News & Reviews:   Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10

The Sony QX10 and QX100 wireless lens cameras recently offered the ability to upgrade your smartphone's camera without having to replace your smartphone. This year, Sony may introduce the QX1 which offers smartphone and tablet users to use interchangeable Sony E-mount lenses. The QX1 appears to be a base that looks much like the Sony QX10 but instead of it's own zoom lens, offers up an e-mount. The QX1 will then act as the wireless transmitter, camera sensor and storage. Hopefully, Sony have ironed out the performance kinks and issues found in the earlier Sony QX10 and QX100 lens cameras this time around as Sony have also seen fit to include a pop-up flash for the Sony QX1. As usual, take this rumour with a pinch of salt, but the source was earlier correct about the Sony QX10 and QX100 so it should be quite an accurate rumour. No Malaysia release dates or pricing but it should be due for a reveal on 4 September 2014.

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Ever wanted a better camera for your smartphone but didn't want to buy a new smartphone? Well now you can, as Sony officially announce their Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10 wireless lens cameras. Designed to be paired up with your smartphone (and probably tablet) it is basically the telescoping zoom part of a digital camera with wireless and NFC capabilities. The lens cameras mark the first of the QX series in Sony's Cyber-shot range and they can be used with any iOS and Android smartphone. Confirming many of the tech specs and features from past leaks and rumours the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 and QX10 have the following tech specs:

• Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100
• 1-inch 20.2MP Exmor R sensor
• Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens (3.6x optical zoom)
• BIONZ image processor
• manual focus/zoom control ring

• Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10
• 18.2MP Exmor R sensor
• 10x optical zoom
• built-in optical image stabilization
• 4 oz