One plus nine Pro meets Xiaomi 1 1 Pro: Whose recorder is the best?

Since the advent of photography technology for a hundred years, it has recorded the changes of the times, the color of human nature and countless symbolic moments. "There is always a story, which is seen by images", which is not only the embodiment of the unique charm of imaging technology, but also the thinking and methodology of One Plus Nine series on the era of computational photography. With the development of moving images, technology has handed over the right to express and record to the public. Among many mobile phone brands, one plus really combines "story" with "sense of technology".

One plus brand has been emitting a strong "humanistic" brilliance since its birth. Nowadays, the cooperation between Yijia 9 series and Hasselblad, a century-old image brand, has pushed Yijia to a new height of "humanistic photography". Hasselblad can be seen everywhere in the footsteps of man's first step on the moon, in the portraits of the Beatles crossing Abbey Road, and in the portraits of the Rolling Stones and jimi hendrix. If "everyone is the protagonist of life", then if you add 9 departments, I hope everyone will also become the discoverer and recorder of life. Use light and shadow art to freeze the beautiful moments in life.

It's the end of March, when the grass grows and the warblers fly. Let's follow the eyes of one plus Pro and see the spring scenery under the "Eye of Hasselblad". Together with us, there is another flagship model just released: Xiaomi 1 1 Pro. Let's see how the two will be interpreted differently in the same scene.

Color is the basic element of a photo. The colors of photos can be strong, dim and rich. It can also be as natural, accurate and eye-catching as one plus 9 Pro. The red wall with a sense of history, under the lens of one plus 9 Pro, presents a heavy feeling of "not being angry and arrogant". This is a kind of texture that only time can wash out, and it is only a historical feature.

"Color" has always been Hasselblad's strong point. In order to meet users who have higher requirements for wide color gamut, Hasselblad created L*RGB color space, and added LAB color data to the extended color space, which made up for the shortcomings of RGB and CMYK color modes. This is Hasselblad natural color solution (HNCS).

Xiaomi 1 1 Pro (left) plus 9 Pro (right)

Judging from the color of the picture, Xiaomi 1 1 Pro is obviously more vivid. Whether it is pink flowers or the green lawn in the distance, it is very pleasing to the eye. But if you compare the actual scene with human perception, one plus 9 Pro is more real and natural. For color tuning, each mobile phone manufacturer has its own style, and this time it has a strong "Hasselblad" texture.

In portrait mode, One Plus 9 Pro and Xiaomi 1 1 Pro do a very good job in edge keying and background blurring. But their colors and styles are completely different. The same is true for one plus, but it's a little warm here in Xiaomi. However, both of them have done a good job in the details of the picture, especially the restoration of color and the control of white balance.

The "Hasselblad Natural Color Optimization" jointly created by Yijia and Hasselblad has brought a wider color space and a better color level, which can bring smooth tone change and color accuracy to every photo. One plus 9 Pro gives me the overall feeling of being unpretentious, but it is very durable. For example, the mottled paint on this carved beam painting building and the slightly faded traces on the ridge beast will give people a sense of endless stories.

One plus Pro main camera adopts IMX789, which is the first sensor in the world to support 4K 120 frame video shooting, and also supports capturing up to 68.7 billion colors in 12bit RAW format. The higher the color depth, the more colors are available. Even in the same scene, you can see that the sky shot by one plus 9 Pro will be more transparent and the gradient will be more natural. Xiaomi 1 1 Pro is a little dark, and the overall style of the picture is conservative.

One plus Pro's control of color can be said to have reached the top level in the industry, which is naturally inseparable from Hasselblad's color matching, but it also benefits from years of technical and aesthetic accumulation. Natural eye-catching color performance, meticulous and extreme main shot, and color depth record of 12bit make one plus Pro "hand in hand" in the face of various scenes.

After talking about the color and the main shot, the highlight of one plus 9 Pro is actually about to debut. It's the main super wide-angle lens, IMX766. Super wide-angle lens is a practical, commonly used and large-scale lens for users. However, the natural "distortion" effect of super wide angle limits the expressive force and shooting effect of large scenes. One plus 9 Pro has realized a new super wide-angle shooting experience with 1% distortion through the "free form" lens.

This set of proofs is even more obvious. The glass ceiling at the bottom of the picture has been bent under the lens of Xiaomi 1 1 Pro. One plus 9 Pro can hardly see distortion. Thanks to the freeform lens, one plus is obviously more powerful in controlling super wide-angle scenes.

We zoom in on the edges of two super wide-angle photos. Under the contrast of straight arrows, we can see the decorative lines that should have been parallel, and they still keep straight under the super wide-angle lens with 9 Pro. However, Xiaomi 1 1 Pro showed a slight bend.

The free-form lens used in one plus 9 Pro has obvious optimization effect on ultra-wide-angle edge distortion. Due to the "hardware-level" distortion elimination, the edges of super wide-angle photos taken by one plus 9 Pro are obviously more natural. Xiaomi 1 1 Pro uses the "optimization" of software algorithm, which will lose some pictures. Although the overall effect is also very good, the correction effect with "hardware level" is still inferior.

In this comparison, we can also see that due to the addition of free-form mirror, the super wide-angle framing range of one plus 9 Pro is larger, and the edge distortion is better controlled. The edge of the building on the right is almost straight in the lens of one plus 9 Pro, and no bending can be seen. When shooting urban landscapes and buildings, one plus 9 Pro can be said to be an absolute "weapon".

Under the super wide-angle lens of one plus 9 Pro, even simple stairs instantly become more artistic. Ultra-wide angle not only expands the framing range of the picture, but also brings a sense of depth and a strong artistic atmosphere to the picture. The golden combination of freeform lens and main camera IMX766 brings more possibilities for mobile phone photography. As Liu said on Weibo: this IMX766 is the widest of all the main shots; It is the (possible) best picture quality in all ultra-wide angles.

Finally, I want to talk about my understanding of the "story" of one plus Pro. Behind every photo, there is a story and a memory. The reason why we picked up the camera and pressed the shutter is because we want to record what we see and feel now with images, so that we can relive the moments when shooting at any time in the future.

One plus nine Pro's one plus Hasselblad mobile phone imaging system is born for "recording". The color is natural, the details are clear, and the wide angle is not distorted, plus the "heavy feeling" belonging to Hasselblad. These elements constitute a strong and patient listener and recorder.

Let professional people do professional things and record ordinary but not dull life with professional tools. One plus Pro brings me not only a good-looking camera, but also the passion to pick up the phone to shoot records at any time. In the era of computational imaging, Yijia continues the pursuit of the beauty of humanities and technology, and also continues to exert its strength in the field of mobile imaging, bringing better "cameras" to countless life "recorders". Add a touch of bright color to ordinary life with more powerful technology.

At the previous video communication meeting, Yijia announced that it will invest 654.38 billion R&D in the next three years, and is committed to raising the mobile video experience to a new height. At present, one plus has established four R&D centers around the world. When one plus is committed to building a "screen peak", we seem to see hot pillow and confidence. Telling the stories around us in the language of science and technology and depicting the picture of life in natural colors may be the meaning of adding Pro.