{"id":300,"date":"2022-09-01T08:26:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T08:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/batteriesfast.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=300"},"modified":"2022-09-01T08:26:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T08:26:50","slug":"the-sony-xperia-5-iv-is-finally-here-but-this-camera-phone-is-missing-one-big-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/blogs\/archives\/300","title":{"rendered":"The Sony Xperia 5 IV is finally here, but this camera phone is missing one big feature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When the Sony Xperia 1 IV launched, we were impressed with its continuous optical zoom camera, which lets you zoom anywhere between 3.5x and 5.2x, perfect for long-distance photography. The Xperia 5 IV is out now, but the pint-sized sibling lacks top-of-the-line features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of IFA 2022, the annual tech show in Germany, the Sony Xperia 5 IV comes out just a few months after its sibling. In <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/smartphone-battery\/Sony\">Sony<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s way, this is a similar phone to the 1, but in a smaller package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That means it has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, three 12MP cameras on the back and another 12MP front-facing camera, 30W charging, and all the useful Sony apps that the Xperia 1 IV enjoyed a few months ago. Like previous Xperia 5 phones, the Mark 4 is smaller, with a 6.1-inch display rather than a 4K display, and a smaller battery to fit in the shrunken frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve followed<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/smartphone-battery\/Sony\"> Sony phones<\/a><\/strong>, you&#8217;ll know that&#8217;s for granted. The Xperia 5 has always been a smaller version of its Xperia 1 counterpart, and the Xperia 1 IV gets upgrades over the Xperia 1 III, like a brighter display, the ability to record 4K 120Hz video on all four cameras, and the new Music Pro application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sony Xperia 5 IV has a 60mm telephoto zoom lens that lets you get a little over 2x closer to your subject. That&#8217;s especially not the Xperia 1 IV&#8217;s 85mm-125mm continuous zoom, or even the Mark 3 phone&#8217;s 70mm-105mm adaptive telephoto that can jump to either of those points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It makes sense that the feature isn&#8217;t in the phone &#8212; it can take up a lot of space, and it&#8217;s not suitable for this small phone &#8212; but it&#8217;s still a shame. So while there are software improvements that upgrade the Sony Xperia 5 IV&#8217;s camera to the Mark 3 in some ways, it&#8217;s not as good at zooming as its predecessor or its big brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analysis: So what&#8217;s the point?<br>In the absence of a continuous optical zoom camera, the Sony Xperia 5 IV is hardly an upgrade over its predecessor. The screen is a little brighter, the chipset is more powerful, and there are some new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/smartphone-battery\/Sony\">Sony<\/a><\/strong> apps. But these are very small upgrades in the grand scheme of things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, the Sony Xperia 5 III has gone through a year of price cuts and discounts. It&#8217;s cheaper to buy now, and arguably a more tempting purchase given that the new version doesn&#8217;t bring as many upgrades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it weren&#8217;t for continuous optical zoom, the Sony Xperia 1 IV also suffers from this, so while it makes sense not to have that feature, it&#8217;s also a shame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.batteriesfast.co.uk\/smartphone-battery\/Sony\">Sony battery<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the Sony Xperia 1 IV launched, we were impressed with its continuous optical zoom camera, which lets you zoom anywhere between 3.5x and 5.2x, perfect for long-distance photography. The Xperia 5 IV is out now, but the pint-sized sibling lacks top-of-the-line features. 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