The new Sony Xperia 2021 will be released a little later than in previous years, but the progress is ahead, and the models for the second half of the year will be announced together! Sony Mobile is publishing three new models online this year (or in the first half of the year): Xperia 1 III, Xperia 5 III and Xperia 10 III. There are no big surprises in the model. The third generation of the Mark named model is launched. The focus is this time. The previous releases were divided into the first and second half of the year, and they were announced at one time, and it is currently expected that the three models will be released one after another from the early summer.

Seeing that the 1, 5, and 10 series have all been released, our first question is: what are we going to do in the second half of the year?

The original factory usually doesn't talk much about future plans, so there is no clear answer yet. Do you hope Sony Mobile will continue to release new products in the second half of the year? What do you want to launch? It's time for students to use their imaginations.

You can think about the unpredictable things slowly, here we will focus on the new machines in front of us: Xperia 1 III, Xperia 5 III and Xperia 10 III.

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The lenses of the Xperia 1 III cover four focal lengths of 16mm, 24mm, 70mm and 105mm, which are the most commonly used focal lengths such as ultra-wide-angle, portraits, and travel*. But most especially Xperia 1 III still has three lenses, BQ77910DBTR model">BQ77910DBTR model">BQ77910DBTR model">BQ77910DBTR model">BQ77910DBTR model">BQ77910DBTR model">BQ77910DBTR model">BQ77910DBTR model">BQ77910DBTR model">BQ77910DBTR model">BQ77910DBTR model But one of the telephoto lenses becomes a periscope lens, and one can shoot two focal lengths, 70mm and 105mm, and both are optical zooms. If you add digital zoom, the Xperia 1 III can shoot up to 300mm.

Most of the mobile phones with emphasis on zooming are 5x as the base, and the Xperia 1 III optical up to 4.4x seems to be okay. But the point is, why can one lens take two optical focal lengths?

As far as the current information and understanding are concerned, it is because there are two groups of lens groups in its periscope lens, so it can support two focal lengths.

Official schematic diagram, two sets of lenses with different morphologies.

But how does it work? How to coordinate two sets of lenses to shoot two focal lengths? Will the lens move back and forth or stay still? Why go to 105mm instead of a longer focal length? For technical issues such as, there is currently no information, and I will report back if I have a chance.

You say this structure is the first time? The original factory said no, but I still can't find which product used this dual-lens group design first. Students who know it are welcome to help you grow your knowledge...

70mm and 105mm are optical zooms with fixed multiples, so focal lengths from 71 to 104mm and focal lengths above 106mm are all digital zooms. Of course, AI interpolation point technology is used to optimize image quality. The lens itself also supports anti-shake when shooting long-distance zoom.

In addition, the sensor size and aperture of this zoom lens are also larger than those of the previous generation. These two parameters will help the brightness and clarity of zoom photos to some extent.

Focus faster

Longer focal lengths, which functions and scenes can be used for shooting, let’s have a look at the real machine later. Next, let's talk about "speed". The previous generation of photography emphasized high-speed continuous shooting at 20 frames per second*, and because of the fast focusing speed and Eye AF support, when using continuous shooting to capture motion, the clarity of each shot can be ensured.

The function of "20 high-speed continuous shooting per second" is still carried over to the Xperia 1 III, and the focusing performance has been further improved. Not only continuous shooting, but also in general, it can focus faster and take successful photos faster.

There are two main types of improved focusing performance:

1.) All three lenses, including ultra-wide-angle, support Dual-PD focusing, and any lens can focus quickly.

2.) Added "Real-time Object Tracking Focus", which is also supported by all three lenses, not only eyes, but also moving objects can be locked and then tracked. Therefore, when shooting a dog continuously, use Eye AF to track and focus at the beginning, and after the dog runs away or turns its head, it will use object tracking to continue to focus and shoot the entire process.

The combination of these two functions is to further improve the success rate of Xperia 1 III capturing a dynamic moment and continuous shooting, and it seems that it is not limited to people or pets, any object, and four focal lengths are available (but I think the premise is still enough light).

Camera in one

Xperia 1 M2 retains the automatic camera, but also adds the professional camera program "Photo Pro". This fan student should know very well that on the Xperia 1 III, the automatic camera and Photo Pro are integrated. Therefore, in the new machine There will only be the app "Photo Pro".

Don't worry, this doesn't mean canceling the automatic camera, but adding a "Basic mode" to Photo Pro, which incorporates automatic smart scenes and basic video recording functions, and this time, the automatic camera supports full-time HDR and will automatically follow the scene. Yes, enable HDR... I personally look forward to this performance, after all, I often shoot backlit or high-contrast scenes.

As for the Auto, P, S, M... and other manual adjustment modes that Photo Pro already has, they are all reserved.

However, in the Xperia 1 III, there is still no handheld night mode. When shooting at night, the Xperia 1 III can optimize night shooting with a larger sensor, a larger aperture, and the BIONZ X image processor for RAW noise reduction. The image quality is high, and the X1 III has a new noise reduction algorithm for continuous shooting in dark places, so you can use continuous shooting in low light places with confidence (such as blowing candles, KTV and other scenes).

That is to say, the clarity of low-light scenes should not be worried, but the dynamic range of shooting at night is not known whether it has been optimized or not, and I will look at it later.

In terms of video recording, it also supports shooting 4K/60fps and 4K HDR videos, and the upgrade is video anti-shake.

In the past tests, I felt that the Steady Shot advanced anti-shake effect of Xperia mobile phones is already very powerful. On the X1 III, the so-called "Flawless Eye" algorithm is added to the 24mm main lens to enhance the anti-shock effect. What is stronger? It is said that when holding a walking or panning video at night, the light in the picture will still be a clear point of light, and will not shake into a roundworm shape (you can be a little more disgusting).

Cinema Pro still provides 4K HDR 120fps slow-motion video, as well as eight movie-style filters to beautify the video. It also supports wind-cutting technology to reduce interference during video recording.

The gaming experience is becoming more and more important, and the Xperia 1 III doesn’t look bad in this regard, for example, it uses a Snapdragon 888 processor, the screen supports 120Hz update rate (touch sampling rate is 240Hz), stereo dual speakers, HS power supply Controls*, and several new features have been added to the Game Enhancer.

1.) Dark Background Enhancement:

Similar to the game HDR enhancement function, it can improve the brightness of the dark picture and see more clearly. It's really common to run into the jungle or suddenly dim room during a shootout, which should be a nice feature.

2.) Sound effect equalizer: Equalizer specially designed for games, its high and low frequency classification is relatively fine, you can adjust it individually for the game. For example, shooting, running, and screams (huh?) in team battles are all high-frequency sounds. If you want these sounds to be clearer to increase the sense of presence, you can enhance the high-frequency in the equalizer. If it is a horror game or a racing engine, maybe you can adjust the low frequency, in short, it is a function that allows you to enhance different sound effects for different games.

3.) Microphone optimization: This is a function to improve the quality of the radio. For example, when chatting in group battles, it can reduce the ambient sound in the space and improve the quality of the race (huh?)

4.) 120Hz screen recording: When recording the commentary, the maximum update rate of 120Hz can be selected, and the game dynamics will be smoother.

5.) Playback pre-recording: Sometimes the screen recording is not activated, and it is very embarrassing to miss the highlights. It doesn't matter. Xperia 1 III will add a playback pre-recording function. Click the video immediately after the highlight, and it will be captured for 30 seconds. Come down, feel comfortable~

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The current information is that there is graphene in the phone to help conduct heat, but is it bigger or how to strengthen it? There is no information on this at the moment, if you have any questions, please see if there is a chance to add it.

In addition, the 120Hz update rate is supported. The settings will provide on/off. After it is turned on, it will be the full-time 120Hz update rate. It is not like other mobile phones, which adjust the screen update rate according to dynamic and static procedures in order to save power.

Simulate 360-degree sound

The sound effect is also very important when playing games. The Xperia 1 III also has dual front speakers this time, and the speaker structure of the speaker on the earpiece has been adjusted to improve the sound pressure and eliminate vibration, and increase the external volume by 40%. The bass is also richer.

In addition, this generation of external speakers also supports Sony's "360 Reality Audio" sound effects. When playing audio sources of this specification (such as Deezer, nugs.net and TIDAL and other streaming music networks), no matter which side of the phone is facing you, you will hear it. The same volume and sound quality is a very impressive feature.

"360 Reality Audio" requires a specific sound source, which is not yet mainstream. For this reason, the team added a "360-degree space simulation sound effect" function on the Xperia 1 III. After it is enabled, it will use the simulation method to make the sound field wider. , it sounds like a 360-degree surround, but this function can only be used with headphones (both wired and wireless), and generally applicable to streaming music (but video and game sound effects are not currently supported).

And Xperia phones always have: 3.5mm headphone jack, Hi-Res wired and wireless certification, LDAC, DSEE Ultimate, etc. are still supported.

The Xperia 5 III is the Compact version of the Xperia 1 III

The Xperia 5 III, which was announced earlier, has eight imaging functions like the Xperia 1 III, including the Snapdragon 888 processor platform, three-lens quad-focus camera, most shooting functions, new sound effects, power, game mode, dustproof and waterproof. ...Wait.

The main difference is that the screen is smaller (6.1 inches), FHD+ resolution, only 8GB+256GB memory is available, no 3D iToF module, no real-time object tracking focus, no wireless charging, the back has a glossy texture, and the color is also different. More lively and brisk (with mirror black, mirror powder, mirror green three colors).

In this comparison, you will find that the Xperia 5 III is the same as the previous generation, focusing on size, weight and comfort. At first glance, it is not too exciting, but the comparison is getting bigger and bigger flagships , it is very important to be light and easy to hold and put. The direct competitor of this one should be the Galaxy S21.

The upgrades of the Xperia 1 III, such as improving the telephoto focal length, focusing speed, performance, etc., are reasonable, but the method is unexpected. It can provide the same three lenses without increasing the thickness too much. The four optical zoom focal lengths are quite new. Even if the so-called high magnification is not as high as Samsung, Xiaomi, OPPO, etc., the multiple of 105mm is still very useful in life. Category.

Then let all three lenses support fast Dual-PD focusing, and add an upgraded version of object tracking focusing, which is also rare, so that the three-lens and four-segment focusing can be more accurate during continuous shooting. Other phones have different demands. (Always like this)

In addition, the power of the three models is increased to 4500mAh, the volume of the dual speakers is increased, the 360-degree analog sound effect is provided, and the game tools are rich... etc. It is also a good accident. (The charging speed is not very fast in the flagship, but it has come up, and the Xperia family has always paid more attention to battery life...)

Some old concerns that make people worry, such as outdoor screen brightness, phone temperature during video recording, overall power usage time, etc., may not be known until later.

In the past two or three years, the differentiation of mobile phones has become smaller and smaller. Often the functions are the same, but the names are different. It seems that each part of the screen, camera, performance, power, UI, etc. can be emphasized. Which item does each have? Stronger than friends. Sony mobile phones are often criticized by old butts for being out of touch with logic and for having strange persistence, but from another perspective, in the sea of less and less differentiated machines, some functions proposed by Xperia mobile phones are indeed very different from those of friends.

Perhaps some of the functions seem to promote Sony's general direction of "creation, entertainment, and sharing", as well as the strengths of the group. It may not meet the needs of ordinary people for fools, but it is possible to use Xperia mobile phones because of the integration of this brand, which is different from that. Feel it.