What do you think of the Sony Xperia Pro-I?

I have both a 1 III and a 13 Pro. And I enjoy the Sony pictures more. They can look like they come from a DSLR (kinda), but the iPhone... The pictures coming from it can look good... And that's it. Nothing stands out, details are weirdly processed, etc. I can understand that the iPhone is easier to use, but quality wise I'm happier with the Sony I think the same goes for this Pro I. It's expensive for sure, but it has its appeal in my opinion

micro sd slot...charger in the box...notification led & headphone jack...right on Sony 🤙

I've had the Pro i for two weeks now. A great device..... This is a real camera!!! The pictures are incredible and have nothing to do with smartphones. The software is extremely intuitive and very easy to use. If you enjoy taking photos but don't want to take a large camera with you, you should definitely take a look at the device. If you just want to take snapshots, you can buy a Pixel 6 for €650 and get a super snapshot...... But the Pro i is something completely different.

Great review. Really good information about the sensor. Didn't hear anyone else talking about how the sensor readout happens. This was very helpful. Thanks

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The only thing people need to understand is that it's the perfect phone for people who have a vision for what they want their shot to look like... They want the flexibility to take a picture with 100 percent control of the output... And it will take time to understand it's not a for someone who doesn't take their photos/videos very seriously... Even on a standard mirrorless camera since when does point shoot workout for your 99 percent of the time... I would say you are wrong for not recommending this phone... It's should be recommended for people that want all these features or for people really wanting to learn to take better photos... It might not however be recommended for some who has no time or willingness to learn or have any knowledge in the features this has to offer... Also does your mirrorless cameras controls shift locations Everytime you turn the camera sideways or upsidedown haha the reason the cameras controls don't shift around is because they want you develop near muscle memory of the location of the controls... Yeah there are times where yeah it might be nice to shift the controls but it's not necessary once you are used to it... I think maybe there should be a menu option that allows it to rotate... For example when you are using it in portrait rather than landscape like on a tripod... But honestly I prefer to take photos and horizontally 99 percent of the time... It's a phone that should be recommended but with the understanding that it's not going to make you into a miracle photographer... You have to be the brains behind the shots... And honestly, just the act of using a phone like this everyday has made picking up a real camera much easier because I'm constantly thinking with a similar mindset... Now for the most part I can think of the shot I want on a real camera and just nail it almost first try... So I'd argue it's taught me a lot of skills that do translate to a real dedicated camera... So while the phone isn't for everyone... It should be said that it is 💯 for those that wish to use the features... it's nice being able to have this kind of creative control and flexibility ready to fire straight out of my pocket with the push of a button as I definitely don't carry my a6100 all day everyday...

It's difficult for me. The pick up and shoot features are something I kind of need. I can never be bothered to stand around and adjust everything exactly but Sony have so many incredible features no other phone on the market has. The headphone jack to me is the major one but there's also the aspect ratio and other minor things like the lanyard strap and the solid build quality. It's a tough decision.

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Jonathan, Thank you for the very complete review. You are not wrong, Sony nailed several features but missed on other features. The price point is always going to be a bone of contention. The audio needs to be better on this phone, and great audio has to be a must, this is a phone, after all. It looked warm when you were shooting this video, as many of us are shivering. Take Care. Stay Safe.

Agree, It's Difficult to Use Apps if Rotation Locked 👍

Thanks Jonathan, for honest review! Very narratively and well made! This phone put my attention of that "tech pinnacle" sensor for mobiles that they took out Stacked sensor from their RX cams, but were so dissapointed that it actually is using sensor area of equivalent of 1/1.3" type sensor. Yess, seen in comments that some Sony fanboys or representatives from company are trying to defend this interesting but unfinished product, this is keeping me smilind and sad though, as how consumers can be tricked nowadays. Yes, Sony does clearly states that this is 1" type sensor in europe and in US they kinda claim its 1 inch, but they do not show at any of their spec sheet that this is CROPPED image corresponding of about 60% of its area.. Thats the worse thing. Yes, the equivalent is about same as pixel 6's GN1 sensor, yes its stacked, it has very fast readout, but overall images comes very washed away and video recording with given Sony's apps looks mushy. If they claim its not overprocessed - they only do mean its not oversharpened. But video stills looks very mushy and with heavily used NR applied. Sony looks kinda fixed using mcpro24fps app for video, but still there are caps and it provides worse footage even than Xperia 5 mk2. As for RAW image files, as I had hands to test them out - there are definately some processing made baking those raw images - some NR preapplied and oversharpening. These are definately not true raw images (yes, even FF dslr or mirroless applies corrections for raws, but on this phone its like next step further). If I would be sony fanboy I would opt only for Xperia 5 mark 2 or 3. This Pro I's price its madness.

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The camera is extremely instinctive for photographers, especially alpha camera users. So disagree with you. I get lost when I want to input settings for most phones, except for Xperia series of phones.

I ordered it and I'm excited to test something. A real camera is just too big for me.It was a good offer with a contract. Just a little more expensive than a S22Ultra

Awesome review and wrap-up. Does this phone drive high impedance headphones or am I asking for too much? Haha. Real cool phone.

You need to use manual mode and Know what you are doing to get the Full potential, lot's of youtubers miss this ! it will beat all competition if you do.

So basiacally the Xperia Pro I is a point and shoot with all the pros and cons of using a DSLR whilst getting the small sensor + lens?

Wow, J you just went ham, lol...but I can fully understand it. You're calling it as you see it and there is nothing wrong with that. Keep doing your thing.

Finally an honest review, I was really falling into the hype

i think this phone wasn't made for average consumers, you really have to know what you're doing to use this phone to max capabilities.

I don't get the option of needing to buy an extra monitor for vlogging, with the ertra monitor, and cable connector and hand grip/tripod device all that extra gear is the equivalent of a dslr with extra lenses not to mention a storage bag to carry it all with you, you may just as well buy the cheaper rx100 vii with a flip screen for vlogging. For the price they could have simply added a mini screen on the back cover or better still a better front camera. It totally doesn't make sense to me.

"in order to get adequate results to what would you get on other smartphones, you need to avoid auto mode" like seriously, you guys act like auto mode shots are unusable on the Xperia!, sorry but in that I don't agree! Yeah it's less processed, but it doesn't mean that it can't stand next to other flagships in auto mode! the difference is just that in high contrast scenes the hdr on Xperia is sometimes not as intense as on other flagships, and at night scenes the shots aren't as bright as on other flagship, but a slight adjustment can give a similar result, the Xperia tends to give a natural exposure to how you expect it to look like, but by only increasing the exposure in auto mode to +2 will result in a bright image with a bright sky

Great video. How ever lets not fool each other. To get 1TB iPhone pro that records pro res you will cash out 1600 va 1000 on this Xperia for same storage space. Video quality mostly for 120 4k and skin tones is unmatched. And most of all screw Samsung and others for removing SD card. This fact is unforgiving. As that pushes the price to top tier on any of them. So that we can shoot RAW. Phone pricing renders all the phones you mentioned useless for decent storage, and ability to record stunning visuals , no other phone renders colours so naturally beautiful. Not even iPhone pro max maximus ultra Golf Spilberg edition. And if i just want to take pretty videos for my family my S7 edge is great enough. Just like 90% of other reviewers you missed the point of what this is what Sony is doing. Its like give you top tier oil paints and you complain for not having a pencil. All of you reviewers are the same bitching about lack of consumer features. Its called a PRO I so treat it like a magic lantern not a freaking Nokia 310

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!

How can I enable or disable the photo mirroring?

Fair review for xperia pro I but i hope you mention about feature that use benefit of rx100VII Sensor such as incredibly fast autofocus,20FPS with realtime tracking that no phone on the market can do it(You should show how it work when compare to another phone or just show it in video about 20FPS because i think it help a lot when take moving picture like children or animal) , high readout speed sensor for no rolling shutter,Zeiss T* coating that reduce the flare on the photos *Sorry for my bad english *Overall i really like your review

I gonna say this as a Sony fan for their overall Xperia lineup. Yes, the phone is cool but I never recommend it to any of my friends. Because Xperia phone is weird and not really "family friendly". For me Xperia phone is like it have everything, but that does not mean everything is good. I personally buy Xperia phone because of it's unique feature like 4K 21:9.

Ordered mine soooo looking forward to it....my pixel 4 xl NFC stopped working grr

I have this phone. It definitely DOES image stack and the results are dramatic when you turn it on. You have to put the phone in Auto HDR.

Not everyone like pre processed and contrasty pics. I couldn't find any innovation after ip11 series. If you find something can you compare ip11 vs iph13.

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It's a shame Tmobile doesn't offer this phone. My only concern is the price. Hopefully their prices will drop.

It's sensor isn't even much bigger than the imx 789 sensor in the one plus 9 pro ... Love the software interface on the pro I but for 1800 bucks I'll keep my 9 pro ... At it's sensor core the I pro isn't much special since it's not using the full 1 inch sensor ... It just has a nice interface to use :)

4K screen is not a gimmick. It's equivalent to 1440p IPS LCD. Due to the nature of the sub pixel layouts, RGB vs RGBG. If you have a 1440p RGBG like Samsung, it's actually as sharp as a 1080p IPS LCD.

Хороший обзор, фото на гугл пиксель не похожи на фото, сильный перешарп. Айфон чуть менее, но все равно видно, что цифровая обработка. На сони фото художественные и можно вытянуть все соки. Но селфи камера просто ужасная и при такой цене. Надеюсь, в следующем поколении это исправят, тогда можно почку продавать)))

Not sure why you want to use the phone upside down when all the buttons are on the other side, especially with the shutter button which is how you would use a camera. And you do need to know how to take pictures, it is a camera first and phone second.

Can also not use selfie camera in photo pro. a waste. i sometimes want to take a selfie with a lot background and make it as sharp as possible. so difficult now. im using the 5ii

As a xperia user since 2011 manual controls doesn't bother me. It's not rocket science.

This is problem,these reviewer are common people and doesn't understand the micro level technology,so for example he said that screen of glxy, iphone is better but in real life both not even close to Xperia,so I don't say on his view on camera,look urself real photos or fake , decide yourself

3:20 you mean thankfully it's *not* an LTPO panel... Right?

battery life should be equal to the 1iii i guess? only everybody complains that the sd888 gets the phone hot.

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Sony is the only one who know how to use PRO correctly.. This days all the caps are "Pro".

xperia = rare

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Shame it’s not that good, I love their cameras and thought they would hit this out of the park

Well, there are reasons for why Sony chose to do this crop thin on the sensor. The lenses are to close to the sensor because they wanted to dont make to huge of a bump. YOu should be able to have your phone in your pocket, right. Sony could have done a real bump, and you wouldnt be able to have the phone in your pocket. So there is the reason for why this compromise is made. And to be frank, SONY stated its a 1.0-typ sensor, sadly it seemed like a language barrier of somesort for when this info got to america and other places it became 1-inch sensor. Sony has always said its not utilises the whole 1.0-type sensor, and thats from day 1. The thing is, even though the sensor is eqiuvalent to sensors used in other brands like Samsung or apples iPhone the fact is, that other brands still using sensors that are MADE for phones, not cameras. Sonys sensor is made for cameras not phones. So this is an achievment. There are positiv things that comes with this choise. So if you have the opinion its a lackluster phones and confusing i guess you dont understand what you should use this phone for and you aint the customer type its made for.

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Finally someone who has the same analysis as me of Sony smartphones and particularly this Xperia Pro i. It's true that the ergonomics of a 21/9 smartphone is almost perfect, but apparently people don't really like smartphones that are too long and not wide enough, it's too much of a remote control 🤣, 19/9 to 20/9 would not be bad. But Sony's 2 big problems are first of all, the rendering of photo-video a little too natural that the general public does not really appreciate, but above all the price of Sony smartphones. Sony would do well to put a standard photo application that has photo-video processing much like the iPhones, Samsung, Pixel and a Pro photo-video application. I am convinced that with this recipe and $600 to $800 less on the price of this smartphone, it would have sold like hot cakes, especially since Sony remains today to be the last major manufacturer to still offer memory card support and the jack port on its high-end smartphones. Ps: also an option to choose between 60, 90 and 120 hertz (90 hertz being the ideal compromise between fluidity and autonomy), for me all smartphones with 120 hertz should offer this option like the Asus, and frankly a 4k screen on such a tiny display surface serves no purpose other than to drain the battery. The ideal on smartphone for me is the hybrid resolution of iPhones Pro between FHD and 2k.

Actually you should to learn first photography and videography’s //as much I remembered 2015 /16 once a while Sony released 10+ there’s only two camera which one is iPhone 13pro equivalent.you should to try hands on studying that devices first than come to Sony mark 1234 5 and pro-I….🤪😜😝

15:45 yeah right can u imagine if Sony did that? Reviewers would fall over that like hell. Complaining is in their dna

sony has so much potential but they are doing so much wrong. its a waste :(

Give it to someone who knows what they are doing 🤔

How come others have way better results than you? Especially the videos I’ve watched, maybe they know the manuals better I guess.. some have pro like results.. u have to be one of the worst when it comes to this camera loool

This is exactly the disappointment I would expect from Sony. Great build quality with a solid idea, but overpriced and largely flawed. Even their camera focused phone still uses their largely lacking and slow camera processing. It's the same story for every modern Sony. It's the exact same problems I have with my Xperia 5 II.

Sorry but even my xperia 1 ii takes better pictures from galaxy s21

The reason why Sony expensive maybe because of their currency Yen 💴

Don't criticize this phone in any way bro, the fanboys will be with their pitchforks and torches.

Xperia 1iii or 5 iii is better than this.