lol, Sony came up with that idea 10 years ago, and it flopped hard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSC-QX100
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I saw this too and I really wanted it. The Sony shop/showroom assistant (in Japan) told me it was discontinued and just there for show.
I think the Japanese just preferred the old school SLR. I can see the Chinese getting pretty excited about this one though.
There's zero chance this catches on, nobody wants to get rid of a camera bump badly enough to carry around a second device.
Might as well just buy a DSLR
I think there is a niche this would fit into. But I think it needs to be three things
- optional
- securely fashioned
- high quality
I'm picturing a normal flat back phone that that this attaches to with strong magnets, would appeal to people who want a better camera but not quite spend the money on a dlsr. And if its optional then I'd be able to finally sit my phone flat on the table with or without a fat case again.
Looks like this:
Key to its success is Xiaomi’s LaserLink technology. This is a proprietary optical communication module, apparent as a small dot on the back of the phone and the lens where data is transferred as light (near-infrared laser) at speeds of up to 10 Gbps.
The lens has two pins that connect on the back to draw power from the phone
Now with flash bump!