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hey there I'm Josh Goldman with CNET and at Aoife 2013 Sony made a big splash the introduction of this it's the sony cyber-shot qx10 camera designed as a smartphone accessory now just to be clear this is a complete camera tucked into its lens shaped body and in no way uses the camera built into your smartphone it has its own sensor processor battery storage and a 10x zoom lens it even has a zoom lever and shutter release what it doesn't have is a screen and that's where your iOS or Android device comes in by creating a direct Wi-Fi connection between the two you get a viewfinder and camera controls on your device for Android devices with NFC you don't even have to turn the camera on to initiate the Wi-Fi connection you just touch them together once they're connected you've got yourself a viewfinder and controls and you can use the included spring clip to attach the camera to your phone connecting it with an iOS device takes a bit more effort since you have to put in a Wi-Fi password but regardless of how easy it is to set up using the camera isn't a great experience there always seems to be some lag between the camera and your device it eats your phone's battery life since you're constantly using your screen and Wi-Fi all the same time and because of the nature of the connection you can't just shut off the camera or exit the app without needing to pair the two again also the camera itself doesn't do nearly as much as one of Sony's regular Wi-Fi enabled cyber shots and although the design certainly inspires creative positioning again it's nothing you can't do with Sony's other Wi-Fi cameras in the end it doesn't really solve a problem you still end up carrying around a second device but if you're looking for something different in a point-and-shoot camera this is it I'm Josh Goldman and look at Sony cyber-shot qx10