{"id":48399,"date":"2014-09-17T06:47:55","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T06:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=48399"},"modified":"2014-09-17T06:47:55","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T06:47:55","slug":"panasonic-launches-lumix-camera-phone-with-giant-sensor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/panasonic-launches-lumix-camera-phone-with-giant-sensor\/","title":{"rendered":"Panasonic launches Lumix camera phone with giant sensor"},"content":{"rendered":"
Panasonic has unveiled a hybrid smartphone-camera, at the Photokina trade show in Cologne.<\/p>\n
More camera than phone, the Android device has a Leica lens and a 1in, 20-megapixel sensor more often found in Panasonic’s dedicated cameras.<\/p>\n
The 2.5cm sensor will help the camera take snaps in low light conditions and shoot ultra-high definition video.<\/p>\n
Panasonic said the Lumix DMC – CM1 would go on sale towards the end of 2014 in Germany and France.<\/p>\n
The phone is expected to cost about 900 euros (\u00a3720) when it goes on sale.<\/p>\n
It is widely seen as a rival to Samsung’s Galaxy K Zoom, which also has a built-in large lens.<\/p>\n
The lens and its metal ring, to control aperture and shutter settings, make the CM1 21mm thick – considerably more than contemporary smartphones.<\/p>\n
The CM1 also has 11.9cm touchscreen and a dedicated switch that instantly flips it into camera-mode.<\/p>\n
Reviewing the gadget at tech news site\u00a0Pocket-lint<\/a>, Mike Lowe said it was an “interesting experiment” that “impressed” him more than he had expected.<\/p>\n