3 stars for the technology - 5 for the fun!

Of course you wonder. Does it make sense to equip a small practical smartphone with a bulky lens to get in retrospect a photo that is not much better than a compact camera in the price range? Sure, the separation of recording equipment and optics already has its charms. Can you here anyway recordings make impossible perspectives or permanently installed on a remote controlled car observe the fast ride on the screen of the smartphone (but only if it does not move too far away). Then one decides to buy, here are some assessments for image and video quality:

- The image quality rivals that of a compact camera in the price range. Yes the technique comes from the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX200. Comparisons I've done well with the internal camera of Xperia Z. Because of course you already know the difference. Particularly in zoom range the patch appearance is a clear advantage.

- The quality of the video recording can also convince. It is true that only digitally stabilized with 1440x1080 and 30 frames, but the shots come almost approached a home camcorder. With a software update is there even Full HD with 1920x1080 and 25p. The link can be found at the comments. To record video, but a mircroSD memory card in the Sony DSC-QX10 has to be installed.

- Contact works in photo mode with the supplied by Sony for disposal app (or NFC) and Xperia Z obviously very good, but also with an Acer Iconia B1 there were no problems. In video mode, it may from time to time jerking though, this is bucking but then not included in the shot. Here is probably only the data transfer between the devices to slow, which is why you probably then must also be installed in the optics mircoSD card. With other smart phones and tablet PC from Samsung or Apple, there will be problems. Well, is indeed as if you have a VW engine incorporates in a Mercedes. Perhaps want yes Samsung or Apple nor that it works. Here one should not look at Sony unbediengt the error. In addition, some virus programs to ensure that the connection drops.

- The battery lasts already for a few pictures and about 60 minutes of video recording.

- The optics can be fitted on my Xperia Z very good. Should you, however, use a silicone sleeve or a flip style cell phone pocket, of course it is all over with the growing opportunity.

- Setting options are very limited. Brightness setting is available, it was then already. No metering options, no shutter speed settings, no ISO values. The combination is therefore probably best kept in automatic mode.

- At the Sony DSC-QX10 are no filters can screw. Headphones or microphone connections there is not even. The ambition is here unfortunately probably over.

Conclusion: Now the QX10 only needs a motion with immediate message to the smartphone: who is just outside the front door or when the bird finally flew to the feeding place. So it'd give then even more possibilities. Too bad that Sony since then stops to think. Otherwise, I think the QX10 quite funny, because it may well take care of surprising effects. Tucked away in a bookcase I could show friends a live image of the assembled group on smartphone and no one could imagine how that works. Until I showed the QX10 as were all flabbergasted. From me 3 stars for technology and 5 stars for the fun. Power 4 stars!