Gadgetory

I'm Andrew Hoyle for CNET and I'm taking a look at the Sony qx10 smart lens it might look like someone has just snapped the body off one of Sony's larger compact cameras because in a way that's exactly what has happened the QX 100 boasts a large image sensor high-quality lens and is six times optical zoom but leaves out the screen and body instead connecting directly to your smartphone which then acts as the screen it allows you to carry off phone around as normal popping on the lens only when you want to get better shots in theory that should allow for vastly improved photos over what a smartphone can normally achieve phone camera sensors tend to be very small but the QX 100 boasts a whopping one inch sensor the bigger the sensor the more light can hit it and the better your images will be the lens comes with a micro SD card slot for storing images as well as its own battery so you won't need to drain your phone's power to use it it can connect automatically to your phone using NFC or by setting up a Wi-Fi connection if your phone doesn't support it in theory it's a brilliant idea allowing you to snap high-quality shots then edit them and share them straight from your phone qyx 100 will set you back a whopping 400 pounds though its little brother the qx10 cost 180 pounds it has a larger zoom and a more compact size but it does having much smaller image sensor so might not offer a lot over your phone's built-in snapper both models will be available from mid-september make sure to keep it CNET for all the latest news