Sony Xperia 1 III 5G Smartphone | Hands-on Review By B&H Photo Video

Hey Jake, with b h and today we're taking a quick look at the newest flagship smartphone from Sony. This is the new Xperia one mark iii. The Xperia line of smartphones are well known for their ability to capture high quality content as well as display high quality content and the new Xperia 1. Mark iii is no different. Photographers videographers and gamers alike will be more than pleased with the new upgrade as it still features, mass optics that provide ultra-wide and wide angle lenses, as well as a brand-new dual focal length, telephoto that contains 70 millimeters and the new 105 millimeters. Plus you still get Sony alpha.

Inspired technology featuring phase detect AF in 20 frames per second bursts and for the first time in a smartphone Sony has implemented their real-time tracking AF. You can now also shoot 4k, HDR video up to 120 frames per second and for the gamers, a brand-new refresh rate of 120 hertz at maximum brightness. But that's not all this phone slash camera can do so. Let's roll the rear, camera still features a 12 megapixel sensor with three lens selections, including the y 24 millimeters, the ultra-wide 16 millimeters. Then there's the new variable telephoto that gives you two discrete focal lengths, the 70 millimeter and the new 105 millimeters, making it the first smartphone to have a variable, telephoto lens and a dual phase, detect AF sensor in one.

This means you get lightning fast, autofocus at a very long range, which is just crazy, because this is also a phone now if the 105 is not enough. Zoom. The brand-new AI super resolution zoom to get a very clean, looking 300 millimeters, zoom Xperia 1, mark iii, still utilizes the beloved Sony alpha inspired tech with a similar interface, that's capable of a variety of automatic settings and manual controls such as raw shooting manual mode and basic mode with manual mode. You can adjust the ISO shutter speed and white balance in the new basic mode. You get a touch shutter button and the ability to alter portrait orientation, both effects, panoramas and more manual mode looks like a Sony alpha camera interface.

So if you have ever photographed with a Sony, alpha, mirrorless camera you're going to feel right at home, but that's not all. You also get the professional performance that you've come to know from Sony. Alpha cameras combining continuous autofocus, AI and 3d ITF sensor, the Xperia 1 mark iii can now track and shoot moving objects. This is the first time seeing Sony's real-time AF in a smartphone, and it's made possible by the 3d it of sensor that measures the distance between the camera and the object by detecting the time difference between the emission of the infrared rays and its return to the sensor after being reflected by the object. This technology helps to get accurate, focusing when freezing fast moving objects, and it works in tandem with IAF.

If the sensor loses a subject's eye from the frame, real-time tracking AF will take over and keep tracking the subject in focus, rather than pulling focus to the background. The 20 frame per second burst mode is still here, offering tack sharp images of fast-moving targets thanks to the 60 calculations per second, the camera is making, while taking advantage of the 247 autofocus points that cover 70 percent of the sensor. High quality, low noise images are also now possible because of the bronze x mobile engine and the large one over 1.7 inch error rs sensor that can pull in more light and reduce noise for sharper images in low light. With all this professional functionality and a dedicated shutter button on the side, you can really shoot. Just like you would, with a dedicated photo camera, you can still record 4k HDR video, but you can now record 4k HDR up to 120 frames per second in slo-mo mode.

If you need some color inspiration, the cinema pro app still offers eight different color profiles taken from Sony's cine ultra series of cameras. The UI interface offers professional control over the camera settings such as resolution frames per second, the look, the lens stabilizer white balance, ISO shutter angle, focus and audio level. There is still no audio input function, but there is a new wind filter that will help improve the sound of your recorded audio in windy environments. But what I love most was that you can see how much memory and recording time is left on your memory card, which gives me more confidence when I'm shooting there is an USB port for charging, and it still has the beloved 3.5 millimeter headphone jack, to use with your favorite headphones. It supports DC ultimate, which transforms simple digital audio into near high-res, sound with ai-based technology to help bring the sense of a live music experience.

Sony has incorporated 360 spatial sound, which mixes two-channel sound to a 360-degree dimensional experience in real time. It has two front-facing stereo speakers that are 40 stronger than the previous version and for the first time in a smartphone, their full-time stereo speakers can play and reproduce 360 reality audio. So you can hear every sound from every direction that was intended. Sony claims that it is so immersive you will feel like you're at an actual live show. The front display uses gorilla glass Vitus.

The rear is an anti-glare gorilla, glass, 6, and they're all encompassed by a robust, aluminum alloy frame that makes it weigh around 187 grams. The display still features a six and a half inch screen with a 21 by nine cinema wide aspect ratio. However, this is now the first smartphone to have 4k HDR OLED display with 120 hertz refresh rate, which means the Xperia one. Mark iii allows you to consume high quality content on you know, for instance, Netflix. The way it was intended by the filmmakers Xperia one mark iii carries over creator mode.

This will ensure professional color accuracy for minefield who want to consume their content as it was intended by the filmmakers. So if you know that you want to watch the latest, Netflix or HBO Max action movie in its truest form be sure to switch into creator mode for the highest quality. Viewing experience, if you don't want to think about it, simply select auto creator mode and the phone will display creator mode for specific apps that support it. There's also a video enhancement, selection, courtesy of the x1 mobile chip from Sony's bra via TV line and a motion blur reduction option. Expire 1 mark 3 takes advantage of the new android 11 oses and will perform tasks faster thanks to the new increased memory of 12 gigabytes, as well as a new Qualcomm snapdragon 8 chipsets, so gaming streaming or capturing 4k video will be smoother and faster, featuring 256 gigs of storage space and a micro SD card slot, with support for optional memory cards up to one terabyte, there's plenty of storage space for your apps images and videos.

The battery has been updated as well from 4 000 Williams to 4 500 Williams. It still supports wireless charging and can be charged up to 50 capacity in just 30 minutes. If you use the 30 watt charger, the Xperia 1 mark iii will make a huge difference for mobile gamers who need to perform at a high level. The cinema-wide 21.9 aspect ratio already allows users to see enemies before they see them, but the 120 hertz will provide fluid motion so fast moving objects are rendered clearly for smooth gameplay plus the 240hz motion. Blur reduction updates the image at an incredible 240 times per second for blur free action thanks to the snapdragon 8 chipsets.

This phone is optimized for elite gaming, so you'll be winning tournaments in no time between the upgraded photography options, the 4k HDR slo-mo capture and improved refresh rate and 360 degree reality audio speaker system. There really is nothing. You can't create or consume with the new Expedia 1 mark iii. This new flagship smartphone has set the bar for the capacity of content, creation and consumption. This is no doubt a tool designed to help creators capture the professional looking content as well as consume professional.

Looking content. The way it was intended, oh and also be a pro level mobile gamer, all in one device. What do you think of the new Xperia one mark iii? Will this be your new smartphone or camera? Let me know in the comments below I'm Jake, with b h. Just keep rolling.

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