Sony “Lens-camera” Specs and Promo Video Leak

Less than a day before Sony unveils its flagship smartphone codenamed Honami, the Xperia Z1 and the rumored attachable lens which called the “Lens-camera”. A new promo video and full specs of the “Lens-camera” has been leaked.

The video shows the features of the “Lens-camera” such as one-touch connectivity between the lens and smartphone, launching the PlayMemories Mobile app, touch auto-focus, manual control, edit and share photos using apps.

The pricing of the new Cyber-shot QX100 and QX10 lens-style cameras will be $500 and $250 respectively, will be released later this month.

The Cyber-shot QX100 camera features a premium, high-quality 1.0 inch, 20.2 MP Exmor R™ CMOS sensor, identical to the one found in Cyber-shot RX100 II camera. Featuring a fast, wide-aperture Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens with 3.6x optical zoom and a powerful BIONZ image processor. It also spots a dedicated control ring for manual focus and zoom.

The Cyber-shot QX10 camera is a high-zoom, powerful 18.2 MP Exmor R™ CMOS sensor with 10x optical zoom Sony G Lens. It has built-in Optical SteadyShot and will be available in two different colors – black and white.

Would you buy the Sony Xperia Honami with the lens-style camera? Or pick either the Xperia Z1 / the lens itself that can attach on any Android and even iOS devices?

UPDATE: The QX100 camera lens attachment is now available in Malaysia at a retail price of RM1,499.
UPDATE: The QX10 is now available at RM699.

Sources: Xperiablog 1, 2