Panasonic 4K smartphone with 1" sensor !

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The Lumix DMC-CM1 comes with the largest imaging sensor we have seen on a smartphone. Its 1"-type 20MP chip has the same dimensions as the sensors in premium compact cameras such as Sony's RX100 or Nikon's 1 series, and is around seven times larger than the 1/3"-type sensors that are common on more conventional smartphones. The large sensor is coupled with an F2.8 Leica lens that offers an equivalent focal length of 28mm. This is by far the best camera specification on any smartphone and the 20MP resolution should even allow for a good-quality digital zoom. The CM1 is also capable of recording 4K-video and Raw images. Focus, aperture, shutter speed, ISO and white balance can all be adjusted manually, and there's a mechanical click-wheel around the lens ' barrel' on the front of the camera/phone.

The rest of the specification is in line with current high-end smartphones. Images can be viewed and composed on a 4.7-inch 1080p display and Android 4.4 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon S801 quad-core processor that is clocked at 2.3 GHz. 16GB of internal memory are on board but the device also takes microSD-cards of up to 128GB capacity.

  • 20MP 1-inch CMOS sensor
  • F2.8 aperture
  • 28mm equivalent focal length
  • ISO 100-25,600
  • 4K-video
  • Raw capture
  • 1.1MP front camera
  • 4.7-inch 1080p display
  • Android 4.4
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon S801 quad-core processor
  • 2GB RAM
  • 16GB built-in memory
  • microSD cards up to 128GB
  • 2600mAh batttery
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http://connect.dpreview.com/post/71...s-lumix-dmc-cm1-smartphone-with-1-inch-sensor

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Would be nice to be able to use the LX100 as a smartphone, too. :happy:

Bus seriously. If the IS and the digital zoom work well, this device could be a winner.
 
The iPhone 6 Plus hasn’t even been released yet, but as of today it has been made obsolete for photos and video by the Panasonic CM1. This is quite simply a new benchmark for the camera phone, with an overall camera spec that beats every other smartphone on the market. The Android powered CM1 delivers 4K video and 20MP stills with full manual control from a large 1″ sensor, sporting a Leica DC Elmarit 10mm F2.8 prime lens.
Panasonic now have an answer to the dominance of smartphones for everyday social photography. It’s a connected up camera based on Android as well as a fully fledged smartphone.
The device runs on Android and features a full 1080p touchscreen.
4K video shooting will be a key feature of this, but it’s very important to say why. Other large smartphones have 4K video (from Samsung for example) but due to a small sensor image quality is poor. However the CM1 shoots 4K off the same 1″ sensor as the excellent Panasonic FZ1000. The sensor is likely also the same as that featured in the Sony RX10, RX100 III & $2000 AX100 4K Handycam.
It’s great to have a pocketable 4K device and even for drones this could be pretty interesting. The lens is a fixed 10mm wide angle, roughly equivalent to 27mm on a full frame camera.
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http://www.eoshd.com/2014/09/new-panasonic-cm1-smartphone-shoots-4k-video-leica-lens/

I bet Panasonic shows it at CES 2015 in Las Vegas in early January and offers it for sale in the US soon after. It goes on sale this November in Germany and France.
 
Looks like around 10mm for the body, and another 10mm for the lens. Not bad at all, really. I was expecting thicker and at least 300g.
 
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