To big fanfare, Sony released their Xperia PRO phone in January, the first “Pro” phone with an HDMI port which allows it to be used as a monitor for cameras, and with live streaming capabilities built in. I gave these functions a go and tested them with the eyes of a professional filmmaker in this Xperia PRO Review. Here are my impressions! It’s a logical evolution: Smartphones pack high-resolution screens and combine it with high-speed Internet connections, so using them as a monitor and transmission device in combination with a professional camera was the next logical step. However, because of the fact that our pro filmmaker industry is a niche market, it probably wasn’t interesting for companies to tackle this before. So hats off to Sony for tackling this. Sony Xperia PRO on top of a Sony a7S III, connected via HDMI and USB. Image credit: CineD Not a Xperia PRO review of phone’s cameras & functions Let’s get this straight from the beginning: I did not look at the quality of Xperia PRO’s cameras, the camera app or general phone functions as part of this review. As they are the same as the cameras inside the Xperia 1 II which has been on the market for much longer already (and has been succeeded by the Xperia 1 III already), I decided to skip reviewing the cameras on the Sony Xperia Pro. We did however review the shooting capabilities of the Sony Xperia 1 after it was released. Monitoring functions...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 10 August, 2021