oh man, I got my Xiaomi 14 ultra last weekend, I can't say it just amazing, it has so many features, AI processing after shooting, 30x zoom AI processing just crazy, made over a hundrder photos just at day 1! it's really #1 camera phone!
Holy smokes! You squeezed every juice that the Xiaomi 14 Ultra camera could offer. Great video! I have a Xiaomi 14 Pro, and I suddenly got inspired by your video.
I'm glad it has lit up that flame inside you, that's the very reason I make these videos, to inspire people ❤️ don't forget to tag the photos you take on IG with the #upsidelens hashtag 😉 thanks for the kind words 👍
I really appreciate the effort and enjoyed each and every second of this video. A new approach to step out of the studio in the environment to test the Xiaomi 14 Ultra 📷 is absolutely amazing. Enthusiasm must have touched you while doing that. Like you said, the hardware is absolutely bonkers but there's a bit software limitation. Really loved the video ❤️. Lots of love from Nepal .
Yes it's one thing to do some sample tests in controlled environment and all but the true test is in real world scenarios and the xiaomi didn't disappoint 😊
How is your experience so far? I was planning to move from Xperia 1 iii to Xperia 1 vi, but Xiaomi 14 ultra caught my attention. Am I gonna miss Sony's pro and cinematic features if I move to Xiaomi? 😅 Have you?
@@jchinchilla.r Xperia is a good, convenient smartphone. Xiaomi 14 U is a photo flagship. Xperia has better battery life, a screen without a hole, etc. The 14 U takes much better photographs.
@jchinchilla.r hi, you will miss the cinematic feature if you move to Xperia 1 VI that's for sure as they removed the video pro app !!! In terms of video quality the Xiaomi blows the Sony a million times over ! Because of its 1.63 aperture you can get some very nice and smooth shallow depth of field on the main sensor. All my B-roll and talking shots were filmed with the Xiaomi. I recorded all footage in 10Bit Log at 160mbs, something that the mk 5 and 6 simply cannot do (I used mcpro24fps for all video recording needs)
@@sergei.ananin Thanks for your answer, right now I'm suffering with Xperia 1 iii battery life, as it is draining more easily,and overheating is a constant issue when using the camera. ¿how bad is Xiaomi in both of this aspect?
The only thing why i would rate the Xperias to be better than X14Ultra is the autofocus.. especially for the moving subjects.. its hard to capture the pictures without blur on X14Ultra.. Sony's eyes and face autofocus is world class. Amazing work bro.. i am using X14Ultra 😎🤣 and the Battery on Sony is great.
how ? the motion sensing option and fastshot option just freezes everything in perfect focus !! this is the only phoe i ve used till now that literally freezes the shot
Can't say I've had issues with the autofocus on the 14 Ultra. The only thing I can think of is because the main sensor is much bigger than the Xperia ones, you really have to adjust your focus specifically on the part you want to be sharp, it's due to how shallow the depth of field is on the main sensor. The Xperia is more forgiving in that sense due to the small main sensor. If shooting moving subjects I'd highly recommend the xiaomi grip (photography kit grip) which enables continuous focus tracking allowing for pin sharp photos too 👍
I dont usually subscribe but this review is just amazing.. just a little suggestion you can add the link of original photos that you captured with the phone you are reviewing in the discription of every video soo as viewers we can download it and get a good idea about picture quality
Thank you, really means a lot 👍 in terms of photos I have been thinking of doing something better, a patreon membership where people can download the actual raw files of all the photos I take in each video I make. Something I've been thinking of for a while now and that a few subscribers have asked for.
How does it perform in both regular and log video modes? I was quite underwhelmed by the new iPhone series, but everyone seems to praise its video capabilities.
In the regular app log or not it's pretty meh, BUT if you use mcpro24fps then you can record in LOG 10bit up to 4K60 or 4K120 8 bit LOG up to 160mbs making the footage looking fantastic especially when using the main 1 inch type sensor ! If you want to take things even further you can use an app called motion cam that will allow to even shoot in RAW video something that most dslrs don't even do !!! So to answer your question, when it comes to video the Xiaomi is a beast !
Hi thanks really appreciate 😊 I do not use LUTS for video, I record in LOG and grade each bit of footage individually. In terms of photos I didn't use any presets if that's what you meant, again I hand graded every single photo. I did make a preset pack (link in the description) from the hundreds of photos I have been grading since I started the channel 👍
I was far from being the only person there that day, the peak district region whilst being huge is a very popular destination and the padley gorge forest is also a tourist spot 😅
@@UpsideLens that's true. But i really expected better after the hype. I'm a Xiaomi fan and have used them for a while. I thought this phone might lure me away from Leicas 🙈 I guess that was wishful thinking. You're working well with it though 👍🏼
All my photos are shot RAW so yes absolutely, they are colour graded. No camera in the world would have shots looking like those straight out the sensor. Hope that Answers your question 👍
Thanks man, really appreciate 😊 I'll be doing a lot more content on the 14 Ultra including, techniques, tips and POVs in the coming months, stay tuned and keep snapping 👌
This one is looks really good but also quite expensive for me. Is there any other phone in the market that can compete with Xiaomi 14 Ultra when it comes to Macro photography?
I briefly played with the X100 but never laid hands on the Ultra. I'm not a mega fan of sensor crop focal lengths due to losing the physical properties of a real focal length. I know Xiaomi may be going that way too in their next 15 Ultra but we'll have to wait and see.
Great video! I've heard nice things about the Huawei Pura 70 series. Do you have any plans to test their camera mechanics? I'm curious about how practical they are.
Thank you 😊 I won't sadly, since the phones I use are my daily drivers I couldn't live with a phone that doesn't natively support Google services or don't have global releases. Having said that even if the Huawei did have those prerequisites I am not big fan on relying on sensor crops for telephoto. You just cannot beat physics and the way a "real" focal length works.
Thanks and yes all photos I take are shot in manual mode in RAW format and edited afterwards in Lightroom Classic, no camera would have straight out of camera shots like those 😅
Great review and I would have ordered one of these straight away if I hadn't seen it compared to the Vivo 100 with a bigger sensor and most of the time - better results. I'm waiting for my Honor Magic V3 to arrive but looking for a better camera orientated phone with the photography kit to replace some of my still cameras. Any comments? Love your presentations on this flagship - thank you!
Reviews tell half the story... You see where the X14U shines is the fact it has a dedicated non-periscope zoom lens and unlike the X100U it doesn't require a sensor crop. The resulting photos and especially bokeh are wayyyy ahead of what the X100U can achieve, and that's physics at the end of the day. Bokeh on any periscope lens will look squarish and un-natural. That's the nature of the beast. Also adds to the fa t Xiaomi's compatibility is much better with third party softwares like motion cam and mcpro24fps which allows the Xiaomi to pump out some, if not then best, video footage of ANY mobile phone out there.
@@UpsideLens So in summary, and five months after the 14 Ultra arrived on the scene AND despite the arrival of the Vivo 100 Ultra, you'd still recommend the Xiaomi? Thank you for coming back to me - I'm a subscriber!!
@K22MDL i haven't looked at anything that doesn't support Google (aka Huawei Pura) but so far for me and for what I prioritise in a camera phone the Xiaomi is the phone to beat in 2024 ! Awesome 1inch type sensor, amazing 75mm telephoto, outstanding macro, video capabilities just class leading... It just keeps on going. On top of that the photography kit, even though I'm not fond of the grip itself comes with an amazing case that allows to use any 67mm filters.
😂 it's funny how people perceived mobile phones when it comes to photography ! If I was to rock up to a wedding with my Xiaomi to record the video they would burn me on a stake and yet it can (albeit if rooted) shoot RAW 14bit ! Not something many mirrorless can do lol if I said in the video the b-roll was shot on an alpha camera im pretty sure everyone would have believed me lol shooting 10bit LOG straight out of the phone is just unreal especially when you combine it with the 1 inch sensor and the variable aperture !
Hi, nice video. I was wondering if this phone does not have any hand held way to take light trails or if the IBIS can allow to hand held light trails on street. Thanks
Thanks 👍 and just like any camera you'd have to be very very steady for light trails. The lower the shutter speed the more "dangerous" it becomes. For those type of shots you'd want to stabilise the phone/camera either on a tripod, a wall or something.
I have Xiaomu 14U for months now, but not that strong on taking photoes as I'm very new. I was wondering will you make some tips video for the newbies that wanted to explore photograpphy with phones? haha I'm still really love the whole phone but I do agree the UI is abit bad. Tho I'm using Xiaomi phones for a while now but this is the first time going into flagship and it makes me realized the UI for the camera really needs improvement alot.
Hey 👋 to answer your question, yes I will be making videos designed to help people out in terms of tips and advice. The thing is it all comes down to the basics of photography, once you understand them the UI of a phone just becomes a means to an end. Yes they all vary from phone to another but the principle remains the same. I will be using the Xiaomi for the foreseeable future so keep your eyes peeled for a lot of content 👌
@@UpsideLens Cool!! Looking forward more of your content! I was actually just browsing for any people make reviews of the Xiaomi 14U for fun and I came across your video and I love it!
@regis20 no problem mate, I got the phone about a month ago and been putting it through it's paces to see what its limits are (I tend to do that with every phone I get so I know where I can push and where I can't) so yes expect a lot more content with this phone in the next few weeks (got a Xperia 1 VI vs Xiaomi 14 ultra video in the pipeline) as well as a street photography video shot in Manchester that I need to start editing, as well as other videos that I will soon be shooting... Busy busy busy 😅
How do DXOMark manage to rank this lower than many other smartphone cameras given the beautiful results you are managing to produce? I find the same contradiction with the S24 Ultra which is producing more colour accurate daylight shots and better lowlight shots than my Oppo Find X7 Ultra! As an experienced photographer, do you find DXO misleading? Lovely video btw!
Thank you really appreciate 🙏 if you look back a couple of videos I had a whole video about Xperia 1 V vs the Xiaomi 🙂 in regards to the Vivo I don't intend on buying it. Much more restricted in terms of 3rd party app potential (lacks support for raw video / 30fps raw burst mode...) and the hardware is still better on the Xiaomi side. 👍
@@UpsideLens thanks for answer, I saw that comparison video, it was very valuable👍 Yes Vivo lacks in terms of video, also don't have 4k120 as Xiaomi, but in terms of photography it is really close, maybe even better in some cases, even if it have older 1inch sensor. I had both but returned it because I want to try new Xperia which is still on the way, but I assume that I will end with 14Ultra or x100 Pro, and now in my country it is for even same price both are under 1050€ or you can get 14 Ultra bunde with photography kit and wireless charger for 1199€ which is really good price compared to MSRP...
@konkurentLC I'll save you the hassle, don't get the Xperia 1 VI ! As much as I loved my Xperia 1 V the new one is a hot mess ! I had a hands on for a few hours yesterday with it and was extremely frustrated with it, overall poor results all around unfortunately
@@UpsideLens exactly my feelings in past days when finally non-sponsored Sony reviews started to appear, most of them mention system bugs and also don't praise the battery life as well as it was advertised by Sony, I'm not even talking about the telephoto lens... I was convincig myself for past 3 years to try Xperia especially for autofocus and dedicated shutter button but overall I don't think it's worh 300€ more than xiaomi or vivo, even with a free headphones... and I don't even mention that Xperia is probably the last phone with bezels and Sony can't implement any kind of face unlock there...
Have you noticed any brightness problems after the latest camera update? A friend of mine says the update have killed his joy of night photography with the 14u. 😬
Tbh I haven't, no... Maybe that's something that happened in automatic jpg mode ? I shoot manual RAW 99% of the time. Might be worth having a look on Reddit if others have experienced the same thing ?
Not a single issue with fogging, I'm pretty sure that issue was limited to some units. I had heard a few people having the problem but most likely deffo rive units. Mine is absolutely fine, been using it in cold / hot (7c / 35c ) rain / sun and no problem so far 😊
Ive got the Xiaomi 14 ultra. Its the first phone I have had which actually looks like the photos were taken with a compact camera. The quality is brilliant, but more importantly they dont look over proceeded like google pixels do. Also, the natural bokeh (not the fake software one) is brilliant. I absolutely love it. One of the best phones I have owned.
It is a really good phone for photography, make sure to switch to manual and raw and the results you can get out of it are nothing short of spectacular for a phone !
Yes it does, but I do not tend to use those modes, I use the phone as I would use an actual camera, in manual, raw and edit in lightroom afterwards, again just like I would with a camera.
Thank you really appreciate ❤️ photography is all about composition, whether you take a photo with a £50 phone or a £2000 DSLR composition is key. Then the editing part is also crucial. My advice is shoot in RAW, pay attention to your manual settings and most importantly keep experimenting, the more you shoot the better you get at it 😊
It can when used with third party app like fcpro24fps where you can use a true LOG and 10bit at a much higher nitrate and bypassing the processing of the ISP. Gives better results than even iPhone Prores !
It was absolutely stunning indeed ! If I could I'd move to this part of the UK in a heartbeat !!! In terms of grading hers my process, I normally do a base correction (highlights/shadows/saturation...) the some macro-localised adjustments via masking, and then I start on the grade, it all depends on the initial vision I have for a certain shot. I have made a pack of presets/starting points of my most used grades for my street photography (link in description) but yeah it's a case by case sort of thing sometimes I push it quite far, sometimes not it all depends on the look I want to go for. Then to finish it off I normally go back with some masking for sharpening/clarity and last step is normally a denoise if needed. I did make a video a few months ago showing my process of editing my photos if you want to check it out. Hope that answers your question 👍
Very interesting video. I love how you take pictures and make them look magical. One thing I'm curious about is, when you took pictures of the waterfall using pro mode, you needed an ND filter. What about long exposure mode that comes with the phone itself? I think it doesn't require an ND filter. But what are the differences between those pictures? Eager to know.
Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it 👍 I always try to stay away from "trickeries". Yes the phone has various modes to mimic certain types of photos, just like the iPhone also has. But you can only do so in jpg since it will spit out a very processed shot. To give you a comparison it's like making a home made lasagne and buying a microwavable ready meal lasagne.... It technically has the same name but it won't look or taste the same at all... 🤣 There's no cutting corners for photography, if you want the real deal and awesome results you gotta stick by the rules 😉
@UpsideLens thank you for the reply. Yeah I always thought, what's the difference. When i tried to capure light trails or silky water, somehow the 'trickeries' makes it so good. Probably I need to brush up my settings and editing skills.
great video and the review was just perfect I had a question regarding choosing between xiaomi 14 ultra and rx100 VII. In your opinion, for now currently near 2025 buying which one worth it?
Thank you I really appreciate 😊 now regarding your question, it's a tough one really, one is a phone, one is a dedicated camera with ergonomics million years better than a phone could dream of... It really depends on your needs and expectations. There are pros and cons on both. I personally would prefer the Xiaomi because I can just take it everywhere with me. The camera I probably wouldn't literally take everywhere, but that's just me. In the video department the Xiaomi will fare much better too, again it really depends on your use case and I can't answer that one for you.
Thanks appreciate man 👍 I very rarely use selfie cameras, they're all trash lol the end of the video where the waterfalls were shot was pretty low light, it was 8pm under heavy forestry, there's also a very low light backlit shot of a tunnel too, it's in there 😉
I have the Xiaomi 14 ultra Which raw is better. Raw or ultra raw? Also if you can get your hands on a Motorola edge 30 ultra. I used to use the raw from that one and it was more organic. The dng files were original 25mb. Here it seems Xiaomi is somewhat pre processing the raw(like gcam raw) so file sizes are lesser than 15mb usually
It depends on the use case, ultra raw stacks raws to effectively Denoise the photos. At night time I definitely wouldn't use ultra raw as it will add shutter lag which will be the difference between a crisp shot and a blurry one. In bright daylight ultra raw can give you cleaner shots but do bare in mind you wouldn't be able to run lightroom Denoise afterwards (at least not effectively) as it is already processed.
@@UpsideLens ok cool thank you. Let me go with raw only then. I wish the front camera also had raw like my moto that I sold. I am currently using gcam for front camera raw Like you, I also kind of do not use auto mode, unless it's extremely dark and I can't hold my phone so still, for a low iso. Because it seems to do too many unnecessary things. Not many people actually understand this.
Tbh unless it's a selfie for friends and family I'd avoid the front camera completely, I've never actually used it myself 😅 they're just tiny sensors and no good comes out of them generally 👍 yes manual + raw is the way to go 👍
@@UpsideLens yes agreed. Atleast they could try some half decent sensors. The moto's 60mp I was able to extract good detail at day time from it and managed to output selfies better than most flagships, even the popular ones. But yeah turning around the camera, not everyone seems to be fond of
It's all about physics at the end of the day, the bigger the sensor (not MP) the bigger the optics so it would be nigh on impossible to fit a descent sensor at the front. Nothing wrong with turning the phone the other way round 🤷 alternatively get someone to take a photo of you instead 😉
Would you recommend the S24 Ultra or the Xiaomi 14 Ultra? My biggest concern is the thermals, i saw that the leather versions heats too much when doing intensive tasks like 4K video recording and gaming, so should i get the Blue Ceramic version of 14U?
From a photography point of view I couldn't recommend the S24U, small sensors, over the top processing and I'm just not a fan of their colour science. In terms of the Xiaomi 14 ultra heating up, the only time I can honestly it was hot to the touch was when I was charging it at the full 90W as I was in a rush and needed the super fast charge. Other than that, when recording video with it it gets warm at most and I don't have e that ceramic one. Hope that helps
@@UpsideLens Thanks a lot, i was a bit undecided because people recommended the S24U for cameras and overall, over the 14U, but now i'm sure i'll get the 14U
@HomiRuimm really ? Any photographer out there would never choose the S24U over the Xiaomi ! That would be foolish ! I mean the Xiaomi's sensors are way larger than the Samsung's ancient ones ! The optics are much better on the Xiaomi, it's 75mm telephoto doesn't use a periscope which allows for some ridiculously good bokeh ! The macro abilities are bonkers too ! The Xiaomi is also much better supported when it comes to third party apps like mcpro24fps and motion cam which allows you to record real RAW video which crushes even iPhones pro Res ! The phone to beat in 2024 for photography is the Xiaomi, and any self respecting photographer would never say the Samsung is better in anyway, not unless they were paid to say so !
@@UpsideLens in your video after showing every photo, compare the settings. Example 23.mm- iso 100-8 sec and f2.8 Others value easy on pro mode 23 mm I don't understand how to choose. 23mm or 75mm are the cameras ? Thanks 🙏
Yes those are the focal lengths so on the Xiaomi specifically 23mm is the main 1x camera, and 75mm is the telephoto 3.2x camera. I hope that makes sense 😊
I haven't tried the 13 ultra myself but from what I've seen, yes the improvements are there (better sensors, full variable aperture...) but it probably isn't worth upgrading. I'd wait until the 15 ultra is announced and make a decision then 👍
@darrenbateman5713 you'd be surprised the bangers you can take even with older phones ! I started experimenting with mobile phone photography with a Samsung galaxy S8 Edge !... We're going back quite a few years 😅
@@UpsideLens yeah that's a valid point, but for the zoom ranges it does offer I believe it is a decent bit more capable, also that macro is amazing on X100 series
Extremely bad ?? I consider myself a power user and on a regular day which consists of 50% WiFi at home and 50% 5G when at work, mixed usage of TH-cam / insta / discord / Reddit / chrome / camera / messenger / WhatsApp / Fitbit GPS / maps .... I get on average about 8hrs screen on time. I usually start the day at 100% (7am) and finish the day at about (11.30pm) at 35%. Hope that helps
Well that really wasn't the case at all for mine, not once in the whole month I've used it. I also heard people complaining about fogging up of the lenses and other horror stories, it's just like any other device, the minority who has problems will be very vocal about it, the rest who have a normal experience just don't go raving about it if that makes sense. Same with any other electricals, small fraction of users might have issues but the vast majority dont EDIT: As a matter of fact I used the phone to record 10bit LOG footage for this video and no over heating issues whatsoever.
Well, You have just convinced me to get the phone. Also, you are doing an excellent job with these reviews. They are top notch and it's hard to find a proper honest detailed review these days. Everyone is just repeating the same marketing bollocks. Awesome photos aswell. You got a new subscriber and thanks for your responses to my questions. 🙂 @@UpsideLens
Thank you very much for your response. You've made excellent work with this review and just got a new subscriber. We need more proper and honest reviews like this. It's hard to fins that these days. I am looking forward to more reviews of this phones possibilities from you. Thanks again 🙂@@UpsideLens
No issue mate, I'd class myself as a heavy user and from 7am at 100% til 11pm about 30/35% still left with about 8hrs of SOT. Half the day WiFi the other half 5G mixture of TH-cam / discord / browsing / camera / Instagram / banking / Facebook / WhatsApp / messenger. I don't play games on my phone though but id say it probably isn't the best out there but definitely much better than many.
Great contents as always, Seb! This video proves once again that the most important thing is not the camera but the person behind it! Couple of things: 1) It would be so useful if you could hint somewhere in the corner which device you are shooting with (Xiaomi? GoPro? Any other device?) 2) In the beginning the exposure jumps up and down, weird)) 3) Missing the shutter button? 4) Missing the Xperia Camera UI?
Thanks mate really appreciate 😊 I did think about it but thought it was obvious which was which... All the good quality video is from the Xiaomi and the rest is the crappy action cam 😅 I did say towards the end of the video that when it comes to video all b-roll and head talking shots where taken on the Xiaomi using mcpro24fps 10bit LOG In regards to jumping exposure, when filming on location and I'm doing vlog style the camera has to be in auto to compensate for lighting changes. Any vlogger will have their camera set to auto for those type of shots. All b-roll however was set and locked in manual. Shutter button, I mean yes and no, I do have the Xiaomi camera grip but havent used it much in this video. I have also recorded another video (will be out in the next couple of weeks) doing some street photography and I used the grip pretty much entirely. Xperia camera UI (the real one, not the new abomination) was great, but I'm slowly getting used to the Xiaomi UI which is "OK". Having said that yesterday I got to test out the Xperia 1 VI for half a day (also a video in the work) and god that UI is atrocious ! As much as I loved the Xperia 1 V the VI is trash !!!
Might be a silly question but have you thought about doing a photography walk for people that follow you on here or even a doing a book? I think it would awesome personally
Thank mate really appreciate the confidence you have in me 😂 joke aside I have been thinking about a lot of things for the channel, some are in the pipeline already, some need investment which I just simply cannot afford at this stage (so maybe in the future) and other things which I haven't got a reach big enough yet to implement, a photo walk would be one of them as I'd need at least 10 times the subscriber base to make it viable and not end up with only one person turning up 😂. Yes as the channel grows I definitely want to create a community of like minded people interested in mobile phones and photography, that's the aim, that's always been the aim actually 😊 so fingers crossed we get there eventually 👍
Thanks mate 😁 well it's definitely something I have thought about when the channel gets a bit bigger and we can gather quite a few people and make it happen 👍
Great video and timely as I'm wanting to get the best still image capturing phone to replace carrying round a camera. Do you have any raw or jpegs you can share so we can see the quality?
Thanks mate 🙂 glad it helps 👍 I'm currently toying with the idea of a TH-cam membership or maybe patreon where I would share RAWS of all shots taken for the latest videos as well as including my lightroom presets. Will give a think about it all 👍
Battery life definitely isn't a problem for me, on average by the time I get to bed at 11.30pm/midnight I have about 35%/30% battery left and I would class myself as a pretty heavy user (I do not game on the phone though)
Can't say it has, only times it gets warm to the touch is when I sometimes use the 90W boost charge if I'm really in a hurry or got an important shoot and can't wait to charge it at normal speeds. I've said it before though I do not play games on the phone so that may be the issue ? The only time my phone got really hot was when I tried Motioncam pro, but that was my fault as I was trying to shoot RAW video at 60fps whilst encoding it on the fly to H265 ! That would put even a very powerful computer to its knees, let alone a phone lol. For your problem I would suggest doing a factory reset and not syncing any of your data on the first install. I know android can be glitchy when importing all previous data and files from previous install and have corrupted files which will make your phone overheat, had that issue with the Sony Xperia 1 V and when I factory reset it I set the phone as "new phone" and then imported all my previous photos ( not apps) afterwards. Hope it helps
I used to have Xiaomi 12s Ultra and compared it with Google Pixel 7 Pro, Xperia 1 V. One thing I didn't like about Xiaomi photos is colour chemistry and significant colour shift with different lenses. I noticed that main camera delivered magenta tinted or sometimes just too cold tones. Other times - too warm tones. Bright light conditions shots did come up with weird colours sometimes too (perhaps this is normal for many phones).
Yes it is sometimes an issue with older or cheaper phones, however with the 14 ultra very happy with the results as you can probably tell from the photos in this video. The key of course is to do as much of the work as possible when taking the photo, making sure the light is right (composition) the right iso is selected for the right shutter speed and correct aperture for the look wanted. Leaving a phone like this decide what the shot should look like by leaving it on auto regular mode would be a waste, just like driving a Ferrari on a bumpy road at 5mph 😅
@@UpsideLens Yes, I agree with that. But sometimes when you are with family and kids you just can't do all these manual adjustments and settings. Perhaps, family photography itself (not a photography in a hurry with kids running around) is a different topic and you might do one dedicated review about it - "The best high-end smartphone camera for family photography 2024". Cheers
I shall put it in the pipeline next to "the best smartphone camera to shoot your lasagna in 2024" 😉😂 Joke aside the first thing I'll say is in 2 years Xiaomi have nailed colour science compared to older models which did have weird behaviours indeed. Now when you say family photos you don't have to rely on the crappy auto regular mode , you can still use the pro mode but with all settings set to auto. Unlike the ultra processed regular auto mode you should get a much more pleasing image just like you would using a regular camera in P mode if that makes sense 👍
@@UpsideLensWell, I did exactly that with Xperias 1 III - IV - V but I didn't see any improvement compared to Sony's Auto Mode. Maybe because Sony doesn't do much photo processing in Auto mode because they don't know how. I gues Xiaomi is different in this regard. Xiaomi 12s Ultra was the only Xiaomi phone I had in the past. Regarding Xperia, if everything is right, all stars in the sky arranged in lucky order and you have a lucky moment, it can deliver absolutely stunning, unlike any other smartphones, photos. BUT, these moments are rare. That's why I'm using Oppo Find X7 Ultra right now and looking at Xiaomi 14 Ultra / Vivo X100 Ultra. Cheers
From my experience with the Xperia 1 V (disregard the VI it's just not a good phone for photography anymore) shooting in manual Vs auto had HUGE differences ! First one being the file sizes ! When in auto basic mode the jpg compression is horrendous, hence why going via pro mode was the only way to avoid that. Secondly in terms of processing the basic mode will add a very strong sharpening effect, noise reduction, de-vignetting, colour balancing as well as saturation boost... I could not live with the results spat out of the basic mode on an Xperia phone. Pro manual in raw was a different beast all together ! Now the 14 ultra trumps all of that and gives stellar results especially when using the telephoto sensors compared to the Xperia phones.
Just wondering, did you have that notorious rear camera lens fogging / moisure accumulating issue? As a technician who repaired these devices, I know the most obvious and most probable source of it. I rememeber that exact issue stopped me from buying Xiaomi and getting Oppo Find X7 Ultra instead.
Nope didn't have the issue whatsoever, I did read about it but again it's like any electronic device you buy, some small percentage will have defects and the people who end up with defective units end up being the very vocal minority that scare everybody else 😂 same with everything brand out there.
@@UpsideLens Perhaps you're very lucky :). I saw a way too many people having this issue - I can't remember any other phone having something like that on such scale. Not only Ultra but also vanilla 14 has it too.
@victorrumyantsev3718 like I said the minority will be louder than people not having issues, again just like with any bit of electronic. Even if you saw 100 people complaining one after the other about the issue, out of let's say 10million units sold that's a drop in the ocean. Same phenomenon occurs with other products and brands, PlayStation's, iPhones, just happens and if you are one of the unlucky one you take it to the socials and scream about it.
@@UpsideLens It's likely the case, you are right. The problem is that Xiaomi 14 Ultra isn't officially available in NZ which means pretty much no warranty. So if I get a "foggy lenses" unit then I'm f***d.
Try Vivo X100 Ultra and you will be amazed. I could not take the risk of fog in lens and first I regreated that I did give upp the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, but now I really like my Vivo and I do not miss my Nikon D500 at all.
I guess it's the same with anything, the minority of people having issues will be very vocal about it, I'm sure there are millions of people who are absolutely fine with no fogging of the lens. Pretty happy with the Xiaomi and the ability to have the photography kit with perfectly matching case and grip and the ability to use filters is just 👌the icing on the cake for me is the variable aperture, such an amazingly useful feature, and lets not forget to mention the awesome star flare that only a variable aperture can give you... Beautiful 😉
Also in the UK as a previous 13 Ultra global version user, I pre-ordered my 14 Ultra with camera kit. No fogging issues and it's much better overall than the 13 Ultra. Vivo certainly make some great models too - X100 Pro or Ultra would have been my other choice.
Unfortunately with all things electronics there's always an element of luck of the draw 😞 always a small percentage of units will have issues, that's just how it is 🤷 glad you're having fun with your 14 Ultra, loving mine 👌
I tried the X100 & X100 ultra. 1. I couldn't live with the fake bokeh as it doesn't get the bokeh fading right in a complex photo especially when there are many things around the main subject. 2. The natural shadows are gone brighten up corner to corner as thought photo taken in studio with controlled lightings all around. This is what most phone users are looking for but not to my taste as dark shadows play a major part in expressing the scene.
Can you confirm the reported half a second shutter delay? Something similar is happening on Samsung phones where the image is taken half a second after pressing the shutter button. Pixel and iphone for example are instant
There is no half a second delay. Maybe slow shutter speed can distort your perception, but I am able to take many pictures in 3 seconds. I have just taken 18 photos just to test it. Pro mode, manual tapping, no burst mode. When I am outdoor and shooting bugs (pun intended), I always take many pictures to be able to select couple usable ones (in windy conditions).
Reports of half a second shutter delay ??? This phone would have ended up in the waterfall if that was the case 😂 what can be sometimes perceived as "delay" is depending on settings used. If shooting in low light and left on full auto the ISP may compensate by slowing down the shutter speed which is what the delay you might be on about, but half a second though ? No way, not unless it was set as 0.5s shutter speed for long exposure ! When you say they're instant, it's not totally correct, if taking a photo in the dark somehow the camera has to compensate for the lack of light by increasing ISO and if that's not enough it will also slow the shutter speed sometimes as slow as a few seconds, so not quite instant.
@@UpsideLens Im talking about the dxomark review where they have a pretty clear evidence of it happening. Check it out, maybe there is an explanation for it
Great video, sir, and those shots - particularly the long exposures - are amazing. The foamy stuff, btw, are left by spittlebugs after they feed on the plant sap (I used to think people had been gobbing on the plants.) Users really are spoilt for choice these days - Vivo or Xiaomi seem to be neck and neck with Huawei hampered by the lack of a global unit. I was wondering if you'd experienced any shutter lag, as I have a chance of picking up a cheap second hand 13U and I'd heard it was an issue.
Hey thanks for the kind words 😊 and thanks for the info, I'll be going to bed that little bit more intelligent tonight 😅 Xiaomi to me has the edge against the Vivo (purely based off a lot of raws I downloaded and studied before buying the 14 ultra) the Huawei apart from not being a global release and not having Google services (which to me is a straight write off anyway) relies purely on sensor crops for its telephoto and I'm not a big fan at all of that technique. You just can't beat physics and a sensor crop zoom just doesn't replace a real dedicated focal length in terms of optics, bokeh, and compression. Now for shutter delay, i have noticed it happening only in auto mode when turning on all computational cr*p HDR and filters. In pro manual mode its all shutter depending obviously.
Hey thanks, really appreciate 😊 short answer is no. I was aware of the issue going around and did read about it but just like any other brand of any electronic manufacturers some issues are bound to happen at very small percentage, but that minority always tends to be very vocal about their issues hence why you end up hearing about it exponentially more than anyone having a good time with their product. Anyway, like I said, never had this issue myself and I did shoot in various environments, dry to sudden humidity, warm to cold, cold to hot... Having bought my phone from a third party, I always had the option anyway to send it back for a straight swap had anything happened but thankfully never had to 😊
Thanks 🙏 the photography kit, is really good for one thing currently, and that's for the case and filter mount, which is a life saver ! The grip is flawed and useless in its current state until they fix it's flaws (my previous video was all about the photography kit as a matter fact) So really down to you, if you can get it at a low price go for it, at full retail price absolutely NOT
oh man, I got my Xiaomi 14 ultra last weekend, I can't say it just amazing, it has so many features, AI processing after shooting, 30x zoom AI processing just crazy, made over a hundrder photos just at day 1! it's really #1 camera phone!
same :)
Holy smokes! You squeezed every juice that the Xiaomi 14 Ultra camera could offer. Great video! I have a Xiaomi 14 Pro, and I suddenly got inspired by your video.
I'm glad it has lit up that flame inside you, that's the very reason I make these videos, to inspire people ❤️ don't forget to tag the photos you take on IG with the #upsidelens hashtag 😉 thanks for the kind words 👍
I also suggest you go watch my latest video, I got down to the last bit of juice left out of the phone hahaha
I am impressed with the Xiaomi 14ultra's photography capability
Really enjoyed this video Seb. Nice one!
Thank you 😊 really appreciate, I had so much fun making it ! If I wasn't tied to a day job I'd be making this sort of videos everyday, believe me !
got my 14 ultra couple days after release and this phone is amazing. also your pictures are really good. good stuff
Enjoy 😉 in the right hands this thing is a beast 💪👍
im sold bruh.. youve got some stunning photos with the phone
Thanks man, really appreciate 👍
Great work as always, Seb. Those shots were so pretty. Nice B roll, too. 👌
Tha knyou really appreciate 👌
love it brother ..keep up the beautiful work❤
Thanks really appreciate 👍
great video .plenty to think about as I'm giving up my camera photography
Thank you, really appreciate 👍 I did too many years ago and still not looked back 😅
I really appreciate the effort and enjoyed each and every second of this video. A new approach to step out of the studio in the environment to test the Xiaomi 14 Ultra 📷 is absolutely amazing. Enthusiasm must have touched you while doing that.
Like you said, the hardware is absolutely bonkers but there's a bit software limitation. Really loved the video ❤️. Lots of love from Nepal .
Thank you for the kind words I'm really glad youve enjoyed it 😊
The perfect video I needed , all other creators have tested it in studios and all , but true capabilities of this phone can be experienced in nature.
Yes it's one thing to do some sample tests in controlled environment and all but the true test is in real world scenarios and the xiaomi didn't disappoint 😊
Fell in loved with your vlog and camera review. Keep creating world class vlogs. I subscribed right away!
Thank you for the kind words 😊 really appreciate 👌
@@UpsideLens Your review is great and your voice is so calming. Shots are excellent.
Camera that comes with a phone--you got it right!
Beautiful photos and lovely forest ❤
Thank you so much 😊 yes you cannot beat such a beautiful environment ! I enjoyed making this video a lot !
compare the raw quality with professional cameras
Hello from CIS, Kyrgyzstan. I migrated from my Pixel 7 Pro to Xiaomi 14 Ultra I'm glad to met your video about mobile photography.
Welcome to the channel mate 👍 hope you enjoy the videos and hopefully learn a thing or two in the process 👌
How would you compare both?
I also migrated from Xperia 1V to Xiaomu 14U for photo features, so your videos are very helpful. Thank you!
Well stay tuned as there's a lot more content on the way 🙂
How is your experience so far? I was planning to move from Xperia 1 iii to Xperia 1 vi, but Xiaomi 14 ultra caught my attention. Am I gonna miss Sony's pro and cinematic features if I move to Xiaomi? 😅 Have you?
@@jchinchilla.r Xperia is a good, convenient smartphone. Xiaomi 14 U is a photo flagship. Xperia has better battery life, a screen without a hole, etc. The 14 U takes much better photographs.
@jchinchilla.r hi, you will miss the cinematic feature if you move to Xperia 1 VI that's for sure as they removed the video pro app !!! In terms of video quality the Xiaomi blows the Sony a million times over ! Because of its 1.63 aperture you can get some very nice and smooth shallow depth of field on the main sensor. All my B-roll and talking shots were filmed with the Xiaomi. I recorded all footage in 10Bit Log at 160mbs, something that the mk 5 and 6 simply cannot do (I used mcpro24fps for all video recording needs)
@@sergei.ananin Thanks for your answer, right now I'm suffering with Xperia 1 iii battery life, as it is draining more easily,and overheating is a constant issue when using the camera. ¿how bad is Xiaomi in both of this aspect?
Please make a video on Vivo x100 Ultra.
I'm really shocked knowing that the whole video was shot with the phone 😮
Yes, apart of course for the action cam shots where I film myself taking photos and one or 2 shots where I was filmed taking photos with the Xiaomi.
Please make a video on Vivo x100 Ultra vs Xioami 14 Ultra.
Someone buy it for me and I'll make the video 😉
The bubbles on the weeds and plants is from grass snakes :)
The only thing why i would rate the Xperias to be better than X14Ultra is the autofocus.. especially for the moving subjects.. its hard to capture the pictures without blur on X14Ultra.. Sony's eyes and face autofocus is world class. Amazing work bro.. i am using X14Ultra 😎🤣 and the Battery on Sony is great.
how ? the motion sensing option and fastshot option just freezes everything in perfect focus !! this is the only phoe i ve used till now that literally freezes the shot
Can't say I've had issues with the autofocus on the 14 Ultra. The only thing I can think of is because the main sensor is much bigger than the Xperia ones, you really have to adjust your focus specifically on the part you want to be sharp, it's due to how shallow the depth of field is on the main sensor. The Xperia is more forgiving in that sense due to the small main sensor. If shooting moving subjects I'd highly recommend the xiaomi grip (photography kit grip) which enables continuous focus tracking allowing for pin sharp photos too 👍
Amazing video, amazing photos. Thank you!
Thank you so much, really appreciate the kind words 👍
I dont usually subscribe but this review is just amazing.. just a little suggestion you can add the link of original photos that you captured with the phone you are reviewing in the discription of every video soo as viewers we can download it and get a good idea about picture quality
Thank you, really means a lot 👍 in terms of photos I have been thinking of doing something better, a patreon membership where people can download the actual raw files of all the photos I take in each video I make. Something I've been thinking of for a while now and that a few subscribers have asked for.
How does it perform in both regular and log video modes? I was quite underwhelmed by the new iPhone series, but everyone seems to praise its video capabilities.
In the regular app log or not it's pretty meh, BUT if you use mcpro24fps then you can record in LOG 10bit up to 4K60 or 4K120 8 bit LOG up to 160mbs making the footage looking fantastic especially when using the main 1 inch type sensor ! If you want to take things even further you can use an app called motion cam that will allow to even shoot in RAW video something that most dslrs don't even do !!! So to answer your question, when it comes to video the Xiaomi is a beast !
Amazing shots, Amazing review 👍👍👍
I have this phone too. Really good job 👍👍👍
Which luts do you use ?
Thanks
Hi thanks really appreciate 😊 I do not use LUTS for video, I record in LOG and grade each bit of footage individually. In terms of photos I didn't use any presets if that's what you meant, again I hand graded every single photo. I did make a preset pack (link in the description) from the hundreds of photos I have been grading since I started the channel 👍
6:24 saw someone walking on the farthest part of the forest :D
I was far from being the only person there that day, the peak district region whilst being huge is a very popular destination and the padley gorge forest is also a tourist spot 😅
i really like that phone but it's not available here in our country 😢
new subscriber here🙂
Hey welcome 😁 yes it sucks when they only make certain phones available in some countries only 😟
I'm very disappointed with mine. I think the vivo with zeiss would have been a better choice.
It's what you do with a camera that matters, not the badges 🤷
@@UpsideLens that's true. But i really expected better after the hype. I'm a Xiaomi fan and have used them for a while. I thought this phone might lure me away from Leicas 🙈 I guess that was wishful thinking. You're working well with it though 👍🏼
I have to ask, are these pictures straight from camera or there’s a bit of colour grading
All my photos are shot RAW so yes absolutely, they are colour graded. No camera in the world would have shots looking like those straight out the sensor. Hope that Answers your question 👍
Crying watching this from my Samsung S23 Ultra 😢. Great job Xiaomi.
Does it record video with the same photo quality?
I do explain in the vlog what the quality is like when recording videos 👍 all the head talking shots and b-roll was recorded using the phone
Cool, greetings from 🇮🇩,, steady,,, must be expensive ea 🤔🤔🤔
Great content man!
As an owner of 14 ultra, this video was quite embarrassing, wish I could edit and set the stage as well as you
Thanks man, really appreciate 😊 I'll be doing a lot more content on the 14 Ultra including, techniques, tips and POVs in the coming months, stay tuned and keep snapping 👌
@@UpsideLens happy to hear that mate 👍
Me too 😅.
If the 16 ultra will have a f1.8 and f8 aperture sensor, I might consider it. F4 doesn't really give the star effect I love.
This one is looks really good but also quite expensive for me. Is there any other phone in the market that can compete with Xiaomi 14 Ultra when it comes to Macro photography?
Have you try Vivo X100 Pro/Ultra?
I briefly played with the X100 but never laid hands on the Ultra. I'm not a mega fan of sensor crop focal lengths due to losing the physical properties of a real focal length. I know Xiaomi may be going that way too in their next 15 Ultra but we'll have to wait and see.
question here bro will you recommend this phone or the s24 ultra for camera quality ??
The Xiaomi any day ! S24U Ultra's sensors are just too small and ISP processes the photos way too much.
@@UpsideLens i will consider it mate thanks 👍
@@UpsideLens or should i wait to see what vivo x200 or oppo find X 8 ultra has to offer i mean this month is a challenge one right for smartphones
@@georgeazzopardi9881 def wait for vivo x200
I am impressed with the Xiaomi 14ultra's photography capability
Going to buy Xiaomi 14 ultra, and sell off my pixel 8 pro, as the telephoto lens is sooo much noisy and grainy.
neEver thot that this phone camera is this good.
It is very good indeed ☺️
I've been gawking at this phone for months. Hope to get it for my birthday. It truly is the best camera phone of 2024. No other phone can compete.
It isn't perfect but as a whole it's one of, if not, the best indeed !
@@UpsideLens Exactly. I mean the photography kit is just one of the many reasons its the best
I'd lower my expectations on the photography kit if I was you though, I made a video all about it ! Go give it a watch 👍
@@UpsideLens ah sweet I’ll give it a watch then!
Great video! I've heard nice things about the Huawei Pura 70 series. Do you have any plans to test their camera mechanics? I'm curious about how practical they are.
Thank you 😊 I won't sadly, since the phones I use are my daily drivers I couldn't live with a phone that doesn't natively support Google services or don't have global releases. Having said that even if the Huawei did have those prerequisites I am not big fan on relying on sensor crops for telephoto. You just cannot beat physics and the way a "real" focal length works.
@@UpsideLensin Poland Huawei Pura 70 ultra is official
@@UpsideLens This makes sense. Thank you for taking the time to respond.
You're more than welcome 👍
Great video!! Those shots are amazing ✨️
I have a question, in terms of battery, how good is it? It's good for a day by day?
The quality of the video is really awesome 😍
Thank you I really appreciate the kind words 👌
Please share settings for 14 ultra astronomy settings. 🙏
the best portrait mode on any phone, the color science is unmatched.
Hey really nice Video! :) Xiaomi 14 Ultra or newest Xperia 1 / Xperia 5 ?
Thank you really appreciate 😊 I made a video, literally after this one about the Xiaomi Vs Xperia 1VI go give it a watch 😉
Were the photos that you added as the video went along edited afterwards or straight out of the camera/phone.. Look amazing
Thanks and yes all photos I take are shot in manual mode in RAW format and edited afterwards in Lightroom Classic, no camera would have straight out of camera shots like those 😅
@UpsideLens haha I was thinking that but was being overly hopeful😂😂
@UpsideLens haha I was thinking that but was being overly hopeful😂😂
@UpsideLens haha I was thinking that but was being overly hopeful😂😂
Great review and I would have ordered one of these straight away if I hadn't seen it compared to the Vivo 100 with a bigger sensor and most of the time - better results. I'm waiting for my Honor Magic V3 to arrive but looking for a better camera orientated phone with the photography kit to replace some of my still cameras. Any comments? Love your presentations on this flagship - thank you!
Reviews tell half the story... You see where the X14U shines is the fact it has a dedicated non-periscope zoom lens and unlike the X100U it doesn't require a sensor crop. The resulting photos and especially bokeh are wayyyy ahead of what the X100U can achieve, and that's physics at the end of the day. Bokeh on any periscope lens will look squarish and un-natural. That's the nature of the beast. Also adds to the fa t Xiaomi's compatibility is much better with third party softwares like motion cam and mcpro24fps which allows the Xiaomi to pump out some, if not then best, video footage of ANY mobile phone out there.
@@UpsideLens So in summary, and five months after the 14 Ultra arrived on the scene AND despite the arrival of the Vivo 100 Ultra, you'd still recommend the Xiaomi? Thank you for coming back to me - I'm a subscriber!!
@K22MDL i haven't looked at anything that doesn't support Google (aka Huawei Pura) but so far for me and for what I prioritise in a camera phone the Xiaomi is the phone to beat in 2024 ! Awesome 1inch type sensor, amazing 75mm telephoto, outstanding macro, video capabilities just class leading... It just keeps on going. On top of that the photography kit, even though I'm not fond of the grip itself comes with an amazing case that allows to use any 67mm filters.
@@UpsideLens cheers and if I do buy one I'll be following your settings for the device.
That's what Im here for 😉 have a good one mate 👍
Love it mate, funnily enough I've got a shoot tomorrow but I think I'd better take my Canon lol
Well it depends what the shoot is for I guess
@@UpsideLens it's a model portfolio shoot, I think she might be annoyed if I don't take a camera
😂 it's funny how people perceived mobile phones when it comes to photography ! If I was to rock up to a wedding with my Xiaomi to record the video they would burn me on a stake and yet it can (albeit if rooted) shoot RAW 14bit ! Not something many mirrorless can do lol if I said in the video the b-roll was shot on an alpha camera im pretty sure everyone would have believed me lol shooting 10bit LOG straight out of the phone is just unreal especially when you combine it with the 1 inch sensor and the variable aperture !
the Sony Lytia LYT-900 one inch sensor is amazing
It is indeed really good 👌
Hi, nice video. I was wondering if this phone does not have any hand held way to take light trails or if the IBIS can allow to hand held light trails on street. Thanks
Thanks 👍 and just like any camera you'd have to be very very steady for light trails. The lower the shutter speed the more "dangerous" it becomes. For those type of shots you'd want to stabilise the phone/camera either on a tripod, a wall or something.
I have Xiaomu 14U for months now, but not that strong on taking photoes as I'm very new. I was wondering will you make some tips video for the newbies that wanted to explore photograpphy with phones? haha
I'm still really love the whole phone but I do agree the UI is abit bad. Tho I'm using Xiaomi phones for a while now but this is the first time going into flagship and it makes me realized the UI for the camera really needs improvement alot.
Hey 👋 to answer your question, yes I will be making videos designed to help people out in terms of tips and advice. The thing is it all comes down to the basics of photography, once you understand them the UI of a phone just becomes a means to an end. Yes they all vary from phone to another but the principle remains the same. I will be using the Xiaomi for the foreseeable future so keep your eyes peeled for a lot of content 👌
@@UpsideLens Cool!! Looking forward more of your content! I was actually just browsing for any people make reviews of the Xiaomi 14U for fun and I came across your video and I love it!
@regis20 no problem mate, I got the phone about a month ago and been putting it through it's paces to see what its limits are (I tend to do that with every phone I get so I know where I can push and where I can't) so yes expect a lot more content with this phone in the next few weeks (got a Xperia 1 VI vs Xiaomi 14 ultra video in the pipeline) as well as a street photography video shot in Manchester that I need to start editing, as well as other videos that I will soon be shooting... Busy busy busy 😅
your Vlog camera was??
The Xiaomi, I do talk about how I only used the Xiaomi for all b-roll and talking shots. I only used the GoPro for POV footage.
How do DXOMark manage to rank this lower than many other smartphone cameras given the beautiful results you are managing to produce? I find the same contradiction with the S24 Ultra which is producing more colour accurate daylight shots and better lowlight shots than my Oppo Find X7 Ultra! As an experienced photographer, do you find DXO misleading? Lovely video btw!
Ok I won't speak ill of big names out there but all I'll say is you wouldn't be the first person questioning DxOMark's integrity 🫢😅
Really good job! I have one question, do you have chance to compare this or Xperia 1V with Vivo x100 Pro or that one isn't available in your country?
Thank you really appreciate 🙏 if you look back a couple of videos I had a whole video about Xperia 1 V vs the Xiaomi 🙂 in regards to the Vivo I don't intend on buying it. Much more restricted in terms of 3rd party app potential (lacks support for raw video / 30fps raw burst mode...) and the hardware is still better on the Xiaomi side. 👍
@@UpsideLens thanks for answer, I saw that comparison video, it was very valuable👍
Yes Vivo lacks in terms of video, also don't have 4k120 as Xiaomi, but in terms of photography it is really close, maybe even better in some cases, even if it have older 1inch sensor. I had both but returned it because I want to try new Xperia which is still on the way, but I assume that I will end with 14Ultra or x100 Pro, and now in my country it is for even same price both are under 1050€ or you can get 14 Ultra bunde with photography kit and wireless charger for 1199€ which is really good price compared to MSRP...
@konkurentLC I'll save you the hassle, don't get the Xperia 1 VI ! As much as I loved my Xperia 1 V the new one is a hot mess ! I had a hands on for a few hours yesterday with it and was extremely frustrated with it, overall poor results all around unfortunately
@@UpsideLens exactly my feelings in past days when finally non-sponsored Sony reviews started to appear, most of them mention system bugs and also don't praise the battery life as well as it was advertised by Sony, I'm not even talking about the telephoto lens... I was convincig myself for past 3 years to try Xperia especially for autofocus and dedicated shutter button but overall I don't think it's worh 300€ more than xiaomi or vivo, even with a free headphones... and I don't even mention that Xperia is probably the last phone with bezels and Sony can't implement any kind of face unlock there...
Have you filmed 0:30 to 1:00 with the Phone as well? Thank :)
Hi yes as I mentioned towards the end of the video all B-Roll and talking shots were filmed with the Xiaomi 👍
Have you noticed any brightness problems after the latest camera update? A friend of mine says the update have killed his joy of night photography with the 14u. 😬
Tbh I haven't, no... Maybe that's something that happened in automatic jpg mode ? I shoot manual RAW 99% of the time. Might be worth having a look on Reddit if others have experienced the same thing ?
I am thinking how does it feel if I will receive that kind of phone as a gift
Dont you get foggy lens in humid climate?? As i can see cold weather and humidity while you shoot on this location please reply me ❤
Not a single issue with fogging, I'm pretty sure that issue was limited to some units. I had heard a few people having the problem but most likely deffo rive units. Mine is absolutely fine, been using it in cold / hot (7c / 35c ) rain / sun and no problem so far 😊
@@UpsideLens what is deffo rive units please tell me
Ive got the Xiaomi 14 ultra. Its the first phone I have had which actually looks like the photos were taken with a compact camera. The quality is brilliant, but more importantly they dont look over proceeded like google pixels do. Also, the natural bokeh (not the fake software one) is brilliant. I absolutely love it. One of the best phones I have owned.
It is a really good phone for photography, make sure to switch to manual and raw and the results you can get out of it are nothing short of spectacular for a phone !
Does it can shoot bokeh or depth of field?
Shoot video
Yes it does, but I do not tend to use those modes, I use the phone as I would use an actual camera, in manual, raw and edit in lightroom afterwards, again just like I would with a camera.
Sorry but I think you are very good as I tried the xiomi and no photo I took looked like your photos...great job!
Thank you really appreciate ❤️ photography is all about composition, whether you take a photo with a £50 phone or a £2000 DSLR composition is key. Then the editing part is also crucial. My advice is shoot in RAW, pay attention to your manual settings and most importantly keep experimenting, the more you shoot the better you get at it 😊
Test in city too
If you click on my other videos you'll see city 👀
Next time plz add before (original) and after edit pic
Great photography! The photos that you show in the video, are they straight from camera or have they had any post processing?
I shoot all my photos in RAW meaning that I edited them. I used lightroom classic 👍
We need to know can it shoot 4k60 LOG on all cameras?
It can when used with third party app like fcpro24fps where you can use a true LOG and 10bit at a much higher nitrate and bypassing the processing of the ISP. Gives better results than even iPhone Prores !
I can only afford xiaomi 14, because 14 ultra is too expensive for me. but I am satisfied with the price offered, as well as having an amazing camera
Enjoy what you've got, it's not all about how much the gear cost but how you use it 😉 practice and practice some more and keep doing what you love 👍
Despite being great at camera, i wonder how their software & updates sustain in the long term i have never used one of them brands.
Time will tell but since I've had this phone I've had 2 updates so far.
Gorgeous location 😍
How much colour grading / filters did you apply to the X14U shots in post?
It was absolutely stunning indeed ! If I could I'd move to this part of the UK in a heartbeat !!! In terms of grading hers my process, I normally do a base correction (highlights/shadows/saturation...) the some macro-localised adjustments via masking, and then I start on the grade, it all depends on the initial vision I have for a certain shot. I have made a pack of presets/starting points of my most used grades for my street photography (link in description) but yeah it's a case by case sort of thing sometimes I push it quite far, sometimes not it all depends on the look I want to go for. Then to finish it off I normally go back with some masking for sharpening/clarity and last step is normally a denoise if needed. I did make a video a few months ago showing my process of editing my photos if you want to check it out. Hope that answers your question 👍
Very interesting video. I love how you take pictures and make them look magical. One thing I'm curious about is, when you took pictures of the waterfall using pro mode, you needed an ND filter. What about long exposure mode that comes with the phone itself? I think it doesn't require an ND filter. But what are the differences between those pictures? Eager to know.
Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it 👍 I always try to stay away from "trickeries". Yes the phone has various modes to mimic certain types of photos, just like the iPhone also has. But you can only do so in jpg since it will spit out a very processed shot. To give you a comparison it's like making a home made lasagne and buying a microwavable ready meal lasagne.... It technically has the same name but it won't look or taste the same at all... 🤣 There's no cutting corners for photography, if you want the real deal and awesome results you gotta stick by the rules 😉
@UpsideLens thank you for the reply. Yeah I always thought, what's the difference. When i tried to capure light trails or silky water, somehow the 'trickeries' makes it so good. Probably I need to brush up my settings and editing skills.
great video and the review was just perfect
I had a question regarding choosing between xiaomi 14 ultra and rx100 VII. In your opinion, for now currently near 2025 buying which one worth it?
Thank you I really appreciate 😊 now regarding your question, it's a tough one really, one is a phone, one is a dedicated camera with ergonomics million years better than a phone could dream of... It really depends on your needs and expectations. There are pros and cons on both. I personally would prefer the Xiaomi because I can just take it everywhere with me. The camera I probably wouldn't literally take everywhere, but that's just me. In the video department the Xiaomi will fare much better too, again it really depends on your use case and I can't answer that one for you.
@@UpsideLens Thank you ❤
Nice video! How about in low light conditions? Photo and video? Video was shot on main camera but how about the selfie camera?
Thanks appreciate man 👍 I very rarely use selfie cameras, they're all trash lol the end of the video where the waterfalls were shot was pretty low light, it was 8pm under heavy forestry, there's also a very low light backlit shot of a tunnel too, it's in there 😉
Did you edit all the photos
Hi yes all photos are shot RAW and edited in Lightroom classic afterwards 👍
@@UpsideLens you gotta do an editing tutorial
@itzishaan11 done ✅ 😉 I made one a few videos back where I show the whole process on how I edit my photos 👍
Are you rocking the Global version or the CN?
Global 👍
I have the Xiaomi 14 ultra
Which raw is better. Raw or ultra raw?
Also if you can get your hands on a Motorola edge 30 ultra. I used to use the raw from that one and it was more organic. The dng files were original 25mb. Here it seems Xiaomi is somewhat pre processing the raw(like gcam raw) so file sizes are lesser than 15mb usually
It depends on the use case, ultra raw stacks raws to effectively Denoise the photos. At night time I definitely wouldn't use ultra raw as it will add shutter lag which will be the difference between a crisp shot and a blurry one. In bright daylight ultra raw can give you cleaner shots but do bare in mind you wouldn't be able to run lightroom Denoise afterwards (at least not effectively) as it is already processed.
@@UpsideLens ok cool thank you. Let me go with raw only then.
I wish the front camera also had raw like my moto that I sold. I am currently using gcam for front camera raw
Like you, I also kind of do not use auto mode, unless it's extremely dark and I can't hold my phone so still, for a low iso. Because it seems to do too many unnecessary things. Not many people actually understand this.
Tbh unless it's a selfie for friends and family I'd avoid the front camera completely, I've never actually used it myself 😅 they're just tiny sensors and no good comes out of them generally 👍 yes manual + raw is the way to go 👍
@@UpsideLens yes agreed. Atleast they could try some half decent sensors. The moto's 60mp I was able to extract good detail at day time from it and managed to output selfies better than most flagships, even the popular ones. But yeah turning around the camera, not everyone seems to be fond of
It's all about physics at the end of the day, the bigger the sensor (not MP) the bigger the optics so it would be nigh on impossible to fit a descent sensor at the front. Nothing wrong with turning the phone the other way round 🤷 alternatively get someone to take a photo of you instead 😉
Would you recommend the S24 Ultra or the Xiaomi 14 Ultra? My biggest concern is the thermals, i saw that the leather versions heats too much when doing intensive tasks like 4K video recording and gaming, so should i get the Blue Ceramic version of 14U?
From a photography point of view I couldn't recommend the S24U, small sensors, over the top processing and I'm just not a fan of their colour science. In terms of the Xiaomi 14 ultra heating up, the only time I can honestly it was hot to the touch was when I was charging it at the full 90W as I was in a rush and needed the super fast charge. Other than that, when recording video with it it gets warm at most and I don't have e that ceramic one. Hope that helps
@@UpsideLens Thanks a lot, i was a bit undecided because people recommended the S24U for cameras and overall, over the 14U, but now i'm sure i'll get the 14U
@HomiRuimm really ? Any photographer out there would never choose the S24U over the Xiaomi ! That would be foolish ! I mean the Xiaomi's sensors are way larger than the Samsung's ancient ones ! The optics are much better on the Xiaomi, it's 75mm telephoto doesn't use a periscope which allows for some ridiculously good bokeh ! The macro abilities are bonkers too ! The Xiaomi is also much better supported when it comes to third party apps like mcpro24fps and motion cam which allows you to record real RAW video which crushes even iPhones pro Res ! The phone to beat in 2024 for photography is the Xiaomi, and any self respecting photographer would never say the Samsung is better in anyway, not unless they were paid to say so !
Who else saw the brown bear behind him
Mate you're gonna have to time-stamp that one lol to my knowledge there aren't any bears in the peak district lol
One of best video on entire TH-cam channel for 14 ultra settings.... I'm a bit confused how settings 23mm or 75mm🤔
Thank you I really appreciate 😊 not sure what you mean by settings for 23mm or 75mm
@@UpsideLens in your video after showing every photo, compare the settings.
Example 23.mm- iso 100-8 sec and f2.8
Others value easy on pro mode 23 mm I don't understand how to choose.
23mm or 75mm are the cameras ? Thanks 🙏
Yes those are the focal lengths so on the Xiaomi specifically 23mm is the main 1x camera, and 75mm is the telephoto 3.2x camera. I hope that makes sense 😊
Excellent review. Have been using Xiaomi 13 Pro for quite sometime. Do u recommend i upgrade to Xiaomi 14 ultra. Please suggest.
I haven't tried the 13 ultra myself but from what I've seen, yes the improvements are there (better sensors, full variable aperture...) but it probably isn't worth upgrading. I'd wait until the 15 ultra is announced and make a decision then 👍
@@UpsideLens Ok Bro. Will sure take your advice when Xiaomi 15 Ultra is launched. Thanks.. :-)
You're welcome have a nice day bud 👍
what a calming lovely peaceful video i ve just watched ...❤
I'm glad you enjoyed it, and the natural settings called for a chilled and serene type of edit 😉
Wish I could afford one!
It is deffo worth saving up for one 👍
@@UpsideLens hard at the moment I live in a homeless charity don't get a lot of money I'm stuck with an oldish redmi
@darrenbateman5713 you'd be surprised the bangers you can take even with older phones ! I started experimenting with mobile phone photography with a Samsung galaxy S8 Edge !... We're going back quite a few years 😅
@@UpsideLens really slowing down lol
Vivo exists
Vivo does exist indeed, but Vivo relies too much on sensor crops for its telephoto, can't beat real optics with real focal lengths, that's physics 😉
@@UpsideLens yeah that's a valid point, but for the zoom ranges it does offer I believe it is a decent bit more capable, also that macro is amazing on X100 series
Is the photos shown here is edited or straight from the camera ?
They're all shot raw and edited (apart from the Leica B&W filter and portrait mode which are jpg straight out of camera 👍
Hows the battery been during your usage? Some people are saying that the battery is extremely bad.
Extremely bad ?? I consider myself a power user and on a regular day which consists of 50% WiFi at home and 50% 5G when at work, mixed usage of TH-cam / insta / discord / Reddit / chrome / camera / messenger / WhatsApp / Fitbit GPS / maps .... I get on average about 8hrs screen on time. I usually start the day at 100% (7am) and finish the day at about (11.30pm) at 35%. Hope that helps
Yeah. People are saying it gets really heated up and then starts eating the battery and laging during camera usage.
Well that really wasn't the case at all for mine, not once in the whole month I've used it. I also heard people complaining about fogging up of the lenses and other horror stories, it's just like any other device, the minority who has problems will be very vocal about it, the rest who have a normal experience just don't go raving about it if that makes sense. Same with any other electricals, small fraction of users might have issues but the vast majority dont
EDIT: As a matter of fact I used the phone to record 10bit LOG footage for this video and no over heating issues whatsoever.
Well, You have just convinced me to get the phone. Also, you are doing an excellent job with these reviews. They are top notch and it's hard to find a proper honest detailed review these days. Everyone is just repeating the same marketing bollocks. Awesome photos aswell. You got a new subscriber and thanks for your responses to my questions. 🙂 @@UpsideLens
Thank you very much for your response. You've made excellent work with this review and just got a new subscriber. We need more proper and honest reviews like this. It's hard to fins that these days. I am looking forward to more reviews of this phones possibilities from you. Thanks again 🙂@@UpsideLens
I hear battery does not last that well.
No issue mate, I'd class myself as a heavy user and from 7am at 100% til 11pm about 30/35% still left with about 8hrs of SOT. Half the day WiFi the other half 5G mixture of TH-cam / discord / browsing / camera / Instagram / banking / Facebook / WhatsApp / messenger. I don't play games on my phone though but id say it probably isn't the best out there but definitely much better than many.
Great contents as always, Seb!
This video proves once again that the most important thing is not the camera but the person behind it!
Couple of things:
1) It would be so useful if you could hint somewhere in the corner which device you are shooting with (Xiaomi? GoPro? Any other device?)
2) In the beginning the exposure jumps up and down, weird))
3) Missing the shutter button?
4) Missing the Xperia Camera UI?
Tripod shots are sick tho
Thanks mate really appreciate 😊
I did think about it but thought it was obvious which was which... All the good quality video is from the Xiaomi and the rest is the crappy action cam 😅 I did say towards the end of the video that when it comes to video all b-roll and head talking shots where taken on the Xiaomi using mcpro24fps 10bit LOG
In regards to jumping exposure, when filming on location and I'm doing vlog style the camera has to be in auto to compensate for lighting changes. Any vlogger will have their camera set to auto for those type of shots. All b-roll however was set and locked in manual.
Shutter button, I mean yes and no, I do have the Xiaomi camera grip but havent used it much in this video. I have also recorded another video (will be out in the next couple of weeks) doing some street photography and I used the grip pretty much entirely.
Xperia camera UI (the real one, not the new abomination) was great, but I'm slowly getting used to the Xiaomi UI which is "OK". Having said that yesterday I got to test out the Xperia 1 VI for half a day (also a video in the work) and god that UI is atrocious ! As much as I loved the Xperia 1 V the VI is trash !!!
i really enjoy watching your video keep it up❤
Thanks for the kind words ☺️ really appreciate 👍❤️
Was the video portion shot on the 14 ultra?
Just answered question in the video about 17:00 >
Indeed 😉
Might be a silly question but have you thought about doing a photography walk for people that follow you on here or even a doing a book? I think it would awesome personally
Thank mate really appreciate the confidence you have in me 😂 joke aside I have been thinking about a lot of things for the channel, some are in the pipeline already, some need investment which I just simply cannot afford at this stage (so maybe in the future) and other things which I haven't got a reach big enough yet to implement, a photo walk would be one of them as I'd need at least 10 times the subscriber base to make it viable and not end up with only one person turning up 😂. Yes as the channel grows I definitely want to create a community of like minded people interested in mobile phones and photography, that's the aim, that's always been the aim actually 😊 so fingers crossed we get there eventually 👍
@@UpsideLens I know I'd book a day off from work to travel down from Wolverhampton but I would bring both my camera and phone lol
Thanks mate 😁 well it's definitely something I have thought about when the channel gets a bit bigger and we can gather quite a few people and make it happen 👍
@@UpsideLens I do believe a pub may be involved lol
Great video and timely as I'm wanting to get the best still image capturing phone to replace carrying round a camera. Do you have any raw or jpegs you can share so we can see the quality?
Thanks mate 🙂 glad it helps 👍 I'm currently toying with the idea of a TH-cam membership or maybe patreon where I would share RAWS of all shots taken for the latest videos as well as including my lightroom presets. Will give a think about it all 👍
@@UpsideLens Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for any developments.
Nice video.
Battery life ain't great yet and it also heats up pretty easy, had the phone for a week now. After how long does the software settle down?
Battery life definitely isn't a problem for me, on average by the time I get to bed at 11.30pm/midnight I have about 35%/30% battery left and I would class myself as a pretty heavy user (I do not game on the phone though)
@@UpsideLens does yours overheat?
Can't say it has, only times it gets warm to the touch is when I sometimes use the 90W boost charge if I'm really in a hurry or got an important shoot and can't wait to charge it at normal speeds. I've said it before though I do not play games on the phone so that may be the issue ? The only time my phone got really hot was when I tried Motioncam pro, but that was my fault as I was trying to shoot RAW video at 60fps whilst encoding it on the fly to H265 ! That would put even a very powerful computer to its knees, let alone a phone lol. For your problem I would suggest doing a factory reset and not syncing any of your data on the first install. I know android can be glitchy when importing all previous data and files from previous install and have corrupted files which will make your phone overheat, had that issue with the Sony Xperia 1 V and when I factory reset it I set the phone as "new phone" and then imported all my previous photos ( not apps) afterwards. Hope it helps
I used to have Xiaomi 12s Ultra and compared it with Google Pixel 7 Pro, Xperia 1 V. One thing I didn't like about Xiaomi photos is colour chemistry and significant colour shift with different lenses. I noticed that main camera delivered magenta tinted or sometimes just too cold tones. Other times - too warm tones. Bright light conditions shots did come up with weird colours sometimes too (perhaps this is normal for many phones).
Yes it is sometimes an issue with older or cheaper phones, however with the 14 ultra very happy with the results as you can probably tell from the photos in this video. The key of course is to do as much of the work as possible when taking the photo, making sure the light is right (composition) the right iso is selected for the right shutter speed and correct aperture for the look wanted. Leaving a phone like this decide what the shot should look like by leaving it on auto regular mode would be a waste, just like driving a Ferrari on a bumpy road at 5mph 😅
@@UpsideLens Yes, I agree with that. But sometimes when you are with family and kids you just can't do all these manual adjustments and settings. Perhaps, family photography itself (not a photography in a hurry with kids running around) is a different topic and you might do one dedicated review about it - "The best high-end smartphone camera for family photography 2024". Cheers
I shall put it in the pipeline next to "the best smartphone camera to shoot your lasagna in 2024" 😉😂
Joke aside the first thing I'll say is in 2 years Xiaomi have nailed colour science compared to older models which did have weird behaviours indeed. Now when you say family photos you don't have to rely on the crappy auto regular mode , you can still use the pro mode but with all settings set to auto. Unlike the ultra processed regular auto mode you should get a much more pleasing image just like you would using a regular camera in P mode if that makes sense 👍
@@UpsideLensWell, I did exactly that with Xperias 1 III - IV - V but I didn't see any improvement compared to Sony's Auto Mode. Maybe because Sony doesn't do much photo processing in Auto mode because they don't know how. I gues Xiaomi is different in this regard. Xiaomi 12s Ultra was the only Xiaomi phone I had in the past. Regarding Xperia, if everything is right, all stars in the sky arranged in lucky order and you have a lucky moment, it can deliver absolutely stunning, unlike any other smartphones, photos. BUT, these moments are rare. That's why I'm using Oppo Find X7 Ultra right now and looking at Xiaomi 14 Ultra / Vivo X100 Ultra. Cheers
From my experience with the Xperia 1 V (disregard the VI it's just not a good phone for photography anymore) shooting in manual Vs auto had HUGE differences ! First one being the file sizes ! When in auto basic mode the jpg compression is horrendous, hence why going via pro mode was the only way to avoid that. Secondly in terms of processing the basic mode will add a very strong sharpening effect, noise reduction, de-vignetting, colour balancing as well as saturation boost... I could not live with the results spat out of the basic mode on an Xperia phone. Pro manual in raw was a different beast all together ! Now the 14 ultra trumps all of that and gives stellar results especially when using the telephoto sensors compared to the Xperia phones.
Just wondering, did you have that notorious rear camera lens fogging / moisure accumulating issue? As a technician who repaired these devices, I know the most obvious and most probable source of it. I rememeber that exact issue stopped me from buying Xiaomi and getting Oppo Find X7 Ultra instead.
Nope didn't have the issue whatsoever, I did read about it but again it's like any electronic device you buy, some small percentage will have defects and the people who end up with defective units end up being the very vocal minority that scare everybody else 😂 same with everything brand out there.
@@UpsideLens Perhaps you're very lucky :). I saw a way too many people having this issue - I can't remember any other phone having something like that on such scale. Not only Ultra but also vanilla 14 has it too.
@victorrumyantsev3718 like I said the minority will be louder than people not having issues, again just like with any bit of electronic. Even if you saw 100 people complaining one after the other about the issue, out of let's say 10million units sold that's a drop in the ocean. Same phenomenon occurs with other products and brands, PlayStation's, iPhones, just happens and if you are one of the unlucky one you take it to the socials and scream about it.
@@UpsideLens It's likely the case, you are right. The problem is that Xiaomi 14 Ultra isn't officially available in NZ which means pretty much no warranty. So if I get a "foggy lenses" unit then I'm f***d.
@victorrumyantsev3718 very true ! Gotta do what's best for you !
Try Vivo X100 Ultra and you will be amazed. I could not take the risk of fog in lens and first I regreated that I did give upp the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, but now I really like my Vivo and I do not miss my Nikon D500 at all.
I guess it's the same with anything, the minority of people having issues will be very vocal about it, I'm sure there are millions of people who are absolutely fine with no fogging of the lens. Pretty happy with the Xiaomi and the ability to have the photography kit with perfectly matching case and grip and the ability to use filters is just 👌the icing on the cake for me is the variable aperture, such an amazingly useful feature, and lets not forget to mention the awesome star flare that only a variable aperture can give you... Beautiful 😉
Also in the UK as a previous 13 Ultra global version user, I pre-ordered my 14 Ultra with camera kit. No fogging issues and it's much better overall than the 13 Ultra. Vivo certainly make some great models too - X100 Pro or Ultra would have been my other choice.
Unfortunately with all things electronics there's always an element of luck of the draw 😞 always a small percentage of units will have issues, that's just how it is 🤷 glad you're having fun with your 14 Ultra, loving mine 👌
I tried the X100 & X100 ultra. 1. I couldn't live with the fake bokeh as it doesn't get the bokeh fading right in a complex photo especially when there are many things around the main subject. 2. The natural shadows are gone brighten up corner to corner as thought photo taken in studio with controlled lightings all around. This is what most phone users are looking for but not to my taste as dark shadows play a major part in expressing the scene.
Can you confirm the reported half a second shutter delay? Something similar is happening on Samsung phones where the image is taken half a second after pressing the shutter button. Pixel and iphone for example are instant
There is no half a second delay. Maybe slow shutter speed can distort your perception, but I am able to take many pictures in 3 seconds. I have just taken 18 photos just to test it. Pro mode, manual tapping, no burst mode. When I am outdoor and shooting bugs (pun intended), I always take many pictures to be able to select couple usable ones (in windy conditions).
Reports of half a second shutter delay ??? This phone would have ended up in the waterfall if that was the case 😂 what can be sometimes perceived as "delay" is depending on settings used. If shooting in low light and left on full auto the ISP may compensate by slowing down the shutter speed which is what the delay you might be on about, but half a second though ? No way, not unless it was set as 0.5s shutter speed for long exposure ! When you say they're instant, it's not totally correct, if taking a photo in the dark somehow the camera has to compensate for the lack of light by increasing ISO and if that's not enough it will also slow the shutter speed sometimes as slow as a few seconds, so not quite instant.
@@UpsideLens Im talking about the dxomark review where they have a pretty clear evidence of it happening. Check it out, maybe there is an explanation for it
@@UpsideLens Check out the dxomark review where they measured it and compared to other camera phones. Seems like a pretty good proof.
Great video, sir, and those shots - particularly the long exposures - are amazing. The foamy stuff, btw, are left by spittlebugs after they feed on the plant sap (I used to think people had been gobbing on the plants.)
Users really are spoilt for choice these days - Vivo or Xiaomi seem to be neck and neck with Huawei hampered by the lack of a global unit. I was wondering if you'd experienced any shutter lag, as I have a chance of picking up a cheap second hand 13U and I'd heard it was an issue.
Xiami have more realistic colors, meanwhile Vivo if to staurated or of when comes to colors
Hey thanks for the kind words 😊 and thanks for the info, I'll be going to bed that little bit more intelligent tonight 😅 Xiaomi to me has the edge against the Vivo (purely based off a lot of raws I downloaded and studied before buying the 14 ultra) the Huawei apart from not being a global release and not having Google services (which to me is a straight write off anyway) relies purely on sensor crops for its telephoto and I'm not a big fan at all of that technique. You just can't beat physics and a sensor crop zoom just doesn't replace a real dedicated focal length in terms of optics, bokeh, and compression.
Now for shutter delay, i have noticed it happening only in auto mode when turning on all computational cr*p HDR and filters. In pro manual mode its all shutter depending obviously.
@@UpsideLens many thanks and great work again.
Wonderful. Did you have any kind of condensation issues with the lens?
Hey thanks, really appreciate 😊 short answer is no. I was aware of the issue going around and did read about it but just like any other brand of any electronic manufacturers some issues are bound to happen at very small percentage, but that minority always tends to be very vocal about their issues hence why you end up hearing about it exponentially more than anyone having a good time with their product.
Anyway, like I said, never had this issue myself and I did shoot in various environments, dry to sudden humidity, warm to cold, cold to hot... Having bought my phone from a third party, I always had the option anyway to send it back for a straight swap had anything happened but thankfully never had to 😊
@@UpsideLens You do have a point about those issues being louder than the positive feedback. Thank you for the response and the video!
You're welcome 👍
Great video is xiaomi 14 ultra worth buying without photography kit?
Thanks 🙏 the photography kit, is really good for one thing currently, and that's for the case and filter mount, which is a life saver ! The grip is flawed and useless in its current state until they fix it's flaws (my previous video was all about the photography kit as a matter fact)
So really down to you, if you can get it at a low price go for it, at full retail price absolutely NOT
@@UpsideLens thanks for your reply the photography kit is not for sale in Denmark respect to you.
@nielsjunker1487 I'm sure you could always use eBay and have it imported. I know second hand kits got for pretty cheap all things considered 👍