hey guys welcome back to sony 365. now look check out this the rx100 mark 7.
as much as smartphone photography keeps improving you know the performance gets
incrementally better and better the videography capabilities keeps improving and so on
that's great but compare the results from even the best smartphones in the world
with the results you'd get from an rx100 mark 7 and i'm afraid you know there's no two ways
about it the results from the rx100 mark seven are in a completely different league because
you know there are advantages there that you just don't get on smartphones well
until now because actually what the xperia pro i promises to be is really game-changing stuff
if it turns out to be true let me know in the comments section below what questions you want
answered also let's kind of flag up some of the things that i'm really excited about here and
i think you will be too who i think this phone is for and some of the things that i'm potentially a
little bit worried about maybe we need to just keep an eye on this you know keep ourselves
grounded okay so without any further ado let's just start off with what this phone
is essentially not which is a pro two it's easy to make that mistake because at first glance it does
look similar obviously the camera tech over here on the back is you know substantially different
and we're going to come on to that in a second but this is not a pro 2. the pro has that mini hdmi
port this does not that's all about being a monitor for your alpha camera and a number
of other things this is not that device the xperia pro will continue to be on sale alongside
the pro i because the pro i has an entirely different mission statement and it's for an
entirely different target audience and again we're going to come on to that in a second
this is more similar to a one mark iii and that's kind of i think the best starting point because
all the things that make the one mark iii such a great phone that 4k 120 hertz refresh rate hdr
oled display that's still there the headphone jack is still there it's a perfect phone for those who
really are just completely into their gaming and they want the best possible experience for those
that absolutely love watching back 4k content you know all of that stuff that the xperia one mark
iii nails that's the foundation where this phone goes above and beyond every other xperia before
it and it looks like on paper at least every other smartphone before it is when it comes to
the camera tech just before we get into the camera tech bear in mind that the price here in the uk
is 1599 pounds and that vlogging monitor which i'm going to talk about shortly um is going to
be an extra 169 pounds on top of that there is also a 70-pound uh leather case for the phone as
well which yeah i guess that makes sense so just bear that price in mind the other thing of course
is that sony tells me this will be on sale in early december i'd take that with a pinch of salt
because this is not a normal year and we've seen haven't we from the xperia launches this year
you know things can vary somewhat especially from region to region so anyway without any further
ado let's talk about this camera tech now let's get the boring news out the way first the eight
megapixel front-facing camera on paper at least it seems to be the same nothing to write home about
uh tech that we've seen in the one mark iii and to some extent the one mark two before it so okay
don't expect amazing results from the front-facing camera obviously as i said before i will have this
in the studio soon so we can find out for sure if that's the case but let's flip this over and look
at the back because this is where we have the game changing uh technology so up the top there the
16mm lens the ultra wide then where everyone's getting really excited of course the 24 mil
this is the wide 1.0 type with that amazing glass spherical lens cannot wait to test this out guys
again make sure you let me know what questions you want answered in the comments section below then
we've got the 3d time-of-flight sensor and the 50 mil standard lens at the bottom there that would
be great actually i imagine for street photography i mean look we're going to get into this and i'll
have it in the studio soon you can probably tell i cannot wait oh and by the way this is the world's
first smartphone to include a 1.0 type image sensor with phase detection autofocus so why
is this device by the way i is for imaging in case you were wondering why is it capable of giving
better results than we've seen before um from other smartphones even from experienced
smartphones and what does that actually mean in real terms well the obvious starting point
here is the sensor size is bigger and the pixel pitch is way bigger as well
so that means higher sensitivity when it comes to authentic photography things like you know
low light performance it's really important that you know we can eke out the best possible results
this promises something incredible in that area also when it comes to dynamic range the pro-eyes
multi-frame processing should you know ramp it up a notch but again it's that that bigger sensor
that's really helping us with with the dynamic range and the other key area depth of field
so we've talked haven't we about bokeh how to get that beautiful creamy background when we're
focused on something in the foreground that really does create that wow factor that professional look
we are told that we're going to expect something really special in this department and again
looking at everything i've been sent from sony you know images and video taken on this device okay
it's looking good i'm gonna reserve judgment until i have this device in the studio don't forget
of course we've got that general kind of alpha magic on top you know when it comes to the speed
and performance 20 frames per second auto focus tracking burst and anti-distortion shutter tech
is at play here great for action shots you know we know the autofocus works so incredibly well
not just with humans and that eye focus but also with our pets and animals as well it's very very
cool stuff the other thing worth noting here is that 90 of the field of view is going to be able
to work with autofocus that's actually improved on previous xperia models too so yeah this is going
to be an absolute beast when it comes to autofocus no surprises there so when it comes to photography
then we're expecting big things but when it comes to the videography side of things here
we're expecting even more because on top of all the the cinema pro stuff that we know and love ie
21x9 movie recording in the cinema pro app powered by sinner alter of course 4k hdr 120 frames per
second recording all those color settings like the venice look that we absolutely love
the color accuracy which we love all of that is there but what is new here is this videography pro
approach um sarah dietschy a link to her channel in the video description below she's
been lucky enough and she fully deserves it i actually rate her very highly she's been lucky
enough to get hold of one of these and put it through its paces so again check out her
work there as well so this device the xperia pro i is perfect for those of us who are into vlogging
especially those of us who are doing that on the go and we want a minimalist setup without
loads and loads of clobber weighing us down this could be really really something so if you are a
vlogger and that's the main reason for going ahead and either exploring or buying the xperia i then
i suggest you're going to really want to look at the vlogging monitor that you can buy for this 169
pounds then you're really going to get the most out of this device and probably although the mic
setup is really good here for getting rid of the noise you don't want and focusing on your voice
you're probably going to want to get a proper mic a dedicated mic which you can put on the top here
then you're going to get the ideal setup this is really really powerful stuff for vloggers on the
go as well as the you know enthusiasts among us who want to get absolutely beautiful cinematic
footage again really strong slow motion as well i mean there's so much to get into but i want
to wait until i have the the phone in the studio here by the way i didn't mention that 4k hdr 120
frame per second video recording capability is a world first on the smartphone too so yes there
is a lot to be excited about here so hardware wise you have this extra shortcut key here to
launch any app it's worth noting that by default it launches the video pro app but
you can change that to whatever you want which is fantastic you've also got the shutter button here
which is textured a bit like the rx100 mark 7 triple h snapdragon chipset of course
um 4 500 milliamp hour battery as well now maybe this is the point where
i talk about some of the things that i'm a little bit potentially concerned about
and i want to pay particular attention to when i have this device in the studio number one is
battery life four thousand five hundred million powers is that enough it's only just barely
enough with the one mark three i think it is enough for the one mark iii but only just i also
i'm slightly concerned about that triple h chipset now my one mark iii never overheated i had it for
uh just over two weeks actually um i didn't have to worry about that it never shut down
but this xperia eye is potentially going to be pushing that chipset even harder so that's another
thing to worry about there potentially and i will test for that extensively when i have the device
i'm not worried about the price at this point if the device delivers on its core promises which are
ultimately to level up smartphone photography and actually give the competition
a new standard to chase if we can achieve that here with this device
yeah i don't have a problem with the price let me know what you think in the comments section below
i think we can all agree these are very very exciting times for xperia fans and it has me
even more excited about the direction of travel here for the xperia division and what the xperia
one mark iv could be all about anyway i'll catch you next time thank you so much for watching