Sony's BIGGEST Flop (is awesome)

This camera has been on my shortlist for a while now - an amazing camera that still stands out a decade later. The Sony QX1 is a 20mp APS-C sensor interchangeable lens camera from 2014 with no screen.
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[@cy9nvs]

Putting the 600mm f/4 on this thing would be absolutely hilarious.

[@unbroken1010]

A p Diddy lens 😂

[@bigrobotnewstoday1436]

Someone already did but I can't remember if it was this one or the Olympus one. Someone made a rig like a camera rig to put on their shoulder and then put the phone in front of their face.

[@cLaunMH]

use the remote control and hold the lens like a bazooka

[@scb2scb2]

@@bigrobotnewstoday1436i used it with a 600mm + tc2.0 still have the qx1 somewhere...

[@robinbollens2276]

@@scb2scb2 that is not a lenscap on the 600 😂

[@emckinney765]

I bought the QX1 right after release and never knew it had a flash until seconds ago.

[@thealaris]

💀

[@prla5400]

Nah

[@ivar_oslo-hr3mc]

No user manual?

[@snappiness]

what 😂

[@thatcopenguy]

really? One of the first things I did with my QX1 was accidentally popping up my flash!

[@deanisplemoni]

"a lot of hassle" *shows a hasselblad*

[@im_a_fish225]

Hassle with the price bro

[@thomasgunn4146]

Came here for this comment 😌

[@arrangearrange]

Thanks we got it thanks

[@izuix5629]

9:06

[@ichbrauchmehrkaffee5785]

"...with a lot of hassle-BLYAT"

[@Maddin1313]

"It still works today" Wow! "Sony Imaging Edge Mobile" Nooooooooooooooooo!

[@yuxuanhuang3523]

That app is fine. Some smartphones do not like to have a wifi that has no internet access though and will auto disconnect. ESPECIALLY older Samsung

[@Sam-to1zg]

Sony IE app is complete disaster.

[@TusharDixitFilms]

It must work with Creator's app as well. It's sooo much better

[@MrLehi99]

​@@yuxuanhuang3523Newer Samsung phones still do disconnect from a Wi-Fi connection if DNS is unavailable, but it's now a setting, so it can be disabled.

[@toastermon2272]

​@@Sam-to1zgThe thing is, realistically ecerybody would be fine if the offered 3-5 simple features (live view, RAW/JPEG import, simple camera controls, etc) but since Sony is a big company even this simple tool must be used as marketing platform and way to track their users, ideally some BS subscription. Just the way most companies operate sadly.

[@caleblatreille8224]

The fact that this is more expensive than a used a6000 (and uses the same battery) is hilarious and amazing

[@gitari44]

I had it, together with a6000. A6000 takes better photo and video hands down. What he forgot to mention is, when tethered to your phone, your phone internet is cut off. And whenever you receive a call, the tethering stops

[@qingyunwang3802]

Or to smuggle a camera into a live tour.

[@farishanafiah8461]

I would still take this over the A6000 despite the older sensor. I don't like to carry heavy camera bodies around, so this is a neat solution.

[@nikostalk5730]

Even Nex5 cameras still be better than that black box. Just because it's a sony...

[@rkan2]

​@@gitari44 These days there are some options to avoid that problem of being connected to a wifi network without internet. There were before too, but those required root/jailbreak...

[@NeildelaRey]

This camera would be amazing to attach to a telescope for Astrophotography

[@hundredfireify]

There literally are dedicated cameras that you can attach to telescopes that use the same sensor and are cheaper

[@icekacangfactory]

Its good,but not good enough for photography...it's low light performance wasn't good enough maybe because of its old sensor..

[@thethirdman225]

@@icekacangfactory with a decent tracker it shouldn’t matter too much.

[@meloney]

@@thethirdman225 it should matter though considering the price of this and current dedicated astrophotography cameras that have the same form factor, cooled and uncooled. But the mid and low class ones already have better abilities for astrophotography than this and you also have to go through the hassle of getting to use it without a lens for a telescope. I think for the price it would not be wise to get it for astrophotography. For the same price and even less you get more value with a dedicated astrocam. Some astrocams also allow you to attach a few lens to use them as webcams for permanent all sky view for aurora for example. Granted that that curious camera is still way better than any phone for astrophotography and night photography though! :)

[@dominikbehr2863]

Nope, tried it. The controls in Imaging Edge Mobile are too simple.

[@justincheung9183]

I bought a MagSafe mount and attached it on the connector. They fit perfectly

[@MiniTruckMatt]

Magsafe is strong enough to hold that thing??

[@justincheung9183]

@@MiniTruckMatt yes with my lighter lens, but even with heavy lenses, it is strong enough to hold the phone (the other way)

[@snappiness]

Great idea.

[@MiniTruckMatt]

@@justincheung9183 lol I'm stupid, I have no idea why I didn't think about just holding the lens with the phone attached. Great idea

[@WhoIsSerafin]

I was interested when it came out, but then I realized how much I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate using my phone as a camera. When family or friends asks me to take a photo on a phone I act like my arms were recently cut off.

[@snappiness]

Yeah I'm not a hater of smartphone photography for others (some people do awesome with it), but it's not for me personally

[@Durio_zibethinus]

​@@snappiness on the day I realised that I can live without the latest techs, my preferences changing rapidly. I can do competitive wildlife with 2000's body, but comfortability becomes one of my top priority, especially for long day shooting.

[@MuhammadKharismawan]

I was interested on it, until I remember how slow Imaging Edge image taking is.

[@reinerfranke5436]

Put the QX on the top of an umbrella to snap in rain.

[@davidgambin2551]

Sony’s history is full of flops. That’s why they’re so successful.

[@snappiness]

A lot can be said for being willing to fail and experiment

[@scherzva]

Just like Apple

[@snappy8k]

Never give up 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@CrashCarson14]

Yep and the flops are actually well thought out pieces. They tried. Usually though the software or apps are the failure point.

[@lowlyroblock3097]

@@scherzvayou mean back in the day Apple (like with 3D Touch) or maximise profit modern Apple?

[@KurtisPape]

I've never seen chest cam footage where the bars are out of focus 😅

[@wtfnahmean]

I had the QX1 for a year. Image quality was fine (for the time) but my main gripe was connection issue. 2.4GHz wifi just wasn't good enough, and it was in constant network congestion everywhere I go. I hate that camera manufacturers are always YEARS behind network standards--5ghz became the norm in laptops and phones back in 2012-2013, yet the first camera to have 5ghz was I believe the GH5 in 2017, the first 5GHz Sony camera was the A7R4 / A7S3 in 2019-2020.

[@nikostalk5730]

who needs 5GHz when you have literally 720p image transmission RIGHT behind your smartphone? It is fast enough to make it work. But the Sony's ability to crap everything - is the main issue with signal\data transfer operations.

[@POVwithRC]

Sony was always at the forefront of neat miniaturization. I had that wrist remote. And it was dope. Worked like a charm for its action camera pal.

[@jmoffitt36]

Interesting but you could get a A6300 w/kit lens for those prices. It may even be more compact.

[@snappiness]

Yeah definitely would be a better buy. This is more of a fun toy and not very practical (especially at the price)

[@nikostalk5730]

@@snappiness i don't get the point of making price range for such things. Like literally, you can use SAME sensor as your OLD sony APS-C cameras, SAME logic board, SAME lens mount, SAME battery. And like you literally making a Sony A6000, but removed EVERYTHING and make it plastic and stupid. And the price is like NEW SONY A7S series, wtf???

[@kevinblanco3244]

The only thing , that I really really wish this thing had was a microphone input so I can get great audio quality

[@unbroken1010]

Would be great for concert photos

[@nikostalk5730]

@@unbroken1010 nope, just because it's a Sony :D. Wanna better output - buy newer version of our product for $9999.99, and get a free Pen!

[@quite1enough]

Funny enough this thing has mechanical shutter, but latest Lumix S9 don't, and I still can't wrap my head around the fact why Lumix released that camera in that state, considering horrible rolling shutter.

[@snappiness]

haha!

[@edvelfilms]

Sigma fp, Sony ZV E10 or the EV10II neither have mechanical shutter. Get over it. This little thing is APS-C, and the Sigma or Lumix are FF.

[@SMGJohn]

Its mostly to do with the thickness, the shutter unit itself is like 4mm in thickness, there some that are 3mm like the one in the Canon R8 but thats not a full shutter, its a hybrid shutter that uses both e-shutter and mechanical combined. S9 could easily done that, but I guess for some reasons Panasonic wanted a thinner camera???? To me it makes absolutely no sense because soon as you add the lens, all that advantage disappear, and its definitely not a cost cutting feature cause those shutter units are like 2 dollars LOL, thats some extreme level savings.

[@quite1enough]

@@SMGJohn couldn't find info but this thing also probably has hybrid shutter, which is miles better than no mech shutter at all

[@quite1enough]

@@edvelfilms Sigma and both Sony models you mentioned are video centric cameras, Lumix S9 are not. I wouldn't have a problem if the readout speed of sensors was at around 3-4ms, like it's in Nikon Z9/Z8 or Sony A1. It sets a ridiculous trend of releases of technically incompetent cameras due to the probably some marketing bs. And idk what you meant by the second part of your comment.

[@cabriotec]

You've made a very nice video. I'm also a QX fan, started with the 100 in 2014 and wished for a changeable lens version which I bought in 2017. the best thing about this system is the inconspicuous way to take pictures. When you are looking at your smartphone, everybody around you knows that you are preoccupied with something and leaves you alone, not suspecting that you are maybe taking pictures of them. This is the ultimate street photography camera. A couple of things you missed out, touch to focus, can use A mount lenses with the LA EA4 adapter (from a cost viewpoint). I also have a 300mm f2.8 Minolta which I have used with it. I've also side loaded the Play Memories app to my Epson Moverio 35 (bought to fly my Mavic 2 Pro) so I see what the camera sees in the glasses and can control the camera ( like with the smartphone ) with the handset. Keep up the good work.

[@TheLaXandro]

I use its little brother QX10 as my point and shoot solution for the last however long it's been out. As long as you have autofocus (always with the QX10, but QX1 depends on the lens) and don't zoom, it can be used completely "blind". It only takes a bit of spatial awareness to point it exactly where you want it to, and you get used to keeping it straight (pretty easy to adjust because it's cylindrical). And you can't review the photos right off the bat, so it gives a kind of analog feeling of film cameras, with none of the hassle. I love getting fun angles with that thing. Zoom is handy too but it's hard to freehand with narrow field of view. It's also really easy to toss on a cheap smartphone gimbal compared to any other camera.

[@snappy8k]

Does it have a hot shoe? Maybe you can mount an external OVF

[@nikostalk5730]

@@snappy8k nope, because guess what? BECAUSE IT'S A SONY!

[@bexstace]

i got this camera for $338 used on ebay in 2021. It is a very unique and capable camera. something you would get as collectable over everyday use.

[@nikostalk5730]

Yeah, and can be beaten by 2nd hand Sony A5100, so, so innovative

[@BuffaloNguyen1703]

For bigger phones, just stick the chinese magnet rings onto the camera then the phone can pretty much hold on to it without using those small brackets.

[@MrSpock888]

I have owned the QX1 for several years. While I still use the camera occasionally, I find that the photos it produces can still compete with those from newer models. In my view, the only drawbacks are the shutter noise and the mobile phone connection.

[@maxhammick948]

I like the thought of landscape or macro work with a super light camera on the tripod that can be at any orientation, while a phone screen in your hand shows the image - much easier than lying down in the mud to look at a screen on the camera. No focus peaking is an issue for that though (especially macro), and most modern cameras will also stream the screen to a phone these days...

[@Hobbies4Hire]

Great job on the video! Thanks for making it. I am a big ol' nerd, so I dig this camera. So much so that I had already looked it up on ebay by the time you put the image of the listing onscreen. If this thing was under $250 I would have placed an order, but I fear that the novelty would wear off too quickly to warrant the $500+ price tag.

[@janed.9907]

So glad I came across this video. I’ve had one of these since they came out and it’s had almost no use because I found it difficult to manage. I’m definitely going to look for one of those little “viewfinder/controllers” and then take it out for a spin.

[@patrick8035]

I wish I had gotten one when they came out - this, and the Olympus air were just so innovative, and way ahead of its time. It’s also quite good how responsive the live view, especially on the little accessory screen

[@n8likesmath]

love the b-roll and footage, love your voice and speaking skills, just perfectly well done for a talking video and its not easy for me to say that considering how many similar review/talking videos ive seen. honestly dont change anything

[@thissidetowardscreen4553]

Great video Snaps! I think we lost some of the innovation, though, sometimes the innovations are questionably functional. Love to see these ty pes of videos! Thanks for sharing!

[@molybdnum]

As someone who's strapped an Oly Air to my bike handlebars - you're a real one for trying the chest mount! I moved to E-mount but kept the Air and am now definitely keeping an eye on the listings for QX1s. I've always seen this class of bodies as an insanely flexible option, great for high/low angle and even those with limited mobility. You can place it on a monopod with a ball head or even hand-hold and it'll work like a probe lens, selfie stick, slider, all sorts of stuff. Get down at ground-level POV without bending or easily frame group shots because you have a detached monitor. Poke it around corners to video your cat. Stick it inside your mailbox or birdfeeder. Tape it to your ceiling fan. It does the zany things you'd do with an action camera or the things you'd do with a smartphone but at "real camera" quality ... mostly.

[@nikostalk5730]

just use a real action cameras, they much more durable, small, cheap and you can get nice app to work with. QX1 must be dead, like Sony RX0.

[@yuxuanhuang3523]

I have a QX 30 and it is really fun. Small sensor, but a 24-720 equivalent zoom, fast burst (with a long delay afterwards) I used to mount it to a really tall tripod to record events. Then I would just sit down and control exposure and zoom on my second phone that I use as a remote control for these type of things. I could even walk around a bit without having to worry. For charging, I just use a power bank and use the phone holder for that.

[@shadowinthevoid]

I've got a QX10 and got a lot of use out of it for outdoors stuff but lack of flash is rather limiting. I'd love to see new updated versions of these with a higher resolution and flash. I found it handy to use it detached for taking photos out of a moving car window while you have the screen safely inside the car.

[@MiniTruckMatt]

I have been fascinated with this thing since I discovered it a few months ago. I keep trying to think of a way I could make use of one but I can't really come up with anything (which is probably why they don't exist anymore)

[@jamicanshakin]

Honestly, would use an updated version of this with those remotes as side angle cams during weddings. The form factor is so sleek and being able to see a live view of the footage would help so much without a second shooter.

[@tybeejeffro]

I've got the Sony Qx30 and still actually use it quite a bit, especially with my EDC bag when I don't want to bring my DSLR or mirrorless setups. Also works great on a extendable painters' pole to bird's eye shots without a drone.

[@jw48335]

The sensor peaks at just over 10 stops of dynamic range. The use I had for it was with a Valoi Easy35 film digitizer. I liked the idea of a self contained wifi camera on that. In reality, the 10 stops wasn't enough for Portra😢 I swapped it out for a beat up Pentax K70. Why? Pentax does some pixel shift black magic where the grain structure is basically perfect on color film in addition to a couple more stops of DR. I tried Olympus hi-res mode, and always got at least some artifacts and issues, and funky looking film grain. I sold my q for more than I bought it for at least, lol.

[@ericsilverman1121]

First glance at the thumbnail I thought there was a lens with a flash pointed at you to used your forehead as a light bounce. Hahah

[@OliGudbjartsson12]

Nice video! If I am right you are using the shure SM57 mic and I was wondering which preamp you are using? Sounds very nice. Thanks

[@1gambler18]

I sold multiple drones back then with that camera attached to it, and used wifi extenders so you could have "medium range" FPV, it took great quality photos that you couldn't get from any camera designed for drones at that time

[@BS-jw7nf]

The biggest problem of this idea is that most people don’t actually care to learn about taking photos. A friend of mine has a 1000usd in camera gear and just took some pictures in auto mode for a bit, got bored of having to upload them to his phone and just ended up taking all his photos with his iphone. He just wants to point and shoot, and most general purpose users probably want that. Interchangeable lenses on phones matches two mostly incompatible target groups

[@vlantech]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="140">2:20</a> this tripped me out for a moment, because i have the exact same phone and case lol

[@stas.sultanov]

I would love to buy such thing with modern sensor like in ZV-E1 in many cases camera buttons and screen are useless.

[@dominikbehr2863]

The problem is there is not much manual control from Imaging Edge Mobile. I tried to use mine as camera attached to telescope. Theoretically perfect form factor and use case. You could even use it with a tablet. But the controls are too simple for that purpose. It worked kind of great with Xperia Z Ultra, there was even special plastic case for the phone to attach this seriers of cameras without using the clamp.

[@ChrisM-yq2pq]

I have this camera. It’s fun to use because you could have it anywhere and use iPhone iPad someplace else. Plus it accommodates pretty much any lens with adapter

[@photography_jsk]

I'm just as interested in that transparent toy camera you took pictures of as I am in the QX1.

[@photography_jsk]

I just found that transparent camera: Ricoh Bandai My Crystal. Holy expensive, Batman!

[@TheJLEE97]

Honestly, I think it's an attractive enough format to add the latest Wifi7 or any other technology these days. Like Samsung Galaxy NX.

[@ckhicks]

This was great, thanks for sharing!

[@burnedmozzarella]

i want ZV-E10 II version of this that i can just snug it anywhere for some really weird angle in movies

[@edwardnoble9897]

Great review James! I was just writing an article about how to get the lightest camera & lens setup for bokeh panos. The new Sirui AF 75/1.2 or slightly older Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 amazing as light lenses, but combining it with an E-mount body there is so much to choose from. I thought this QX1 would be the lightest (it kind of is), but the NEX C3 is only a couple of grams more and has its own screen, so I don't think I will try to find one of these.. ok I might keep my eye open for one... Hope you're well mate and keep up the great reviews :)

[@snappiness]

The NEX C3 makes more sense to me - way cheaper, screen, grip to actually hold comfortably. I look forward to hearing about that setup!

[@Wistbacka]

Great review! Can I use it as a webcam? This would be the best way to use an APSC camera as webcam

[@ong2547]

I have the QX1 and QX10 at home, it work fine just only the lag from the connection that annoys me, if there is anyway to connect it directly to the phone that would make it way better

[@ChrisM-yq2pq]

I wish it had hot shoe as opposed to built in flash just so you can trigger it elsewhere as opposed to camera axis

[@reinerfranke5436]

Keyword is "remote". Btw the small F2.8 Sigma APS-C fite perfect, AF too.

[@SadRyu]

You took the hard way with the fixed 2.8 lenses. They're tricky enough to use with full shutter control. Loved seeing one of these Sony mutants remembered :)

[@Jdub6580]

The images look great! What a unique design, I don't know how I feel about it but I do know I want to play with one using the action camera remote.

[@___MarCoCk___]

Having the app on the Google glass, that fancy screen sungluss, or apple vision pro and taking photos moving it and clicking the shutter

[@Folly_Inds]

I really miss that hasselbald camera for my moto Z. it was such an interesting ecosystem :/ never enough support and the addons never quite cut it. maybe with more prossessing these days. but I suppose you can just use bluetooth for a lot of the same functions

[@MikelMats]

Thanks for the video! ❤

[@tadc]

Just received my QX10 today. I'm chuffed. Took a few test photos and they look good enough for me. Low light is not the strength, naturally. One warning: don't get put off by soft looking images viewed directly from the camera even if you set the preview to "original" in the IEM. Once fetched to you devise they look waaaaay better.

[@tadc]

Well James, you've just made me buy a QX10. For a split second the QX1 did cross my mind because I am a Sony APS-C shooter owning already a selection of lenses and using camera apps daily. Then, I looked at those lenses and confirmed your observation of it all being too cumbersome. Instead, I've picked up the QX10 on eBay for AUD170. Not too much money for me to risk, I guess, if it is in perfect condition as per seller's description. Comes from Japan - patience required. Not expecting miracles but if pictures from it are not worse than from my Pixel 4a, I'll be happy.

[@wedeservedit]

Sorry but the qx10 is the bottom of the basement when it comes to these cameras. It has an old a 1/2.3 inch sensor which is really outdated and your smart phone will be better. 170 aud seems very expensive and I’d pay that much for the qx100

[@tadc]

@@wedeservedit I must have hit the bottom (of the basement), photographically speaking 🤣 I have an a6700 to hoist me back to the surface. As for the QX10, small is beautiful in my books. This is why I haven't gone full frame with my main camera. QX10 is just a fun project. Also more economical than a phone with a zoom lens by a factor of 10. By the way, I appreciate geately your attending to comments posted.

[@wedeservedit]

@@tadc no problem. Sorry didn’t mean to put a dampner on things. Have a look at the qx100 if you can. This has a 1 inch sensor (but unfortunately can’t shoot raw). All the best with the new camera. No doubt it’s fun to use though! Qx30 same sensor and 30x zoom btw!

[@tadc]

@@wedeservedit QX30? That's 399.95 quid no less on eBay. I'd be nearly tempted by a similar figure if it were in AUD. My QX10 just dispatched from Japan. It took them exactly 7 day to pack it and it will be on my porch in Aus in two. Interesting.

[@andrescarrasco1248]

This thing with a modern 26mpxs bsi CMOS would be crazy

[@timvlogtv512]

I love taking photos on my Canon 40d (2007) but the camera is showing it's age now. The camera can take good photos, in lighting that enables a phone to take a photo just as good lol Would absolutely love to have one of those

[@iGhost]

Owner of the QX1, the delay on what you see on your phones screen and no focus peaking really gets to you in the long run. Other than these two gripes I have, I happy with this gadget

[@DavidWinstead]

I didn't even know this camera existed, pretty cool for sure...Thanks for Sharing!

[@qdaniele97]

Actually, Olympus made a way better job at future proofing their Air A01 than Sony did with the QX1: They made it opensource. While the original app is long gone you can find a lot of opensource apps that support it. And even some more whacky things like diy open-hardware displays to make it a full camera. Speaking of this, I have just found how I'll use my Spotify Car Thing. Saving two devices from the e-waste bin in one go.

[@user-xe5cv3fj1t]

I have the Spotify Car Thing too. so bad to see em drop support. what are u going to do with it?

[@lanolinlight]

Alt pocket setup: NEX 5 + pancake lens + SD card-to-phone adapter.

[@bfholm]

As a car filmaker this would be an insane formfactor if it recorded 4k 60fps 10bit log. All i would need was a small pixel screen for settings and an hdmi out and i would be set.

[@Ceri233]

Have a QX-100 that’s fun to use at times, have also used it in the past for night photos. The remote control works great especially if you also use a long pole to create drone like shots. Lack of RAW support in the Qx-10 and 100 was always a downside

[@SRG-Learn]

I love the concept. Does anyone know an opensource attempt to make this without needing a sony app?

[@MykeBatez]

Thanks for the video!

[@DaveBender]

I've still got mine, and agree with your review. It's a quirky, but creative "solution looking for a problem," as the saying goes. You've convinced me to dust it off, charge up the two batts, and give it another chance - now with my S24 Ultra - thx!...

[@farishanafiah8461]

Sony really should revive this model with an updated APS-C camera sensor. This can easily outclass any smartphone camera thrown at it. Heck, I'd be more than happy to see Sony make an Xperia with a dedicated slot for this camera.

[@wedeservedit]

Sony has also made a usb tethered version of this for drones called umc r10c

[@peterat100]

I still have mine, and I still use it today. If you have a stock android like my pixel 7, it works great. Just put a quick memory card in it.

[@armandorodriguez9805]

I tired attaching this to a large drone a few years back with an ultra compact fisheye. Unfortunately the vibration even with a gimbal make the footage unusable.

[@nikostalk5730]

you must use Sony E 16mm AF lens and put this on a gimbal, not just a drone itself

[@nadamuchu]

can it be used to feed a clean output somehow? this would be a killer lens for filming video on smartphones or to use as a webcam

[@JLEOY]

qx1 looks loads of fun. I used a smallrig coldshoe on my zcam e1 on the 1/4"20 base then put a fuji vf-x21 on it with a 14mm lens. It's great. If I had a qx1, I'd also probably have loads of fun shooting purely from optical vf-auto with the 20mm f2.8 and seeing the pictures later. want a qx1 so bad now...

[@PureGlide]

Could be useful to mount in weird places e.g. externally on my glider, and then use a remote to take high quality photos. They key difference over action cams is you're not stuck to only wide angle. for external aircraft use I'd like: - Aerodynamic as possible (which a lens shape helps with). - Solid mounting (I see it has a screw mount). - Remote control for video and photos.

[@nikostalk5730]

better to use just a 2nd hand gopro, much more reliable and useful option

[@DavidHaverty]

Any chance it shoots video too? If you mentioned that alrady sorry I missed that detail.

[@SuperIrish]

First time I saw one of those QX-1's, it was by someone adapting a Minolta A-mount to it with an LA-EA Adaptor. If you're lucky with compatibility with an LA-VE or VE2, you could adapt your earlier video's Minolta Vectis lenses (with autofocus support possibly!)

[@snappiness]

That's my next video on this camera, actually ;) great minds think alike! Or, not great minds, as the case may be 😆

[@Emma-Piwakawaka]

Have you ever gotten your hands on one of the Lytro light field cameras?

[@erichstocker8358]

Based on your video I obtained the remote for liveview camera. I attempted to connect the QX-1 to it. The SSID showed up and I pushed the select button. It then showed the connection but it never seemed to connect. I know that on the liveview camera when you hear the long beep and then hold the wifi button until short beeps sound. However, on the QX-1 there is no wi-fi button. Is there an alternative??

[@Ronny_van_Gerwen]

I have been searching for this camera for years 😮

[@artistjoh]

Fascinating but is leads me to 3 questions. (1) Does it have a tripod socket? (2) Would connecting to an iPad make it easier for focussing because of larger screen? (3) Due to high price, wouldn't buying an A3000, A3500, A5000 give more video and photo features and be easier to use than the same sensor in the QX1?

[@Smillii]

This could work really well in astrophotography with mounts that don't take that heavy of a load. I upgraded from A6000 to A7 II a little while ago and I'm afraid that those few extra grams might make my tracking setup too unstable.

[@user-rk1eb8ch8w]

Can this be paired with a video switcher like a atem through the micro usb? (With a conversion cable obviously)

[@RNMSC]

Thinking this might be a decent telescope sensor with a Sony to t-mount or s-mount (whichever works with your telescope) Bummer about the price, but I do think that setup, add in a wrist controller and a battery pack, and you would still beat most of the camera sensors in that price range, which are mostly USB connected to a PC.

[@queefcheif9306]

gonna get this as i start to transition from film and instant cameras to digital

[@unbroken1010]

I think I have seen one as a like a 16 - 50 version. Someone is releasing a micro four thirds version that takes lenses recently

[@colinbluth5461]

i want something like that as we webcam, or a tethered camera for product shots

[@yash_kambli]

Do u think smartphone should have an interchangeable lens system build around 1"/mft sensor? Smartphone cameras have already hit the ceiling further improvements can't b possible without a better and bigger lenses. Computational photography has its limit and tbh i hate it, the way they processed the images so it would be awesome to see that implementation.

[@unbroken1010]

A micro four thirds version is being released

[@maxhammick948]

Xiaomi showed a concept phone that did that a couple years ago (12S ultra concept), but it didn't come to market. The concept was designed to use leica M lenses with an adapter, so you ended up with a very big system that also had no great lenses for the small sensor. It would have made a lot more sense if they got some of the Chinese lens makers (ttartisan, 7artisans, etc) on board to design lenses optimised for that sensor and that made use of the much shorter flange distance. Some f/1.4 lenses for the 1" sensor would be still very tiny and cheap, but get you f/4 equivalence in full frame terms at a variety of focal lengths - way better than anything you can build into a smartphone

[@POVwithRC]

I don't. I don't think it fits with the way smartphones are used and for how long they are kept. In real terms it would require a new mount and bespoke lensing. No manufacturer would put in writing that the system would be supported for a decade or more, and it so follows that no consumer would bet on it not being discontinued after one or two model years. Then even surmounting all of that, bad form factor, less pocketability, and loss of dust/water proofing due to mount would likely kill it in terms of sales and in the pockets of the nation too. You want an ILC, buy an ILC.

[@thealaris]

It's kinda too much, there is still plenty of space for innovation, like 2 cameras that work as one maby, or something else, they still need to be small and versatile, so there not much space for a good grip

[@maxhammick948]

@@POVwithRC You can weather seal a phone with a lens mount, look at xiaomi's concept, and it'll still be pocketable - you just take the lens off the phone first. You'd only see this on flagship phones so it's never going to make a full system, but it also wouldn't cost that much to sell the phone as a bundle with a couple of primes.

[@TarekJellali]

No way! I have the same one haha. It's sitting on my shelf because I ruined the power cable while tearing it down and removing the IR filter 😭.

[@McFly.Productions]

I have the commercial version and can't get it working any suggestions

[@RyanPerrella]

Totally agree and i always wanted a full frame version of one. Kudos for making a video about an unsuccessful but very neat Sony camera line that could have been.

[@nikostalk5730]

it is already been on public, it called ILX-LR1

[@patersongalupe5099]

i loved that camera very much. they should have sold more of those, tbh. usb-c attachment for power and/or data transfer and faster AF system. and that camera is a complete winner. imaging edge app no longer is compatible with the Sony Compact series of cameras.

[@Delbs1]

I lowkey see some use for this form factor, if the QX1 had a Clean HDMI out and dummy battery compatibility. This would be a great streaming camera, having a very small footprint

[@Crispy_Bee]

If that USB connector supports tethering, it would make for an amazing microscope camera.

[@frantisekjanak3763]

The sensor is capable - I work with it on ILCE-3000 and it is a treat with the 50mm 1.8 lens.

[@jasonhughes3481]

Anything that took those NP-FW50 batteries was the worst. I had an A7R at that time, and to shoot a full wedding day I sometimes would go through 10 batteries while shooting. I'm glad they made the newer version of their batteries way more efficient.

[@TheKentaurion]

I've got that A7R too and I hate it! Max 150 shots on a battery. Bought a A7C with the new battery and it's night and day! Goes for a whole days with over 1000 shots! I've got probably 10-12 of those FW-50:s for all my now unused Nexes, 5xxx, 6xxx and A7 first gen. Didn't buy any second generations due to the battery.

[@pradanasandy2528]

Hi thanks for poisoning me. Upon watching this video, i totally hooked and pick up QX1 from local seller. Thankfully its still available. 😂 I think qx1 is best used on place that wont permit the use of mirrorrless camera. So its quite versatile. I'm still waiting for mine to come tho. Now i want to grab some live view I have question about live remote view. How was the connection between the qx1 + live view vs qx1 + smartphones? Is it significantly better? Is it pair faster? And what do you think about the newest live view (lv3r) Is it better than the older ver? (lv1r or lv2r). I can get them with similar price here.

[@fricki1997]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="262">4:22</a> Disney got their new robot companion for the next Star Wars drivel right there!

[@MattTreg]

Used to sell these new at retail = always found the pairing very dicey but even then I thought it was such a fascinating product

[@snappiness]

Pairing has gone smoothly for me - once it's setup it's pretty fast. But it's always that extra step to do instead of just turning on a camera and using it.

[@eldeanenaude]

Use your phones 'Accessibility' feature to magnify the screen to check critical focus.