Sony ILCE-QX1 on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
The Sony ILCE-QX1 is a mobile device mountable, Wi-Fi-controlled, lens-style compact camera manufactured by
On the ILCE-QX1 itself, there are buttons for on/off, flash pop-up, lens release and shutter, which are enough for standalone shooting. But due to its lens-style design, the camera module requires an
Sony
is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...
and was announced on 3 September 2014. Part of the Sony α
Sony α (the lower case to Greek language, Greek letter Alpha (letter), alpha, often transliterated as ''Sony Alpha'') is a brand of digital camera. This line has been active since 2006, building upon the Konica Minolta camera technologies, who ...
family, it is one of Sony's ''"Smart Lens"'' cameras, alongside the '' QX10'', '' QX30'' and '' QX100'', that are designed to be specifically used with a smartphone. It has a 20.1 megapixel APS-C-size sensor, uses an interchangeable E-mount lens as its highlight feature, supports power zoom but no in-body image stabilization, and has a pop-up flash unlike its other QX siblings.
Features
On the ILCE-QX1 itself, there are buttons for on/off, flash pop-up, lens release and shutter, which are enough for standalone shooting. But due to its lens-style design, the camera module requires an iOS
Ios, Io or Nio (, ; ; locally Nios, Νιός) is a Greek island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea. Ios is a hilly island with cliffs down to the sea on most sides. It is situated halfway between Naxos and Santorini. It is about long an ...
or Android device, connected through the camera's Wi-Fi via the Imaging Edge (formerly ''PlayMemories'') Mobile application, to utilize the device's screen as its viewfinder and camera controls, while also serving as additional storage medium via its integrated wireless file transfer feature.
The ILCE-QX1 allows capture in RAW format, but RAW files can only be directly wirelessly transferred to Android devices and not to iOS devices as of September 2014.Video capture is possible in Full HD at 30 fps, and battery life for still capture is rated at 440 shots.
See also
* Olympus Air * Sony ILCE camera * Sony QX series *List of Sony E-mount cameras
Sony has released the following E-mount cameras since 2010. The E stands for the Eighteen mm flange distances of the E-mount cameras. Depending on type and model E-mount cameras are part of the Sony α, SmartShot, Handycam, NXCAM or XDCAM syste ...
*List of lightest mirrorless cameras
This is a list of the lightest and smallest mirrorless digital cameras ever released with an interchangeable lens mount, excluding smartphones and action cameras, sorted by weight including battery and memory card.
Nearly all t ...
References
External links
* Products introduced in 2014 ILCE-QX1 QX1 {{camera-stub