When Xiaomi 12S Ultra was released, an executive of Xiaomi said when interacting with netizens:
"will not dive."
I originally had this picture, and wanted to slap Xiaomi in the face on Double 11, but I was too young. The price of this flagship is really strong.
What is surprising is that today Xiaomi can still create a "magic revision" for 12S Ultra.
Overall, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra concept machine has not changed much.
has the same screen specifications, the same Snapdragon 8+, the same MIUI 13.
The only difference is on the back.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra concept machine has made magic modifications to the rear image module.
cut off the periscope telephoto, and the ultra-wide-angle lens position was also moved down.
The middle part is replaced by a direct light 1-inch sensor.
That's right, it's just that the sensor of the camera is brought over.
In other words, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra concept function is equipped with the genuine camera lens .
Don’t you often joke that “if you always pile up materials for images, you might as well just make the camera into your phone”?
Now, Ami really made it.
But the phone that can connect to the camera lens cannot connect to the 3.5mm wired headphones, and it always feels something strange.
, return to the mobile phone.
Under daily conditions, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra concept function can be shot with the original 1-inch main camera and ultra-wide-angle lens.
But if you want to take a more professional shot, you can add an external shot.
Xiaomi also specially reinforces the module part.
bayonet is directly fixed to the whole machine frame, and a screw is also inserted into each of the four corners of the module.
This wave of reinforcement is still very necessary. After all, with such a thin body of the mobile phone, it is easy to hold it with a professional lens.
Otherwise, this will happen while shooting:
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Of course, in order to take care of the use when the lens is not connected, Xiaomi put a layer of sapphire glass cover on the surface of the image module.
Otherwise, it is also very troublesome to get the sensor into the dust.
But the problem is, what is the lens mount equipped?
Xiaomi has specially built an adapter ring , allowing the 12S Ultra concept machine to be equipped with the Leica M bayonet. The official lens displayed by
is the classic 11663 (Summilux-M 5mm f/1.4 ASPH.) .
But one thing to note is that the crop multiple of standard 1 inch compared to full frame is 2.66.
is simple to understand. If you install a 35mm lens, the equivalent focal length of must be multiplied by 2.66 times, which is about 93mm.
second becomes telephoto.
I guess this is one of the reasons why the periscope telephoto was cut off on the Xiaomi 12S Ultra.
Professional lens with direct light sensor can obviously bring advantages in imaging.
Larger light input, more professional lens coating, and more natural depth of field transition are all effects that ordinary mobile phone photography cannot do.
Judging from the official samples, the real-life imaging is indeed very good.
But if you really want this thing to be mass-produced, most people probably won't buy it.
First of all, the cost is very high.
one unit costs 300,000 yuan, and only 10 units were built.
Leica 's M-mount lens is not cheap either, the one shown by the official will cost more than 40,000 yuan.
In addition to being expensive, Leica M is not suitable for most people.
No motor, you must shoot manually focus , and there is no anti-shake.
Emmm is still relatively difficult to get started with compared to our commonly used mobile phones or digital cameras.
So the concept machine is, just look at it.
Although it actually connects professional lenses on mobile phones, Xiaomi 12S Ultra concept phone is the first.
But there are too many precedents to introduce the elements of digital cameras/professional cameras to mobile phones.
For example, in 2013, Samsung released Galaxy S4 Zoom.
The front of the phone is ordinary, but the back looks like a serious card machine .
At that time, the mainstream mobile phones basically had one lens on the rear, while the Galaxy S4 Zoom made the rear lens into a telescopic zoom form.
/2.33-inch sensor, supports 10 times optical zoom and OIS optical anti-shake . This quality is quite good at that time. A raised handle is also designed at the bottom of
for easy photo grabbing and holding.
There is also a physical shutter button on the side of the body.
and even infrared auxiliary focus, microSD card slot, standard tripod adapter hole, Galaxy S4 Zoom is available.
To be honest, this old function from 9 years ago gives people a sense of shooting ceremony, which is much more full compared to today's Xiaomi 12S Ultra.
After all, the elements that should be found on the camera are not just as simple as one lens.
also has modular mobile phone Moto Z.
Moto Z allows users to freely replace functional modules through 16 metal contacts on the back of the phone.
, for example, a battery module that enhances battery life, a projection module that realizes 70-inch projection, and a JBL speaker module that improves the sound quality of the external playback...
and this lens module created by joining Hasselblad .
Grip handle, shutter button, and xenon flash are all available.
The most important point is of course this retractable zoom lens.
/2.3-inch sensor, supports 10x optical zoom (25mm~250mm) , supports optical anti-shake + electronic anti-shake.
Although this single module sold for 2,299 yuan, it was already the cheapest Hasselbladder certified accessory at that time.
Compared with Xiaomi 12S Ultra concept machine, I think the above two models that have been mass-produced are more creative.
After all, Xiaomi's concept machine is indeed a bit like having an April Fool's Day effect...
Rather than a concept, it is more like a response to the joke "I always make images and have the ability to stuff the camera into my phone."
Market performance has told us that the design of a combination of mobile phones and professional cameras is difficult to become a hit.
The thicker and heavier body is obviously very different from the development direction of smartphones.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra concept machine, maybe it can only stay in the concept machine stage...
