Sony has taken the curtains off its newest DSC-QX10 and
DSC-QX100 camera lens attachments for smartphones. These lenses, first introduced during the IFA are
innovative products by Sony. These will attach themselves to your smartphones,
enabling you to take better images from it. It mates the improved pictures of a
good point-and-shoot camera with your smartphone. Rather than build a phone
with a high-powered camera like the Galaxy S4 Zoom, the QX10 is a
stand-alone unit that works with any Android smartphone.
The lens camera mounts directly on a handset using the two
spring-loaded jaws to clamp to your phone, pairing via Wi-Fi or NFC, following
which photos and videos can be shot with the help of Sony's PlayMemories app,
which is available for both iOS and Android converting the device's screen into
a real-time viewfinder. The same app lets users tinker with camera settings,
coming with the ability to release the shutter, start or stop movie recordings,
and adjust common photographic settings like shooting mode, zoom, Auto Focus
area and others.
You can either use the clamps mentioned above to attach the
QX10 to your phone, or hold and maneuver the lens and device separately while
still maintaining all functionality and connectivity with the smartphone. The
connection seems to be good for about 20 feet. Most times you'll end up
attaching things together, but with the QX10 on a tripod and a Nexus 7 in your
hands, you can get a little more creative with your shots if you like by
getting in the scene.
They can also be operated as completely independent cameras
if desired, as both the DSC-QX100 and DSC-QX10 cameras have a shutter release
button, a memory card slot and both come with a rechargeable battery.
The images you take are stored on the QX10's SD card, and a
copy is sent to your tethered device. You can choose the size of the copied
image, and the device settings also have options to transfer the untouched
image to your phone, as well as format the SD card.
Color accuracy is impressive. Sony does a great job of not only
capturing the image data, but assembling it to catch bright colors without
blowing out the highlights. Low-light performance is excellent and Exposure compensation is very
nice as well.
In the end it's also one extra thing to carry and keep
charged, costs about the same as a decent point
and shoot, and most folks will end up using the camera on their phone anyway.
Camera enthusiasts will love this thing because it's a cool new toy. Most folks
should probably pass on it though. The
package takes great pictures, but it's not something I can slip into my pocket
and carry around every day. While most folks can get away with a smartphone
that has a good camera, I like to be prepared to grab a picture with friends when
I'm out and about.
If you're in the market for something ultra-portable, and
don't need to take a lot of action shots or the flexibility you get from manual
controls, the QX10 is something you should consider.
Sony Cyber-shot QX10 Full specs
- Sony G
series lens
- 18MP
1/2.3 inch Exmor R back-lit CMOS sensor
- Optical
image stabilization
- f/3.3
- f/8.0k
- Intelligent
automatic settings to identify and adjust for macro, low-light, back-lit,
motion and more
- Multi-point
auto-focus
- ISO
100 - 12800
- BIONZ
image processor on-board
- 10x
optical zoom
- 1080p
/ 30 HD video capture in mp4 format
- One-touch
connection via NFC and Wi-Fi direct (for supported devices with NFC)
- 630mAh
battery, good for about 225 shots
- 62.4mm
x 61.8mm x 30.0mm; 105g
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