Problems with the QX
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The QX100 and QX10 are nearly 2x to 3x as thick as the Point & Shoots they match. In other words they won’t fit in your pocket.
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They only take 220 shots on 1 charge (and being a marketing number it’s probably more like 150). While you can replace the battery you probably can’t replace the one on your phone. The point being they suck for travel or anything else where you’re likely to take lots of shots. Also I’d like my phone still work after a day of shooting thank you.
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Using a point and shoot is 2 steps (1) turn on camera (2) shoot. Using a QX is 5 steps (1) unlock phone (2) turn on camera (3) pair with camera (4) launch app (5) shoot.
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Several features are missing (example: No shutter priority mode for action shots like your kids soccer or your beach volleyball)
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The are no fun to use with iPhone (may or may not matter). On Android they use NFC. On iPhone they use WiFi so if you are inside or any other area with wifi you have to disconnect your phone from wifi to connect it to the lens’ wifi then disconnect from the lens so you can upload that neat pick you just took to facebook, instagram, flickr, etc…
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The exact same NFC/WiFI features are already available on the NEX-6, NEX-5R and RX-100 II so the “detached” feature is not new. None of the drawbacks, all of the benefits
The better news is Sony is opening up their API for all these cameras
