Sony Cybershot DSC-QX100

Overview

The Cyber-shot QX100 is essentially a point and shoot camera without a viewfinder, designed to be paired with a smartphone over Wi-Fi and NFC. The QX100 comes with a sensor, shutter and zoom controls, a microSD card slot, and internal battery. The QX100 is the higher-end of the two models, packing a 1" 20.2-megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor, Carl Zeiss optics with 3.6x optical zoom, Bionz image processor, and manual controls for focus and zoom.

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 11 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

3
Average:

3
Bad:

5

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Last revision on June 24, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Great for inconspicuous shots
Battery indicator
Great image quality

Reviewers Didn't Like

Lag experienced when shooting fast moving subjects
Slow to connect
No raw support

Expert reviews and ratings

By Wired on June 18, 2014 50

The photos look great. It'll do a much better job than your phone, especially in low light. Creative potential abounds if you use it as a disembodied lens for your phone. Around half the price of the RX100 II, which has the same sensor, lens, and image...

By PC Mag on February 14, 2014 50

The Sony Cyber-shot DCS-QX100 is an example of a bold design as a smartphone add-on lens, but there are performance issues that keep us from recommending...

By Pocket-lint on January 24, 2014 70

The more we used the QX100, the more apparent the difference from the QX10 became. Once connected to a phone, the QX100 is difficult to get into your pocket. Even with a big jacket pocket, attached to a big phone like the HTC One, it was just...

By ePHOTOzine on November 25, 2013 70

The Sony Cybershot QX100 is a very unusual product, it's basically a compact camera without a screen. It has a fast f/1.8 aperture lens and good quality Exmore R CMOS sensor, so picture quality is excellent. There is optical image stabilisation and ISO...

By CNET UK on October 30, 2013 70

The Sony QX100 smart lens is a digital lens for your phone, pairing the excellent image quality of its large sensor and high-quality glass with the instant editing and social sharing of your Android or iOS phone. If you want to take your mobile...

By DigitalVersus on October 15, 2013 80

Using the same sensor and lens as the RX100, the Sony QX-100 delivers on its promises and brings never-before-seen levels of photo and video quality to Android and iOS smartphones. It therefore just manages to bag itself a four-star review. However, it's...

By The Verge on September 27, 2013 63

First I saw Paul Rudd, walking in cargo shorts and a very baggy white T-shirt. Then, not 48 hours later, a scruffy Paul Giamatti walked past me on the street holding hands with his son. In both cases, I knew I had to take a picture — you're not really a...

By SiliconRepublic on September 03, 2014

Left to right) An E-mount lens, the QX1 device, a smartphone mount and, allegedly, the yet-to-be-announced Xperia Z3 smartphone from Sony. Image via sonyalpharumorsA new smartphone-mountable camera component from Sony will be equipped with an E-mount...

By Amateur Photographer on September 03, 2014

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 was reviewed alongside the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. See the review of both cameras here. Read more at...

By Videomaker on May 21, 2014

As any shooter knows, the ability to have a remote-controlled camera small enough to fit in tight spaces is a rare thing. Even more so, is being able to shoot with a 1-inch sensor on a smartphone camera system. That's what makes Sony's new QX100 so...

By Ausdroid on April 02, 2014

Overall the QX100 is a great compact lens-style camera which is capable of taking high quality photos and videos, while being controlled by any Android or iOS Smartphones. Yes there may be a few downsides such as limited portability due to its physical...

By Ausdroid on February 13, 2014

Camera phones have been around for more than a decade, and not a lot has changed with their overall function in this time. Modern smartphones may have more advanced specifications compared to the early camera phones, but they still function like a simple...

By DPexpert on December 19, 2013

This device is a 20 megapixel camera with a 29-105mm (film equivalent) image stabilised Zeiss branded lens. Except that it is not exactly a complete...

By Sydney Morning Herald on December 19, 2013

Technology News Cameras Digital Life News DateDecember 19, 2013 (1) Read later This device is a 20-megapixel camera with a 29-105mm (film equivalent) image-stabilised, Zeiss-branded lens. Except that it is not exactly a complete camera....

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