultra-review-2526p6.php#image12

      13 Ultra: 1 inch sensor or not this is the worst offender in creating color moire banding pattern. There is a whole rainbow behind those wholes and it looks aweful. Phone shows something that isn't there
      https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_13_ultra-review-2562p6.php#image0

      14 Pro Max: Different kind of moire pattern with magenta and green also prominent by the end of the building.
      https://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_14_pro_max-review-2482p6.php#image16

      Xperia 1V
      No holographic garbage nowhere to be found
      https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_1_v-review-2567p6.php#image1

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        • 17 May 2023

        Anonymous, 17 May 2023Xiaomi is testing micro 4/3. 2x larger than type1.0And ultra lens distortion (+chroma aberr) or body with 2cm thickness included?

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          • 17 May 2023

          ben, 16 May 2023Typing his from an Xperia 5 ii. No update for 6 months, ... moreWow, that's really bad support! :D And this would be okay too, considered normal even, if the year still was 2013, instead of 2023.

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            • 17 May 2023

            Nick Tegrataker, 17 May 202350MP mode on S23 Ultra seems pretty good, the same goes for... moreXiaomi is testing micro 4/3.
            2x larger than type1.0

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              • 17 May 2023

              Sudhamshu, 17 May 2023Software cannot beat hardware. It doesn't matter if yo... moreXD. Xperia 1V easly will have usefull ISO800-ISO1600 soooo You can go to 1/16 ~ 1/30 shutter speed and make amazing photo even at night on Manual mode.

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                • 17 May 2023

                SuperSpruce, 16 May 2023On a related note, I don't know why nobody has integra... moreSearch "AlwaysOnEdge"

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 17 May 2023

                  Pre-orders in China higher than expected.
                  Reception is better than mark2, the generation considered the best among the 4 previous.

                    S Yu, 16 May 2023It makes no sense...unless this is Sony's public admis... more50MP mode on S23 Ultra seems pretty good, the same goes for Apple's 48MP ProRAW and 48MP AI Ultra Clarity mode on the now over-4-year-old Honor View 20. The 2x zoom on Find X6 Pro and Xiaomi 13 Ultra looks pretty decent as well. Other manufacturers seem to use more precise stacking/pixel shift/ML-powered demosaicing to extract a greater amount of details out of QB sensor, whereas Sony is straight-up giving up on it from the get-go.

                    I guess Xperia can't have features that are not on their own dedicated cameras, because for them Xperia is like "The RX series but a phone"🤷‍♂ They are making themselves look incompetent by making this move, IMO.

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                      • 17 May 2023

                      Software cannot beat hardware. It doesn't matter if you have 2 inch sensor if the lens cannot pass on enough light. An f1.5 lens would've not needed a huge sensor or so much time for taking a night picture. The f1.9 lens will allow less light into the sensor and obviously will be it's weak point. As is proved in this review, the night shots are poor. In actual scenarios where we don't get 4 or 5 seconds to take a shot, we will end up with blurry mess of photos.

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                        • gurinder singh
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                        • 17 May 2023

                        could you please make right your spec. sheet? the main camera is of 48 megapixel not 52.. do it correct.

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 16 May 2023

                          vrvly, 15 May 2023Probably any flagship can shoot raw right now. 1V is probab... moreDo you realize that you can only know how accurate the colors are by comparing photos to reference photos. Without reference photos, how do you know the correct colors?

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                            • 16 May 2023

                            SuperSpruce, 16 May 2023On a related note, I don't know why nobody has integra... moreI don't see the point. Why not just use notifications? The purpose of the notification LEDs is that you can see notifications when the screen is off. Why do you want false notification LEDs when the screen is on?

                              vrvly, 16 May 2023Talking about jpegs and 12mp it indeed looks like, after al... more"As for hi res, when including usage of raws, needy users like me definitely look forward to 14bit hi res, which I can process to my liking, having results of basically 4 times the resolution, this is not some 20 percent change with such difference in resolution."

                              This phone doesn't have a high res mode tho, so I don't think there's any point in talking about it.

                                Lwerewold, 12 May 2023Why exactly did they drop the notification LED? A periphera... moreOn a related note, I don't know why nobody has integrated a virtual notification LED onto an always-on-display. All the functionality of a notification LED without requiring any additional hardware.

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                                  • 16 May 2023

                                  Why would they get rid of notification Led.? That was one of the big reasons why I bought 5iii and was looking forward to getting 5V... If no LED they should have at least have LTPO display.. What a shame

                                    Nick Tegrataker, 16 May 2023"1V is probably the sharpest, most colorful and best p... moreTalking about jpegs and 12mp it indeed looks like, after all they use latest sensor tech and colors are pleasing to the eyes, you could tell that it looks very alive, even without testing.
                                    At low res stills, I couldn't see a competitor for detail+color performance, could be separately.
                                    As for hi res, when including usage of raws, needy users like me definitely look forward to 14bit hi res, which I can process to my liking, having results of basically 4 times the resolution, this is not some 20 percent change with such difference in resolution.
                                    Not everyone needs hi res, maybe they count on that.

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                                      Jerry101923, 16 May 2023Do you know that the Xperia 10 II has already got it's... moreOkay, cool. So has my OnePlus 8T from 2020 too, got 13 quite a while ago and security patches every few months as per usual. Will those get Android 14 like 8T?

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                                        Jerry101923, 16 May 2023Do you know that the Xperia 10 II has already got it's... moreTyping his from an Xperia 5 ii.

                                        No update for 6 months, only Android 12 and nothing past.

                                        Xpericheck.com. the 1 ii last update was 9 months ago, android 12

                                        10 ii last update was 11 months ago, android 12.

                                        No mkii series has gotten android 13.

                                        2 OS updates and 2 years of security updates. September 2020 to November 2022 for the 5 ii.

                                        It is pitiful. I love sony phones, but software support on them is abysmal. They are a corporation, we don't need to be boot-licking apologists for their bad decisions.

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