Does Xiaomi Meet Leica's Standards!?
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2025
- This video is all about comparing Xiaomi's Leica versus a proper Leica camera to showcase the difference between the Leica T and the Xiaomi 14 Ultra!
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Let's found out how well the Xiaomi 14 Ultra stacks up against the Leica T!
I use the 14 Ultra with CPL filter and photo kit. HDR mode off outdoor and indoor HDR auto. This setup is amazing. Black is deep, and it`s more like real Leica and real photography at all
yeah it's a really nice setup! Agreed!
If xiaomi could have given a seperate camera app within the phone where complete integration of Leica photography same as the Leica camera replicates without any much photo processing...that could have enhanced the experience further and we will be having two camera choices...either to go with xiaomi regular cera app just like this or with Leica camera app with Leica setting and photography...it would have been bonas for camera lovers and photographers.....I always like your vedios they are really 👍.@@ThroughJermainesLens
yea i now just turn off HDR when taking photos most of the time
This really makes me want a Xiaomi even more, it's got feeling and it really has nice character. Excellent video, viewed on my TV to do it justice ❤😎🔥
hahahaha thank you man, and... sorry?:P
@ThroughJermainesLens haha it's ok, if I love it I'll be thanking you 😁🤣
@ScreenOnTimeYT hahhhaha well most people that buy a Xiaomi based on it's photography and the flaws i show love it xD 😁 most came here on this new channel because of the 13 pro at the beginning hahaha
@@ThroughJermainesLens 2025 is the year I finally scratch that itch I think 🤔❤️😎
@@ScreenOnTimeYTXiaomi 15 ultra will be released this month, if they add photo kit in pre-sale like they did with 14 ultra I will buy it 👍
I love Leica, it has such good, pleasant colors, I love it. Xiaomi did well to have Leica on its cameras. I've tried it several times and I always say that I never get tired of taking pictures with it... but the best is yet to come, Xiaomi 15 Ultra
Así es como se hace una reseña de fotografía de un móvil. Fue un alivio encontrar tu canal y salir de los típicos youtubers que solo repiten; "me parece una foto más natural" o "nos gusta más la de x o y móvil". De verdad que haces un trabajo increible.
¡Muchas gracias! ¡Realmente lo aprecio! Empecé este canal porque me cansé de las tomas muy básicas de personas que claramente no tienen pasión por la fotografía, ¡así que realmente lo aprecio!
I'm very excited for the upcoming Xiaomi 15 Ultra. Please, do another comparison when that comes out in about ~1 month.
I asked them trust me, but they have no units for me. Hopefully somehow I will have the oppertunity.
This is a good comparisons.. real pro camera vs high end camera phone...Please do this kind of content to other brand of phone with same lenses.. this is more interest to be honest than phone to phone comparison..
And he's not using the overly overrated ScamCrapple phones, unlike other UA-camrs who made this kind of comparison.
Thank you man! And honestly I would love to downside is those proper camera's like for instance hasselblad vs hasselblad are... very expensive hahaha. If I ever become large enough to fund that I will without a doubt because for me it's also more fun!
You really outdid yourself with this comparison man. Great dialogue and compositions to showcase both cameras. In short, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra is the closest phone to DSLR quality and controls with a variable aperture main lens and supporting lenses. I'm extremely anticipating the 15 Ultra and I think this is the year to pull the trigger on purchasing a Chinese phone. Even the new finish is unique amongst the competition. It's a race between Xiaomi and Vivo in my opinion when it comes to smartphone photography.
thank you so much!!!!! Very kind of you! thanks! And for the 15 Ultra rumors say no variable aperture on the main sensor anymore :O Hope that is wrong.... it's not something I use VERY often, but still! I want it for longer exposure shots and turn down that brightness and get a bit less DOF!
@ThroughJermainesLens yeah it would be a shame for them to get rid of it. You just can't find that kind of functionality everywhere.
Wow man! Thank you for your video! Beautiful tribute to the Xiaomi/Leica collaboration. Hello from France!
Thank you man!!! Appriciate it! And France, was there not to long ago :D
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@ThroughJermainesLens Oh really? I will watch your video thank you :D!
@tomahah5933 yes :D so places i should go to always welcome! Mountians maybe ? 😁
@@ThroughJermainesLens I watched your video and really succeeded on this x200 pro but I'm impatiently waiting for the release of the xiaomi 15 ultra :p!
In France, mountains are less welcoming than people from the north where I come from :D
@tomahah5933 hahahaha how so? 🤣🤣 And yeah FULLY get wanting the 15 Ultra!
Man thank you for this channel. Thanks to your hardwork! Greetings!
Thank you man!!!!
Great video as always
Thanks again!!! :D
Great review Jermaine. Well done 👏🙃😊
@@JolasArt thank you Jolly!!!
Both the devices captured great images within their limitations.. Great video again ❤
Thank you! And agreed^^
I think you can get extremely close in term of look with the Xiaomi if you use customised photographic style in pro mode.
You can increase the tone for more contrast and reduced the texture for softer less processed, raw files look.
You also can apply natural filter on top of it to get more tone down colours.
I have Xiaomi 13T. It has Leica collaboration as well. I love to play around with this mode in comparison to the auto one. I think I can recreate some of the Leica vibes and look with it.
True! The reason I kept it auto apart from the RAW shots is purely to showcase the difference of approach and to really show what Xiaomi does by default without my help in pro mode and tweaking those settings^^
@@ThroughJermainesLens Can you make a video on how to maximize the customised photographic style mode in the pro mode?
HI! This is a wonderful video! A real and deep comparison between the Laica camera and the Xiaomi Laica camera, which shows and gives us a comparison that the Xiaomi 14 Ultra really has as real a Laica camera as a Laica camera built into a mobile phone can give, and the Xiaomi 14 ultra, so very similar photos to the Laica camera itself and it conveys very well the essence of the recordings and the real feelings that are captured on the spot at that moment and the natural naturalness, where nothing is overly smoothed over with artificiality and it is wonderful! I am so looking forward to the new Xiaomi 15 Ultra and I hope that it has even more Laica camera! The Xiaomi 14 ultra camera is a wonderful and real Laica camera and there is enough of that in it, compared to how small the camera part of the phone itself is, which has to accommodate as much Laica camera as possible! Thank you for this amazing video and the work that you did in putting this video together! thank you!
right!!! That's why I really wanted to test out the difference between the 2! So when I saw this, even if it was a dumb financial decission with car repairs coming up, I had to take it!!
So thank you very much for the kind words and support! And of course seeing the message I am trying to show here! :D
@ Sometimes you really need to make decisions like you did with that Laica camera, even when you know you need to save money for car repairs, because some things are worth it to see and appreciate authenticity and quality, even when you don't have much money! Now you have a Laica camera and I think it's valuable! And I really thank you, even if I can't write it down well, because my native language is Estonian and I really appreciate what you create with cameras, especially since I don't have much money to buy a real camera, so I always consider very deeply which phone to buy so that it will last a long time and that I can take the most authentic shots possible directly from nature and sometimes on the streets and people, etc. and such deep videos that you put together and that you create with cameras from your whole soul are very rare to find on UA-cam, so that I can make a valuable decision for myself so that I wouldn't have wasted over a thousand euros just like that!
I think the 13 ultra did better when it comes to deeper blacks over the 14u. when i compare the two the 14u tends to shoot a little brighter.
i tend to lower the exposure by a little to compensate for that
And now the 15 looks brighter than the 14 ):
I didn't have enough time with the 13 Ultra to judge it honestly.
2:36 , that's what important !
But tech twitter experts will argue that a phone/camera is bad because it slightly over/ulnder exposed sky .
Right?!!
Another great video. For all its quirks and negatives i do really like the colour science on the xiaomi
Thank you man!!! And agreed :D
I miss the song you used in the X200 Pro vs. R8 video. My brain instantly associates your channel with that music.
hahahaha, sometimes I get comments that I use the same songs so I try to find new songs hahaha. Might be featured in the next video^^
hey jermaine
i got the regular xiaomi 14 a while ago and i'm pretty happy with the camera so far, but it has an annoying flaw: the focus has its fair share of issues with everything that's in the corners of the frame and rapidly skips back and forth in lower light situations (like it can't decide what to focus on).
since you have tested the regular 14: did you experience this issue as well? the main camera is the worst in that regard but the tele's focus isn't great either.
i have only a honor magic 5 pro to compare, which has zero issues in the same situations.
any guesses if it's a software or more likely a hardware issue?
btw i think the 14 ultra did pretty well against the leica, sure, a bit overprocessed and less natural, but pretty impressive for a phone. nice shots too🙌
mmmmm I didn't have those issues, though unsure if the upgrades made those issues happen? You sure the lenses are properly clean? because that can effect it a lot!
And thank you, and agreed ^^
Subbed your new channel!! Keep it up!!
I'd love if you compare Vivo X200 Pro and Xiaomi high-end phones on low light photography, as most of the time we click photos in parties, dinners, events at sunset.
Thank you, I'd ask you to include a separate low light photography to your videos further.
Thank you for another awesome video.
Oh yeah I noticed I didn't do that!!! Will have consider that, downside is that we are getting close to the 15 Ultra release and maybe people won't care as wide audience xD
Interesting comparison and great video. It would be useful to know what settings you have on the Xiaomi. I take photos with the xiaomi 14 ultra and always have HDR turned off and the EV set to -0.3. The results can even be partially compared with my M10-P. No halo effects, contrasts are very identical, details on the main lens are unmistakable, low-light shots even have better noise characteristics. The only thing I miss with the 14 Ultra is the ability to shoot 50MP raw on all 4 lenses. This is only possible with the main lens if I'm not mistaken. Keep it up!
Thank you:) for my setting, hdr off, authentic, ev -0.3 ;)
This comparison would be great if there were some more devices like Xiaomi 14u, Xiaomi 13pro orultra,and the latest 14t series ,and the night and day photography 😊.But you had put some nice efforts for this video mate :) .
hahaha fair, sadly of course limitations for me and my channel size^^
Fantastic video.... difficult for Xiaomi to balance "normal" smartphone photography against the real camera feel Leica can give you.... .from a commercial point of view and today's expectations from the buying public. However I'm a big fan of their colour science in general and maybe they'll get even closer with the 15 ultra.
yeah agreed! My plan is to show the public that not all is about that "perfect" shot that often comes at a cost of what is beautiful about photography!
@ThroughJermainesLens exactly... I remember 35mm film from when I was a kid capturing the feeling and magic rather than pinpoint accuracy
@davegillespie3948 this!!!!!!!!! Bloody this! I am working on a standalone video for the Xiaomi 14 ultra, and this is something in there 😅
Hi Jermaine, I did a fair bit of research between how much hardware, software or marketing integration was involved with Leica, Haselbalad and Zeiss. It was really difficult to read between the marketing lines but I did find out that Leicia do produce their own camera phone lenses so its likely that these or replicas are on the Xiaomi as well as colour science filters. Haselblad was by far the thinnest with I think only colour science and Zeiss looks to be providing lens coating science and colour science. I guess its a bit hopefull to be buying a camera phone and expecting a mini Haselbad but thats what the marketing would have us believe and was central to my own desired feature. I did however buy the Vivo x100 Ultra based on camera results in the end up and of course its excellent.
yeah very possible! Now with Ziess we do know a bit more about it because we seen some video's with the lens structeres being made to scale for mobile phone compared to what they do in their lenses! So in that it's cool to see!
Leica is just a bit less public about in a way.
Hasselblad, I think in Master you can see it, in Auto on Oneplus and Oppo... no.... no thanks xD
one of the best videos you made ,, keep doing this ! what if you turned off hdr ,, will it be close ? ,, very nice video with new idea
Thank you man!! And HDR is off ^^
@@ThroughJermainesLens do you know what you made me did ?! 😅 i played your video 4k on my tv , opened the pro mode and replicated the exact lieca camera colors to a Preset and now so happy snapping with the new vibe 😅😄😁😁😆
I like Xiaomi's photos more than the original leica not all but most of them . Is that only me?
Really enjoyed that feeling of real life, not a digital approximation of the subject with Leica T even though Xiaomi is also very good. It's good that the Chinese are pushing things forward in mobile photography, they really want that crown to themselves. Cheers! 🍻
RIGHT! Same!!!!
The halo shots were they mainly on the x5 lens of the Xiaomi?
No telephoto;)
that is a very nice camera... another great video
Agreed!!! And thank you!!!
Your video is full of life bro
thank you!!!!
@@ThroughJermainesLens btw can't wait to get Xiaomi 15 ultra
@@AhmadKarem-f8m I am very curious about it! Battery life should be a lot better!
@@ThroughJermainesLens it should be also rumors says it will have some kind a chip a small surge chip that will improve the battery life and the performance also a digital sim that will be a great thing to give more space for a bigger battery so will see
@@AhmadKarem-f8m hopefully not e-sim only... don't want that honestly xD
After watching this i feel Xiaomi is doing better 70% of the time because each shots have more dynamic range with the smartphone software. Even if the sensor is only 1 inch it does a really great job. I dont understand why Cameras company like Leica and Sony dont just add Android software inside there cameras body it would increase picture quality and have best of both world big sensor and great software optimization.
How about a comparison between a Zeiss camera and Vivo X100 Ultra/X200 pro?
I have a Pixel 7 with 1/1,3" sensor, if I work around the google processing and editing raws in LR I get quite nice results in good light. But when comparing to Ricoh GRIIIx, it' has not only double resolution, but way sharper at pixel level, Pixel 7 has lot of moire issues, worse dynamic range, less contrast, lot of flare and contrast loss from direct light. So in ideal situation phone can deliver quite good images, but overall no comparison against aps-c sensor and a decent lens combination.
agreed!
Great job as always 😍
Why 14 ultra does have a lot of noise 🤔 maybe would be better compare it with x100 ultra with better sensors more details more depth of field in priscope and better noise control especially in textured mode which feels more dslry shot😉
@@sajedar2841 thank you^^ and it is because i am zooming in a lot, like a lot a lot 😅
I know, but i feel in vivo u won't have such amount of noise even in zooming and cropping a lot a lot 😅
Can you make a video about Vivo X200 Pro or X100 Ultra with a Zeiss camera. Just like this one ??
mmmm I would love to but at the moment my wallet is screaming at me hahaha. And a car repair coming up as well xD
@ThroughJermainesLens xD it's ok. But, one day please make a video about Vivo X series and Zeiss camera.
@ananta5453 i shall attempt! Maybe if i get the opportunity to test the vivo x200 ultra and i have a bit more money to do that I will
@@ananta5453 What Zeiss camera are you talking about? 😀
@@ThroughJermainesLens Ok brother. Let's see :)
Did Leica T will have same ratio as Xiaomi 14ultra if we compare with Leica M series with Leica T series?
1" vs APS-C
APS-C vs Full Frame
My wallet could not hahahaha
nice video
Thank you!
Great comparison. Xiaomi do it very well. I love my 14 ultra i take good Shoots on a quad tour in agypt.
Thank you man! And quad tour! Niceeeee!!!
Can you remake the same videos with vivo zeiss and OnePlus hassleblad
find x7 ultra vs leica t or any other compact camera please
I do not have the Find X7 Ultra, it was a short loan unit ;)
I'm surprised by how poorly the Xiaomi handles highlight roll-off. If there's one phone I wouldn't expect to ruin a photo with artificial HDR, it's Xiaomi. But all smartphones push HDR so aggressively that the images end up looking flat.
The 18-50mm seems like a solid lens, doesn't it?
Fantastic test!
Agreed! I am really surprised about it too! And how close it get's! Hats off to Xiaomi even though the 14 Ultra had a poor start it is now so much better! And yes this lens is really nice :D Wish I had till 70 though hahaha.
As expected the T does Better but the pleasant surprise here is that
The 14Ultra holds its Ground Well!
Agreed!
@@ThroughJermainesLens
The 14Ultra is not supposed to be better than the T after all
What you think, its good idea to sell my M50 with kit lens, to buy a 14 ultra? Or keep my camera and buy a xiaomi 14, so I can have camera photography and phone photography? I am confused!
By the way, nice job!!
M50 is a canon out of my head right?
And thank you!
Yes, its M mount, a died mirorless system of Canon, but with an adapter can use all ef lenses. Its a small body with apsc frame.
The Xiaomi looks like glow city.
Everything has a halo, and heavy normalization, removing darkness and burnt bright areas.
The color science is uncanny between the two (speaking of the BW shots primarily!!), good job by the leica team implementing this xiaomi side. Been holding off for the 15 ultra in spite of the vivo 200 pro. Tbh deeper shadows should in theory allow xiaomi to get away with less noise reduction and thus better quality photo overall.
it really is! I think it's really good to see that! And true about the darker shadows! I think when they have authenthic they should have those darker shadows we see on the Leica, and then with the vibrant you just get closer to what "normal" smartphone photography shadows look like!
Please do google pixel 9 pro xl
What's the best camera phone to take people pictures? Is iPhone 16 pro max there ?
noooooo not iphone 16 pro/pro max! noooooooooooo noppeeeee that ultra wide is beyond bad! Best from phones depends a bit on what your preference is in photography, what would be yours?
Also no dedicated camera module in 60-90 mm range, the one telephoto it has is too long.
@@ThroughJermainesLens hhhhhh i thought it was good .... , i'm iOS user and it's kind hard to me to switching to android . I like taking portrait and normal photos I never used ultra wide . So what's your suggestion to me should I stay on iPhone or switching to s24 ultra?
Xiaomi 15 ultra maybe not release soon 💐
@@aumedn8198 Vivo and Oppo are better for portraits and Vivo is an alrounder too. It's better to wait for X200 Ultra
Which one do you find best 14 Ultra or X200 Pro?
Because you seem to like 14 Ultra too much😊 I brought vivo X200 pro and the only downside is dimensity over snapdragon.......
for myself Camera wise I prefer the Xiaomi with the camera, the vivo is more consitent with it though and has MUCH better battery life!
@@ThroughJermainesLens Thanks than surely I may try upcoming 15 ultra.....Hope they don't ditch the 1 inch sensor.
Отличное видео. Жаль не было снимков портрета.
yeah sorry about that xD
I can't lie to myself, i really like what apsc camera can do, especially with its colors. The Leica T is for Terrific. 😂
But Xiaomi is awesome too. I'm really impressed by Xiaomi's B&W.. The phone i've tested personally, the black isnt black enough. 😂
Yeah I agree ^^ And yeah Xiaomi does really well! Just needs some small tweaks like a darker shadow, even more so on black and white :D
@ThroughJermainesLens Of all the phones Mr. Jermaine had tested, which is the best on B&W so far? Is this Xiaomi is on the top-5?
So, you compare camera with smartphone with hdr? It seems not fair
I think you missed the point of the video?
What about printing the photo? Will xiaomi be satisfactory?
depends how big your print will be? I would advice using 50MP resolution though.
Too bad the battery life is not good on the 14 ultra. Will switch back to the honor magic 6 pro because of that. Camera is great on the ultra though.
Well the most interesting comparison would be a Leica camera vs a Leica letiz phone
You want me to go broke? hahahaha :P
I will say though being a 19mm main sensor.... yikes for me
@ThroughJermainesLens
Lol the ones with burnt in oled displays are very very cheap , but again i wish you to have a prosperity in life and good health my friend
Maybe title the video something like?
Can Leica meet its Leica standards - Xiaomi 14Ultra vs Lecia T
always hard titles, for now keeping this and then later on if it doesn't pick up trying some others xD
Waiting for APS-C sensor phone ;-)
honestly doubt that will happen. maaaaybe micro 4-3
I really love my Xiaomi 14 camera but it's HDR is not good
Phone I want so bad Samsung Galaxy S23, Google pixel 8, vivo v 40pro , and xiaomi 13 pro
Xiomi capture feelings
I lei(k)ca it😂 nice Video🤘
whuahahaha badum tss! And thank you!
Very interesting, thank you!
A comparison with the Vivo x100 Ultra (Zeiss lens) would be exciting for me. It would be interesting to see which of the two smartphones, both of which have an exceptionally good camera setup, comes closer to that "Leica spirit".
When it comes to emotion, which is conveyed via the photo regardless of pure image quality parameters, the Leica camera always wins for me in your comparison.
It would be interesting to see whether there is a visible difference in this respect between the Xiaomi 14 Ultra (which I was considering before buying the Vivo) and the Vivo X100 Ultra.
Well I have 2 video's for you then hahaha
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ua-cam.com/video/zmXqZfPdTyE/v-deo.htmlsi=YjI0YycHCvzOO4Nt
hope that helps :D?
@@ThroughJermainesLens Yes, exactly, and I have been watching both videos before I bought the Vivo. So, of course I would love to see a comparison between the Vivo and a real Leica, like you did here with the Xiaomi.
The Vivo is an absolutely amazing smartphone camera, and it's mind-blowing what it can do in pro mode and high resolution (from today's perspective, 01/2025), I really love it. But of course I would love to see an analog comparison with a Leica T.
In the end, for me it's simply the question of whether the best smartphone camera currently available can actually compete with a Leica, in an artistic, emotional sense.
Сделай пожалуйста сравнение фотоаппарат Leica с VIVO X100 ULTRA
Please make a comparison of Leica camera with VIVO X100 ULTRA
mmmm I might, I feel like it has probably less intrest though mmmm
@@ThroughJermainesLens vivo color science is the opposite of xiaomi in everything , the deep hdr deep sharpness deep saturated colors and bright overall image is the exact opposite to X14u
First ! 😅😆
indeed xD
First to comment, but I was first to like and start watching 😁😜
@@ScreenOnTimeYT 😅😆😆
xiaomi more details
The main Xiaomi problems are too much denoise and to much sharpeness. Unnatural details. And you can't turn it off unless you use raw. Leica, of course, does't struggle from it.
Phoens will naturally have more artificial sharpening to compensate for the smaller sensor, and give the illusion of details. that being said out of all the phones, Xiaomi doesn't crazy oversharpen, that being said, I want those features Leica has where I have control over that in auto as well, not just pro!
Xiaomi better stick with either smarthphone-y look or professional look. Playing in both sides would only make photo inconsistent which is infact a thing on Xiaomi phone speacially in human subjects
I rather have a inconsistent performance but get close to reality and really capturing the soul then what a lot of brands though honestly.
What a load of old waffle
Don't watch.