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Plants can recover after being burned, so why might some species in the Amazon face local wipe out?
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Eric Cantona’s ‘science will make us eternal’ speech was funny – but he has a point
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Surveying archaeologists across the globe reveals deeper and more widespread roots of the human age, the Anthropocene
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Building a moon base is a huge task – here are the tiny satellites that will pave the way
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Humanitarian forensic scientists trace the missing, identify the dead and comfort the living
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Europa: there may be life on Jupiter’s moon and two new missions will pave the way for finding it
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Sony Xperia 1 front camera review
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The Xperia 1 is Sony’s most recent flagship smartphone, featuring a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset and 6.5-inch OLED display with 1644 x 3840 pixels. It’s also the first Xperia device to feature a triple-camera with super-wide and tele lenses. However, this review is about the front selfie camera — a 8Mp device that features a 1/4″ type sensor with a pixel pitch of 1.12μm. It’s fronted by a f/2.0 lens with an effective focal length of around 24mm. There are also helpful features such as HDR (High Dynamic Range ) photo, 5-axis stabilization and both Hand and Smile Shutter onboard. Read our full review to find out how the Xperia 1 front camera performed in our tests. Key front camera specifications: Single-camera setup 8Mp 1/4” sensor with 1.12μm pixels f/2.0- aperture lens 24mm-equivalent focal length SteadyShot with Intelligent Active Mode (5-axis stabilization) 4K OLED display About DxOMark Selfie tests : For scoring and analysis in our smartphone front camera revie...
Worker-protection laws aren’t ready for an automated future
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Five ways AI could make your car as smart as a human passenger
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Sony Xperia 1 camera review
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Appearing on the market at the end of May 2019, the Sony Xperia 1 is the Japanese manufacturer’s flagship device and features a triple-lens camera, along with the world’s first 21:9 CinemaWide 4K HDR OLED display — an exciting development for people who want to watch stunningly hi-def movies on their smartphone. In addition, the phone packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset, 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of expandable storage. Read on to see if the Xperia 1’s top-of-the-line hardware translates into superior still and video image quality. Key camera specifications: Triple camera Primary: 12Mp 1/2.6″ sensor, 26mm-equivalent f/1.6 aperture lens, OIS , dual- pixel AF Ultra-wide: 12Mp 1/3.4″ sensor, 16mm-equivalent f/2.4 aperture lens Tele: 12Mp 1/3.4″ sensor, 52mm-equivalent f/2.4 aperture lens, OIS, PDAF LED flash 2160p (4K)/30fps video (1080p/30fps at default settings) About DxOMark Mobile tests : For scoring and analysis in our smartphone camera reviews, DxOMark engineers capt...