Sony just launched the new DSC-KW1 special page to promote the camera to women. There is also a newly posted official KW1 video on Youtube. But our wifes will not be happy to know that there is still no preorder and price info yet. Although I guess price doesn’t matter when you have such a cute pink perfume-camera gadget in your bag 🙂
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Will the A7000 have a touch/full flip screen?
http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/sony-a7000-to-be-announced-at-ces-and-cost-699
“We got word form an anonymous source that Sony will announce the new Sony A7000 at CES in early January. And it will cost $699 body only which is only $50 more than the current A6000 price. But I guess A6000 price will drop $50-100 til January…”
If it’s got an all metal mount and reasonable weather-sealing…then i am all over it. If it’s one of those plastic/metal hybrid mounts…then i will keep well away from the cheapo E-mount!!
that is the most ridiculous comment….it’s like I’m not buying the A7000 because it only comes in black…..full metal mount makes very little difference and is only a VERY small aspect of the entire camera ….if u need it so bad, get the metal mount replacement! lol
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“beauty-conscious users…”, “just as they had imagined…”.
I’ve hardly read such a stupid advertisement for a product. Either Sony think that women are stupid, or they intend to sell it only to stupid users.
One question Sony : I’m looking a little bit like Stan Laurel, will I look more like Brad Pitt on selfies if I use this camera ?
Sony is not stupid, neither women… it’s you who doesn’t understand this market…
it’s not about change your face to another celebrity’s face. for the selfie anthusiasts, the picture they want is not a picture of reality. to them, cameras like DSLRs, ILCs, RX100s, etc, are lousy bad cameras! small eyes wants to get bigger, flat nose wants to get higher, round chin wants to get sharper, rough face wants to get smoother, dark skin wants to get whiter… that’s what Sony said about “beauty-concious users…” and “just as they had imagined”~ a camera that can fulfill their imagination is their best camera. they would pay for it eventhough you think an A7 is a better choice for that price range!
^This^
Well, the link leads to a page about the design inspiration and gives insight in why, how and for who the (conceptual) products are designed. This is why there is no information about price and availability, it is simply the wrong website for that.
I can see that there’s a market for this type of cameras, but when I think more about it, why not just make a smartphone which is more designed towards female users? It is much more practical to use since your smartphone is always with you, and it shouldn’t be too difficult to apply this design to a smartphone form factor. In conclusion, it seems quite a redundant product design unless it is impossible to add a higher quality rotating camera to a smartphone, and if form is more important than function.
The website gives exactly the type of information needed for the target customer. Do you really think the information about 21mm/2.0 lens and a curved sensor has any weight? This is fashion. Following the same rule, pricing also is of secondary importance (or in other words, if you need to ask, you probably can’t afford).
It’s actually quite smart, that the lens can rotate in that manner. Instead of looking at the male/female selfie-is-not-really-photography debate, we (and Sony) should consider how such technologies (rotating lenses) can be used in other respects. An Alpha that has a lens mount capable of rotating the way we do a flash head perhaps? (and don’t say QX..) But yeah. What about such a thing? It opens new angles and possibilities beyond tilt-shift lensbaby ideas, especially for video and time lapse work.
Still can’t believe what happened to photography – I first thought that this camera was a joke. A camera ONLY invented for narcissistic people to take selfies all day long – WTF!? If you’re carrying this thing around with you, then you definitely need help.
Oh, and KW-2 will automatically upload every photo to facebook, twitter, instagram, google+, flickr, pinterest, behance and your blog – wouldn’t that be awesome!?
Asia. Big market. For individuals that want to have not only cute selfies but also a cute camera to take photos of their friends too.
It´s those moments when you pray for the zombie apocalypse…
And what exactly happened to photography? Does it hurt so bad it is no longer an elitist hobby?
If somebody fancies taking photos of themselves with a perfume bottle, let them be. These photos are no better or worse than any other type which is hip at the very moment.
Absolutely true. I couldn’t have said that better.
“narcissistic people to take selfies”
Nice avatar. :p
Isn’t a selfie, but good try though 😉
Jokes aside, its very well designed
for those who can’t accept Sony actually releasing this selfie cam… hey, dude! Sony is a business company! it aims profit! can you imagine in Asia, quite a lot of girls, or may girl’s boyfriends, actually paid more than an A77m2 body’s price to get the shitty IQ Casio TR series?! and some of them can’t even get one because it’s always out of stock! can you imagine the actual selling price of these shitty IQ selfie cam is way higher than their RRP? man, it’s a huge market! btw, some guys already thinking how to hide the existence of this KW1 from their girls… LOL
Actually, I’m pretty anxious to see the reviews of this camera. I’m thinking of buying Xperia Z4, and it will probably have the same sensor+optics as this perfume bottle.
It doesn’t help if the cam is more attractive than the model posing with it. ^^
Such a pathetic camera… Just like hasseblad sony cameras… so cliché btw… I hope it will fail. Eventhough I have to admit, it look nice.
This camera sounds like a joke by the ONION to me: http://www.theonion.com/video/sony-releases-new-stupid-piece-of-shit-that-doesnt,14309/
this is the A7R for girls, very silly cam IMO