Xiaomi Modular Optical System concept hands-on
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- X-Xiaomi
- KIZ
- 05 Mar 2025
Xiaomi phones have lost their appeal with the new HyperOS and its restrictions on bootloader unlocking. Xiaomi's message of "free spirit" is lost forever with this new OS and seems like this Chinese giant is all about forced control now.
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- pl2rts
- Sk2
- 05 Mar 2025
what, 04 Mar 2025what is going on? smartphone is killing one gadget after an... moreThis soon ? I would say they are already late with this.
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- NoOne75
- HK4
- 05 Mar 2025
1) MFT Cropfactor is x2 - so the Sensor is smaller than APS-C, and of course smaller than 35mm (36x24mm).
2) Lens modules would be *very* costly, because every so called "lens" does need it's own MFT Sensor behind the glass elements - very different from any system camera setup.
3) 100 MP via MFT is simply overkill, the best / current MFT cameras do use a native Sony 25 MP Sensor by design.
4) Of course, you can downsample (here the case, to 25 MP via Pixel-binning, increasing DR) but again...it's really overkill.
5) I'd use always my real camera gear, hence various DSLRs, DSLMs from CaNikon, Sony, Pentax etc, *with* OVF or EVF, instead of shooting into blazing sunlight with that thing, which can't provide an EVF, by design
6) Good luck with a Display, shooting into blazing sunlight - i know exactly, what that means, for decades.
7) The whole combo with aux lens attached makes it really cumbersome, no ergonomics like a real camera, any system camera is with handgrip, etc. better to hold, than your phone, with attached lens like into the middle part.
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- zalchi
- nm6
- 05 Mar 2025
I hope that Qi3 will include:
- a data link
- reverse charging
- and the possibility of connecting multiple accessories, so first I attach a powerbank with an SSD inside and a flashlight outside, then I attach the lens. The powerbank can charge the phone and the lens in the same time.
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- fren
- 2xy
- 05 Mar 2025
this ain't no proper DSLR type Len!
- Feem
- IbG
- 05 Mar 2025
Maybe they should make their own version of the Galaxy K Zoom and bring back the idea to the market…
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- Shakha
- 0L7
- 04 Mar 2025
Yet another technology left behind by Xperia is being brought back into fashion by other companies.
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- vik457
- LfV
- 04 Mar 2025
Rolly Ghiz, 04 Mar 2025Good innovation but I can't really comprehend it'... moreNo, it's more than 70% increase in area of sensor
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- Rolly Ghiz
- mFd
- 04 Mar 2025
Good innovation but I can't really comprehend it's size. It's just a 30% increment in sensor size (4/3" vs. 1/0.98") so why is it this big and heavy?
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- Edd
- pqq
- 04 Mar 2025
no dslr = no buy
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- Lister
- pLd
- 04 Mar 2025
Hardly innovative, other than they way it's implemented. No one would buy this lmao.
- GregLu
- p@3
- 04 Mar 2025
TheSnowWinterR7, 04 Mar 2025I'm wondering how this is differs to the one with Smar... moreCame here to say the same!
And I had a QX-100 that i very much liked with my Z3c, the zoom was stunning but a bit laggy in the bluetooth transfer. Even the cylinder box was stunning haha
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- Anonymous
- SqW
- 04 Mar 2025
Wow I love this concept.
Where can I buy it? $$$
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- Umm
- xFE
- 04 Mar 2025
This will fall easily by a sudden jolt as it's only attached to the phone by magnets and on a smooth surface!
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- Vale
- pMh
- 04 Mar 2025
Thank god the chinese companies are the one who actually try to make new concepts and try new stuff. When it comes to Samsung, Apple or Google... it's basically wasteland
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- Rhoodin
- 7kn
- 04 Mar 2025
TheSnowWinterR7, 04 Mar 2025I'm wondering how this is differs to the one with Smar... moreBig difference. Quite a different product.
Those sony cameras had their own Micro SD Slot, their own battery, Their own processing. And connected to phone via BT/Wifi to use phones screen and to transfer the photo.
So transfer speeds were very slow.
Can't be used without Micro SD.
Can't take advantage of Phones inage processing and AI.
Also more bulky because need to have proceesor, sd card, battery, wifi etc.
Whereas this concept by Xiaomi is just Camera sensor and lens without any processor, battery, sd card anything. This connects with magnetic wired connection with phone.
So almost instant transfer speeds.
Takes advantage of phones image processing. It transfers Raw files to the phone and phone's image proceesor is used to get final image.
No need for micro sd card. No need for battery and charging.
Can be smaller lighter or can use bigger sensor n lenses.
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- XWp
- 04 Mar 2025
what is going on? smartphone is killing one gadget after another, now they are up for mirror less camera! can't believe it happening this soon.
- TheSnowWinterR7
- uEx
- 04 Mar 2025
I'm wondering how this is differs to the one with Smart Lenses series of Cybershot DSC-QX1/QX10/QX30/QX100 of Sony when Xperia Z3 was launched 11 years ago?
