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Michael Fisher
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(EDIT 4 Sep 23: I've requested another sample from Sony and I will eventually publish this video after all.) Selected favorites from a month with the Sony Xperia 1V. For this set I wanted to lean in to the Xperia's strengths: the 5.2x (125mm equivalent) optical zoom for the birds, bovine and butterflies; the high-speed burst capability to freeze the fireworks and stop-motion the splashes; and the new automatic processing to render sunset colors accurately, without washing them out into an HDR mudbath. By and large, the Xperia 1V delivered. Unbothered by the salt water spray of Block Island or the oppressive heat of late-summer Florida, the hardware held up better than any previous Sony I've tested. I'm happy to report that the company seems to have finally addressed its thermal performance problems: in a hot rec room, the phone shot almost 20 minutes of a ping-pong game in 4K without complaint. The battery *always* lasted all day long and often well into the next. And all the usual sweeteners are here too, including the most elaborate custom photography and cinematography software available on a phone. My only complaints were the ones I always have with Sony phones: even the new-and-improved automatic processing often produces a flatter photo when put against other flagship Android phones – a shortcoming that becomes especially apparent when you're forced to use the terrible selfie camera. Also, after more than five years of the same design language, the Xperia long ago started to feel like a pretty stale smartphone. But hey – as the comments are, I'm sure, already reminding you: this is the last flagship phone you can buy with a 3.5mm headphone jack and a microSD slot, so there's that! The Xperia 1V is available direct from Sony at $1299. (No MrMobile video, unfortunately, as I lost my review unit just as Techtember started descending upon us. Sorry, Sony – and sorry, all!) Review sample provided by Sony. #xperia1v #sonyxperia #sony #smartphone #phonephotography #xperia