Grab and go Photo: Sony
The line between dedicated camera and smartphone camera just got a bit more blurred. Sony’s new QX camera series look less like traditional shooters and more like the lenses you would attach to them. In fact, they attach to smartphones.
Sony was able to achieve this unique form factor by cramming all the standard camera innards into their lens-shaped bodies. The two cameras use the display on your smartphone as a viewfinder to replace a dedicated camera display. Using Sony’s PlayMemories Mobile, photographers can shoot photos and video, zoom, set camera settings, and set auto-focus. The cameras sync to iOS and Android via Wi-Fi. And if your phone has NFC, it can be used to make that initial sync easier.
While the cameras will attach to smartphones via a spring-loaded clasp, they can also be used sans phone. Both have physical shutter buttons and zoom controls on the body for blind photo taking. The cameras come with SD card slots and a Sony Memory Stick slot if you still have a few of those lying around. Both cameras will store photos on the memory cards and on your smartphone so you can share them on your favorite social site or just email them to your friends.
QX100 Photo: Sony
Between the two, the QX100 sports a larger 1-inch 20.2MP Exmore sensor and has a 3.6x optical zoom Carl Zeis Vario-Sonnar T lens. The camera/lens also has a dedicated control ring for manual focus and zoom. It’s basically the Cyber-shot RX100 II, but without the rectangle body or display. All that fancy glass will cost you $500 which is $250 less than the Cyber-shot RX100 II. Your value determination may vary.
QX10 Photo: Sony
The QX10 has a 18.2MP Exmor sensor. Not as awesome as the sensor found in the QX100, but it has 10x optical zoom in a Sony G Lens and a smaller price tag of $250. The lens and sensor are not nearly as nice. But for a fun way to take better resolution photos with your smartphone, it’s an interesting prospect for under $300. The QX10 comes in black or white.
Sony says both cameras will be available later this month.
Article source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-21614629
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