Sony DSC-QX30 Smartphone Attachable Lens-Style Camera

2016-12-02T19:00:00

Yes it can be a bit slow at focusing but the photo quality at full zoom is amazing an the video quality is superb. Only negative is I wish the app had a lot more thought go into it with more camera features and the lack of ability to pause video recording is a big shame.

mbk2554

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2016-08-18T20:00:00

The quality of the pictures is good and the zoom level is impressive. The downside is the lag on the wifi connection make framing the picture difficult and the time to transfer the picture to your phone prevents taken multiple shots quickly.

Dobbo

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2016-07-08T20:00:00

I am very like the way to take photo,can fix many blind point in photography

Achankong

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2016-01-25T19:00:00

This camera is good for taking shots where there is plenty of time to get it rigged up. The processes involved mean that quick shots are a bit of a faff: 1. Attach camera to phone, 2. Enter phone PIN, 3. Open app, 4. Switch camera on so it connects to app, 5. Take photo then wait for it to be sent to phone before being able to take another one. This is awful if you're trying to take a group photo and people are waiting. I have tried shooting blind, without attaching camera to phone as sometimes it really is difficult, the shots are a bit wonky, a view finder is required. One advantage of the size is that the camera on its own fits in my pocket, but I'm worried that I'll damage it this way. I'm not blown away by the picture quality. My husband bought me this as a birthday present, but to be honest I wish he hadn't. I prefer my regular smart camera, sorry.

Jannyrocks

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2016-01-02T19:00:00

Bought this camera to take snaps for Christmas party.I love the simplicity, the picture quality is very okay.

Fajo

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2015-09-16T20:00:00

I like this product because it provides a super technical boost (data size & zoom) to my iphone 6 when I need it. I am an infrequent photographer but I like to take very good photos now and again. Keeping the DSC-QX30 in my car means I can access that technical boost easily when I need it. A really good benefit is being able to take very good quality selfies. I have a mini tri pod and I can control the shot directly from my phone. The only down side I have come across is not having a built in flash and not being able to link to the flash on my phone.

El O.

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2015-08-03T20:00:00

I have traveled with the lens style camera, convenient, sleek, great pictures

etiks

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2015-07-18T20:00:00

For the short time I've had iti've used it quite a lot very successfuly

i o.

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2015-07-06T20:00:00

I have been using it for some months now, takes pretty good low light pictures, but would great if there was some sort of flash attachment, even if it was something like the iblazr that the app can take advantage of. Or some ring attachment that can plug into maybe the phone 2.5 mm jack and be used by the app.

ClayJR

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2015-06-20T20:00:00

Very disappointed that the Smartphone attachment/Bracket does not fit larger smart phones like the Nexus 6 or iPhone 6. The lack of a usable bracket renders this product ultimately useless. I am shocked that Sony has not seen fit to, at minimum, release an adapter bracket if not a completely new smartphone attachment that will allow compatibility with these larger smartphones. Until that time I cannot recommend these products.

RobertRaine

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2015-05-30T20:00:00

I bought the DSC-QX30 about a month ago, although I was a bit skeptic about the concept, the promise of a very attractive 30x physical zoom, the Sony optics, sensor and brand sounded like a good bet. So I put it through it's paces today at my daughter's dance festival. I prepared by downloading the software into my Samsung GS5 and charging the battery on the camera all night. Did a couple of tests and the WiFi connection was working. The reality of real life use, however was very disappointing. The connection between the phone and the camera is lost every time the phone's screen dims and when you press the home button on the phone to reactivate it, the Sony playmemories software tries to reconnect to the camera ... and fails about half the time, once that happens, you have to reboot the camera to get the connection going again. I ended up having to remove the QX30's battery a couple of times to reboot it until I realised that the only way to make this work was to make sure the phone did not go to sleep to keep the connection alive. Once the festival started I started taking pictures. Instead of the 5 or 6 frames per second, the camera takes about 10 seconds between shutter press, load preview to camera, preview and ready to take another picture. You can of course click the physical shutter again before that, however you get a message saying that the image could not be retrieved and are left wondering if the image was actually stored in the QX30s memory. It lost many of those images. Although the device produces the familiar shutter noise, it doesn't really capture all the images. So I switched to video mode. The quality of the video was relatively good, although the low light autofocus was not impressive, the real surprise came when about 80 mins into the presentation and having taken about 50 pictures and less than 15 mins of video clips, the QX30 suddenly sent a message warning the device was running out of battery, only to shut down for good less than 5 seconds after! Needless to say I am extremely disappointed, I am of a mind to put this thing in a box and ship it to Sony's Kazuo Hirai with my regrets.

alf2718

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2015-04-12T20:00:00

I would recommend this product to everybody who has an interest in photography

Kevo

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2015-03-22T20:00:00

Definitely a neat concept, but took time to sync to phone. Picture quality was not what I expected. Returned item. On the positive, Sony customer service was very helpful and professional

Drjganz74

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2014-12-25T19:00:00

i bought this and i am so happy,because i can make very nice pictures by this

magnes

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2014-12-10T19:00:00

It links up quick with my Z3 with little to no problems. The video quality is amazing! The Photos are amazing as well! Of course you cannot expect DSLR quality from this but it is still amazing. Love how i'm not limited on having to wonder where the camera is pointing at because I can see what i'm shooting at from my phone. The video stabilization is Amazing as well! At 30fps is a little bit bumpy but when you go 60fps it is so smooth and clear! feels like a HIGH end Video recorder. I compared my Xperia Z3 camera to my QX30 and the photo quality is quite Big. the Color is SO much Better!

Yohaav

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