The Xperia 1 IV and Xperia 10 IV are Sony's next-generation Xperia phones, which were recently announced. Aside from the whopping $1,600 price tag, the flagship model's camera system has one pretty intriguing trick: continuous optical zoom.
Thanks to a groundbreaking new design, the Sony Xperia 1 IV telephoto camera enables continuous optical zoom. It also zooms in further at the far end, with a new range of 85mm to 125mm for a 3.5-5x optical magnification.
With the Mark 3, Sony debuted a variable focal length telephoto camera. The fact that one could only switch between 70 and 105 mm focal lengths kept intermediate steps in the digital realm. The new telephoto camera is a completely different beast, significantly more stunning.
All three cameras on the back of the phone have a 12MP resolution. The main camera has a 1/1.7" sensor and a 24mm lens with OIS. The 1/2.5" sensor on the ultra-wide camera is paired with a 16mm lens (with autofocus).
To round things up, the telephoto module sports a 1/3.5" sensor as well as OIS and AF. In keeping with Xperia tradition, the two-stage shutter button remains on the side.
All three cameras have the same set of features, such as 4K video capturing at 120 frames per second. Optical SteadyShot with FlawlessEye, Eye AF, and real-time object tracking and autofocus are all included. All cameras use picture stacking to increase dynamic range and can shoot bursts of 20 frames per second with AF/AE and HDR enabled. An RGB IR sensor on the back gives information to AI algorithms that manage the camera's white balance, and there's also a 3D ToF sensor.
This year, the selfie camera was enhanced to 12MP (up from 8MP) thanks to a new 1/2.9" ExmorRS sensor. This enables it to capture 4K video with HDR, albeit it is limited to 30 frames per second. It still lacks autofocus, which is disappointing.
Sony believes that the previous generation's 6.5" 4K AMOLED display was near-perfect, so there are only a few changes this year, but they are significant, such as the screen becoming 50% brighter (brightness was a bit of an issue for the Mark 3).
If the game supports it, the 120Hz refresh rate can be used, and this year's show is powered by a beefier GPU - the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1's Adreno 730.
Last year's model had a good battery, but Sony increased the capacity by 500 mAh for a total of 5,000 mAh this year.
