Picture 1 - Alexandra Palace

So this is the iconic Alexandra Palace broadcast tower which was actually where the 1st ever public television transmission was made from...anyway the picture.

So when it comes to the photo taken on the Sony Xperia 1. One area where it's doing quite well is the purple colours coming through the skylights, it's also doing a good job of brightening up the walls of the building.

However when you take a look at lights on the left side of the building. The Sony Xperia 1 seems to struggle with dynamic range. I did take this one in manual mode with HDR but struggles to control the light here.

Now when we compare the Xperia 1 photo to the OnePlus 7 Pro photo taken with its nightscape.

Automatically the OnePlus 7 Pro delivers a crispier & sharper image. the Oneplus has much more control of the dynamic range which you can see around the brightest areas of the photo. Also, the broadcast tower is much clearer and more detailed.

Now stay with me to the end, it's not all doom and gloom for the Sony Xperia 1.

Picture 2. - East Court

Ok so in the setting the Sony did well. There was a street light behind and of course the light coming from the East Court entrance.

Again the Sony Xperia 1 delivers nice colours & surprisingly a brighter photo than the OnePlus 7 pro.

Again due to the way the OnePlus 7 pro handles HDR it's more detailed in the brightest areas. But you could argue a case for the Sony to winning in this scenario.

Picture 3 - Distant London

So Ally Pally short for Alexandra Palace was built on one of the highest points in London. So from the Palace, you can pretty much see the entire city. It's a really nice view.

But anyway the picture.

So the Sony Xperia 1 seems to struggle in these darker lighting conditions. You notice the detail in the tree line is completely crushed, the foreground is too orange and the buildings in the distance are slightly overexposed.

The OnePlus 7 pro isn't amazing either but certainly a lot more colourful, brighter & more detailed.

So I honestly don't believe the results of the Sony photograph is the result of bad image sensors. Especially when you consider Sony make the image sensors in the OnePlus & iPhones and Samsung's and the majority of flagship devices.

The chink in Sony's armour is the image processing software. So now check this out.

Pic 3.1 - Distant London HDR

I took this picture in manual mode with a 1/4 of a sec exposure time & immediately it's more colourful, much brighter, all the details in the trees in the foreground come back.

It's a little blurry because I had to shoot this one handheld...but you get the idea here. Honestly, I think Sony need to ask Google if they can borrow there night sight software... seriously I think it will change the game for this camera...

Anyway, I'll be keeping an eye out for a Gcam port to test out. I'll try to make a video on that if it happens.

So now onto some Selfy video.

Pic 4 - Ally Pally

So this is the front of the Palace. It's not the darkest lighting conditions, as the walkway has quite a few street lights along it.

So actually Sony Xperia 1 again does pretty well when there's some kind of light source nearby. The colours are pretty accurate on the brickwork...it's still overexposing the lights...but not bad.

The OP7 pro again puts in a stellar performance. My only tiny criticism is the image is just a little too yellow, however, it is equally as detailed and much brighter.

So I took the same picture again in manual mode on the Sony with HDR and this is what happened. So you can see it delivers a brighter image with more detail in the shadows and better colour in the sky too.

Pic 5 HDR - Extreme Night HDR

So I wanted to test an extreme HDR scene. So I took this picture of the street lights. With both phones using the regular camera modes.

Again the OnePlus 7 Pro is impressive even without the nightscape setting. You can see the metal bands wrapped around the light bulbs perfectly.

The Sony again with the lack of HDR on the regular camera mode suffers in extreme HDR scenarios. So now take a look at the same picture with manual settings on the Xperia and nightscape on the OnePlus.

The details came back on the Xperia and the OnePlus 7 pro takes it up another notch.

Pic 6 Lens tests -

So this next test was a request from one of you legends who watched the daylight comparison video I made at Hyper Japan 2019 in London. So here is the primary shooter on both devices...it was incredibly late hence the reason it was empty.

Primary Lens

Anyway, both devices are quite similar here...I'm sure you could argue a case for either device in this photo.

Now the telephoto.

The Sony keeps its orange hue and pretty good detail in the foreground and on the building but still overexposing the lights.

The OP7 pro has a dramatic difference in colours with it adding a much much cooler tone to the photo. Also, it does see much further with its optical zoom.

Now the ultrawide.

The Sony keeps that orange tone whilst the OnePlus 7 pro now has a greenish tint. Very strange results on the OnePlus.

I think when it comes to the ultrawide photos I think the Sony Xperia 1 does a bit better. It has a wider field of view and it's to be more detailed especially in the foreground and around the Ally Pally sign on the left.

So guys you know I'm interested to know what you think of these results. Do think Sony can step up the Xperia 1's night capabilities with software...or do you think this is as good as it gets for us?

Let me know... What you think.

In my opinion as. Sony Xperia fan I'd love to see Sony listen to their fans and make adjustments to their software the same way in which OnePlus do.

Because when the OP7pro launched, all the big YouTubers were throwing it under the bus. Then they released the 9.5.7 update and turned it all around. I'm sure Sony could and should do the same.

Anyway if you missed the daylight comparison between the two devices the thumbnail is on screen at the end of the video. The results were completely different than this one you u got to go check it out to see what I mean.

See you in the next one...don't be late.

HERE IS PART ONE OF THE XPERIA 1 VS ONEPLUS 7 PRO @HYPERJAPAN 2019

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