Turn a smartphone into digital Camera

In addition to its new high-end Xperia Z1 smartphone and a 4K video download service, Sony today announced an interesting concept for photographers. The company during its IFA presentation revealed its new DSC-QX100 and DSC-QX10 Cyber-shot cameras.

What’s special about these new Cyber-shots is that they won’t come in the normal point-and-shoot form factor. Instead, the entire camera is housed within a camera lens-sized cylinder. The cameras can be mounted on smartphones, turning them into semi-professional photography devices. The devices connect via Wi-Fi to smartphones (even iPhones) using Sony’s “PlayMeories Mobile” app. Pictures taken with one of the cameras are automatically saved to both the camera and the smartphone it is paired with.