In the pursuit of better cameras in smartphones Sony cannot get ahead, but seems to follow a slightly different route than Samsung and Nokia. Additional lens as a standalone product? Why not.
Nokia has invented and developed a new technology in smartphones from PureView series, Samsung has decided to implement a compact camera with Android and phone feature, but Sony probably will not put on a definitive solution that can significantly increase the cost of production, and thus the cost of selling a photo smartphone. There have been additional lenses, but they never had such professional preparation and binding.
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| DSC-QX10 lens with Sony Xperia Z photo: Sonyalpha Rumors |
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Sonyalpha Rumors suggests that Sony smartphone users will soon be able to find among accessories for their device the attached lenses, which are also stand-alone cameras. Such a lens would be given its own matrix, perhaps the shutter button and zoom control and communicate with the smartphone software wirelessly through WiFi/NFC.
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| DSC-QX100 and DSC-QX10 lenses with Sony Xperia Z photo: Sonyalpha Rumors |
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Professional looking lens-cameras are named DSC-QX10 and DSC-QX100. They don't have, of course, their own displays, but they can store photos thanks to memory card slots. The lenses can be magnetically attached on the smartphone and it works on both, Android and iOS devices.
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| DSC-QX100 lens with Sony Honami i1 photo: Sonyalpha Rumors |
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It is not known when the launch is - maybe already at the IFA in Berlin? But in the provided preview pictures we can see additionally Honami i1 - the latest Sony smartphone. Maybe we'll deal with a double spectacular launch, which will loom large in competition's mind.
Those who do not need a lot of resolution and great quality to take photos, will remain at their smartphones, but it will not be so easy for Nokia and Samsung in the battle for buyers of photographic models Lumia 1020 and Galaxy S4 Zoom.
Source Sonyalpha Rumors
