Sony presented yesterday at an event in Paris its new high-end smartphone, unveiled on February 25.
With 21:9 CinemaWide™ display (6.5”) and the world’s first Eye AF in a smartphone with a triple lens camera and up to 10 fps burst shooting with AF/AE tracking for precision focus and exposure, Sony want to create the professional smartphone for photo and video.
Technical data of Sony Xperia cameras 1:
-Ultra-wide: 12 megapixels, 16mm focal length, aperture f / 2.4, sensor 1 / 3.4 inches, fixed focus
-Normal focal length: 12 megapixels, 26mm focal length, aperture f / 1.6, sensor 1 / 2.6 inch, OIS, EIS, autofocus
-Telephoto lens: 12 megapixels, 52mm focal length, aperture f / 2.4, sensor 1 / 3.4 inch, OIS, EIS, autofocus
-Front camera: 8 megapixels, aperture f / 2.0, 1/4-inch sensor, flash display, SteadyShot, HDR
There are three different focal lengths: a wide angle, a normal lens and a double zoom. The ultra wide angle lens cannot be used in manual mode. The Sony Camera application does not provide a way to save RAW photos. For the moment, it will be necessary to use another photo application.
The Sony Xperia 1 can record video in HD, FullHD at 30 or 60 fps and in 4K at 30 fps. Here, too, the smartphone can naturally reproduce the light situation and colours. The combination of optical and electronic image stabilization ensures a still image and Xperia 1 is also excellent for filming while running. Slow motion videos can be recorded at 120 or 960 frames per second, the higher frame rate only works in HD.
Sony integrates Cinema Pro into its smartphone, an application that offers features that are not really necessary for normal use but that ambitious amateur video enthusiasts can use to get even more from the Xperia 1 camera.
To conclude, Sony has a great smartphone but we are waiting for the Dxmark test to find out where it stands among its competitors. For the moment the first one is Huawei with his P30 Pro. But if you need to buy a new phone, it is probably more prudent to choose Sony which has no problem with Google and the American government.
