Sony's smarter solution for smartphone photography
Sony DSC-QX10 ‘Smartshot’
Sony's new lens-camera concept could
boost the imaging performance of any compatible smartphone and breathe new life
into the digital camera market.
One of the standout smartphone
trends of 2013 has been better and better image-capturing capabilities: from
better sensor technology -- as deployed by HTC in its flagship One handset --
to Nokia's incredible lens and sensor combination on the recently-launched
Lumia 1020, which is so good it could even give a full professional DSLR camera
a run for its money.
However, as Samsung so aptly
demonstrated with the launch of the Galaxy SIV Zoom, boosting the camera
performance of a phone leads to a few ergonomic and physical compromises. The
resulting handset is very bulky and cumbersome when not being used as a camera.
The Sony DSC-QX10 Smartshot, which
is expected to be officially demonstrated for the first time at this week's IFA
in Berlin, Germany; on September 6, could be the solution to this bulky
problem.
It is a HD video and stills camera
contained within a lens that connects physically or wirelessly with a
smartphone for professional photos, complete with optical zoom when conditions
demand. Small enough to drop into a pocket when not in use and big and powerful
enough to significantly boost the imaging performance of any compatible
handset, the Smartshot could start a new trend all on its own.
It even has its own, dedicated SD
card slot so that the massive photo and video files don't take up all of your
phone's storage. Recent leaks suggest that it will also support NFC and wifi
for easy device pairing and file sharing.
http://news.yahoo.com/sonys-smarter-solution-smartphone-photography-092650027.html
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