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In this video, I'm taking the brand new Xperia 1 Mark8 out into the wild landscapes of Gotland. So,

this phone has a brand new telephoto lens with a significantly larger sensor behind it. We're

chasing sunrises and sunsets, putting the new features to the test, and seeing what nature

decides to throw at us. So, take a deep breath, grab something really good to drink, and let's go.

Well, hello and welcome back to another video. It's just not a uh regular outing here. We're

finally have a new Xperia. So this is the Xperia 1 Mark8 and I am really really excited to try it

out here at Gotland to see how it performs and how how it handles nature just like we've been

doing for the last couple of years now which feels just amazing and uh yeah so I'm super excited to

try this out and especially the new and improved telephoto of this phone. So I have a friend with

me his name is Sami. If you've been following my earlier Xperia videos, you might recognize him

from from there. Well, as you can see, we have a brand new design this year. And I'm a big fan of

this look and especially the kind of stonelike feeling to it. It's It feels really nice and

it's not as slippery as like phones usually are. And one of the main reasons for the new look is

not only for the looks. It is because we have a brand new sensor behind the telephoto lens,

which is about four times larger than the the last one, which is a very welcome upgrade. This means

that we now have 48 megapixel sensors behind all of the three different cameras on the Xperia. So,

I'm really curious to see what that actually does in real life where where it actually matters.

Let's turn back time a couple of hours when we went up super early to try to catch the sunrise.

Good morning. So, what a morning we are visiting the Raokar, as they're called.

They're sea stacks that are probably the most famous like phen phenomenon from from

this island that we're on. So have an idea that I've been scouting. There's and I can

see it. You see this here? It looks like a like a gate. And why we went here in the

morning is that the sun is going up over the ocean here. We will probably kiss this whole

area with the sea stacks and I think it could make for a really cool shot. No time to spill.

So, one of the most things I'm curious about this year is definitely the new and improved telephoto.

So, we now have a 70 to 140 mm range, but with a much larger sensor behind it. And a bigger sensor

generally means more detail, better dynamic range, and like overall improved image quality. And which

I think is a very welcome upgrade. And what isn't a better place to uh to try it out than here. So

I have an idea of the gate here to have Sammy walk up on that little hill behind it. And then he will

look pretty small inside of this little hole here. And I think uh I think it could uh make a

pretty cool photo. So, I I think I have to back up a bit to uh so I can use the 70 mm or the 140. So,

yeah, let's get to work. Okay, we can start to see the light on this beautiful rock here.

So, I'm going to go for the 70 mm, I think, and have Sammy standing to the left of this

tree here. Okay, look at this. That's pretty cool. Okay, let's snap the photo.

I'm going to back off a little bit more.

Okay, I can clearly tell a difference in the details of the photos.

This is sharp. That is very nice. And I really like how how natural it looks. Like usually on

on zoom lenses on phones, you get this like overly sharpened kind of artificial look because it has

to kind of compensate to to get the quality. But I like it reminds me of of something you get out of

like a traditional camera. So the image quality has improved mainly thanks to the much larger

sensor. like that alone makes a huge difference. But on top of that, they've also improved the

um raw multiframe processing that's happening like behind the scenes when you're taking photos,

which results in cleaner, like more high quality photos as well. So, it's a really nice upgrade.

Well, that was nice, but it's not over yet. We still have some incredible light. So,

I'm going to I need to take some photos before it's over because in just like half an hour,

it will be too harsh light to to get something like this good. Oh, this is beautiful.

So, this path we've been walking here is full of these like evil things. It's like bushes

with thorns on them. So you kind of get stuck and it's hurts a lot when you're walking into

those. Why are they evil? So one of the new features of the Xperia 1 Mark8 is the

AI camera assistant. And what it does is that when you're shooting in the regular photo mode,

not in the the pro mode. It analyzes the scene and what you're photographing and gives you up

to four different like suggestions of different looks and edits to to that shot. Whether you're

shooting in a forest or you're shooting leaves, family photos or anything like that, it gives you

different options to choose from. Okay, let's see what the camera assistance suggests here.

Going to check here. Here you can see you get four different four different examples of what

it thinks could look cool based on the scene. So, it's analyzing the actual scene what you're

shooting. So here you can preview them by clicking on them like this. And this is a pretty cool like

warmer tone. I think I kind of like this kind of little bit washed out. And and you can still

make adjustment if you want to by clicking here. It's done all of these adjustments by itself. So

if I want it a little bit darker, I can can do that and then snap the shot. That looks nice.

And what is pretty cool that is that it's also giving you suggestions for the bokeh

mode. So let's say you're shooting a portrait in the regular photo mode. It detects that and

it basically says, "Hey, you should try the bokeh mode and it applies the effect and you can choose

whether you like it or not." I usually like to edit my photos myself, but for people who don't

want to spend time like editing photos, I think this is a pretty cool feature. And honestly,

I think it's a pretty good use of AI because we all know that there are great ways to use

AI and there are less than great ways to use AI, especially in in the photography world. So,

I think this is a pretty cool use of it. Well, let's continue the adventure.

So, there are some heavy waves today. Perfect for filming in 4K 120 fps with the new telephoto.

Heat. Heat.

Okay, look at this. How cool is that? It's like a portal here. Okay,

how does it look from from the other angle?

Okay,

look at this. That is sick. Okay, we need to place a human being in this little portal here.

This is so nice. Okay. Uh, okay. I think I got a pretty cool idea. So, look here.

I think we're going to place Sami as a subject inside of this hole here,

but not typically in the opening. I'm thinking of placing him on that little hill here. So,

he's like smaller in frame. And I think the perspective can can look pretty cool. So,

look here. If we stand here and get low, you can see that that it's like the perfect opening for

it. Yeah. Let's try it out. We get some clouds now, so maybe we can get some soft light, too.

Okay, I love this perspective. It kind of looks like a like an optical illusion or something. So,

I'm going to use the the 16 mm ultra wide to kind of get this whole frame in the scene.

So, in a very backlit situation like this, when we have like the dark shadows here and

the super bright sky in the back, it's usually better to go with the the regular photo mode.

Uh because then it uses computational processing. When you snap the shots,

it combines different photos with different exposures to get a like a

more balanced photo. Um I think in situations like this, it's pretty pretty nice to have.

Okay, that is so cool. I really like how small he looks in frame.

wants to see that.

So, I found these. I have no idea what this is, but it kind of looks like tiny little ferns,

which I think is perfect to try out the the macro mode.

What I like about the the telephoto is that when you when you get close, you get the the

macro capabilities, but you also get a really nice like natural actual optical like background blur,

which is really cool. You also get like the natural foreground. This is nice. Like look

at the look at the uh the foreground and the background blur. This is not like a

the bokeh mode or anything like that. This is all optical actual blur, which is really cool.

So, I'm going to try to get some video of these things in the in the macro mode. The regular macro

mode has al actually been integrated into the when you just use the telephoto and get close, you kind

of get the macro capabilities. And the same is for video. So, you basically have macro in video,

too, which is nice. I'm going to try it out. I really like how how the background looks on this.

So now we have also have autofocus when using the macro mode which we didn't have on the XP

1.7. So that's quite nice. Oh, this leave is just back lit by the sun. Oh, this looks nice.

Something I find really cool is that you get the the separation blur as I mentioned,

but like this leave here and then like already here which isn't that far away,

you get a really nice separation which is not like typical from a phone camera because the

sensors has all always been so small. But now now that we have the telephoto combined with like the

bigger sensor, we get these capabilities. And I think it's really cool to play around with.

So, here on YouTube, I've I've had the same profile picture since I started this channel

in 2021, and I kind of look like a baby on that picture. I I need a new one. And I figured why

not since we have a new updated sensor on the 70 mm, which should paired with the the bokeh mode

make some pretty cool portraits. So, I figured we want to test it out and Sami is going to be the

photographer and see if we can uh get some shots. And we've been walking looking for any forest

with some shadow because the sun has been pretty harsh, but it's starting to look pretty good. And

uh I think we have a nice spot. I'm I'm looking for like a location where we have some depth. Like

here you can see a road, then we get the depth. Here we have a like a backlit forest. Also very

nice. So yeah, and I'm going to pose with my uh 200 to 600 and the the A75 uh just to uh yeah,

I'm I'm a wildlife photographer and I think the photo needs to to tell that or I want the photo

to tell that at least. So uh but I hate being in front of the camera for for photos. Yeah,

one important thing. Can't look stupid. So, I think this forest is a good location to

start with. We have the ability to shoot some backlit sky and leaves. That's perfect. But we

also have some side light coming in here. And yeah, lots of possibilities. We'll start here.

They have but weird.

creepy.

Like look here. Even the smallest little bits of hair, it cuts out perfectly. I think I want

to try some uh flatter shots too out on the road just just to see what we can get

because there we have the the depth. Now, we've been shooting at the blur amount at

like 50%. You can crank it up to like 100, but I find 50% be like the perfect amount.

The light is starting to be really good now. So,

we need to head down to to the beach where we're planning to shoot uh the sunset. Let's go.

This is pretty sick, to be honest.

Not to jinx it, but it kind of feels like the wind has it isn't as aggressive as before.

How cool is that?

So, we're almost up and we're here for just scouting uh for the evening. Oh,

there's some black parts here. Oh, boy.

Oh,

when the light gets really good, those last 15 minutes before sunset go by incredibly fast.

That's why planning the shot in advance can be the difference between getting the shot

or missing it. And now that we have a plan, all left to do is to wait for that golden light. Okay,

look at this. All the trees are leaning in the same direction like this. Beautiful.

I need to try to capture this. So, I'm going to go with the 24. I think

now we're getting some warmer light. So, I think I'm going to warm the set the white

balance to something warmer. Maybe daylight could work. Make sure that we're lined up.

I kind of like the look of this. It looks pretty pretty artsy,

what do you call it? But I'm going to check if I can frame it so I don't get this tree in. I

don't really want that. It kind of disturbs the scene. So, uh, yeah. Going to see.

So, I really like how these pebbles or stones or what you call it, how it how the sun hits it. So,

I'm trying to find a spot where I can where it looks good. Like, it's a Yeah, it's a

lot of stones, but uh we should be able to find somewhere that I can frame it up. And obviously,

I I think it works anywhere to be honest. But this is pretty cool. I think we have a winner

having this in the center. So, as I mentioned earlier, now we have a 48 megapixel sensor

on all of the different lenses. But what does that actually mean? Like in the re in reality,

most of the times when you're shooting, you're getting a 12 megapixel photo as the final result

because of something called pixel binning. So, I won't go too technical here, but basically,

the camera combines several smaller pixels into one larger pixel. So that helps it to capture

more light which gives us clearer images and better low light performance and better dynamic

range and so on. So even though you don't get the 48 megapixel high resolution shot,

you get the best possible image quality that the sensor can do. So this is something to to improve

image quality really. But if you want like a super high resolution shot, you can still do

that on the 24 mm lens. So that is exactly what I'm going to do here on these uh pebbles here.

Okay, the sun goes down in 27 minutes. So, it's time to uh get up to take the shots.

Here we are again stressing in the most beautiful location ever as usual. Okay, we have light.

Well, yeah. I'll see you on the other side. See you.

Well, time to get up.

It's pretty stressful because I've planned this shot like from home.

And now I'm here and want to take it. And I have the chance. So I better not screw this up.

Oh boy. Oh, I can see some. Nice. Look at that. I don't know if you can even see him,

but he's down there. Okay, we need to take the photo. Hello. Hey. Hey. Hey.

The moment we've been waiting for. All set up. I want the focus to be on s over there.

Oh, look at that.

In the end, everything finally came together, and I'm really happy with how this adventure

turned out. But we weren't quite done yet. On our way home from Gotland, we run into one more

incredible sunset. One we simply had to stop for. And I couldn't be more happy because we

have birds in the water close to the to the edge and I have a vision in my head that I want to take

with the 70 mm or the 140 like a backlit shot of a bird and a swan is the perfect subject for this.

So, we've been sitting here for a little while now and it's slowly coming this way.

And the light is just gorgeous. Nice.

So now I have the swan right outside here. And if I just move myself like five, six meters this way,

I will have the sun right behind the swan. But I don't want to disturb it. So I'm I'm going to

move slowly slowly and see. He or she doesn't seem to care that much that I'm here. Okay.

Somewhere here, I think.

So in a shot like this, it's very nice to just crank up the shutter speed so I

get really only the silhouette of the small. Look at that. Look at that. That's gorgeous.

Hey.

The trip with the new Xpair 1 Mark 8 has come to an Once again, I've had a great time here

at Gotland, and I can finally say when somebody asked, "Have you ever been to Gautland?" I can

finally say yes. And I've been really impressed with the image quality coming out of this thing.

And it's really nice that we now have equally good image quality on all of the different lenses. So,

I think it's been really fun trying it out. And we've been shooting pretty heavily during these

days here. And the the battery on this thing is hold up really well. And yeah, I'll definitely

be coming back to Gotland. And uh I could easily spend a week here just looking for all the new

spots and looking for birds and yeah, what an island. Well, it's time to say goodbye. And huge

thanks to Sami for following along on the trip. Huge thanks to you for watching this far into

the video. And huge thanks to Sony for making all this possible and for sponsoring this video. Yes,

I'll be seeing you in the next one. And until then, get out and shoot. and have a good one. Bye.