Sony CyberShot QX10 & QX100 lands locally

During Sony Philippines’ early Christmas party, the Japanese-owned tech company introduced its innovative lens-and-camera-in-one namely the QX100 and QX10 in the country.

Our first encounter with these clip-on point-n-shoot cameras was back in September during its regional debut in Malaysia. There, we were able to do a quick hands-on of this unusual cameras to give you a gist of what it is and what it can do.

Sony CyberShot DSC-QX100 specs:
20.2MP 1-inch Exmor R CMOS sensor
Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens
f/1.8 – f/4.9 aperture
3.6x optical zoom (28-100mm eq.)
160 – 3200 ISO
8-sec – 1/2000 shutter speed
Multi-functional zoom ring
63 x 63 x 56 mm
179 g

Sony CyberShot DSC-QX10 specs:
18.2MP 1/2.3-inch Exmor R CMOS sensor
Sony G Lens
f/3.3 – f/5.9 aperture
10x optical zoom (25-250mm eq.)
100 – 1600 ISO
4 – 1/1600 shutter speed
62 x 62 x 33 mm
105 g

Surprisingly, the local pricing for both the QX10 and the QX100 are close to the global SRP. The former will be sold for Php10,999USD 187INR 15,889EUR 179CNY 1,365, while the more superior QX100 can be had for Php23,499USD 400INR 33,947EUR 381CNY 2,916. Both of these cameras can be purchased straight up or deferred payment up to 12 months with 0% interest.