Finally someone mentioning PANASONIC & SHARP, I've been so irritated with the others reviews that said this phone was "THE FIRST 1inch SENSOR CAMERA ON SMARTPHONE", Now I can die in peace (not that I hate sony, I'm owner of a7 series)

No matter how much I love Kai, this video - his latest ones as well - are so badly filmed...

omg the shade at Chris! Love watching all of your guys' videos though. The sheer difference is really nice to have when deciding on gear.

4:50 "off-centered alignment" You earned a like 👍🏻 which I press anyway before watching the WIDIO!!

The Dreamteam together again …i love you guys.

Buttons are good. Headphone jacks are good. No notches is good.

I think if I can get this phone in an unlocked version, 100% this will be my next phone. I had a Panasonic DMC-CM1 and I absolutely loved it. The battery sucked and it eventually stopped working, but the photos it took from a smartphone from back in that day were amazing. Specifically long exposure night shots. OMG so good

I think it hurts Sony a bit when they send out these phones with limits like pre-final firmware and lens access restrictions etc. You’d assume it would perform nicely, but that can’t even be sampled. That’s unfortunate.

The stills look fantastic imho. Really good dynamic range. Good job SONY!

Kai, we want to see more cinematic video’s shot on the xperia pro-i same video’s you make by each iphone release give sony a change because they deserve it this phone is the phone is definitely the best phone of the year

What a phone, watching your video now Kai!

Good to see the kailok dynamuc duo back in action.

HI Kai and Lok greetings from south carolina in the states

The latest uploads has the original digitalrev wideo vibes. Lovin it. Keep it up fellas

Kai, thanks for your efforts, for the reviews of the new cameras!

That gas powered RC car was really cool!

I think the good stabilisation with no crop comes from the fact that they use a bigger sensor, it seems like a software nightmare to predict and enable/disable pixels but it may be

Bonus point for mentioning Panasonic CM1. Too damn many people ignore its existence.

Enjoying the recent digs at other photog youtubers. All in good fun.

I like when you both work together

This video should be called "Camera guy keeping everything important out of focus for 13 minutes"

I'm happy that both of you guys are back, please do more reviews about phones camera's!!

This is so far the only channel that remembers the Panasonic phone xD Phone reviewers are all like amnesiacs, every few years you can sell them something as completely new, just because Apple or Samsung never did it.

I'm glad this video popped up in my recommendations. I haven't seen Kai in years! Had no clue he has his own channel now.

COMPLEX!!! Two thumbs up, Lok! XD

Omg, thanks for that simple logic of sensor and lens. I dont know if all popular tubers know about this but most of them like WOW! 1” sensor just WOW! In photographers point of view “Yeah! 1” but cant use the whole 1” hahaha! Cheers kai!

多謝晒 Kai and Lok. I noticed with this camera (and Xperia 1 iii) you cant get as close for macro on MF as you can with AF. Why is this?!

I love the throwing shade at Chris...perhaps he's going for a Dutch Angle but without the confidence...

I decided to upgrade from my Xperia 1-ii and have ordered the new Xperia PRO-I which should be here on the 2nd December. Looking forward to the final reviews as a lot of KZfaqrs have had the pre-production unit.

Reminds me old LG Viewty phone... :D With amazing 5mp and Schneider optics :D Way way before Lumix were introduced.

While from a tech consumer standpoint it is a let down that it doesn't utilize the full 1"-type sensor, this is a rather smart business decision by Sony to reallocate sensors that were originally destined for the RX 100 to be utilized into the generally more accessible smart phone market. Given that Sony is already stopping production on several lenses and cameras during the great silicon shortage of 2021, this gives Sony a means to dip into an existing supply of sensors, which could not have been sold with rx 100's, preventing the need to R&D a new sensor, manufacture it, while still providing an upgrade of sensor technology relative to their smart phone sensors. Though I'm not sure if the larger pixel pitch would necessarily result in better low light performance than a sensor with the same size, as ideally, the same amount of photons would be captured. Better signal to noise performance would likely be achieved via more efficient capture due to better sensor technology, which is the case when observing their A7S III vs A7R III Food for thought, at least there could be slightly larger crop from lower aspect ratios, 16:9 or 21:9, which would be great for video (though maybe their DSP may only be capable of scaling specific sensor read out resolutions) Also, the silver lining of the crop is that, the OIS is given much more room to stabilize footage

Nice jacket!

Can't wait till their new phone next week the Sony xperia pro IIII MARK 4 ULTRA MEGA SENSOR

You guys didn't mention that the Zeiss main lens is glass, not plastic.

From the beautiful streets of Hong Kong and London to a parking lot.

'That is enough to take down a small child i think' XD absolutely great!

Buddy, I have a RX100 M6 and also an M1. I would like to know if there is much difference in image quality in the final result between the Xperia and the RX100. I was going to trade my RX100 m6 for a ZV1 because of low light, but I'm thinking about getting XPERIA if the quality isn't too different. I don't need a zoom, just the same clarity and sharpness that I had on the RX100 M1. I would appreciate if we can chat a little more about this.

This face i remember from so almost a decade ago. Kai from DigitalRevTV suddenly appeared on my recommendations. I wonder what happened to that channel. Still in the photography scene i see.

🔥

Hey Kai. I've lost the desire to take photos. I used to do street photography every week. I usually had a camera with me all the time. Then I just lost the feeling. How do I break this dip? Can you do a video or something on this topic?

if all in as 4k connoisseur, good to remember reason for story capture backdrop for vlog (especially if out and about ) 4k only on 24mm, I like close ups...

3:55 Lok fails to unlok Chris Niccoll's pose! His secret is his one-legged anchor, so he stands as if anyone could go push him and he'd fall over! 🤪 [Edit] 4:48 Oooops, Kai definitely knows this! The danger of commenting BEFORE watching it to the end, sigh.... 🤣

Hey Kai, totally uninterested in the phone but love the jacket. Can I get some details on that?

My eye hurts from looking at Kai's left thumb holding the cam to focus @2:40~...:-)

oooh, hoped he would fit the cam ON that little car!

The crop is for stabilisation I think

What an intro

Was this filmed with the Z9? Looks like the auto focus is not as reliable as it should @3:29 @9:52 for example , and whats that flickering when going from shadows to bright scenes @10:02, looks like it steps the exposure than doing a soft switch or a autofocus pulsing jiddre like the Panasonics sometimes do....

Nice

If it does HDMI in like the other xperia pro it could actually be a good deal since it costs about the same as a android flagship and an atomos recorder.

iWaited

Enjoying this video vibe. Lmao though, poor Chris. I like the lean

Thanks for the review and bringing up the effective sensor size used. I won't plunge $1800 on a camera phone that will not have any more software updates after 3 years.

Wish i had this smartphone to shoot movies

When will the full frame version come out? 😅

Hi Kai, it's been ages, we met in HK, you used to do some promo stuff with me when you were at Digital Rev. Hope you're well! Just wanted to mention something: I just received my Xperia Pro-I and while it's been great for the most part, it has one huge problem: It's not able to record longer than 12 minutes of video before it overheats and the camera shuts off. Does that happen on your review phone?

Anyone else noticed this guy never ages... same looks from more than 13 years

They should revisit this and slap on a bigger lens, and maybe a small grip!

LOVE your reviews, but that concrete location is really bleak. Why not get back to city parks or something?

Sony just missed a huge opportunity here. Even without making the optics larger, they could opt for a square image and let the user choose to crop either horizontally or vertically after the photo was taken.

Well the first one second was nice. LMAO wtf Kai

Sharp one utilises the entire sensor I think but the Sony crops it to whatever mode you are in, it cannot use the entire sensor though.

Do a comp against the Nokia 808 (2012).

Samsung need to lift their game!! 26mm is not wide enough. Photos and videos overprocessed and sharpened unnaturally. No AC charger. No headphone jack. No 4k screen. No windnoise reduction. 108MP gimick. Where as Sony da best! However they need to make availability to NZ and Aussie.

Sopo Ngerti aku iso Mok Paringi HP ngonten Niku mas ? 😁 Kediri,6 Desember 2021

So, a point and shoot with a computer and phone attached.

The side is actually taken from C902, Sony Ericsson

Does it have constant frame rate or is it variable?

Love all of Kai's vids over the years re the phone though I just balk at spending £1200 or more on a phone I know it's apples and oranges but a 256 GB 12.9 inch iPad pro is less and a more compelling overall package , just embarrassing to hold to the ear though :)

The problem is that using a bigger sensor only gets an ISO advantage unless used like e.g. the RX100 series with bigger optics. And in good light, I don't think anyone could tell the difference between a regular sensor and the 1". So in a phone all it really does is improve the night photography somewhat. And to me the price of the phone increases to the point that I would rather have a cheaper phone and get an RX100III or something for the pocket that has better light gathering, a real zoom and a viewfinder.

I got the RX100m3 but never use it over ISO400. Amazing quality at F5.6 ISO 125. But bad low light capabilities.

4k 120hz display, 4k 120 FPS video recording, SD-slot & AUX-input. The price is a proper violation to the wallet but I still think it's a cop😬

Those Huts would never last here in NY.. folks be living in em

Sadly the drawback of this one is it lost tne 1mk3's variable telephoto.

Still looks like a cellphone camera footage

Sony could trick the lens engineers by telling them the cellphone will use a m4/3 sensor, so they will make a lens whose crop will cover a one inch sensor :v so far the photos look natural, which certainly will appeal more to pro photographers than smartphone users in which computational photography is already there to make life easier.

I love it! :)

I want a phone that doesn't run the glass all the way out to the corners... Because they want you to break it.

The Dynamic Duo!

They should have gone all out with this, and made a proper camera bump. Anyone wanting/caring about a 1" sensor in a phone would be okay with a bump. Just like how the old Nokia lumia phones used to do it

Hi guys you are the best , for gods sake Please use a decent face tracking camera with stabilisation. for your comedy skits . the last two have been quite hard to watch :)

Is your glasses brand Oliver people O'Malley？

pre-production... the release date is literally in the morning, dec2nd...

We're are you.. looks like brooklands old track

Legit

“Interestingly, they don’t put 1 inch, inside”. Ba-dum-tsih!

Si t'as un lien pour le verre trempé 9H..?? C'est la galère pour trouver ??.?.?! Merçi par avance

Even Samsung did with Galaxy Camera and S4 Zoom ages ago 🤣

Kai, do you not like the Pro-I? You seemed to like the other Xperia phones but it seems like you are not so keen about the Pro-I.

Is the sensor larger than the lens measured in area? It's quite fun if it is a yes.

Was genuinely really tempted to preorder this. This video saved me from the buyer’s remorse.

the location is getting a bit tiring.. keep seeing it in every recent video :(

Sudah lama nggak lihat Kai di beranda youtube ku

Sony needs to hire you for there production team to finally get it right!!

Always that "1 inch". What does that mean?

They're selling it now. Surely the software is complete ish by now?

Because phone uses software video stabilization as well....

If they could make a phone camera with dual native iso I will be amazed. The 1-inch sensor won't make any sense while the lens can't cover it. There should be more updates for already existing technology. Bokeh AI in the video is amazing, not perfect but it's all about fine-tuning. What I want to see in 2 years in smartphone cameras: - min. dual native iso - faster lenses (wide-angle, 5x telephoto) - improved bokeh ai in the video - less artificial sharpening - better quality codecs with more bitrate and 10bit - log profile - dgo sensors

Loooking at this i think the xperia 1iii is a better buy. This video is more of an infomercial on the Panasonic S5 camera being pants and not good for youtubers. (my Nikon z6 (older than the S5 by almost 2 years smashes this for stability and focus and colour))

Review the iPhone 13 Pro!