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So I stumbled upon this device just now whilst checking out some lens metrics on the DxO Mark website.
The DxO One was announced today and is a camera device in an extremely small and lightweight package that connects to an iPhone via the Lightning connector, vastly improving the standard image and video quality.

Specs are a 1" 20mp sensor, 32mm (full frame equivalent) F1.8 lens, weighing 108g and 1.9 inches wide x 1 inch deep. Internal battery and microSD so no impact on phone battery life or storage. Sale price is £499.

This is something which I've been waiting for and I'm looking forward to seeing the reviews and image samples.

More info :
DxO site : http://www.dxo.com/us/dxo-one?utm_m...ampaign=one-launch-iphone&utm_content=980 x20
DP Review : http://www.dpreview.com/articles/5778413776/dxo-one-the-world-s-first-truly-connected-camera

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GTRacer said:
For £499 I'd rather buy an RX100 or a Ricoh GR/Coolpix A+EyeFi card. They've priced it way too high.
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As above really, at that price they must be having a giraffe because the tech neither new, unique or even desirable. You may as well carry an RX100 in your pocket and spend the £250 you've saved on hookers.

They have also limited their market to purely iPhone users which immediately limitsthe demographic and from a business model pespective that simply cannot end well.
 
You are missing the point.

Yes there are better and cheaper alternative stand alone cameras, that has always been the case, but the iPhone is the most popular photography device in the world. For the sole reason of the convenience of not having to carry more devices.

The DxO One enables the user to get DSLR quality photos whilst still carrying one light weight, small device.

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The comparison with the RX100 above is so misleading. Turn that DxO One to the side and the size difference wouldn't be as large, in fact I bet both cameras would feel the same in a trouser pocket, let alone a jacket pocket or in a bag. I'm still going to be carrying two separate devices at the end of the day, so I may as well have a camera that doesn't need a phone to get the most out of it. What if your phone battery dies?

I just can't see a situation where attaching a DxO One to my iPhone, opening an app, taking the photo then transferring it over to the phone to post on Instagram would be any more efficient than just using my Ricoh GR and sending the jpeg/DNG (if using Android) over to the phone via WiFi. Or just taking the photo on my iPhone in the first place.

Again, £499 is too much when there are alternatives with more versatility, better image quality and haptics that can integrate with iOS and Android just as well. If it were a fair bit less expensive (less than £250 considering brand new RX100s are that much) with a unique selling point like waterproofing it'd make more sense.
 
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