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Sony XPERIA External Monitor Mode! A tour of the new monitor app, and the new settings and features! Now we can record directly to our phone storage!
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Sony has a winner on their hands this year, but these are the LEAST familiar camera apps available on a phone. NOTHING shoots like a Sony, but that also means a LOT more explaining. How does all this stuff work? Let’s take a look!
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XPERIA 1IV vs XPERIA 1V!
It’s time for a SONY SHOWDOWN! The new XPERIA has some fancy new tech inside, but is it enough to recommend someone replace their phone from last year?
Let’s FIGHT!
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Sony XPERIA 1 V first impressions! IN THE GADGET LAB!
This phone is already shaping up to be one of the best camera packages of the year! Sony is pushing bleeding edge tech, with better performance, and they keeping ALL the bells and whistles! This is the LAST option to vote with your wallet for features like memory card expansion and headphone jacks.
This phone is a champ! Let’s take a look!
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Why you might NOT want a BIGGER camera sensor in your phone!
Smartphone cameras are evolving rapidly. Better software processing, better lenses, and of course BIGGER sensors. However, when we change a piece of camera hardware, it can produce some unexpected results!
Here’s why you might want to stick with a more “mainstream” photo option!
Part 1 – The GOOD things about 1″ Sensors https://somegadgetguy.com/2023/03/21/why-you-want-a-1-type-sensor-in-your-phone-camera-part-1/
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Shoot better video!
We can make video “higher quality” in a couple different ways. We can increase resolution or we can increase frame rate. More phones are coming out with ability to shoot 8K, but is that really making our mobile video better?
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Not the “best” phones of the year. Certainly not the most popular phones of the year.
I believe Google and Sony have made the most distinctly different phones from each other, and these phones are the “bookends” of the Premium Android market.
I don’t know that two phones could be more different from each other, and that’s enough for me to shoot a showdown!
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Camera video torture test! Let’s shoot some HEAVY video!
Looking at the concerns from other reviewers, people are wondering if the XPERIAs this year are overheating. Is this a “problem”, or should we be more concerned with video quality? Lining up phones to shoot 4k at 60fps and 4K at 120fps, we can build some data to predict how long a phone SHOULD last out in the field.
XPERIA 5IV, OnePlus 10 Pro, Axon 40 Ultra, Pixel 6A, and the Xiaomi 12S Ultra!
If you’re relying on a phone to capture memories or get work done, it’s critical we know how hard we can drive that phone for real work. Let’s see how long we can shoot before these phones tap out!
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