The other day, the Sharp flagship smartphone AQUOS R6 released by DOCOMO and Softbank.It is the Leica Collaboration terminal after Huawei, and it has become a big topic with a 1 -inch sensor, which is the world's largest smartphone camera.
This time, I have used such AQUOS R6 cameras for about a week, so I will review it.
As you can see, AQUOS R6 cameras can take pretty beautiful photos.On the other hand, there were many points that I was worried about when shooting.Let's take a closer look at each one.
In the first place, what is the point that the camera of AQUOS R6 is amazing?
Aquos R6 cameras are innovative in various ways.
・ Equipped with 1 inch sensor
The image sensor mounted on AQUOS R6 is the same 1 inch as the high -end digital camera like the Sony RX100 series, and is the world's largest size in smartphones.
The model equipped with a large sensor currently on sale is Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra (1/1.12 inches), Huawei Mate 40 Pro (1/1.28 inches), Vivo X60 Pro+(1/1.31 inches), Galaxy S21 Ultra (1/1.It is 33 inches, and you can see that the AQUOS R6 camera has a huge image sensor than the current flagship terminal.
The larger the image sensor, the larger the amount of light can be received, and the more gradation of the image sensor, the better the lens design, which makes it difficult to design, and the camera unit is large and thicker.
Furthermore, since there is no 1 -inch sensor for smartphones, Sharp says that Sharp used a 1 -inch sensor for a digital camera.In order to achieve this, the image sensor for the camera needs to be the thickness of the smartphone level and the tuning of the output signal is renewed, and Sharp has done it.
Especially for thickness, Panasonic's 1-inch sensor smartphone DMC-CM1 is thick 21..While it was 1mm, AQUOS R6 is thick 9.It is worth the praise to be kept to 5mm.
・ Where the collaboration with Leica has been realized
AQUOS R6 is the Leica Collaboration model after Huawei machine.
Leica is a long -established German camera brand.Leica's camera, which exceeds 1 million yen per car, is a longing for camera fans, and is said to be "Leica someday".
In addition, the camera of the Huawei machine that has collaborated with Leica is also very highly evaluated.You can naturally expect the AQUOS R6 camera supervised by Leica.
The collaboration between Sharp and Leica has been developed before the development of the entire camera system, including the Aquos R6 sensor lens design and the image quality adjustment, so the photos that can be taken with AQUOS R6 are the added value of "Leica".I am.
Among them, the Zumicron lens is worth noting.AQUOS R6 is named Leica's Zumicron, which was designed for AQUOS R6.There are 7 lenses in total, 9.Despite the thickness of 5 mm or less, the light can be delivered to every corner of the 1 inch sensor, and a high -resolution image is obtained, and the distortion is corrected firmly.
In this way, the AQUOS R6 camera is a challenging, ambitious and epoch -making thing in the AQUOS series, which has steadily expanded its support in Japan.
What is the ability of Leica Lens and 1 -inch sensor?
Let's take a look at the ability of AQUOS R6's camera along with the actual examples.
・ 1 inch sensor that feels room
Because it is equipped with a huge 1 -inch sensor for a smartphone, there is plenty of paintings that can be taken with AQUOS R6.
First of all, the dynamic range is wide.Even without relying on the HDR that synthesizes continuous shooting, you can also express rich gradation in scenes with intense light and dark gaps and night view photos with less light.This one was a pretty dark scene, but you can see that the texture of the shrubs on the left also remains firmly.
The data taken with a 1 -inch sensor contains more information, so the range of RAW development is expanded and it is also very fun.Since AQUOS R6 can shoot JPG+Raw in manual mode, the flow of "RAW photo is quickly developed with Adobe Lightroom Mobile and simplified on SNS" will proceed smoothly.
The upper one is the dark part of the lower right to the last minute.Giant Kelp and Isori -jin emerged without impairing the texture.
Even in a relatively dark place, it will be so bright with hand holding + night view mode off.
The details in the dark place remain firmly, and I feel the 1 -inch sensor.
・ You can shoot using natural background blur
AQUOS R6 is 1 inch sensor + 19mmf1.Because it has a camera configuration called 9th Clone lens, you can use the natural bokeh produced by the camera itself instead of blurring using portrait mode.
If the camera itself is a natural bokeh, there is no problem that the border that tends to be in portrait mode tends to be unnatural.It was very attractive to be able to take pictures that look like the subject with a non -discomfort background blur.
In addition, although the AQUOS R6's thumb lens is a composition that uses a lot of aspheric lenses, which causes the background blur to be dirty, the blur is not so dirty.You can take an interesting photo that makes use of the blur gradually.
In addition, unlike the portrait mode that produces blur in synthesis, you can also take photos that make use of the front blur.In this way, the width of the shooting as an expression is a great attraction of a 1 -inch sensor.
・ Painting to feel the atmosphere of Leica
Looking back at the photos taken with AQUOS R6, all are often good atmosphere.It is not a high contrast and high rosity system that is common in smartphone cameras these days, but I do not get tired of seeing pastel colors with low contrast.
In particular, the atmosphere of the photos that copy the people's work is good.It's hard to say, but it feels like an air, or it feels as if you are standing on the spot.
Let's give a concrete example.In the dark photos, the AQUOS R6 has a gut -lino sound, but even the noise is a member of the air created by Leica.Noise tends to be hated, but it also means that it is a dark place, and it is a lovely element as a depiction of photos.
Until now, I thought, "Leica is just expensive, what is good?" For the first time, I got Leica at AQUOS R6 and somehow understood the goodness of Leica.I think that the painting with this atmosphere is like a Leica.
I had a hard time lingering it, but I would be grateful if I could tell you a little from the example.
・ Super wide -angle + I can not stop by table photos
If the sensor size is large and the body is thin, the shortest shooting distance tends to be longer, but AQUOS R6 is no exception.
The shortest shooting distance of AQUOS R6 is about 10cm longer.In addition, the angle of view is 35mm and about 0 of the general smartphone equivalent to 19mm..Because it is seven times, it is unsuitable in the table photo that you want to shoot and shoot.
If you can't approach when you want to approach, use a digital zoom that uses super -resolution technology to solve it.With AQUOS R6, there is room for sensor size, so the image quality deteriorates to about 3 times the zoom.However, it is a bit disappointing that a 1 -inch sensor is not used full.
・ The reaction of AF and shutter is slow and easy to miss shutter opportunities
AQUOS R6 is equipped with a TOF lens for AF (autofocus), and AF assistance using laser light is provided.
I wanted to say that it was comfortable thanks to the TOF lens, but the reality is not.The AF speed is quite slow because it is easy to blur and the focus is severe.
In addition, if you shoot through the glass, such as the aquarium or inside the car, you will be focused on the glass surface, and the focus photos will be mass -produced.Shooting over the glass requires a manual focus shooting as appropriate, and the tempo of the shooting is worse.
The reaction of the shutter is also bad, and there is a rug of about 1 second from pressing it to the actual shutter.Sometimes it did not respond for about 3 seconds when the camera turned for a long time and became a fever.
In such a case, 4K photo is useful.When you turn the 4K video, the AI live shutter will be activated, automatically cuts out photos of the optimal scene and leave the best shot.In addition, the focus is roughly adjusted, so you can solve the focus problem without being blurred all the time.
For camera user, you will want to shoot continuously, but it is best to take 4K videos.It took a lot of time to notice this (laughs)
・ Lens flare/ghost is noticeable
What I was worried about when shooting was that the lens flare/ghost (especially ghosts) was terrible.1 Inch sensor lens 9.Perhaps because it has become an unreasonable lens design in an attempt to keep it into 5mm thickness, it lacks flare/ghost resistance to strong light sources.
On the other hand, the strong flare/ghost is not evil, and if you use it well, you can take more impressive photos.
The photo above shows the lens flare from the central streetlight as an anamol fick lens, making it a cyber -feeling atmosphere.It is very fun to take a picture while thinking about how to sublimate the lens flare/ghost that comes out immediately into a work.
・ UI that is dissatisfied with general smartphone users
As you can see so far, AQUOS R6 cameras can take very beautiful pictures, but anyone can comfortably and.You can't take a photo that shines on SNS.Nevertheless, I am worried that the UI of the camera application is finished for general users, not for camera users.
When you launch the camera app, you will first become a digital zoomed 27mm angle of view.In order to use a 19mm angle of view that makes full use of a 1 -inch sensor, you need to pinch out or tap the angle button twice.
Since the angle of view of 27mm is frequently used by general smartphone cameras, it will be designed to make it possible for general users who have changed models from other smartphones to use without discomfort.It's still convinced, but you don't have to tap twice to change the angle of view.You should make the UI that can change the three types of angle of view with one tap.
I'm also worried that the UI in the manual mode is difficult to understand.
For example, MF (manual focus) operation feeling.AQUOS R6 is easy to blur and very severe focus, and it is good if the MF is comfortable because the AF has a little difficulty, but it is difficult to focus due to the UI at MF.For example, it is more convenient to have a natural focus support function with a camera, such as corresponding to focus speaking even with JPG+RAW or expanding during midfielder.
Although the UI is still like AQUOS, the UI is still like AQUOS, even though the required operation and the required operation can be taken.I hope that UI will improve with future updates and new models.
Summary: The camera of AQUOS R6 is packed with Leica's soul, which takes care of photos
AQUOS R6 cameras still have many issues, but you can take beautiful pictures.
However, since the focus surface was severe and the AF was slow, I often decided to make a composition one by one and then slowly drive the settings.The painted paintings have a feeling of air like Leica, and you can take realistic and impressive photos that you can't do with any smartphone.
Recent smartphones, such as the iPhone, can take beautiful photos by pressing the shutter button without thinking.On the other hand, AQUOS R6 is slow and not comfortable, but the feeling that can be put in one piece is more rich.
"The richness of information creates precaution poverty," said Harvard Simon, a novel award.Now that information dissemination on SNS is easier, the spread of smartphones is flooding, and photos are more likely to be more Instant on a small smartphone screen, so -called high -contrast high SNS, so -called photos that show so -called SNS.
AQUOS R6 does not mean that you can take such a picture.It is a painting with a fluffy atmosphere, and you can face photos carefully by cutting the shutter each one like a film camera.I think the AQUOS R6 camera is a model packed with the soul of Leica, who values photos.
AQUOS R6 is the first work of Sharp x Leica collaboration.Although there are still more rough, such as the UI, we hope that the AQUOS series will be loved by general smartphone users and camera fan users in the future by crushing weaknesses.
