The device features a new AI Camera Assistant powered by Xperia Intelligence, which leverages AI technology to enhance photography by suggesting helpful camera settings such as colour tones, lens selection, and bokeh effects which are optimized depending on the scene and subject. The new telephoto camera is equipped with a 1/1.56-inch image sensor, approximately four times larger than that used in the Xperia 1 VII, enabling improved delicate and highly detailed shots of distant subjects. All three of its cameras (16mm / 24mm / 70mm)[i] deliver low-light performance comparable to that of a full-frame sensor in terms of noise reduction and dynamic range[ii], allowing for clear imaging even in dark environments[iii].

[i] 35mm equivalent.
[ii] Based on comparisons with Sony digital cameras equipped with full-frame sensors, evaluating still image noise performance and dynamic range under lighting conditions of LV (Light Value) 2 or lower.
[iii] Limited to still images.