Xiaomi 14 Ultra - A Photographer’s Review

Hands on with the Xiaomi 14 Ultra from a photographers perspective! As this phone camera is co-engineered with Leica I was fascinated to give it a try and get outside in the city of London to do some photography.

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[bhikhta]

Finally some brand approached a photographer for their "camera oriented phones".
Im so fed up of brands letting their camera phones being reviewed by tech reviewers who takes photos indoors or just bland photos in broad daylight. All photos look shit.
I have been personally texting brands to send their phones to legit photographers.
Noice video Mike ❤

[anujkadam]

Finally someone who is professional Photographer not some tech YT's who doesn't even know what they are doing with it 14 Ultra's camera. Loved to see your review man gonna watch your videos from now on😀.

[Avgeek]

What a coincidence, I was in Brick Lane with my 14 Ultra on Tues. I went to the Lego Exhibition. it was dimly lit in the gallery, but I got some great shots! I'm using the Photography kit with mine, got some compliments on my camera/phone from a few people too!

[TommyNordpole]

Good video! I was torn many times seeing this advancements in mobile camera phones and questioning my regular camera setup. Sometimes less is more. This product looks like a nice bridge between both worlds!

[MilmidStudios]

The removable grip is a REALLY nice touch. Great video 🎯

[Intermezzo]

Great review ! Well done. and great photos btw. Thanks for sharing.

[JohnAspired]

Congrats on hitting 100K Subs. I always find your videos relaxing and informative as well as inspiring at the same time. Keep doing what you doing. God bless from down under Perth WA.

[stef]

This is a really good video man. Im keen for a new phone as im unhappy with my Pixel and all im really interested in is the camera being as good as it can be so this looks spot on. Some of your shots were brilliant btw.

[joshb_]

Just discovered your channel. Will binge watch tomorrow.

[seandalt]

Quality is actually insane. I shoot a ton with my phone, gotta check this thing out 🔥

[IanKnight]

Loved the video Mike. Is this going to replace my Ricoh GR2 🤔

[Harmony.Haven..]

your review about S24 Ultra would be great! p.s nice video subbed instantly <3

[mikerochat]

I would add that with the photography kit, you get an adaptater ring which allows you to put your filters, hoods and covers (67mm). With that it really looks like a camera.

[klokibril]

Love the shot at 8:16. Beautifully done! Impressive phone.

[Sonderax]

Currently using an S21 Ultra for photography which is still an amazing camera, but i think my next upgrade has to be the 14 ultra. Getting a DSLR or a Mirrorless has never interested me as most photographs i take, are in/from places where proper cameras arent allowed. Also most of the time i dont feel like carrying around a 2nd device and needing to keep both charged. The point and shoot nature of the Xiaomi and the quality make a worthy substitute in most cases. Some of the shots in this video are incredible and you'd assume weren't taken on a phone.

[IanPayne]

That phone needs a red dot so people can put tape over it!

[ImagesbyAsh]

Hey Mike. What a cool camera / phone, especially the Pro options for setting shutter speed etc.
Frustrating that Apple don't have this feature, If I wasn't fully committed to the Apple ecosystem, I would give this some serious consideration.
Chuffed about my little cameo appearance when we bumped into each other, that day. 🤜🏽

[ReubenMRU]

Hello thanks for your review, I should be getting mine soon...
I'm curious, was your coffee shot at 5:49 on pro mode or auto? I wonder why it was shot at 1/8000s with a high ISO of 2070.... did it choose to do that automatically? or was it you... and if it was you, would you kindly explain your choice? I mean I would have gone for the lowest possible ISO and shoot at 1/400s or even 1/200s ... to get as little graininess as possible... unless you were looking for grain... ?

[Granturion]

I never liked using pro modes but on the xiaomi 14 ultra the quality is INSANE.
Ultra RAW and all those presets (luts) makes it even for me very nice to use.
Really good job from xiaomi.

[mikafans]

i was 80% getting this xiaomi 14 ultra have been researching and watching the rest of the tech review . Didnt convinced me ... but you did with this video. Great job MI for reaching out to this talented photographer . Good review video!!