In the 2024 image flagship war, one of them must be the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, which no one should refute.
In the early years, in order to hit the high-end, Xiaomi made waves of attempts, marking Apple and losing in Snapdragon 888, and the high-end road did not go smoothly, which inevitably caused everyone's ridicule. As an obvious difference between high-end flagships and other mobile phones, image is also one of the directions that Xiaomi is working towards.
However, in recent years, with the deepening of the cooperation between Xiaomi and Leica, Xiaomi's understanding of images has become deeper and deeper, and it has also embarked on a path that belongs to its own image style, and even aroused the pursuit of peers, and the vignetting and shadow tone of mobile phones have become more and more important.
This may be what people often say, "imitate first, then surpass, and finally become a school of its own".
If purely from the image configuration of the mobile phone, Xiaomi 14 ultra compared with the previous generation of Xiaomi 13 ultra is not much improved, in a nutshell, that is, the main camera is upgraded to the second 1-inch outsole, the main camera and periscope telephoto aperture are larger, and the telephoto macro shooting function is added.
However, in terms of photo effect, there is a relatively big change.
At the end of February, MWC2024 was held in Barcelona as scheduled, and as an official partner**, I also took this opportunity to bring the Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra to appreciate the artistic style of Europe.
The Sagrada Familia is supposed to be a must-see for everyone arriving in Barcelona, as the only building in the world to be listed as a World Heritage Site before it is completed, it is a miracle, and it is not surprising that it has not been completed this year But that doesn't stop everyone from taking pictures, including me, of course.
Holding the Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra left a different angle,Since I have been to Barcelona last year,So I may be more inclined to the close-up of the telephoto to see how it has changed this year,5X periscope telephoto lens 120mm focal length on the top of the building,You can see that several have been capped,The ball on it、The cross with yellow and spots is clearly visible,There is still one left working with a tower crane。
And the advantage of the 120mm focal length is that it breaks through the distance of our "human eye", and gets rid of the bulky sense of the camera, relying solely on the Xiaomi 14 ultra's 5x periscope telephoto lens, you can see the Sagrada Familia, Casa Batlló, Cathedral and other buildings"dazzling" small design, and pay more attention to the sense of hierarchy of light and shadow, what is presented is not a sense of flatness, and the picture looks more three-dimensional.
Walking on the streets of Barcelona, I can't help but feel that this is really a very easy place to make a film, take a shot on the street, there are no extra parameter settings, only need the default shooting, and the ** that comes out of the shoot will make you unconsciously want to post a circle of friends, which is to mention the Xiaomi Mi 14 ultra's real and layered tone style.
When shooting streets with a sense of depth, the Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra retains the real relationship between light and shadow, using light and shadow to present a three-dimensional sense of the picture, such as the same wall, but the colors presented in the light and backlit places are not the same, and the shades of the shadows are thicker.
In addition, we also went to Mira's House, and under this scene, it is more of a test of the Xiaomi Mi 14 ultra mobile phone in the indoor shooting scene, you can see the following picture of a very strong contrast between light and dark and the overall dark environment, Xiaomi Mi 14 ultra is not to blindly increase the brightness, but on the basis of suppressing the highlights and retaining the attack in the dark, as far as possible to restore the relationship between light and dark at that time.
At the same time, the addition of the telephoto macro function makes the shooting more handy, and there is no need to be too entangled in getting too close to the focus, nor does it have to be too far away to lack the exquisite, delicate and small beauty of these small objects.
More sample shots in Barcelona:
Finally, on the plane leaving Barcelona, through the window of the plane, I was pleasantly surprised to see the snow scene of the mountain peaks, and directly took out the Xiaomi Mi 14 ultra, and directly switched to the 5x telephoto lens, although the barrier of the window has some impact on the image quality of the shooting, but you can still see the mountain peaks of the stacked mountains, the lines of the peaks and the difference in high and low vision look so shocking.
Looking back at the accompanying experience of Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra this time,The feeling of the line photography is satisfactory,It allows me to complete the shooting in a more convenient way,To complete the shooting with you,In Barcelona, a street full of European art buildings,Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra's real、Layered tone style,With the focal length of the four-camera all-round shot,You can shoot a good-looking **,And I am willing to share it with the circle of friends,Of course, in addition to "travel", The excellent imaging also makes it a great tool for taking pictures and recording in my work.