Sony's Xperia 1 VIII Has Bigger Camera Sensors And A New Look

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Sony has launched a new flagship phone, the Xperia 1 VIII, with its most notable features revolving around photography. The phone comes with the brand's new AI Camera Assistant powered by Xperia Intelligence. Sony says the assistant can suggest changes to your settings based on what you're photographing. When you point the camera at your subject, the assistant is supposed to automatically recognize the scene, the subject itself and the weather conditions to make suggestions on the best color tones, lens and bokeh effects to use. You can then tap on the suggestion to apply it to your photo.

The new Xperia also features a new 1/1.56‑inch image sensor in its telephoto camera. Sony says it's approximately four times larger than the one it used in the previous model and enables detailed images even in low-light conditions. The phone applies RAW multi-frame processing, HDR and noise reduction for photos...

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