Xiaomi has launched two of its newest and most superior smartphones, whose highly effective lenses it co-engineered with Leica Digital camera.
Each of the brand new smartphones supply the relatively distinctive function of sharp, highly effective digicam programs with Leica-branded Summilux lenses constructed into them.
A 3rd telephone mannequin, the Max Flip, can even function Leica Summilux lens know-how, however we don’t but know what markets will probably be obtainable in.
Transferring again to the 14T and 14T Professional, they each come filled with photographic and picture processing know-how.
The 14T Professional
Beginning with the premium version of the 2, the 14T Professional, right here’s a breakdown of what it affords.
This costlier variant of the 2 telephones consists of three cameras that Xiaomi and Leica have mixed collectively for the sake of naming them as in the event that they had been a single system known as the “LEICA VARIO-SUMMILUX 1:1.6-2.2/15-60 ASPH.”
In actuality, although, they’re three particular cameras that every have their very own makes use of.
The primary and most vital of those is the primary digicam, with a 23mm equal f1.6 entrance lens and a 50MP Sort 1/1.31 sensor with 9.2 x 7.8 mm dimensions. This fundamental digicam consists of optical picture stabilization and the sensor behind has been constructed with what the 2 corporations known as a “4-in-1 Tremendous Pixel” design.
Leica and Xiaomi haven’t elaborated intimately on this sensor design however it could be a Sony-made know-how known as Quad Bayer, which extends particular coloration patterns throughout 4 photodiodes within the sensor.
In that case, this sensor tech ought to let the primary digicam of the 14T telephones ship higher low-light efficiency, superior distinction and far crisper decision.
The primary digicam is accompanied by a 15mm equal ultra-wide f2.2 digicam with a 12MP decision and one other 50MP beast of a telephoto digicam with a good 60mm-equivalent focal size and f2 aperture.
This telephoto digicam’s sensor is a “Tremendous Pixel” 4-9 x 4.2mm system however apparently doesn’t embrace the particular 4-in-1 Tremendous Pixel know-how of the primary digicam’s sensor.
Based on Xiaomi and Leica, the “LEICA VARIO-SUMMILUX 1:1.6-2.2/15-60 ASPH.” triple digicam system described above delivers 5 completely different focal lengths ranging between 15mm to 120mm, regardless of the 60mm restrict of the telephoto digicam.
Key options of the 14T Professional’s fundamental digicam embrace:
Two Leica photographic kinds (Leica Genuine Look, Leica Vibrant Look)
Leica filters
Leica traditional shutter sound
Leica watermark
Grasp-lens system(35mm Documentary lens, 50mm Swirly bokeh lens, 75mm Portrait lens and 90mm Delicate focus lens)
Xiaomi ProFocus(Movement monitoring focus, eye monitoring focus and movement seize)
Xiaomi ProCut
Lightning Burst
Night time mode (huge/ultra-wide/telephoto)
Portrait mode(Leica portrait fashion, Grasp portrait fashion)
Digital zoom as much as 30x
HDR
50MP mode(huge/telephoto)
AI digicam
Panorama
Sluggish movement
Lengthy publicity
Paperwork
Professional mode
Picture codecs captured: DNG, HEIF, JPEG
RAW mode
The entrance digicam system may also seize video in 8K at 24 or 30fps; in 4K at 24, 30 and 60fps; or in 1080p at 30 and 60fps.
Its slow-motion video choices can be found in a number of resolutions.
Lastly, the Xiaomi 14T Professional consists of an in-display selfie digicam that’s nothing to frown at. It comes with a 32MP sensor, an f2.0 aperture and a 25mm equal focal size. It additionally affords an 80.8˚FOV-
Options of the selfie digicam embrace:
Night time mode
HDRPortrait mode
Palm shutter
Voice shutter
Timed burst
Selfie timer
Display flashlight
HDR10+ video recording
It could actually additionally report video in 4K at 30fps and 1080p at 30 and 60fps.
As for the extra inexpensive Xiaomi 14T telephone, it delivers lots of the identical photographic options because the 14T Professional however with just a few exceptions.
The 14T
Within the case of the 14T, it additionally features a triple-camera system with a 23mm equal focal size and a 50MP Tremendous Pixel design however right here the sensor is a smaller Sort 1/1.56 variant with 7.7 x 6.5mm dimensions and a slower f1.7 aperture. It has optical picture stabilization although.
Xiaomi additionally explains that the 14T’s sensor is a Sony IMX906 Excessive dynamic vary mannequin, in contrast to the extra refined Mild Fusion 900 Extremely-high dynamic vary sensor present in the primary digicam of the 14T Professional telephone.
The 14T’s triple-camera system additionally features a 15mm equal ultra-wide f2.2 digicam with 12MP decision and a telephoto digicam too, however on this case, it’s a 50mm equal model with an f1.9 aperture.
Once more, Xiaomi and Leica declare 5 completely different focal lengths starting from 15 to, on this case, 120mm.
Within the 14T telephone, Leica and Xiaomi have named the combo of three rear cameras as in the event that they had been only one single lens. As an entire, they’re known as the LEICA VARIO-SUMMILUX 1:1.7-2.2/15-50 ASPH.
The show on each these new Xiaomi telephones is identical and really sturdy with a 6.67-inch display screen size, AMOLED know-how and a peak brightness of 4000 nits. The shows additionally ship wealthy coloration with 100% DCI-P3 coloration area protection.
For quickly utilizing the cameras on these telephones and storing all of the media you seize, Xiaomi has made the 14T in two variations whose respective storage and RAM combos are both 12GB, 256GB + 8GB Extremely House or 12GB, 512GB + 16GB Extremely House.
As for the 14T Professional, its Storage and RAM choices are extra sturdy, consisting of 12GB, 256GB + 8GB Extremely House, 12GB, 512GB + 16GB Extremely House and 12GB, 1TB + 32GB Extremely House.
Xiaomi might be retailing its two new telephones at a base worth of €649 for the 14T and €799 for the 14T Professional.