Sony's "Imaging" Phone with a 1" Sensor | XPERIA PRO-I Camera Review

[@theoortcloud742]

Finally a review on a subject like this!

[@l67swap1]

The pixel pitch is where it shines... No phone on the market has that kind of pixel pitch... Good dynamic range and natural colors

[@kelvinchandra9304]

Really nice review, the pros and cons are explained transparently, as I expected from a reviewer. Definitely subscribe!

[@truthseeker6804]

i expected a side by side comparison vs the rx series or zv1

[@sierra118boy]

I take a lot of portrait photos of either my pet or friends but had lots of focus problems so most of them come out blurry. so this seems like a good purchase. I need a new camera and a new phone so why not both

[@wordwarrior2350]

I suggest you strat with a camera. It is less complicated and will teach you photography much better. In this comment, you are simply talking to yourself. This camera is $1,300. I would buy an MFT Panasonic or Olympus with a wide-angle zoom in the $800 range.

[@sierra118boy]

@@wordwarrior2350 Well I often tall to mysel, didn't expect any replies. I already bought it so gonna take some time to save up for a camera. But thanks for the tip though! :)

[@wordwarrior2350]

@@sierra118boy I recommend a Nikon D750 at about $1300 with a kit lens or a wide-angle 28mm. It is a good and fast lens, not very expensive, or an 85mm 1.8 if you like to get a bit closer. I think both is best and cover a lot.

[@sosiehtesaus2652]

I previously had the S21 ultra, Pixel 6 Pro..... All good devices to take some pictures but I wanted a proper camera.In the end I decided on the pro egg and I am absolutely thrilled with the device.The pictures correspond to a really reasonable camera and the operation is so awesome.It took me two or three days and then I was totally into it, I don't want anything else

[@impacttoinfinity777]

Fantastic review! Thanks 🙏

[@ReviewApaHariIni]

As a smartphone videographer, I'm drooling over this! But the pricetag and my wallet had a disagreement. Oh well, I'll just patiently wait a couple more years until I can snag it affordably.

[@wordwarrior2350]

I guess you don´t make much money. Take a loan and pay it off. I would say that two years is enough to wait before new models come out and this baby goes down a bit. Try a used one then. Good luck. Have you ever thought of buying an 800€ Panasonic? An MFT is gigantic compared to a 1". Just test one.

[@ReviewApaHariIni]

@@wordwarrior2350 yeah I'm broke as heck. My current camera is an LG V60 that I bought refurbished at a third of the launch price. I'm learning as much as I can about videography with the limited equipment I currently have. Kind of pushing the envelope on what a smartphone camera can do. Currently eyeing my eyes on BlackMagic Pocket Cinema 4K camera since I have a couple old MFT lenses laying around. Insane value for what it is. But nothing can beat the run'n'gun capability of a smartphone.

[@wordwarrior2350]

@@ReviewApaHariIni If you are not making enough money in a year or two to pay for a Black Magic, why not try a Panasonic at $800, since you have the MFT lenses? I don´t see your logic. It is for videos and shooting HQ videos, not just to look cool.

[@ReviewApaHariIni]

@@wordwarrior2350 Because of the insane value that the BMPCC4K has. 4K DCI 60fps. Dual native ISO. Internal Prores 422/BlackMagic RAW. A ton of filmmaking-centric features that even a $2000 mirrorless doesnt even begin to scratch. The cheapest Panasonic mirrorless that has those features is the GH6 which cost $2200. I'm not going to spend hard-earned money on a mediocre $800 camera that I'm gonna upgrade untimely while the BMPCC4K is just $500 more.

[@wordwarrior2350]

@@ReviewApaHariIni If you are so sure about what you want why bother me. I was suggesting options, period. What I would say... An $800 Panasonic or a used one, since you already have the two lenses would be much better than the Smartphone you have now, RIGHT. Since you are not making much money with what you have and since the way the Pana shows on a 50" or smaller screen especially since most of the people you may sell your videos to will usually use iPod, NBs, and screens under 43". Please stop bothering me with your confusion and/or need for attention.

[@danteviperbrandolini]

Outstanding Video by you Sir.....😝😝👻👻👽

[@Sey357]

WOW 👑SONY GOD FOREVER#1 ✌️ 👑

[@sosiehtesaus2652]

I've had the Pro i for a few months.....I love it The device is really "Pro"..... I had the S21ULTRA and always wanted to buy a camera. Ultimately, the Pro i is just right for me.It's just a real camera with a smartphone The pictures are so great and the operation is easier than with a "camera".That autofocus 🙏 The colors...... guys I love that thing

[@hannanrusli4669]

Wow!

[@mtbboy1993]

But which temps will overheating be an issue? How long can you record and take pics before it overheats? Hey ow is Bluetooth, WiFi signal? Hopefully better than xz premium, which overheated after few shots in 30c,, also struggled to connect to Go Pro. I use a Samsung A52s, it does not get as hot, and better audio, WiFi, Bluetooth. But I don't hear any real info about overheating.

[@philipcooper8297]

With digital photography, all the magic is in the glass (lense).

[@wordwarrior2350]

You got it. I would say, about 55% lens and 30% Body. The rest is the photographer, especially if it is a newer Canon/Nikon/ Sony. If I lost it all I would go out and test the sharpest Wide/Mid/Tele primes on a FF 45MP-50MP Canon/Nikon/Sony and a couple of wide zooms. FYI: I shoot with a Nikon D750 and D850 with an 18mm-35mm on one and an 85mm 1.8 on the other. If you have a bit more money or more jobs, I would test a 16mm-35mm and a 105mm F2 or 2.8. for under $5,000€ with a small flash, (The Metz GN 24 is the best for the money at about half the price of a small Nikon flash.), a few filters, and a shoulder bag. Try comparing that to any of the comparable Zs with the same lenses, especially since I bought my lenses used at about $500 off both. There are much more DSLR Nikon lenses and bodies than the Zs for a few more years.

[@wordwarrior2350]

Maybe YOU, not all of us when we press a button. It is a Smartphone, not a Projection Machine. get it?

[@bloodytoad2010]

Overheating? Blame it on Samsung for making the heater snapdragon 888 processor (as well as snapdragon 8 Gen 1)

[@newlearner8701]

Bro please make a video about the expert raw on s22 ultra...👍🏻

[@Soul.020]

Bravo, you are a professional. Hello, I am also a photographer. Tell me please? For photos and videos, which is better SONY XPERIA PRO-I or SONY XPERIA 1V? Thank you very much in advance.

[@knoxtm2495]

I love sony smartphone but I saw camera testing videos ..with iPhone 13 pro max and Samsung s22 ultra Sony xperia Pro I rear taking pictures or videos its become dark even daylight even 1"sensor ..??

[@joestrahl6980]

If, as you suggest, this is a camera company putting "camera stuff" in their phones, when will the opposite happen, when the same company starts putting "phone stuff" in their cameras?

[@CallMeRabbitzUSVI]

Putting "phone stuff" like computational photography won't work well since you want to capture the natural world and use physics to make changes on a dedicated camera. Essentially you don't want your professional camera to lie to you like how phones do

[@joestrahl6980]

@@CallMeRabbitzUSVI depends what you mean by "phone stuff" and you interpreted what I wrote based on your frame of reference. Me? How about putting the possibility to upload your pictures directly to social Media via the "Telephone network/5G" and not have to load your pictures to your phone and thereafter to e.g. Facebook, KZbin. That is the kind of thing I meant by phone stuff, making cameras have some of the phone functionality (communication) just like how in the video we learn how Sony is adding camera (sensor, lens) functionality to their phones.

[@Ava-wu4qp]

*points at the Zeiss Z1*

[@wordwarrior2350]

How about this "Strange Idea" keep the phone on and ready when you are in the area where you shoot. If you keep it attached to an Ext. battery... Figure it out. The idea is the get the shot as fast as possible, not to be setting it up every 20-30 minutes.

[@Kratoskp]

Damn i need those locations tho 🔥

[@Naori399]

cameron highland, malaysia

[@Kratoskp]

@@Naori399 yeah but where to be specific

[@kheankimhong]

❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@astralloner]

Don't bother spending money on this. I bought this on preorder but this phone overheats so quickly that i waste so much time just waiting for the phone to cool down. Total waste of money and time.

[@Justgambleit]

Ive had no issues with mine.

[@sofiad9775]

@@JustgambleitI bought 2 and they get very hot .Sendint back faster then they come

[@wordwarrior2350]

Dear Cheng. Try shooting in a horizontal position and see how the shutter button is in a good position. Horizontal, just like movies and TV. Why use wide-angle in vertical. I am sure you have seen vertical shots on TV with OoF sides. Have you ever used a real camera? Try both and see.

[@s89kw]

Only the photographer who owns a professional camera knows the capabilities of this phone, watch ( james matthews ) channel , This man blew up the capabilities of the phone and proved to people that Sony's use of the sensor in this way is not vain

[@nyrubin]

They should've just put a full frame sensor in it and called it a full frame sensor phone lol

[@bloodytoad2010]

And it will be a damn thick phone which Sony will take into consideration for mobile phone designs.

[@nyrubin]

@@bloodytoad2010 meh they'll make it a full frame and only use 1/2 inch worth of the sensor like they did on this one lol

[@tiziocaio8657]

Is it true that fujifilm gf lenses are better than full frame lenses like the canon L and Sony GM?

[@tomcorbett5508]

If they developed a Custom lens for the 1 inch sensor on the phone they would Blow All other Brands out of the water!! They missed a trick imo 🤔

[@yureino]

Yeah no. You really think they didn’t think of that & that you’re smarter than all their highly qualified engineers. If thats technically feasible & straight forward they would’ve done so. It takes a lot of time, efforts, experiments, try & error process to come out with a satisfactory result. They could definitely do it in the future, probably not now. They might be testing the market first before fully diving into the subject, coz research isn’t cheap. Resources aren’t free.

[@tomcorbett5508]

@@yureino Who Peed in Your Chips? Was Just My Opinion

[@yureino]

@@tomcorbett5508 your mom. And you’re clearly not the brightest in the class. Sit down.

[@Dragontrumpetare]

To be honest, no, it's not even close to confusing. Actually I found it more clear. If in a beginner I use the photo Pro app for everything. If in intermediate user i user photo Pro for photos and video Pro for videos. And Pro I use photo Pro and cinema Pro. So not confusing.

[@rachelkarengreen99]

I don't think this complexity is worth it over photo/video that probably isn't any better than an iPhone 13.

[@mofeed.abu.shalwa]

Sony - Xperia The screen does not work at 120 Hz, even with the setting in the screen options to 120 Hz, the screen only works at 60 Hz, which makes the performance of the phone very slow, Sony must fill this gap, and in the Sony Xperia Pro I as well. ❗❗❗

[@Film_Fog]

You never said how much it cost. You just left the audience hanging! So cruel.

[@possisvideos]

for the money you get the excellent RX100 with Zoom up to 200mm equivalent. This makes you by far more flexible. Btw and it does not have iOS :-))

[@JimIBobIJones]

The pro-i is an incomprehensibly compromised product. Compromised because it wastes 40% of the "main attraction" that makes the phone special. It still great, but when you consider that the Pixel 6/6pro and the Xiaomi Mi 12 pro have much larger sensors (both are about 1/3 larger than the Sony's effective sensor) at much lower price points it takes the phone from what could have been a "holy grail" for photography to a lost opportunity. What makes it also incomprehensible is that the Mi 12 pro uses a Sony made and branded sensor, meaning that they had larger, dedicated smartphone sensors with more megapixels that they could have put into the phone yet somehow chose to butcher the 1inch RX100 sensor instead. This year's Xperia 1 IV also has a sensor which has a larger practical size (1/1.25, so 80% of 1inch as opposed to 60% on the Pro-i) - so they had that up their pocket as well when they designed the Pro-i.

[@Furiousbuddha]

To late

[@vj_great551]

All smartphone images look artificial

[@UsamaMahmoudSultan]

Actually MKBHD says it's not the same sensor

[@Dragontrumpetare]

Strange, when I watched his video about this phone he did say it was the same

[@Life_Is_A...]

Hm, a low megapixel low DR 1" sensor with terrible bokeh at f/2. This is a breakthrough!