This is the first Sony smartphone that shoots Cybershot quality photos too. And the specs and images are leaked on many websites. Xperiablog (Click here) published pictures of the UI and Justamp (Click here) has pics of the real camera.
What could be interesting for us A-E mount camera owners is the new JPG engine that will come along the Honami announcement. It may comes for our cameras too (via firmware update).
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The video isn’t Honami. It’s the Xperia Z mixed in with some photos from the Honami leak recently.
If the specs of the camera are real, I hope Sony has a chance to make the next Nexus phone and I’ll buy it for sure.
I was reading an article about the a leaked i1 software being ported to an existing Xperia. One of the features was lighting fast AF. I wonder if Sony also has a new AF algorithm that makes mirrorless A mount possible.
do not seems to have interchangeable lens.
its supposed to be a fixed focal at 28mm f2
no interchangeable lenses
+1
I’m 100% sure Admin does his best to give us correct info… but sometimes there are people sending false rumours to mess with us.
nope. Sorry, in case of smartphoens I rely mostly on rumor from other sites and I cannot gurantee they tell us the truth. I will try to build up a reliable basis of sources for smartphones too. It will become important because they will rpelace the low end camera market.
no worries. We know that it is all rumours till we see the real stuff.
This is a fake video, at about 49s you can see Xperia Z at the lower left conor.
thanks! Have been misleaded by another rumor site.
You gotta love xda developers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2346319
It’s Made In China.
If it has a high quality 28mm F2.0 lens it’s perfect. I can’t see why they can’t offer RAW shooting if the lens and sensor are as good as it is rumored. Such a smartphone may not be the “target market” for RAW but it’s not like it gets in the way of point and shooting. But I think that there is a lot of software correction needed for such a small lens, so RAW shooting is not an option (hopefully I’m wrong).
I wish Sony would offer a 28/2.0 for A mount.
And 35/2. And 100/2 too.
Looks like nothing to protect the lens from getting all scratched up in your pocket =(
Well, I really doubt Sony will give away their new Honami JPEG engine via Firmware Update, because it requires much more deep programming than only adding a single function. So what about forthcoming cameras like the NEX-5R successor, that should be around the corner?
The implementation of a new jpg engine on a and e mount seams like a very effective move on sonys part and a practical strategy to transition into next gen hardware without alienating current owners. I’m surprised this aspect is not heavily discuses and is just dismissed by people speculating the technical feasibility or marketing strategies. I personally cannot wait for my a99 to shoot 4k ^^ or just add dinosaurs to my reality.