Panasonic released Lumix camera phone with a giant sensor
Japanese Panasonic still has not been actively represented in the smartphone market, but the company has been present on the market cameras. Realizing the promise of the first direction, and also aware of their expertise in the second, the company held Photokina trade show in Cologne, Germany introduced a hybrid smartphone and camera. No, it's not a smartphone with a camera. This camera with a smartphone. new device running Android, but has a serious stuffing for photos: 1 inch Leica lens with a 20 megapixel sensor.
The same set of optics is in the "normal" cameras Panasonic. As described in the company, the new device Lumix DMC-CM1 using the 2.5-inch sensor can shoot HD, Full HD and even 4K-video, and in addition the solution can shoot conditions of very low light. The device will go on sale soon and will cost a record 900 euros. The company said that the first phase of the device will be sold in Germany and France. Analysts say CM1 - a competitor Samsung Galaxy K Zoom, which also has a large built-in lens. Among Panasonic note that CM1 is not only the lens but also metallic rings that control the aperture and shutter speed shot.
Until now, such a filling in smartphones was not. On the other hand the device has a 11.9-inch touch screen and the selected mode switching button, which quickly turns your smartphone into the camera and vice versa. At Panasonic CM1 called "an interesting experiment", on the other hand, independent experts say that such hybrid devices - it's pretty expensive solution, which is an attempt to chase two rabbits at once. "Hybrids are not satisfied with any. We have seen similar before and nobody nothing good here and not offered. All those who are looking for a good smart phone, buy a device, and those who need a good camera, buy it as a standalone device, "- says Mark Flores from TechRadar.
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