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Starting from Sony Xperia 1 last year, Sony officially introduced the Alpha camera technology into the Xperia series of mobile phones, from continuous shooting focusing to low-light RAW noise reduction photography, which greatly improved the focusing performance and image quality. A year later, the emergence of Xperia 1 II not only inherited the technology of Alpha camera, but also further supported 5G, making the overall use more flexible and powerful.

Now, let's re-analyze Sony's new flagship machine Xperia 1 II from the photographer's point of view!

Directory 1. About the beginning of Xperia 1 II. Second, reproduce Zeiss's unique and convenient three-lens camera system. Thirdly, starting from Alpha, explore the more professional monocular camera mode of Photo Pro IV. Cinema Pro update: more powerful and richer in operation. A five-in-one feast: photography, vision and sound effects. Sixth, a new generation of 5G: incomparably powerful alpha camera technology, audio-visual feast. Seventh, share the photos taken by Xperia 1 II? First, regarding the beginning of Xperia 1 II, Founder's appearance still has the design language of Xperia in the past, and with the glass material, it presents a quite simple design sense.

Equipped with Qualm Snapdragon 865 mobile platform, the fluency of daily use is quite good, and the speed of using large-scale apps is no problem, such as Adobe Lightroom or some apps for editing movies.

In terms of battery life, Xperia 1 II has a built-in battery capacity of 4,000mAh, including movies and a large number of photos taken all day, and there is still about 20% ~ 30% of the stock from going out to going home.

Don't worry about the basic endurance, but also have the fast charging ability of PD21W. If the power needs to be replenished temporarily, it can also be replenished quickly. Xperia 1 II also supports Qi wireless charging, so just put it on the wireless charging tray when you go home.

Xperia 1 II adopts a screen ratio of 2 1:9, and the left and right width of the mobile phone is narrow, which is suitable for one-handed viewing. According to the current experience, upright use can show more information at the same time, and it is quite appropriate to watch movies horizontally. It has complete viewing enjoyment, no cutting and black edges, and the 6.5-inch 4K HDR organic light-emitting diode has good color rendering and resolution. Although there is a certain adaptation period, this ratio can bring a richer audio-visual experience after familiarity.

The design of Xperia 1 II combines the power key with fingerprint recognition, which is only convenient to pick up the phone and unlock it.

This time, Xperia 1 II has three colors: mirror purple, bright black and feather white. The color introduced here is mirror purple. Usually the color is light purple, which looks like gray under the light source. Under the appropriate reflection of different light, it will present a purple color with rich visual sense.

This time, Xperia 1 II officially joined the support for 5G. With the gradual completion of the infrastructure of telecom operators in 5G, the formal combination of Xperia 1 II and 5G will also bring more and wider flexibility to mobile phones in audio and video creation.

Second, Zeiss reproduces the unique and convenient three-lens camera system. The camera lens system of Xperia 1 II has some changes compared with the past. The previous generation Xperia 1 used 16mm, 26mm, 52mm；; The Xperia 1 II of this generation is 16mm, 24mm and 70mm.

Since last year, Xperia 1 and Xperia 5 have introduced new computing technology, and the focal length of zoom has also changed, and the image quality has been greatly improved compared with the past. Therefore, the Xperia 1 II is 70mm at the telephoto end, which not only can maintain good image quality at the medium focal length (24mm ~ 70mm), but also can shoot farther pictures at the telephoto end, bringing better application flexibility.

All three lenses of Xperia 1 II are painted with Zeiss, which can reduce reflected light and suppress halo and glare. The color is also quite saturated and bright, which is a very popular color tendency.

Before formally introducing the three lenses, let's briefly understand the perspective differences of the three lenses. From top to bottom are 16mm, 24mm and 70mm respectively.

▲ 16mm lens shooting

▲24mm lens shooting

▲70mm lens shooting

This time, the main lens of Xperia 1 II has been changed from 26mm to a wider 24mm, and the viewing angle has not changed much, but it is closer to the focal length commonly used in monocular cameras.

In terms of use, the focal length of 24mm is very convenient, which is a very convenient perspective for daily hand-shooting, portrait and food. At the same time, this lens is also the most powerful in focusing speed and continuous shooting calculus, so it is ideal to shoot with this main lens when dynamic shooting is needed.

▲24mm lens shooting

▲24mm lens shooting

▲24mm lens shooting

16mm lens can load more beautiful scenery from a wider perspective. Sometimes, as long as we use this super wide-angle lens, we can show the tension of photos in ordinary corners of the city and in daily life.

Ultra-wide-angle lens will have the characteristics of elongated lines at the edges, and shooting at a suitable angle can also effectively achieve the effect of self-cultivation.

▲ 16mm lens shooting

▲ 16mm lens shooting

▲ 16mm lens shooting

70mm is a brand-new lens, which is farther than the previous 52mm, which is about 3 times of optical zoom.

70mm brings a more concentrated perspective and can explore further things. In Taiwan Province Province, sometimes our street scenes are messy. Using such a lens can not only remove impurities, but also bring more concise composition arrangement.

▲70mm lens shooting

▲70mm lens shooting

▲70mm lens shooting

After the initial use of the three lenses of Xperia 1 II, it can be found that the colors are quite saturated and rich. In addition, the light and shade changes and details in many photos are also quite good.

In addition to the three lenses, Xperia 1 II also adds a 3D iToF sensor. This kind of ranging sensor can bring more accurate and faster focusing in low light and short distance, and also make the focusing ability of Xperia 1 II by going up one flight of stairs.

▲ In a slightly dark room like this, you need to take a close-up photo of food, which is the moment when the 3D iToF sensor makes the focus accurate and fast.

▲ There are obvious foreground and background photos in the photos, and the 3D iToF sensor can also allow us to focus on the desired area more accurately and improve the speed.

In addition, in the part of Raw noise reduction, it can also be seen in low-light films, even if it is simply hand-shot, the purity of the photos is quite ideal.

▲Xperia 1 II night scene performance

▲Xperia 1 II backlight performance

▲Xperia 1 II color light texture performance

Third, start with Alpha, explore more professional monocular camera modes of Photo Pro, and connect with Alpha camera technology from Xperia 1. This time, it was further demonstrated in Xperia 1 II.

Sony brought a brand-new Photo Pro professional monocular camera mode to Xperia 1 II this time. This mode is very complete in the interface, and it is also very similar to the operation and interface of the current Alpha camera. Users who have used Sony micro-monocular cameras will soon be able to get started.

Photo Pro professional monocular camera mode can be regarded as professional camera mode of Xperia 1 II. But compared with pure manual M mode, it also has P, S and Auto modes.

For general use, it is suggested to use P mode as the default shooting mode, which can not only shoot easily, but also make use of the characteristics of Photo Pro itself to adjust diversified options and make more adjustments.

▲Photo Pro professional monocular camera mode is very similar to Sony monocular camera in operation and interface.

▲ In addition, it also brings us a complete shooting experience that is completely different from the built-in camera.

▲Photo Pro professional monocular camera mode shooting picture, many adjustments are quite complete.

Especially when shooting in Photo Pro professional monocular camera mode, Xperia 1 II simulates the shutter operation mode of monocular camera, so when shooting in this mode, you can focus and shoot by the physical shutter button at the upper right of the mobile phone, which is very familiar and easy for photographers to use.

Generally speaking, the suggestions for choosing shooting modes are as follows:

? P mode: the main shooting mode. ? ? M mode: used for shooting when complete control parameters are needed, such as night scenes and car tracks. ? ? S mode: It is often used to control the shooting of the shutter, such as the need for high-speed shutter movement. ?

However, if you don't know how to choose? You can also use automatic mode, and Photo Pro will also identify the appropriate scene according to the subject and give suggestions on shooting parameters, but relatively speaking, there will be less things that users can adjust freely.

▲ In Photo Pro professional monocular camera mode, you need to use the physical shutter button on Xperia 1 II to get a complete shooting experience.

▲ Photo Pro professional monocular camera mode selection screen in P mode.

▲Photo Pro professional monocular camera mode Select three lenses, and click the arrow next to the lens number to have different focal length changes.

In the choice of focal length, in addition to the original 16mm, 24mm and 70mm, we can further calculate and try to reach 200mm. In case you need to look far, it is also a function worth using. The following are the viewing angles of 24mm, 70mm, 135mm and 200mm for your reference.

▲24 mm

▲70 mm

▲ 135mm

▲ 200mm

This paper introduces several commonly used adjustment options, including white balance, long shutter time and DRO/ automatic HDR.

The setting of white balance is generally automatic, but in many occasions, it will change the option parameters of white balance and bring more color changes to the picture.

For example, in the morning, or the yellow food and dessert in the coffee shop, you can use this option to change and adjust to the ideal color to make the food look more delicious.

▲ The choice of white balance is quite simple, and the color of the picture will change with the choice.

▲ Use Photo Pro professional monocular camera mode to adjust the white balance of morning scenery photos.

What should I do if I want to shoot a longer shutter to achieve the effect of flow?

You can switch to m mode. In this mode, the shutter can be up to 30 seconds. It will be better if you can shoot through a reducing mirror.

▲Xperia 1 II supports shutter exposure time of up to 30 seconds.

▲/kloc-night view of traffic track after 0/5 second exposure.

In Photo Pro professional monocular camera mode, the dynamic range optimization option transplanted from Alpha is also hidden.

Generally speaking, if you want to get the effect closer to the human eye, you will suggest using D-Range optimization. In order to get better HDR effect, you can choose automatic HDR.

▲ From left to right: HDR off, automatic HDR, D- range optimization.

Xperia 1 II brings better focusing calculation to Alpha camera, which not only has 20 continuous shooting images per second, but also recalculates focusing and exposure per second at the same time of high-speed continuous shooting.

So at every continuous shooting moment, the brightness of the picture will be refocused. As can be seen from the following animation, in the case of high-speed continuous shooting, each photo of Xperia 1 II is locked, and the overall picture brightness is also very consistent.

▲ The eye AF of Xperia1II is very sensitive, which not only captures very quickly, but also makes a stable judgment when shooting.

▲ The focus and exposure calculation of 60 times per second at continuous shooting time not only can smoothly follow each focus, but also the brightness presented on the screen is very stable.

It is worth mentioning that the eye autofocus of Xperia 1 II can be used not only by human eyes, but also by the eyes of animals including pets, which is quite stable and fast. This function is very practical for shooting active hairy children!

When there are two faces in the shooting picture, the corresponding white box will also appear on the picture. You can also quickly switch to the main face to focus by touching. You can also choose this judgment when the pet and face appear at the same time.

▲ Eye AF of Xperia1II can also be successfully used on pets.

▲ The eye AF of Xperia1II is applied to the real shot of pets, focusing on the playful dog eyes very accurately.

▲ With excellent tracking, focusing and continuous shooting ability, even lively dogs can easily photograph the wonderful moments of jumping and flying.

▲ With face/eye AF technology and AF-C tracking and focusing, pets flying in can also focus on each picture accurately.

▲ When there are multiple faces in the picture, you can click the main focus face you want on the screen according to the detection result.

Fourth, the update of Cinema Pro: more powerful and richer in operation. This time, Xperia 1 II not only brought a more ideal professional mode of photo shooting: Photo Pro, but also updated the previous professional film shooting mode Cinema Pro. Among the many shooting options, there are also better details to adjust, and you can also shoot more ideal professional films with your mobile phone.

At the same time, an intelligent noise canceller is added, and the machine learning sound separation technology is used to remove the noise recorded in the film while maintaining the original sound quality.

▲Cinema Pro real shot 1.

▲ Cinema Pro "Intelligent Noise Eliminator" is not turned on, and the recorded wind cutting sound is extremely obvious, almost covering up other sounds on the scene.

▲ When ▲Cinema Pro "Intelligent Noise Reducer" is turned on, the wind cutting sound at the seaside is almost completely filtered out, leaving an intoxicating tidal sound.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Trinity feast: photography, vision and sound effects. Finally, let's talk about and introduce the presentation of Xperia 1 II on the screen.

The 6.5-inch 4K HDR OLED screen used by Xperia 1 II is quite ideal in color presentation, and it can also switch options between professional and normal display states. When more accurate color rendering is needed, you can switch to "director mode", so that you can get more accurate color display and have a better editing and monitoring environment when facing movies or photos.

Of course, by adjusting the white balance, the best display effect can be achieved according to different lighting environments.

In addition to color rendering, the screen ratio of 2 1:9 is an ideal ratio for modern people who emphasize audio-visual performance. In addition to watching the full version of Netflix, the 4K resolution of Xperia 1 II itself also makes watching movies very comfortable.

This time, Xperia 1 II also added a 3.5mm sound source hole. Many professional headphones in the past can continue to be used in Xperia 1 II, not only for display, but also for users with demanding sound parts.

▲2 1:9 4K high-resolution screen makes Xperia 1 II a perfect drama-chasing artifact. ?

▲Xperia 1 II has also added a 3.5 sound source hole, and many professional headphones can continue to be used to provide charming sound.

Sixth, a new generation of 5G: Extremely powerful Alpha camera technology brings audio-visual feast With the advent of the 5G era, Xperia 1 II not only integrates the camera technology brought by Alpha, but also integrates the 4K screen with high resolution and good color rendering, so that the sound is emphasized.

Many details actually make Xperia 1 II superimpose the elements that are popular at present and people want to do it at once on their mobile phones: photography, movies, musicality and fluency.

Coupled with high-speed network transmission, these applications about movies and videos will also make the Xperia 1 II experience a 5G audio-visual feast.

Seven. Share photos taken by Xperia 1 II.