i love that they included the flash

@FreakAzoiyd

23 күн бұрын

Who uses a flash like that anyway? You will probably even see the shadow cast by the lens in the picture, except for tiny pancake lenses.

That tiny flash popping out of what looks like a lens cap is hilarious.

@Pouncer_Fox

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I laughed at that too.

I like it when companies take the risk to innovate!😍

@risue08

Ай бұрын

It's because these companies can afford it, realistically speaking.

@doel89

Ай бұрын

And fail and lose support

@lidge1994

Ай бұрын

​@@risue08 Yeah, but not all of them take a risk, like Apple for example.

@drewmorrison

27 күн бұрын

@@lidge1994Apple lets everyone else take the risk first, then comes in a Sherlock’s them

@osmuscas

24 күн бұрын

​@@risue08 sony can afford it

next we'll have the game "is it a camera or just a lens cap?"

@xsterawesome

Ай бұрын

The funny part is, the original patents for the QX1 refer to it as a lens cap camera, and The rest of the QX series (all fixed lens) were referred to as "lens style cameras".

@MAST

Ай бұрын

Haha, like "is it a cake or not?" or like spelling words.

I was not expecting that flash thing 😂😂😂

I'd love to see them release a new version of this but with a full-frame 4K sensor.

@snippingtool7810

Ай бұрын

They already did it, well, sort of. Look up ILX-LR1 camera, a full frame "sensor only" camera intended for professional use, being most prominent to be mounted on a drone.

I have to admit... That flash bit got me!

Looks like one of those astrophotography cameras

@ladylamellae

Ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing, I wonder it that was the idea here, would save a good chunk of weight on a star tracker for sure. Including the flash feels pretty funny for any application so I am betting an executive insisted on it.

@ladylamellae

Ай бұрын

Just looked it up apparently you slap it on the back of your phone. Kinda goofy ngl, I bet the lag is super annoying to shoot with.

Xh1 + Battery grip looks CLEAN !

QX1 wasn't a standalone camera though. It was promoted as a smartphone mounted camera which connected with phone for using it.

@tillorrly1128

25 күн бұрын

Which was a frigging amazing idea. To bad they let it die.

@eccojedi

23 күн бұрын

Which was a marketing failure since it worked better as a high quality remote camera head. We already have cameras on our phones.

@tillorrly1128

21 күн бұрын

@@eccojedi Sensor size, the ability to use proper lenses. Meanwhile phones and tablets have connectivity, pretty beefy processors and proper software. When traveling or for influencers this would be just the perfect combination, instead of a big heavy camera, just take a small sensor lens thingy. All the rest can be done on the mobile device.

@eccojedi

15 күн бұрын

@@tillorrly1128 of course there’s tons of reasons to use it… but most of them are better served not attached physically to a handset, which ironically enough it could do pretty well within a certain proximity! I wanted one and never got around to buying it.

Still rocking this one after almost nine years. If only Sony updated their software.

I’m still waiting for Pentax to release a Q with a 1 inch sensor. Yeah I know they discontinued the line, but one can hope.

@Omgiamsotriggered

Ай бұрын

Literally pointless in this day and age. Sony and Xiaomi are putting 1 inch sensors in phones, a whole dedicted camera for the same thing just isnt sought after anymore. Realistically cameras are getting less and less popular as phones advance, so even MFT these days is becoming obsolete. APSC or FF are the only ones that are gonna remain sought after in mostly pro work.

@photo1416

Ай бұрын

​​@@Omgiamsotriggeredэто так называемый "видиконовский дюйм" . Он гораздо меньше. Оптически смартфон не способен в данных размера охватить полностью большой сенсор. Только в размерах сильно отличающихся от компактности. Фотокамера - это все же специализированная система. Но для обычных потребителей смартфон всегда будет приемлемой - и понятней, а они диктуют рынок. Качеством картинки он обязан прежде всего , электронной и нейронной обработкой "на лету" . Но как правило , такая обработка бросается в глаза на мониторе. А продвинутым любителям и профи как раз была бы интересна подобная карманная камера .

I'm actually active user of Sony QX1, currently paired it with a 16-50 kit. What I love with this camera is the ability to take picture from many interesting perspectives utilizing your smartphone.

@cpl366

Ай бұрын

Does it require an app (Sony or otherwise) on your phone to work?

@gabl8a89

Ай бұрын

@cpl366 You may use this camera with Image Edge Mobile apps on smartphone. It pairs quite well with QX1 and I think Sony is still updating the apps to ensure the camera works on today's phone.

@fall3n87

Ай бұрын

I still regret to this day not getting this camera almost a decade ago. Such a cool concept and still potentially better than any smartphone camera today.

@gitari44

Ай бұрын

​@@fall3n87I had the camera. Decided to sell it 2 years ago. The sensor is too noisy. I recommend Sony a6000 instead. Also, it's video( qx1) was very poor

@ladylamellae

Ай бұрын

Is the display lag noticable? I assumed it would be super annoying but curious to hear from an actual user.

The flash killed me 😂😂😂😂

@domantasbronusas

29 күн бұрын

It flashed you 😂

The back looks like it is just a part of something else.

@thenegotiator9701

Ай бұрын

the back is for mounting a phone to it as a screen

This is the ultimate minimalist camera I’ve been looking for. Where can I get one

@markmarkmark_

Ай бұрын

only Ebay, or other sites which sell 2nd hand these cameras were discontinued a long time ago

Have the 100. Such a fun toy. We need a full video!

With that little flash it looks like one of those robots from the pixar movies.

Literally the size of a Nikon FTZ, can't believe it has a flash! This looks like the kind of thing used in movie shoots where you'd expect a go-pro on a lesser production, inside crashing cars etc

If you can external control from smartphone, it is pretty game changing.

I used to own a QX1, and usually use it without connecting to the phone. Just like shooting it blind and always nice to see some interesting unexpected results. Such a shame they didn't make a gen 2 of the camera.

That’s pretty smart. I use a QX10 for use on a 10m pole to take remote images where drones aren’t allowed

I hope they'll do a full frame one

Sony probably included the flash for the memes😂

I just picked up a QX1. It’s so much fun.

Closest equivalent today would be the Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera, although that is video focused and lacks the smartphone integration. I think a modern version of this, perhaps with a fixed prime lens like the X100VI, could do rather well given the way the consumer photography market is going...

The Sony QX 1 would be a really good camera for high quality hidden cameras in reality TV shows as in that case it would be externally recording to another device while it could also work really well as a high quality drone mounted camera! :)

Sony needs to bring this back.

i like the pentax q7,it could be the best camera for traveling,tiny but with nice looking body and removable lenses,that outperforms most of the modern smartphone camera.

Pair this with a 20mm pancake and you have the perfect street camera

That would be an incredible fpv camera for smaller drones(like 7-10in)

sony qx1 was ahead of it's time, Even today if it launches it would be good companion for vloggers !

It's a perfect "Despicable Me" minion cam! 😂

I had the qx-10 and love it. Suddly I sell it.

The qx1 was an amazing idea, and I really don't get why it didn't take off, even with prosumers.

@markmarkmark_

Ай бұрын

Bad user experience, mainly viewfinder lag, which can either be blamed either on Sony's app, or phone hardware at the time (2014) The 2nd problem was that it launched at $400 without lens, while Sony's equivalent proper camera, Sony a5000 cost $450 with lens included, most people just did not understand who this camera was for.

The CEOs son was like, “okay, but I get make one decision and it has to stay”

Tell me more! I'm an Olympus Air owner (tons of fun, only m43 body I've held onto after switching to Sony) - I'd love to hear more detail about how practical the QX1 is as a shooting experience now with app support questionable. My gut is that an ultracompact MILC body (GM1 - a5000) is just a better overall package than the "displayless cylinder" family.

@skylark6167

Ай бұрын

what a weird camera. is the air still usable these days? seems like so many app-dependent things end up unsupported and useless.

@gitari44

Ай бұрын

I had the camera but sold it two years ago. Compared to Sony a6000 which I still kept (had both at the same time): 1. QX1 has a noisy sensor especially iso 800 2. It's video capability was poor...some weird color noise especially during low light. 3. Apart from the wow factor, everything else is better on a6000. I can operate A6000 with my phone too.

This camera remember me the logitech camera which was presented few months ago.

At that point it's basically an astrophotography camera 😂

I also have a xh1 Absolutely love it

Actually that's a good design if its modular and you can fit a grip and screen if you want to.

Love my Q7

I wanted one of these so bad, or the olympus air.

amazing this is from 10 years ago and not reiterated or replicated. this would have been more popular if stand-alone with screen and just add a strap for secure grip like those consumer camcorders

Wish sony made a M43 camera like that.

Why is there a flash 💀?

@greysuit17

Ай бұрын

Why not?

@KobieMC

Ай бұрын

Because it's better than using the one on your phone. The Sony QX series are for mounting to your phone.

Its a tragedy that its discontinued

Reminds me of Bag, the one-eyed alien, in My Stepmother Is An Alien 😅

I miss the NEX days, Sony had stuff like this, camcorders using E-Mount but they killed off and consolidated it all sadly.

Can't wait until Apple adds this to the next iPhone

The true mega compact

Now that is an actual POV camera🤣🤣🤣

Look into dedicated astronomy cameras if you want to see what small looks like.

Q7 so much fun

They can make one fit in inside a smartphone

Sony QX1?!? 😮

the flash lmao

I wonder if this camera can be operated without smartphone. It'll be cool for this to be mounted on a drone considering the size.

THeres also the olympus air, and Yongnuo also made their own camera like this as well for demo once not sure if it ever made it to production though. Alice AI is working on a similar concept 2024

no viewfinder but a flash is included is bonkers

Oh but you do have a flash, thanks for this I for one didn't know :)

I would love to have one of those but due to how little got sold, people jack up the price like crazy, its even above the MSRP. Its a very torn down a5000 and that can be bought for 200 bucks used with lenses

the sony XQ1 came out in 2014, but you had to use yoàur smartphone to control it, with an attachement on the back of the cam. The goal was to turn your phone into an actual camera, but it wasn't really reliable

I feel like video-focused cameras with this form factor make sense. Stuff like the Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera, where you want to mount it on a gimbal or at the end of a boom, so size and weight being minimized is a high priority. But a photo camera with a pop-up flash? Yikes. One big advantage of a camera over a phone is ergonomics, so giving up the user experience benefits, and forcing someone to use a phone app just seems like a mistake. And considering that this and the Olympus Air died, it was a mistake.

“But u do have a flash” hahaahahah😂

Wish canon made something like this. I was thinking bout buying then I realize I have no Sony lenses

@cf8979

Ай бұрын

Could be fun to adapt lenses to

@zogoe

Ай бұрын

@@cf8979 still money lmao

Not as small as the QX1, but the Sigma FP is quite small for a full-function professional camera

I've seen bigger teleconverters, kinda want one though...

It can be size of your thumb pretty much

so wait you can just walk around with a camera the size of just a lens 😂😂

imagine industrial cameras ...

the camera should be large, grippy and heavy

If this consider a mirrorless camera, than my iPod touch is also a small mirrorless camera

Olympus Air?

@nikytamayo

Ай бұрын

Slightly bigger, iirc, and a smaller micro 4/3rds sensor. But that with the 20mm pancake is a sweet package.

The zv1 I have is tiny n it’s a micro 4/3rds

I want that pentaxxx 😍😍😍

Camera attached to a lens

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Now put a 70-200mm f2.8 on it and see how practical it is. Size isn't everything. Usability counts more. And to those that say I just don't get it, after putting a lens on it and attaching a smartphone to it, It is not any smaller than any other compact cameras - Just more useless. The QX1 is from 2014 and they don't make them anymore. Wonder why.

I think it's be Olympus air a01

Why they include that flash d not amek it even smaller or include some more essential goodies or the flash is needed or useful in this camera's use cases?

Technical your phone camera is also a mirrorless camera 💀 Gopro too 🤔

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Could I buck tape one of those on my rb

What about the sigma FP smallest FF ;)

raspberry pi hq camera + pi zero 2

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it's not actually a bad idea if you use one of the sony phones as the display.

i mean... webcams are mirrorless cameras too

sadly there is no qx2

So im sure there is a designed purpose for this camera, but what is it?

But why tho, also does it have mini hdmi?

Best small mirroless camera is Olympus air.

Ok now get rid of the useless flash and give me a normal HDMI instead

…and it was a total flop (also the alpha range wasn't that large and didn't compromise for being usable without a phone)

slap the 400mm f2.8 on there :D

I have eaten a pineapple today.

My iPhone is a mirrored camera

What about my phone, its a pretty small mirrorless camera

But why