30 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 64
REVIEW
- I can take some ridiculously good photos on the
Pixel 3 (if I do say so myself), but the Xperia 1 makes
me work much harder.
That said, when I got it right the Xperia 1 took some
astonishing photos. Detail is pin-sharp and colours
aren’t too saturated, though macro shots suffer from a
little blur. There is no sign of a dedicated night mode
like we’ve come to expect on phones of this price,
which is a shame, but low light shots (as opposed to
pitch black) come out well and manage light better
than any Sony phone before.
The software-enhanced portrait mode is best left
alone, as I got some great results from the natural
bokeh of the lenses in auto mode.
Sony is confident enough about the video prowess
of the Xperia 1 that it includes a movie-style Cinema
Low light shot