Image of one of the current Panaosnic smartphones (not form the yet rumored hybrid cam).
This is no a Micro Four Thirds news but as you know the smartphone market is eating up the compact camera segment and Panasonic apparently wants to merge the two kind of devices into one. I have heard that Panasonic will “display” a sort of high end smartphone-photo hybrid camera. I have no specs about the sensor and lens used ut the goal of that device is to deliver very high image quality on smartphones. It should be something like the [shoplink 48191 ebay]Samsung Galaxy Camera (here on eBay)[/shoplink] which has a Cmos 1/2.3″ sensor size and 21x optical zoom. I see success only if Panasonic manages to use a larger sensor inside it (1 inch?). I know I am dreaming 🙂
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31 Responses
i’d be very interested if it has much better camera, and really pocketable size
I would love a 1″ 35mm (equivalent) /1.4 camera phone (obviously that would be quite thick but with at curved sensor maybe acceptable, and I’m not a fan of those huge paper thin phones anyway) but that would awesome to always have such a camera with me.
Lumia 1020
windows phone problem 🙂 no phone to buy
Only android or apple is for phone.
I think the problem is in your mind – Windows Phone is actually more performant with less battery consumption than Android. And the app-gap isn’t a problem anymore.
Actually the phonearena (or what made the test) doesn’t proof that at all.
Present an actual argument to back your assertion or you’re full of sh|t
Present your test against android and we call that then first. The arena didn’t make the test correctly and has been even called as flawed on Microsoft communities.
1″ 35mm equiv / 1.4?
what the hell are you trying to say?
And it will record 4k at 30fps and 24/25 as well. No heat problems.
GM5- any more leaks on that? 🙂
dumb question – do you think that admin just sits there on rumors until some numb minded drongo like you asks?
You dont get out much do you?
Wait ’till Monday 🙂 .
Can succeed only if full
frame, curved organic sensor, m4/3 mount, IBIS, 4k, viewfinder with >4M
pixels, includes metabones adapter, has vertical grip as accessory, and costs
less than Olympus E-M2… Whatdaya say Jankoff…? Upgrading from your fleet of
E-M2 cameras…?
iPhone 6
That was predictable.
I see your iPhone 6 and raise you a Nokia 1020 with it’s 1:1.5 sensor or the Nokia 80 with it’s 1:1.2 sensor
You can keep your fragmented Android.
I’ll stick with the stability and tight integration between all my devices, not to mention the breadth of available content from the iTunes Store.
Nokia is Windows
Which is great – the most consistent and non-fragmented platform without lock into any particular device manufacturer.
I would use that fact as a positive thing … : )
being Sarcastic : o
Dear iPhone 6 user: welcome to 2012
http://i.imgur.com/n35Y2zZ.jpg
A perfectly reasonable position – just don’t try and claim an iP6 is top dog when it comes to cameras.
As Alex Kuznetsov said below, The Nokias I mentioned run Windows Phone OS, which isn’t fragmented.
The camera apps give you manual control over focus, exposure, ISO, white balance…
I’m jealous of the iOS panorama sweep though.
You are not quite informed – Lumia 1020 runs Windows Phone, 808 PureView runs Symbian. Admittedly Symbian is EOL but Windows Phone is thriving. I use the 1020 and have fantastic integration using OneDrive in the same way that Apple has iCloud. Except with OneDirve I am not locked into one ecosystem and can use iOS, Android, Windows, Mac OS or whatever.
Let’s see: If i were as fanatical about for example Sony as you apparently are about Iphone I would have done this:
Phone: Sony Xperia Z2
Tablet: Sony Xperia Tablet
Camera: Sony Nex-7
Smartgear: Sony Smartband and Sony Smartwatch S2
Sony Playstation 4 ( With PLaystation Mobile app on both my tablet and my phone of course)
Sony Vita
Sony Bravia 4K TV
Movies and Music: Sony Music Unlimited and Sony Video Unlimited ( Beats Itunes any day of the week according to reviews)
And of course: All my audio devices, speakers, headphones etc would also be Sony ( which they are no.1 at).
And not to forget that 50% of all the music and movies we watch are directly or indirectly produced or owned by Sony, and a lot of if are also being FILMED with Sony products.
Do I have to continue?
The only true smarthphone – photocamera hybrid devices are two Samsung “zoom” phones. But even those are phones with added cameras, not good enough to replace a P&S with similar characteristics. Camera manufacturers that also make phones ( Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, … ) still stubbornly refuse to add phone capabilities to their small P&S cameras as if there’s something to loose. I’m not expecting much from Panasonic this time either…
I’d be all over a smartphone which has a good 1″ sensor in it! Even if it is just with a fixed focal length lens (say 28m or 35mm equivalent to 135 format, or even 50mm I’d be fine with) to keep it ultra compact (and fast? Hope so!).
Never going to happen. The consumer tech sites will slam it for being too thick. Already the Galaxy K Zoom is being described as fat. 10 years ago it’d have been crazy slim!
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OMFG!!! Who knew that Panasonic was this close to bankruptcy? Please tell me that this is a joke HAHAHA!!!
Please don’t stop taking your medication.