{"id":9236,"date":"2014-06-08T13:20:58","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T17:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=9236"},"modified":"2017-11-19T10:42:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T15:42:47","slug":"sony-z1s-phone-photographers-will-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/sony-z1s-phone-photographers-will-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Z1S \u2013 the phone photographers will want to try"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9238\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=459%2C415\" alt=\"Sony Z1S\" width=\"459\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?w=459&amp;ssl=1 459w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=150%2C135&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=300%2C271&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a>If you\u2019ve been staring at a ten-year old TV and then upgrade to a Sony Trinitron flatscreen, that\u2019s about the difference you\u2019ll notice switching from your present smartphone to the brilliant screen of the Sony Z1S. The 5\u201d HD Triluminos display is powered by X-Reality; but cut through the cutesy tradenames and what it means to you is drop-dead gorgeous color and clarity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-display1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-display1-600x300.jpg?resize=600%2C300\" alt=\"Sony Z1S display\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-display1.jpg?resize=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-display1.jpg?resize=150%2C75&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-display1.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-display1.jpg?w=666&amp;ssl=1 666w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been using the <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.sonymobile.com\/us\/products\/phones\/xperia-z1s\/\">Sony Z1S<\/span> for the past month now and have definitely enjoyed the experience. Being a photographer, the camera is what interested me most about this phone and that\u2019s what I\u2019ll be concentrating on in this article.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-0086.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9248\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-0086-600x337.jpg?resize=600%2C337\" alt=\"Sony-Z1S-0086\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-0086.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-0086.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-0086.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-0086.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most photographers are used to peering into a small viewfinder or staring at a two or three inch LCD monitor.\u00a0 When you hold up this bright five inch screen, you can really make out all the detail that is going to be in your picture.\u00a0 Picture holding up a 4 x 6 print and the screen is almost that big.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3qgtyaF8gAU?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>As great as the picture quality is, would you believe this thing is waterproof as well? You can actually take it into the pool and take pictures for up to 30 minutes in three-foot deep water (freshwater only.) Imaging capturing junior\u2019s first swim \u2013 in video \u2013 from under the water!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9239\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S1-600x403.jpg?resize=600%2C403\" alt=\"Sony Z1S\" width=\"600\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S1.jpg?resize=600%2C403&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S1.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S1.jpg?resize=140%2C94&amp;ssl=1 140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S1.jpg?w=611&amp;ssl=1 611w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The phone comes with up to 32GB of memory but you can add an additional 64GB of microSD memory for almost unlimited shooting.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be shooting 20.7MP images with the rear facing camera and 2MP images with the front facing camera.<\/p>\n<p>The lens is a fast f2.0 with a wide focal angle of 27mm.\u00a0 It shoots up to ISO6400 for low light applications, with a 3x zoom and Steady-Shot vibration reduction.<\/p>\n<p>All this power is harnessed with an Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) operating system and processed by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with 2.2 GHz Quad Core CPU and 2GB of RAM.\u00a0 That\u2019s more computing power than a good percentage of people have on their laptops. A 3,000 mAh battery keeps the party going for longer than most.<\/p>\n<p>The camera comes loaded with a number of photo aps \u2013 some really useful \u2013 some just for fun.<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_slider et_pb_slider_fullwidth_off et_pb_gallery_post_type\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-20140505202724.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-20140505202655.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-0074.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-0073.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-0072.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-0071.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>The Info-eye function lets you take a picture of a location or an object and the software will attempt to tell you about it.\u00a0 Shoot a landmark and it will pull up Wikipedia information about the landmark.\u00a0 I shot a picture sitting at JFK and it proceeded to tell me the weather outside, restaurants that were nearby, and the fact that Aqueduct Race Track was only 2.72 miles away.<\/p>\n<p>The Timeshift Burst shoots 61 frames in just two seconds \u2013 30 frames before you press the shutter and 30 frames after you press the shutter.\u00a0 You can then pick which frame you want.\u00a0 Perfect for capturing the height of the action at a sports event.\u00a0 See below for some examples.<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_pb_slider et_pb_slider_fullwidth_off et_pb_gallery_post_type\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-7.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-4.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>All this technology with a tough Gorilla Glass face makes this unit a real winner. <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.sonymobile.com\/us\/products\/phones\/xperia-z1s\/\">Check it out<\/span> before you make another phone purchase.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be happy you looked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; If you\u2019ve been staring at a ten-year old TV and then upgrade to a Sony Trinitron flatscreen, that\u2019s about the difference you\u2019ll notice switching from your present smartphone to the brilliant screen of the Sony Z1S. The 5\u201d HD Triluminos display is powered by X-Reality; but cut through the cutesy tradenames and what it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[607],"tags":[2680,2681,299,349,2665],"class_list":["post-9236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-gear-2","tag-cameraphone","tag-cell-phone","tag-sony","tag-waterproof","tag-z1s"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?fit=459%2C415&ssl=1",459,415,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?fit=150%2C135&ssl=1",150,135,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?fit=300%2C271&ssl=1",300,271,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?fit=459%2C415&ssl=1",459,415,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?fit=459%2C415&ssl=1",459,415,true],"rpg_gallery_admin_thumb":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"rpg_gallery_thumb":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?fit=459%2C415&ssl=1",459,415,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?fit=459%2C415&ssl=1",459,415,true],"gb-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=459%2C400&ssl=1",459,400,true],"gb-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=459%2C415&ssl=1",459,415,true],"et-pb-post-main-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1",400,250,true],"et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=459%2C415&ssl=1",459,415,true],"et-pb-portfolio-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=400%2C284&ssl=1",400,284,true],"et-pb-portfolio-module-image":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=459%2C382&ssl=1",459,382,true],"et-pb-portfolio-image-single":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?fit=459%2C415&ssl=1",459,415,true],"et-pb-gallery-module-image-portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=400%2C415&ssl=1",400,415,true],"et-pb-post-main-image-fullwidth-large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=459%2C415&ssl=1",459,415,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--desktop":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=459%2C415&ssl=1",459,415,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--tablet":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=459%2C415&ssl=1",459,415,true],"et-pb-image--responsive--phone":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=459%2C270&ssl=1",459,270,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>&nbsp; If you\u2019ve been staring at a ten-year old TV and then upgrade to a Sony Trinitron flatscreen, that\u2019s about the difference you\u2019ll notice switching from your present smartphone to the brilliant screen of the Sony Z1S. The 5\u201d HD Triluminos display is powered by X-Reality; but cut through the cutesy tradenames and what it means to you is drop-dead gorgeous color and clarity. I\u2019ve been using the Sony Z1S for the past month now and have definitely enjoyed the experience. Being a photographer, the camera is what interested me most about this phone and that\u2019s what I\u2019ll be concentrating&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/tech-gadgets-gear-2\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Tech, Gadgets &amp; Gear<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Doug","url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","author_meta":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?fit=300%2C271&ssl=1","featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=459%2C400&ssl=1","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?resize=459%2C415&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Sony-Z1S-front-back1.jpg?fit=459%2C415&ssl=1","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/tech-gadgets-gear-2\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Tech, Gadgets &amp; Gear<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Tech, Gadgets &amp; Gear<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/tech-gadgets-gear-2\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Cameraphone<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/tech-gadgets-gear-2\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Cell phone<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/tech-gadgets-gear-2\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Sony<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/tech-gadgets-gear-2\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">waterproof<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/category\/tech-gadgets-gear-2\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Z1S<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Cameraphone<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Cell phone<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Sony<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">waterproof<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Z1S<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 12 years ago","modified":"Updated 8 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on June 8, 2014","modified":"Updated on November 19, 2017"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on June 8, 2014 1:20 pm","modified":"Updated on November 19, 2017 10:42 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p21Ejy-2oY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33277,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/best-cameras-for-travel-in-2019\/","url_meta":{"origin":9236,"position":0},"title":"Best Cameras for Travel in 2019","author":"Doug","date":"May 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Guest post by Shane Haumpton \u00a0 Wanderlust is something that a lot of us has already experienced at least once in our lives. 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