I Shot an Entire Wedding on a Cell Phone - Sony Xperia Pro-I

[@kishoresawh4946]

Genuinely impressed with how the images turned out. Well done

[@JasonVinson183]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@nukanobernescasaxo6640]

​@@JasonVinson183amazing Presentation. I love the Sony Xperia pro i. In low light places. The photos are not good. Would the Stella pro reflex S help me?

[@JasonVinson183]

@@nukanobernescasaxo6640 for professional style images, it could help . Buts it's an overkill lighting setup for cell phone images.

[@nukanobernescasaxo6640]

@@JasonVinson183 I understand. Can you recommend any model or brand of LED lights for the Sony phone?

[@Sabundy]

I think SONY deserves credit for what they have done with the Xperia Pro I. It's not for everyone, but it's a good option for photography and videography enthusiasts and pros to use as a point and shoot.

[@sosiehtesaus2652]

I've had the Pro i for 7 months and I'm still speechless how good a smartphone camera can be...... a masterpiece

[@JasonVong]

these shots 🤩

[@mrgarci1980]

Jason, well done, I'm impressed with your thorough analysis and presentation!

[@JasonVinson183]

Appreciate it! 🙏

[@YvensBPhoto]

First off - Kudos for testing this an ACTUAL WEDDING. This cannot get more in the field than that!

[@keinaka4679]

It’s one of best Xperia Pro-i review on KZbin Thank you for sharing it. Really love to watch that kind of style review. Big thumbs up from Japan

[@robhansen5971]

Just goes to show, it's not the gear it's how you use it and how you can get creative with whatever you do have.

[@kapilbusawah7169]

Amazing skills make for amazing stills! Well done Jason!

[@agiverreviga4592]

The outside shots (in the garden?) look absolutely stunning. They give me analog film vibes, especially the contrast and colors. Are you thinking of releasing the LUT pack or at least how us how you made them look that way?

[@JasonVinson183]

The edits are from a company called DVLOP and are from the two mann studios pack ☺

[@renaton1215]

Very nice review

[@RickMentore]

Its not the camera, its the Photographer! Fantastic job.

[@chrlmn7372]

Dear, sir, your review surely is the best one I have so far seen here on YT! Now you got yourself a new subscriber giving you of course thumbs up! A very big THANK to you, sir, for your very fine and most helpful real-life-review presentation by you, helping me before purchase this mobile from Sony! Wishing you all the best always! Stay blessed! Greetings from Sweden!

[@Trinket_Master]

I'm only starting out professional but I was too poor to afford any sort of camera so I got a Samsung s21 Ultra on billpay contract and ended up getting hired to shoot both a store opening and a full horse racing event at a track just through showing people my work with the phone. Both clients where extremely happy with the results. Phones are underrated, at least high end phones, when it comes to photography they are pure magic

[@JoeGillian0]

i am really impressed by the work and happy by the detailed shared experience

[@toshi7220]

Turned out to be great marketing vid for Sony. Awesome photos!

[@raomuhammadumarfarooq5421]

great presentation

[@JasonVinson183]

Thank you! 🙏

[@alejoperex]

Wow! Amazing skills

[@JasonVinson183]

Appreciate it!! ☺

[@busta305able]

Just Waaaaaaw !!

[@thewiseoldbird]

Totally agree with your comment about this being a camera (phone) to carry in your pocket. Given the size and smartphone functions it is superb. I've glued a 67mm filter ring onto a plastic case and can use CPL or VND. The next PRO-I iteration will be wicked.

[@lovemademan]

Amazing one, I also like using Xperia for different moods and situations. It's great having great photos with small sensors. Still, Sony could and users should contact with digital areas where it can improve a lot in regard to sharpness and noise reduction. It's best in good light among all other manufacturers, but low light and small sensors - that needs some magic. I like that magic... Good work!

[@jcwood1587]

Have you done any print tests? I’d love to see a 24x36. That’s a super popular size for my couples

[@k_srah4387]

Dang. That’s impressive.

[@JasonVinson183]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@franknurnberger1102]

Really interesting experiement. Kudos! I did something similar when doing a kind of "a day in the life of.." thing with three politicians a couple of years ago. However, I just used a very basic Google Pixel 3. The Experia's dedicated shutter button and these RAW-capabilities really seem to help. I am wondering - if you are going for a "deep focus look" - something like a Sony RX100 VII might be a more suitable choice. You get plenty of DOF but still more usability, a viefinder and the option to use flash.

[@kdiverdown]

Great points. I retired from weddings (for the most part) - but makes a great test for the phone/camera. I thought the iphone had glass lenses?

[@JasonVinson183]

The way I understand it, the cover you can actually touch is glass. But that's basically just for protection and maybe some coatings. But the internal lens elements are molded plastic on almost all phones except for the Xperia Pro-I

[@maverick85]

@@JasonVinson183 correct

[@michelejp69]

Would you say the phone would be okay in the hands of an amateur? I'm used to the post processing of Samsung and Apple but I'm very eager to learn.

[@FawazKc-hu1xu]

5:26 This pic shot on a phone, kidding me ? 😳

[@JasonVinson183]

Definitely not kidding! ☺

[@rsmolkin]

Can that Flashpoint flash you mentioned be triggered with a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and sync to other Godox strobes?

[@gaborpal3993]

Thank you, Jason, for this work, this is exactly the info I was searching for. I appreciate the details you got into, the zoom-in nighttime photos and all the rest that no one shared before. Can you use this phone to trigger external flashes, after all? Since I am an amateur with occasional assignments, I found tempting the photographic potential of this phone packed up in a tiny body, to replace my Sony a7iii+135GM+Sigma40mm1.4 combo. It is still tempting but it is awesome that you pointed out its limitations through a real-life test.

[@jamesskintauy6773]

I really enjoyed this video and felt you really demonstrated the capabilities of the phone. Also, the results were great. I have thought for awhile that you could take professional portraits if you could control flash. Despite not being able to use the Godox controller, you still good results by understanding very well where it would perform well in natural light. The Stella light was clutch for the dance scenes!

[@lauriewahlig2819]

I would love to hear more of your thoughts on the reflex s. I bought the set but ended up returning it as I felt like once I set up with the light modifier etc it wasn’t as “light” as I thought it would be. But it looks like you are just using one of the attached modifiers which keeps it much lighter. Do you have any videos with your thoughts on using it….so many other KZbin videos only show the edited photos not the SOOC photos which in the videos look really different from the finished photos. TIA

[@JasonVinson183]

I have a video but need to update it!!

[@lauriewahlig2819]

@@JasonVinson183 that’d be great

[@mh7711]

1 Zoll for all 3 lenses were great :)

[@TheBenchapman]

Brilliant

[@JasonVinson183]

Thanks!!

[@Edwinv90]

When you use a phone at a wedding, is the price still the same, or is it cheaper? Because, personally, I don’t like the results, even when the photos are edited. I think a wedding is a special occasion, and there should be photos of high quality.

[@bunyaadi]

So in your opinion, is this worth buying into or should they just stick to the more simplistic operations of iphone, galaxy s? I have been considering whether it would worth it though a dedicated rx100 or rx10 would do the same job image quality wise. For the same cost range. I have a s21 ultra whilst it has big pixels when using pixel binning, it just can't beat the Sony in terms of clarity.

[@melodytalks3432]

Yes definitely I'm interested to buy Xperia phones over point of shoot camera No squabble... Addition of Picture profile so important, hopefully SONY adds this on either in Xperia 1 iv or Xperia i2. One inch sensor, SD card, Mic Jack, Variable apature & 70-105mm lens will win it for SONY surely.

[@Soul.020]

Good afternoon, I am also a photographer and videographer. Say please? Which is better for photos and videos: SONY XPERIA PRO-I or the new SONY XPERIA 1V, 5V models, please advise, tell me which one to take? Thank you very much in advance!

[@ThroughJermainesLens]

Great video! And if you do it with any iPhone, it should be sony indeed

[@sierra118boy]

One month with Xperia Pro-I and I still can't take such clear photos , but that's because I'm an amateur😂 Still a great phone with awesome camera (except for the gruesome selfie camera, my 2017 phone takes better selfies). Loved the video though, it shows how crazy impressive Pro-I is.

[@JasonVinson183]

Are you shooting raw and editing the images? I'm going to share some before and after images on my IG this week!

[@sierra118boy]

@@JasonVinson183 Some of the raw images came out great, others looked terrible with sort of a grey filter on top of it so I keep the raw settings turned off. Cool, I'll take a look once you post them ☺️👍

[@JasonVinson183]

@@sierra118boy ya you definitely have to edit the raw files. That grey overlay look is the nature of a raw file. I usually shoot raw+jpeg so I have the option of the raw file of I want to play around with an edit.

[@hubbardfan]

@@JasonVinson183 so excited to see haha should show us a little insite in how why you chose certain settings over others... And maybe a edit sequence... I love my pro-i but also know learning more will make me better

[@maverick85]

Great video. If I need a flash to partner with my Xperia Pro I, I use the CPFlash 550W.

[@SonyEnthusiast]

WOW

[@lemonbone]

Seems like the autofocus were great even in low light.

[@siontheodorus1501]

there's actually other phones that uses glass lens, i think flagship phones nowadays uses glass, even LG v30 from 2017 already uses glass lens

[@JasonVinson183]

You're referring to the glass that you can actually touch with your finger on the outside of the phone. That's just a protective cover with maybe some coatings on it. I'm referring to the actual lens elements that are internal to the phone and have optical characteristics.

[@siontheodorus1501]

@@JasonVinson183 yes I'm referring to the actual lens that is used inside not the protective lens. Although probably not common on many phones, some flagship should have use it

[@ChoicesHabitsAttitudeLuck]

So this is basically shooting the whole wedding with a wide angle lens

[@JasonVinson183]

Nope. There is a 16, 24 and a 50mm lens. Though I don't think I used the 16 much.

[@星辰大海-z2e]

Wow

[@yanjunxia3278]

The bride is a beautiful person I know her!!!😍😂

[@MarcoGiugiaro83]

Sicuramente non avresti potuto avere di meglio da un qualsiasi altro telefono. Quando mi ritrovo a scattare con poca luce rischio piuttosto di allungare molto i tempi di scatto ma abbassare la ISO per avere meno rumore ma più dettagli possibile. Hai comunque fatto un buon lavoro.

[@JamesWilliams-in3py]

Not bad for a phone, but I think the images look terrible compared to a camera. It’s really missing the background blur. iPhones portrait mode is slow but can look very close to a real camera. I like shooting at f4 In portrait mode so it’s subtle but very realistic

[@chinitopinoy1726]

Same, I use the portrait mode on iPhone 13 Pro at around f4 to f8 so it looks more realistic. Portrait mode has really come a long way since the Iphone 7 Plus.

[@rhenceocampo3253]

Oh no

[@BartRos1980]

Using the Xperia Pro seems like cheating no? Still, its evident you have been through a traumatic experience. Its an interesting experiment. But I can feel your pain…clearly.

[@BarrettBaker_photos]

Thank gawd that I’m no photography purist but you, dude, are upsetting people lol. I wonder what your toxic comments will be

[@Shwiggity_shwagg]

Although I am impressed at how well some of the pictures came out, as a wedding videographer, I would never allow someone to shoot with their phone on my team, especially on someone's wedding day. They're not your Guinea pigs bro and what would you have done if the pictures didn't turn out great? And I'm glad you brought up print resolution because I knew that would be the biggest issue cuz phone pics simply aren't designed for big prints. All in all, you got lucky and I'm glad everything worked out.

[@wildechap]

He was there more like an extra, the team was complete.

[@JasonVinson183]

Ya in the video I said I was tagging along with the lead. I was basia free second shooter I literally told the photographer and the couple to have little to not expectations of anything turning out. Everyone know what I was doing and why. Also, luck is when preperatuon meets opportunity. So I'm more then happy to be able to constantly get those lucky images ☺

[@Shwiggity_shwagg]

@@JasonVinson183 I definitely missed that detail in the video so what you did is much more understandable. I hope my comment didn't come across the wrong way. I can see that you obviously know what you're doing from your images. I just thought you were taking a huge risk at first with no backup as the lead shooter 😅

[@JasonVinson183]

@@Shwiggity_shwagg 😂 😂 Definitely would never try this as the only photographer! 🙈🙈

[@Shwiggity_shwagg]

@@JasonVinson183 sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm glad everything worked out. Thanks for the review too. I've been waiting for camera phones to be more of a camera than a phone. And who else but Sony to lead that market? Lol I'm excited for the future of our industry!😁

[@TheCloudhillGuys]

Cool images. But no one is gonna pay for you to shoot a wedding on a phone

[@jrarsenault1937]

I have a Samsung 22 Ultra, RAW and extended low light capability, 108mp, main glass lens, etc. Supposedly the most capable cell based optic solution sold today. Available light is grainy still - but no where near the yucky level here. Good composition, good practice used in this vid but limited usability. Tack hammers are very useful, with tacks anyway.

[@guyphoto9437]

What this tells me is this phone is about 100 miles from prime time. I wouldn't waste my time shooting anything with a cell phone. The photos all look grainy for the most part, especially the larger ones.

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

That's every phone, the level is not there yet, I shot wedding on iPhone and the results were horrible when I played on bigger display

[@JasonVinson183]

They look good to me :)

[@deanle604]

Pics not impressed not professional. Customer will not happy about your phone pics

[@JasonVinson183]

I like them! 🤗

[@JustinHaugen]

Good thing they weren't customers.