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Like its predecessor, the QX1 is essentially the guts of a digital camera (lens, sensor, image processor and battery) squeezed into a unit the size of a lens barrel. While the QX10 was based around a basic compact camera, and the QX100 around the premium...
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Sony's QX100 and QX10 digital cameras introduced a new and reasonably unusual concept into the market. They look like lenses that you would fit onto a camera body, but they actually have a sensor built in. They're designed to attach to your smartphone and...
Compact, APS, C format sensor, Proven image processor...
Needs a smartphone for image composition, Wi, Fi connection adds delay, No grip on the body...
Answering a problem that perhaps doesn't exist, the QX1 allows you to use your phone with interchangeable lenses and a DSLR sized sensor...
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Sony has added two new lens-style cameras to the QX range at IFA 2014, the QX1 and QX30. Just like the QX10 and QX100 - launched at last year's IFA - the new lenses will connect to your smartphone. The idea is to give you a high quality sensor with prope...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated: 2014-09-21 01:51:47
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Sony's QX100 and QX10 introduced a new concept in digital cameras. They look like lenses you fit on to a camera body, but they actually have a sensor built in. They're designed to attach to your smartphone and communicate with it wirelessly, so that the s...
Compact, APSC format sensor, Proven image processor...
Needs a smartphone for image composition, WiFi connection adds delay, No grip on the body...
Sony is pushing digital camera development forward more than any other manufacturer and looking for new ways for photographers to integrate their hobby into their lives. Many photographers carry a smartphone everywhere and a unit that enables them to use...
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The QX1 is a fairly pricy product aimed at people who are serious about improving the quality of their photos, and Sony has clearly made an effort to make the product feel worthy of its status and price tag. Even without a lens attached, it's a weighty th...
Small and sturdy, Hassle-free pairing with NFC phones, DSLR photo quality...
Can be awkward in your hand, Little creative freedom with video, Expensive when starting from scratch...
Sony QX1 verdict Open Gallery As we said earlier, we find the Sony QX1 to be a bit of an oddity, and we're not quite sure who it's aimed at. Existing enthusiasts will likely find themselves annoyed at the awkwardness of having to pair it with a...
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Like its predecessor, the QX1 is essentially the guts of a digital camera (lens, sensor, image processor and battery) squeezed into a unit the size of a lens barrel. While the QX10 was based around a basic compact camera, and the QX100 around the premium...
We love the Smart Lens concept, but we just can't see who's going to buy a body-only QX1...
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Now, I already had a vague inkling that Japan's most adventurous tech company would have some interesting announcements at IFA 2014. Sony has done the unthinkable, though — shoe-horned a relatively massive APS-C imaging sensor into one of its cut-down len...
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