I use the 14 Ultra with CPL filter and photo kit. HDR mode off outdoor and indoor HDR auto. This setup is amazing. Black is deep, and it`s more like real Leica and real photography at all
If xiaomi could have given a seperate camera app within the phone where complete integration of Leica photography same as the Leica camera replicates without any much photo processing...that could have enhanced the experience further and we will be having two camera choices...either to go with xiaomi regular cera app just like this or with Leica camera app with Leica setting and photography...it would have been bonas for camera lovers and photographers.....I always like your vedios they are really 👍.@@ThroughJermainesLens
@ScreenOnTimeYT hahhhaha well most people that buy a Xiaomi based on it's photography and the flaws i show love it xD 😁 most came here on this new channel because of the 13 pro at the beginning hahaha
This is a good comparisons.. real pro camera vs high end camera phone...Please do this kind of content to other brand of phone with same lenses.. this is more interest to be honest than phone to phone comparison..
I love Leica, it has such good, pleasant colors, I love it. Xiaomi did well to have Leica on its cameras. I've tried it several times and I always say that I never get tired of taking pictures with it... but the best is yet to come, Xiaomi 15 Ultra
@@ThroughJermainesLens I watched your video and really succeeded on this x200 pro but I'm impatiently waiting for the release of the xiaomi 15 ultra :p! In France, mountains are less welcoming than people from the north where I come from :D
Fantastic video.... difficult for Xiaomi to balance "normal" smartphone photography against the real camera feel Leica can give you.... .from a commercial point of view and today's expectations from the buying public. However I'm a big fan of their colour science in general and maybe they'll get even closer with the 15 ultra.
yeah agreed! My plan is to show the public that not all is about that "perfect" shot that often comes at a cost of what is beautiful about photography!
@@ThroughJermainesLens do you know what you made me did ?! 😅 i played your video 4k on my tv , opened the pro mode and replicated the exact lieca camera colors to a Preset and now so happy snapping with the new vibe 😅😄😁😁😆
I think the 13 ultra did better when it comes to deeper blacks over the 14u. when i compare the two the 14u tends to shoot a little brighter. i tend to lower the exposure by a little to compensate for that
hey jermaine i got the regular xiaomi 14 a while ago and i'm pretty happy with the camera so far, but it has an annoying flaw: the focus has its fair share of issues with everything that's in the corners of the frame and rapidly skips back and forth in lower light situations (like it can't decide what to focus on). since you have tested the regular 14: did you experience this issue as well? the main camera is the worst in that regard but the tele's focus isn't great either. i have only a honor magic 5 pro to compare, which has zero issues in the same situations. any guesses if it's a software or more likely a hardware issue? btw i think the 14 ultra did pretty well against the leica, sure, a bit overprocessed and less natural, but pretty impressive for a phone. nice shots too🙌
Hi Jermaine, I did a fair bit of research between how much hardware, software or marketing integration was involved with Leica, Haselbalad and Zeiss. It was really difficult to read between the marketing lines but I did find out that Leicia do produce their own camera phone lenses so its likely that these or replicas are on the Xiaomi as well as colour science filters. Haselblad was by far the thinnest with I think only colour science and Zeiss looks to be providing lens coating science and colour science. I guess its a bit hopefull to be buying a camera phone and expecting a mini Haselbad but thats what the marketing would have us believe and was central to my own desired feature. I did however buy the Vivo x100 Ultra based on camera results in the end up and of course its excellent.
yeah very possible! Now with Ziess we do know a bit more about it because we seen some video's with the lens structeres being made to scale for mobile phone compared to what they do in their lenses! So in that it's cool to see! Leica is just a bit less public about in a way. Hasselblad, I think in Master you can see it, in Auto on Oneplus and Oppo... no.... no thanks xD
Really enjoyed that feeling of real life, not a digital approximation of the subject with Leica T even though Xiaomi is also very good. It's good that the Chinese are pushing things forward in mobile photography, they really want that crown to themselves. Cheers! 🍻
I'm surprised by how poorly the Xiaomi handles highlight roll-off. If there's one phone I wouldn't expect to ruin a photo with artificial HDR, it's Xiaomi. But all smartphones push HDR so aggressively that the images end up looking flat. The 18-50mm seems like a solid lens, doesn't it? Fantastic test!
noooooo not iphone 16 pro/pro max! noooooooooooo noppeeeee that ultra wide is beyond bad! Best from phones depends a bit on what your preference is in photography, what would be yours?
@@ThroughJermainesLens hhhhhh i thought it was good .... , i'm iOS user and it's kind hard to me to switching to android . I like taking portrait and normal photos I never used ultra wide . So what's your suggestion to me should I stay on iPhone or switching to s24 ultra? Xiaomi 15 ultra maybe not release soon 💐
Great job as always 😍 Why 14 ultra does have a lot of noise 🤔 maybe would be better compare it with x100 ultra with better sensors more details more depth of field in priscope and better noise control especially in textured mode which feels more dslry shot😉
What you think, its good idea to sell my M50 with kit lens, to buy a 14 ultra? Or keep my camera and buy a xiaomi 14, so I can have camera photography and phone photography? I am confused! By the way, nice job!!
The color science is uncanny between the two (speaking of the BW shots primarily!!), good job by the leica team implementing this xiaomi side. Been holding off for the 15 ultra in spite of the vivo 200 pro. Tbh deeper shadows should in theory allow xiaomi to get away with less noise reduction and thus better quality photo overall.
it really is! I think it's really good to see that! And true about the darker shadows! I think when they have authenthic they should have those darker shadows we see on the Leica, and then with the vibrant you just get closer to what "normal" smartphone photography shadows look like!
I can't lie to myself, i really like what apsc camera can do, especially with its colors. The Leica T is for Terrific. 😂 But Xiaomi is awesome too. I'm really impressed by Xiaomi's B&W.. The phone i've tested personally, the black isnt black enough. 😂
@ThroughJermainesLens Lol the ones with burnt in oled displays are very very cheap , but again i wish you to have a prosperity in life and good health my friend
@@ThroughJermainesLens vivo color science is the opposite of xiaomi in everything , the deep hdr deep sharpness deep saturated colors and bright overall image is the exact opposite to X14u
Very interesting, thank you! A comparison with the Vivo x100 Ultra (Zeiss lens) would be exciting for me. It would be interesting to see which of the two smartphones, both of which have an exceptionally good camera setup, comes closer to that "Leica spirit". When it comes to emotion, which is conveyed via the photo regardless of pure image quality parameters, the Leica camera always wins for me in your comparison. It would be interesting to see whether there is a visible difference in this respect between the Xiaomi 14 Ultra (which I was considering before buying the Vivo) and the Vivo X100 Ultra.
Well I have 2 video's for you then hahaha th-cam.com/video/bjoFGMAwA_I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=48rZD0sXYamtXgnY th-cam.com/video/zmXqZfPdTyE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=YjI0YycHCvzOO4Nt hope that helps :D?
@@ThroughJermainesLens Yes, exactly, and I have been watching both videos before I bought the Vivo. So, of course I would love to see a comparison between the Vivo and a real Leica, like you did here with the Xiaomi. The Vivo is an absolutely amazing smartphone camera, and it's mind-blowing what it can do in pro mode and high resolution (from today's perspective, 01/2025), I really love it. But of course I would love to see an analog comparison with a Leica T. In the end, for me it's simply the question of whether the best smartphone camera currently available can actually compete with a Leica, in an artistic, emotional sense.
Xiaomi better stick with either smarthphone-y look or professional look. Playing in both sides would only make photo inconsistent which is infact a thing on Xiaomi phone speacially in human subjects
I use the 14 Ultra with CPL filter and photo kit. HDR mode off outdoor and indoor HDR auto. This setup is amazing. Black is deep, and it`s more like real Leica and real photography at all
yeah it's a really nice setup! Agreed!
If xiaomi could have given a seperate camera app within the phone where complete integration of Leica photography same as the Leica camera replicates without any much photo processing...that could have enhanced the experience further and we will be having two camera choices...either to go with xiaomi regular cera app just like this or with Leica camera app with Leica setting and photography...it would have been bonas for camera lovers and photographers.....I always like your vedios they are really 👍.@@ThroughJermainesLens
This really makes me want a Xiaomi even more, it's got feeling and it really has nice character. Excellent video, viewed on my TV to do it justice ❤😎🔥
hahahaha thank you man, and... sorry?:P
@ThroughJermainesLens haha it's ok, if I love it I'll be thanking you 😁🤣
@ScreenOnTimeYT hahhhaha well most people that buy a Xiaomi based on it's photography and the flaws i show love it xD 😁 most came here on this new channel because of the 13 pro at the beginning hahaha
@@ThroughJermainesLens 2025 is the year I finally scratch that itch I think 🤔❤️😎
@@ScreenOnTimeYTXiaomi 15 ultra will be released this month, if they add photo kit in pre-sale like they did with 14 ultra I will buy it 👍
This is a good comparisons.. real pro camera vs high end camera phone...Please do this kind of content to other brand of phone with same lenses.. this is more interest to be honest than phone to phone comparison..
I love Leica, it has such good, pleasant colors, I love it. Xiaomi did well to have Leica on its cameras. I've tried it several times and I always say that I never get tired of taking pictures with it... but the best is yet to come, Xiaomi 15 Ultra
I'm very excited for the upcoming Xiaomi 15 Ultra. Please, do another comparison when that comes out in about ~1 month.
I asked them trust me, but they have no units for me. Hopefully somehow I will have the oppertunity.
Great video as always
Thanks again!!! :D
Man thank you for this channel. Thanks to your hardwork! Greetings!
Thank you man!!!!
Wow man! Thank you for your video! Beautiful tribute to the Xiaomi/Leica collaboration. Hello from France!
Thank you man!!! Appriciate it! And France, was there not to long ago :D
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@ThroughJermainesLens Oh really? I will watch your video thank you :D!
@tomahah5933 yes :D so places i should go to always welcome! Mountians maybe ? 😁
@@ThroughJermainesLens I watched your video and really succeeded on this x200 pro but I'm impatiently waiting for the release of the xiaomi 15 ultra :p!
In France, mountains are less welcoming than people from the north where I come from :D
@tomahah5933 hahahaha how so? 🤣🤣 And yeah FULLY get wanting the 15 Ultra!
I miss the song you used in the X200 Pro vs. R8 video. My brain instantly associates your channel with that music.
2:36 , that's what important !
But tech twitter experts will argue that a phone/camera is bad because it slightly over/ulnder exposed sky .
Right?!!
Both the devices captured great images within their limitations.. Great video again ❤
Thank you! And agreed^^
Fantastic video.... difficult for Xiaomi to balance "normal" smartphone photography against the real camera feel Leica can give you.... .from a commercial point of view and today's expectations from the buying public. However I'm a big fan of their colour science in general and maybe they'll get even closer with the 15 ultra.
yeah agreed! My plan is to show the public that not all is about that "perfect" shot that often comes at a cost of what is beautiful about photography!
@ThroughJermainesLens exactly... I remember 35mm film from when I was a kid capturing the feeling and magic rather than pinpoint accuracy
@davegillespie3948 this!!!!!!!!! Bloody this! I am working on a standalone video for the Xiaomi 14 ultra, and this is something in there 😅
Can you make a video about Vivo X200 Pro or X100 Ultra with a Zeiss camera. Just like this one ??
mmmm I would love to but at the moment my wallet is screaming at me hahaha. And a car repair coming up as well xD
@ThroughJermainesLens xD it's ok. But, one day please make a video about Vivo X series and Zeiss camera.
@ananta5453 i shall attempt! Maybe if i get the opportunity to test the vivo x200 ultra and i have a bit more money to do that I will
one of the best videos you made ,, keep doing this ! what if you turned off hdr ,, will it be close ? ,, very nice video with new idea
Thank you man!! And HDR is off ^^
@@ThroughJermainesLens do you know what you made me did ?! 😅 i played your video 4k on my tv , opened the pro mode and replicated the exact lieca camera colors to a Preset and now so happy snapping with the new vibe 😅😄😁😁😆
I think the 13 ultra did better when it comes to deeper blacks over the 14u. when i compare the two the 14u tends to shoot a little brighter.
i tend to lower the exposure by a little to compensate for that
And now the 15 looks brighter than the 14 ):
I didn't have enough time with the 13 Ultra to judge it honestly.
Did Leica T will have same ratio as Xiaomi 14ultra if we compare with Leica M series with Leica T series?
1" vs APS-C
APS-C vs Full Frame
My wallet could not hahahaha
The halo shots were they mainly on the x5 lens of the Xiaomi?
No telephoto;)
that is a very nice camera... another great video
Agreed!!! And thank you!!!
hey jermaine
i got the regular xiaomi 14 a while ago and i'm pretty happy with the camera so far, but it has an annoying flaw: the focus has its fair share of issues with everything that's in the corners of the frame and rapidly skips back and forth in lower light situations (like it can't decide what to focus on).
since you have tested the regular 14: did you experience this issue as well? the main camera is the worst in that regard but the tele's focus isn't great either.
i have only a honor magic 5 pro to compare, which has zero issues in the same situations.
any guesses if it's a software or more likely a hardware issue?
btw i think the 14 ultra did pretty well against the leica, sure, a bit overprocessed and less natural, but pretty impressive for a phone. nice shots too🙌
Hi Jermaine, I did a fair bit of research between how much hardware, software or marketing integration was involved with Leica, Haselbalad and Zeiss. It was really difficult to read between the marketing lines but I did find out that Leicia do produce their own camera phone lenses so its likely that these or replicas are on the Xiaomi as well as colour science filters. Haselblad was by far the thinnest with I think only colour science and Zeiss looks to be providing lens coating science and colour science. I guess its a bit hopefull to be buying a camera phone and expecting a mini Haselbad but thats what the marketing would have us believe and was central to my own desired feature. I did however buy the Vivo x100 Ultra based on camera results in the end up and of course its excellent.
yeah very possible! Now with Ziess we do know a bit more about it because we seen some video's with the lens structeres being made to scale for mobile phone compared to what they do in their lenses! So in that it's cool to see!
Leica is just a bit less public about in a way.
Hasselblad, I think in Master you can see it, in Auto on Oneplus and Oppo... no.... no thanks xD
Really enjoyed that feeling of real life, not a digital approximation of the subject with Leica T even though Xiaomi is also very good. It's good that the Chinese are pushing things forward in mobile photography, they really want that crown to themselves. Cheers! 🍻
RIGHT! Same!!!!
find x7 ultra vs leica t or any other compact camera please
I do not have the Find X7 Ultra, it was a short loan unit ;)
I'm surprised by how poorly the Xiaomi handles highlight roll-off. If there's one phone I wouldn't expect to ruin a photo with artificial HDR, it's Xiaomi. But all smartphones push HDR so aggressively that the images end up looking flat.
The 18-50mm seems like a solid lens, doesn't it?
Fantastic test!
What's the best camera phone to take people pictures? Is iPhone 16 pro max there ?
noooooo not iphone 16 pro/pro max! noooooooooooo noppeeeee that ultra wide is beyond bad! Best from phones depends a bit on what your preference is in photography, what would be yours?
Also no dedicated camera module in 60-90 mm range, the one telephoto it has is too long.
@@ThroughJermainesLens hhhhhh i thought it was good .... , i'm iOS user and it's kind hard to me to switching to android . I like taking portrait and normal photos I never used ultra wide . So what's your suggestion to me should I stay on iPhone or switching to s24 ultra?
Xiaomi 15 ultra maybe not release soon 💐
Great job as always 😍
Why 14 ultra does have a lot of noise 🤔 maybe would be better compare it with x100 ultra with better sensors more details more depth of field in priscope and better noise control especially in textured mode which feels more dslry shot😉
@@sajedar2841 thank you^^ and it is because i am zooming in a lot, like a lot a lot 😅
I know, but i feel in vivo u won't have such amount of noise even in zooming and cropping a lot a lot 😅
Great comparison. Xiaomi do it very well. I love my 14 ultra i take good Shoots on a quad tour in agypt.
nice video
Thank you!
The Xiaomi looks like glow city.
Everything has a halo, and heavy normalization, removing darkness and burnt bright areas.
What you think, its good idea to sell my M50 with kit lens, to buy a 14 ultra? Or keep my camera and buy a xiaomi 14, so I can have camera photography and phone photography? I am confused!
By the way, nice job!!
M50 is a canon out of my head right?
And thank you!
Yes, its M mount, a died mirorless system of Canon, but with an adapter can use all ef lenses. Its a small body with apsc frame.
The color science is uncanny between the two (speaking of the BW shots primarily!!), good job by the leica team implementing this xiaomi side. Been holding off for the 15 ultra in spite of the vivo 200 pro. Tbh deeper shadows should in theory allow xiaomi to get away with less noise reduction and thus better quality photo overall.
it really is! I think it's really good to see that! And true about the darker shadows! I think when they have authenthic they should have those darker shadows we see on the Leica, and then with the vibrant you just get closer to what "normal" smartphone photography shadows look like!
Отличное видео. Жаль не было снимков портрета.
yeah sorry about that xD
What about printing the photo? Will xiaomi be satisfactory?
depends how big your print will be? I would advice using 50MP resolution though.
I can't lie to myself, i really like what apsc camera can do, especially with its colors. The Leica T is for Terrific. 😂
But Xiaomi is awesome too. I'm really impressed by Xiaomi's B&W.. The phone i've tested personally, the black isnt black enough. 😂
Yeah I agree ^^ And yeah Xiaomi does really well! Just needs some small tweaks like a darker shadow, even more so on black and white :D
Well the most interesting comparison would be a Leica camera vs a Leica letiz phone
You want me to go broke? hahahaha :P
I will say though being a 19mm main sensor.... yikes for me
@ThroughJermainesLens
Lol the ones with burnt in oled displays are very very cheap , but again i wish you to have a prosperity in life and good health my friend
Phone I want so bad Samsung Galaxy S23, Google pixel 8, vivo v 40pro , and xiaomi 13 pro
Сделай пожалуйста сравнение фотоаппарат Leica с VIVO X100 ULTRA
Please make a comparison of Leica camera with VIVO X100 ULTRA
mmmm I might, I feel like it has probably less intrest though mmmm
@@ThroughJermainesLens vivo color science is the opposite of xiaomi in everything , the deep hdr deep sharpness deep saturated colors and bright overall image is the exact opposite to X14u
Maybe title the video something like?
Can Leica meet its Leica standards - Xiaomi 14Ultra vs Lecia T
always hard titles, for now keeping this and then later on if it doesn't pick up trying some others xD
I lei(k)ca it😂 nice Video🤘
whuahahaha badum tss! And thank you!
First ! 😅😆
indeed xD
First to comment, but I was first to like and start watching 😁😜
@@ScreenOnTimeYT 😅😆😆
Very interesting, thank you!
A comparison with the Vivo x100 Ultra (Zeiss lens) would be exciting for me. It would be interesting to see which of the two smartphones, both of which have an exceptionally good camera setup, comes closer to that "Leica spirit".
When it comes to emotion, which is conveyed via the photo regardless of pure image quality parameters, the Leica camera always wins for me in your comparison.
It would be interesting to see whether there is a visible difference in this respect between the Xiaomi 14 Ultra (which I was considering before buying the Vivo) and the Vivo X100 Ultra.
Well I have 2 video's for you then hahaha
th-cam.com/video/bjoFGMAwA_I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=48rZD0sXYamtXgnY
th-cam.com/video/zmXqZfPdTyE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=YjI0YycHCvzOO4Nt
hope that helps :D?
@@ThroughJermainesLens Yes, exactly, and I have been watching both videos before I bought the Vivo. So, of course I would love to see a comparison between the Vivo and a real Leica, like you did here with the Xiaomi.
The Vivo is an absolutely amazing smartphone camera, and it's mind-blowing what it can do in pro mode and high resolution (from today's perspective, 01/2025), I really love it. But of course I would love to see an analog comparison with a Leica T.
In the end, for me it's simply the question of whether the best smartphone camera currently available can actually compete with a Leica, in an artistic, emotional sense.
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Xiaomi better stick with either smarthphone-y look or professional look. Playing in both sides would only make photo inconsistent which is infact a thing on Xiaomi phone speacially in human subjects
I rather have a inconsistent performance but get close to reality and really capturing the soul then what a lot of brands though honestly.
What a load of old waffle