Kodak also wants its piece of the big mobile device market and has pulled out a few competitors for the Sony DCS QX lenses. The approach of these lenses Kodak PixPro Smart LENS It is identical to the ones presented by the Japanese firm although with some differences in performance that put more mordant in the field of mobile optics.
Although many manufacturers breastfeed by the number of megapixels that the sensors of the cameras of their mobile phones have, the truth is that the results are not always the best. Usually what fails is the optics. The type of lenses that we can place in today's very fine telephones make it difficult to obtain a good photograph. Let's not say if we want to have quality zoom or good focus. For this, Sony brought the DSC QX line of cameras to the IFA with two models, the QX100 and the QX10.
Now Kodak comes up with a very similar proposal. We also have two models and we also have compatibility with Android and iOS and its connectivity with our phones or tablets by WiFi or NFC. They also have those pins that allow us to adapt it to our phone and that we can handle it in one body, although they also work autonomously. We don't know how much travel these pins have and what size phones they will support.
All the we will control with an application that we must install on our mobile device. And we can save the data both on the phone and in a microSD card located on the lens itself, to be able to take photos autonomously.
Kodak PixPro SL10
This camera has an optical zoom of 10x, record 1080p video Thanks to its 16 MPX sensor, it has a 28-280mm wide angle and optical image stabilization. Its price will be $ 199.
Kodak PixPro SL25
In this we find the same 16 MPX sensor, but we have 25x, and with a 24-600mm ultra wide angle. Its price will be $ 299.
Both cameras will be really lightweight and will be available in stores in spring 2014. There are still some details to reveal regarding their specifications.
Source: Kodak