The Sony Xperia Pro-I can shoot 4K/120, aimed at pros and creators

(Pocket-lint) - Sony has announced the adjacent successful its enactment of nonrecreational photography/videography centric smartphones, and it's called the Xperia Pro-I. 

In galore ways it's the Sony Xperia 1 III - which launched earlier this twelvemonth - but with an wholly caller assemblage and a hugely upgraded camera and thermal system. 

The superior camera connected the backmost features the aforesaid 1.0-type Exmor RS sensor utilized successful the RX100 VII camera, but it's been "optimised for smartphone". 

For the spec fans, that's a sensor with 2.4µm pixel pitch, RAW 12-bit shooting and a camera with dual mechanical f2.0/f4.0 aperture. 

As you'd suspect, the purpose is to present representation prime you'll conflict to get with immoderate different smartphone camera, with bokeh and debased airy show you'll beryllium improbable to execute with different phones. 

The sensor features 315 phase-detection AF points, which covers 90 per cent of the framework and - similar its dedicated cameras - it features precocious autofocus capabilities including real-time oculus AF and real-time tracking. 

It joins 2 different cameras connected the back, and each 3 person lenses coated with Zeiss T* anti-reflective coating, portion the main camera uses Zeiss Tessar optics. 

The main sensor is simply a 24mm wide equivalent, and is joined by a 16mm ultrawide and 50mm telephoto arsenic good arsenic a 3D ToF sensor. All 3 diagnostic 12-megapixel resolution. 

As good arsenic seeking to present unmatched stills performance, the Xperia Pro-I besides wants to predominate the video seizure market, offering 4K solution signaling up to a staggering 120 frames-per-second. 

What's more, you'll beryllium capable to usage the Eye AF and entity tracking capabilities erstwhile shooting video. And for further audio quality, determination are 3 microphones, 1 of which is simply a monaural microphone for much wide seizure of code during filming, portion the different 2 stitchery ambient dependable successful stereo. 

Because it's aimed astatine nonrecreational videographers and photographers, determination are nonrecreational seizure apps. But that doesn't needfully mean it's truly analyzable to usage those manual controls. 

The caller Videography Pro app lets you rapidly and easy set settings similar focus, achromatic balance, vulnerability and the like, without having to spell done tons of analyzable options. Or astatine least, that's the claim. 

From a plan standpoint, it looks akin to the Xperia 1 III from the front, but the chassis and framework person been redesigned, and see some a strap spread and a large, textured shutter button. 

As for different specs though, that's beauteous overmuch identical to the Xperia 1 III. That includes the Snapdragon 888 processor, 4K 120Hz OLED show and 4500mAh battery. 

There's a large absorption connected audio prime too, with enactment for wired and wireless Hi-Res audio codecs. 

The Sony Xperia Pro-I volition spell connected merchantability successful aboriginal December and volition outgo £1,599 successful the UK.

Sony Mobile volition besides connection a Vlog Monitor that connects to the telephone and allows you to movie yourself with the main camera. That goes connected merchantability astatine the aforesaid clip for £169, arsenic good arsenic a premium anti-microbial leather lawsuit for £69. 

Writing by Cam Bunton. Originally published connected 26 October 2021.