Sony QX10 Lens Style Camera for Smartphones and Tablets - Black (18.2MP, 10x Optical Zoom)

Pros: - Great picture quality vs smartphone. - Brilliant performance in low light. - Autofocus is good. -1080p video recording. - 10x zoom Cons: - Sometimes very slow to connect and transmit images and the live view. - VERY poor battery life, don't expect the advertised number of stills and recording video drains it rapidly. - A bit clunky. - would be great if sony produced cases for other phone types (would be a big seller I think) I paid under £95 and for that price its worth it, at the RRP, forget it, buy a good P&S or a bridge.

I have been using my QX10 for a few weeks now. I have seen some negative things said about this lens camera - especially on other sites than this - and would like to address those. Some say it's too slow for the quick shot. I can't imagine how anyone would think it was ever intended for such a shot. If you had your DSLR and wanted to take a quick shot of that fleeting moment would you mess about in your bag to change the lens or a load of filters? Of course not. You would use the camera as is, wouldn't you? For that quick unexpected shot I use my phone as is. My phone is an HTC One which is NFC enabled. As soon as I touch both pieces together they start to communicate and by the time I've got the camera on my phone the connection is complete and we're ready to go. I don't think that that is slow at all. OK, if you don't have NFC and are limited to wifi then maybe it takes a bit longer. But the QX10 was designed to connect initially by NFC so it seems spurious to me to blame the camera for the shortcomings of the phone. Yes, but the App is no good they say. There's no control over shutter speed and everything else! Thank goodness for that, say I. I have owned all-singing, all-dancing cameras in the past and always seem to end up with it set on full auto. I understand the relationship between ISO, exposure and shutter speed but I don't want to spend time sorting all that out. I want to think about the shot - composition and framing, and leave the camera to sort all the other stuff out. And believe me the QX10 does a superb job of it. But unlike a stand-alone camera of any sort, when once purchased then that's it - we QX10 owners can look forward to all manner of new apps. Who knows what wonderful things we'll be able to do as the months pass? I expect that I will try out any new apps but I have to say that what I've got suits me fine. I have seen more than one review complaining that with the camera attached, the phone becomes unbalanced. Well, if you continued to hold it in the same way, of course it is. I cup the camera underneath in my right hand with a finger on the zoom button and use a finger on my left to tap to focus and take the shot. I can tell you that it is a joy to use in this way. And then there are those who say that as you are carting a second piece of kit around with you, you might as well get a proper compact or DSLR. These people REALLY miss the point. That the camera can be operated remotely from the phone is fantastic. I have photos of the grandchildren at play that would have been impossible with Grandad sticking a camera in their faces. I am planning wildlife shots of the squirrels in our garden when the weather improves a tad. Indeed the creativity that this lens camera facilitates is mind-blowing. At least on our holidays and trips out the photos might show me on them from time to time as I don't have to be on the "wrong" side all the time. So if you are a professional of some sort and need a camera to do a hard days work, then this was never intended for you. But if you like to take photos and have an eye for a shot but you're not a complete photographic nerd - if ever you've longed for your phone to have a better lens or a proper optical zoom, then this is the thing for you. My HTC ONE was the best bit of kit I ever invested in, but now I have two. The QX10 is a remarkable piece and I would give it the highest recommendation. Don't think about it any longer - buy it!!

Sony seemed to have upped their game considerably recently with a slew of high quality innovative products of which we have another here. Sony have clearly identified a bit of a missing link that they intend filling. Namely, mobile phones are the default camera for most people but lack a quality lens. Adding an off camera lens makes a bit of sense because you can use the mobile for a screen and for software use, thus cutting down on the cost and size of the offboard camera/lens. It does work - mostly. There are a couple of downsides. Firstly as another reviewer noted, you are not going to get a quick snap if you are not already connected. It also works quickest with NFC (near field connection) where you touch the camera to the mobile NFC point and it connects automatically. If you don't have that then you use the Sony app - which to be fair is quick and easy, not something that Sony could be accused of a few years ago. So when you are connected you in essence have a decent quality compact camera with a proper zoom lens making it far better than a standard mobile. The quality of pictures is top class and on a par with a £300 compact. You can zoom in or out and take the shot with either the camera or the mobile making it very flexible. For most shots, chances are you are best leaving it clipped to the phone unless you like looking like a person doing the teapot song. The camera is supplied with a spring loaded clip that you can use to fit to any normal sized phone. If you have a Sony Experia Z or Z1 you can buy the Sony case which allows you to dispense with the camera clip making it pretty tiny and easily pocket-able. When you want to, you can then twist lock it onto the back of the Experia Z. I bought the Experia and this phone because of this possibility and it works very well. You will also need a micro SD card for this camera if you intend storing it on board. It also saves to your phone as well. The killer bit for me, however is the ability to use this off the phone. I'm a marine engineer and often you are trying to see details in places where you simply cannot get your head. Generally you use a camera and reach around or under, take a picture and hope you get the view you want. With this I can see directly on a screen what I'm trying to get as I furtle in the bowels of an engineroom desperately trying to see what the rusty, ancient machinery serial numbers are. In low light condition the camera if set to iAuto mode will shoot off a number of exposures and combine them into one picture to give an overall well exposed shot. Essentially a built in HDR that reduces the need for a flash to near zero unless in pitch dark. Overall I great, interesting little product.

This lens is a novel idea, but in practicality, doesn't work well at all. Firstly, largest flaw, YOU CAN'T DELETE ANYTHING FROM THE CAMERA WITHOUT COMPLETELY REFORMATTING IT. If you fill your SD card then you have to transfer EVERYTHING onto your phone then format the card. Huge shortcoming there, Sony - what were you thinking? The lens itself is slightly larger than you'd expect, and not a very practical shape. For the same price (or less!) you can get compact digital cameras which take better quality photos and have way more features on than this QX10. Many models of digital cameras also have wifi control and can connect to your smartphone anyway, rendering the main selling point of the QX10 obsolete. The software app you have to use with the camera (PlayMemories Mobile) is pretty slow to connect, even with NFC. The app also refused to save photos/videos from the camera directly onto the SD card, effectively limiting your memory to the size of your phones internal memory, (but maybe that's just my phone). Bottom line is, if you want great quality pictures in 2016 from a small device, just stick with a compact digital camera.

自分はスマホからのSNS投稿に使用するので ・他のカメラを持ちたくない ・スマホ側にデータが欲しい というニッチな用途を希望する人にはピッタリ スマホのカメラではないので他のアプリが対応していないので注意 撮影後の加工は問題無く行える 本体は想像通りの大きさ、上位機種はこれよりも大きいと思うと流石に扱いにくそう 中古を購入したせいか充電はすでに出来ていた WiFiのIDやパスワードはバッテリー部分を開けないとわからないので 値を控えるか写真を撮っておくと便利 SDカードは付属していないので別途購入、取説には32Gまでしか認識しないと書かれていたので32Gを刺してフォーマットしたら使えた 容量いっぱいの状態で使おうとしたらスマホに容量不足の表示と本体に赤い点滅で撮影出来ないことが知らされる SDカード以外の同じサイズのカードにも対応していて刺し方が逆になる、もちろん逆に刺すと動作せず赤色点滅で知らせてくれる これは他のソニー製カメラでも同じなので慣れているが本体が小さすぎて指す方向が示されていない スマホ固定用のが付属していて縦線同士を合わせるとロック解除、取り付けるときは線を合わせて取り付ける、ロックするときは線をロックと書かれている方向に回すと簡単にロックができる ここはソニーっぽい感触 スマホとの取付は金具の爪を起こして上にスライドさせる このスライドがバネで戻るのでそこにスマホを挟む 挟む力は結構強いが金属部はないのでスマホは傷付かないだろう 使用しているスマホは電源ボタンがほぼ中央にあるのでレンズを少しずらして取りることで回避した 使っていて気づいたがこの状態で非常に安定する 専用アプリをインストールしておいて接続のときに控えたIDを入力 これで使えるようになる ・シャッター音がラグのせいか連続で鳴るので切った方が良い ・スマホにも保存するを有効にする これで思い通りに使えるようになる ただ保存先の変更をするとアプリが落ちる さらに二度と起動しなくなる 仕方が無いのでアンインストールしてインストールし直すと直った ほかは3分割の線を表示する機能をONにしておくことと 撮影の画質設定がなぜか最低になっているので上げておく スマホの回転機能が働いて撮影している映像と角度が異なるがアプリから設定可能だが、持ち方を変える度に回転方向の指示が必要で面倒 使っていて気づいたが焦点を合わせる対象にタッチしておかないと全体的にぼやける感じになる 本体側にカメラは無いがスマホと接続しなくてもズームとシャッターボタンはある 最速で撮影するには本体のみを起動して感覚でシャッターを切れば良い ただ被写体が見えず、ピントも合わないので無駄機能かな？ 後で本体のSDからスマホに送ることも出来る スマホに送られたファイルは標準のフォトからも見られる SNSへの投稿も出来るのでこの機能が必要なら買いだ スマホ内蔵のカメラでは物足りない 専用カメラはSNSの投稿が面倒 WiFi内蔵SDカードでも出来そうなことだが スマホに送られるのは便利 送信は2秒ほどかかるので連続撮影は無理 【2024/08/20 追記】 商品撮影用のコンデジとか4Kのとか探していたがどれも満足育成の腕は無かった ・1920x1080動画が撮影出来れば良い ・動画形式はAVIではなくmp4などの扱いやすいのが良い ・モニタはリモートで見たい ・充電器とか使いたくないしSDカードの出し入れも面倒 そう思ったらこれで良いのでは？ということになった ファームウェアバージョンを上げて撮影したら満足のいくものになった 光学ズームのためものすごくきれいに撮影出来る ライトで明るさを上げると自動調整で暗くなるので編集ソフト側で明るさ調整が必要 明るさを上げても白飛びはしなかった USBで接続して充電と転送も出来る そう思うとこれは買って正解だった 残念な点は USBがMicroだが発売日的に仕方が無い 静止画と違って動画に設定メニューがほとんどない 動画撮影中に静止画と撮影したい 購入したときは安い物で5,000円でほぼ新品も7,500円ほどだったように思うがどんどん値段が高くなっている もしかして結構使えるということがバレたか？

La cosa più interessante di questo prodotto è il fatto che può essere agganciato e utilizzato praticamente con qualsiasi smartphone ( IOS o Android). L'applicazione (su android) a volte ha qualche lag ma dato che è aggiornabile non è un grosso problema; le foto sono molto molto buone e lo zoom 10 x è veramente ottimo...Lo consiglio a chi, come me, si sta avvicinando al mondo della fotografia e cerca qualcosa di nuovo, comodo e funzionale senza però dover comprare per forza una fotocamera vera è propria. L'idea di per sè è molto originale..Certo le reflex hanno una qualità superiore ma sono comunque ingombranti e non adatte a i meno esperti. Il prezzo della QX 10 non è basso ma tutto sommato giustificato dalla novità del prodotto e da un ottimo assemblaggio; mentre la Q x100 la ritengo totalmente fuori mercato anche se farà scatti sicuramente migliori ( a quel prezzo meglio optare per una reflex Nikon o Canon ) E' necessaria l'app Play Memories..mentre non è necessario l' NFC perché è presente una password per accedere al wi fi.

Mal was völlig anderes! Super kompakt und handlich. passt in jede Hosentasche. Macht einen tollen, soliden Eindruck. Die Bilder sind klasse, man kann sehr nah heranzoomen. So was habe ich schon immer gesucht. Wertet die einfache Handykamera mehr als auf. Man braucht das Objektiv und das Handy nur einmal koppeln und dann erkennen sie sich über WiFi immer wieder. Es gibt eine kostenlose Google App die man sich noch runterladen sollte und dann hat man einen tollen Fotoapparat, bzw. eine Videokamera. Die Bilder werden sofort aufs Handy übertragen und man kann sie sich dort ansehen. Die Videos werden auf der Speicherkarte gespeichert, die man noch zusätzlich kaufen muss. Diese kann man aber nicht über das Handy ansehen, sondern muss dann die Speicherkarte in den PC schieben und dann erst kann man sie sich ansehen. Die Handyhalterung ist auch dabei und kann leicht an und abgebaut werden. Ist kinderleicht. Man kann sie aber eigentlich immer dran lassen, weil sie kaum die Dicke des Objektivs verändert. Geladen werden die Akkus über ein mitgeliefertes USB Kabel. Die Investition hat sich wirklich gelohnt. Ich würde jederzeit wieder kaufen.

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最近、カメラを構えると避けるようになった子供たちの自然な表情が撮りやすくなりました。