Scenery taken with "AQUOS R6". Pros and cons seen

　Recently, I'm addicted to photography with AQUOS R6. This machine is equipped with a Summicron lens jointly developed by Leica and a 1-inch sensor. I will review with more examples again based on what I learned in addition. Telephoto is all digital zoom, based on the idea of ​​covering the entire angle of view with an overwhelming single lens. You can use it beautifully up to about twice as much.

　Auto accuracy is decent. It's not so popular with smartphone cameras that use excessive HDR or AI auto to increase saturation, but it's more natural and dedicated camera-like.　In the auto example below, AI is off on the left and AI on on the right. Under certain conditions, such as low light, this is not always the case, but in many cases, you can take pictures that look naturally delicious.

　With the focal length of this camera, the shortest shooting distance is long and you cannot get very close. For this reason, the technique of making full use of the digital zoom from a distance is essential.　Since there is no aperture and the depth of field is narrow, you will have to be conscious of this when taking pictures. This area is also difficult to handle that comes from the strengths.　If you don't like AI when using auto, you can turn it on/off by tapping the AI ​​icon. You can also change the brightness from the tap location.

　 Even if you don't bother to change to manual, you can create a nice atmosphere just by tapping on auto and changing the brightness. You can take a picture that leaves the atmosphere of the place. This is RAW development.　The optical "ball bokeh" unique to this camera is not the synthesized pseudo-reproduction of smartphones.　Take a walk around Tokyo Station at night. This is the Marunouchi north exit ceiling. Only minor changes in exposure, highlights and crop. High resolution.

　One of the characteristics of this camera is that there are many flares and ghosts. It's the taste of the equipment, and it's also left as Leica, so let's devise how to make good use of it in photos, or else let's get rid of it.　In addition to these optical characteristics, auto is weak in scenes where HDR should be effective, such as backlight, so it can be said that this unit does not have high backlight resistance. In addition, the surroundings flow because of the special lens structure that fits in the thickness of the smartphone.

　You can take beautiful modern nightscapes by making full use of computational photography, whether it's automatic night view judgment or night mode without thinking about anything. No complicated settings or equipment are required. Excellent results compared to other high-end products.

　No matter how much it rains or if you put your hand in a puddle, you can shoot with confidence. This is unique to the AQUOS R6, which does not compromise on the retractable type even with a 1-inch sensor, and is waterproof and dustproof in the thickness of a smartphone.　High development resistance. Very interesting with Lightroom Mobile.The focus is on "unique to AQUOS R6, which has a 1-inch sensor with a metamorphic lens that fits in the thickness of a smartphone", without a tripod or ND filter.

　AQUOS R6 can complete shooting, developing, and uploading to the cloud/SNS. Really fun. However, if the screen quality in the device settings is set to "recommended", the colors will differ between apps and will be inconsistent, so you need to turn off this automatic setting and change to standard or natural.

　As for the photo size, AQUOS has a special ratio of 16:9 by default. This is because we have in mind the increase in the use of SNS, which is premised on vertically long smartphones. However, this time it is changed to 3: 2 of the camera sensor. I have completely shaken off as a camera that takes pictures. This product concept is also reflected in the details.

　As for the UI as a whole, the camera UI of AQUOS, which is too unique, has been greatly modernized, but the impression is that there is still room for improvement because the AQUOS color has not completely disappeared. The manual mode UI is also unsophisticated, so I think it's okay to change it even more now that we've partnered with Leica.

　Users who use this unit as a digital camera probably understand the characteristics of this unit that takes charge of the entire angle of view with a single lens, and I think that they will mainly use the super wide angle of 19mm equivalent, but the default settings of this unit is 24 mm. If you try to transition to ultra-wide-angle mode, you will first transition to telephoto mode. Every time I switch between camera modes such as auto and manual, I get stressed because I have to tap two extra taps across the telephoto. I think it should be possible to select the default angle of view for each mode, either 19mm or 24mm, in the settings. (Flicking up while holding down the angle of view icon, you can use the magnification change mode to change "almost one shot" with one hand, and if you don't mind using both hands, you can pinch out.)

　What bothered me was the AF, which was a little slow and not smart. In addition to the shallow depth of field, perhaps due to overconfidence in the ToF sensor, it does not work well in situations where infrared light reflection fails, and if it is reflected on the glass, it will not be in focus at all. We have confirmed that the latest firmware has improved the phenomenon that AF does not match at all when shooting through glass.

　Considering the length of photo storage time, it is not suitable for tracking moving objects. It will be necessary to devise a way to shorten the time for the next operation by turning the process to the background.

　For still images, you can manually adjust the focus, but for movies, there is no focus adjustment in either auto or manual mode, so there is nothing you can do about it. Also, at the moment, flicker prevention does not work very well and there is no shutter speed in video manual mode, so there is no way to suppress fluorescent light flicker in videos, and highlights that have been excellent in manual mode of AQUOS and the shadow zebra display is not working even though it exists in the setting items, and the impression is that it is still the initial firmware just after the release. We expect improvements in the updates after July.

　Advantages are low distortion, wide dynamic range and high resolution, bokeh that is not pseudo-reproduction, moderately usable auto and natural color development, excellent night view, manual that draws out potential, and the latest top-of-the-line SoC that can complete everything from RAW development to upload And it is a smartphone-sized waterproof and dustproof terminal that fits in your pocket, equipped with 5G communication.

　Disadvantages are AF, unsuitable moving object shooting, backlight resistance, flowing surroundings, software such as UI that needs improvement, software, optical characteristics, etc. It is necessary to master it to some extent.

　The Sony Xperia 1 III, which is a worthy rival of the same summer model, is capable of Zeiss coating / ultra-high-speed AF and continuous shooting with all lenses. To be honest, isn't it excessive to capture the subject so reliably with a smartphone? Although there was a part that I thought a little, in the part mentioned as a disadvantage of AQUOS R6 with overwhelming resolution and descriptive power with a 1 type sensor, I decided to re-recognize the features of Xperia 1 III which has all the strengths. became.

　It can be said that the Xperia series is positioned as a sub-camera with mobility that assists photographers in Sony's camera lineup, and it can be said that various functions reinforce the significance of its existence. I guess.

　Then, Xperia's camera pursues practicality, and is it interesting only by that? No, I would like to frankly praise the challenge of AQUOS R6, which dared to pack a 1-inch sensor and put out a very unique model with clear strengths and weaknesses. The night view, which tends to be a comparison index, is bad anyway, and the AQUOS camera, which has the lowest image quality of the high-end, which was not even a target for comparison, has greatly improved and partially surpassed other companies, which is a big leap.

　Although there are still issues to be improved in the software, the hardware is the first model that has been equipped with a 1-inch sensor for dedicated devices that is difficult to handle, which is different from the camera sensor for smartphones, and has even made a special lens. I think it is well done. It's really fun to use, including the strength of the habit.

　This summer's high-end is a practical Xperia 1 III that can be selected by photographers as a sub-machine with Sony's technology, and AQUOS R6, which is a new challenge of SHARP and is packed with high image quality and romance. It's annoying.　If you want a high batting average that can reliably capture any time, then the Xperia 1 III is for you.