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No matter how many likes you get on Instagram, no matter how many filters or apps you put your photos through: if you took the shot on a smartphone, it sucks. Meet the saviour of mobile photography; the Song Q lens series. A portable Franken-lens that clips onto any smartphone and immediately turns you into the Ken Duncan of mobile photos.
The QX10 is packing a 20x optical zoom, a 1/2.3-inch image sensor and a slot for a microSD card. It takes standard Sony Cybershot camera batteries and it’s able to be charged up via the microUSB slot on the back. It lasts for 110 minutes on still shots and 55 minutes on continuous video recording. It’s set to hit the market soon and it’ll cost you $279.
The shots it takes look pretty awesome, but the zoom function is where it really shines. That’s what the QX10 lens is meant to be great at: zoom. Low-light functionality suffers somewhat, but that’s where the next model up comes in.
The QX100 is designed to produce the same image quality as the gorgeous Sony RX-100 Mark II that was announced at IFA in Berlin. It’s packing all the same features, but under the hood lurks a 1-inch Exmor R sensor for low-light shooting. That one’s still on its way and will cost $599 when it gets here.
As I read more and more about the Sony Q lens series, my anticipation can't quite be contained anymore. Since a lot of us do not want to have to walk around with our laptop hooked up to our camera, which would need to be hooked up to our phone...just to get a decent camera phone shot. These small, handheld lens have given photographers the answer they needed. Read more of the review to see the technicalities of the Sony Lens.