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Sony - DSC-QX30 20.4-Megapixel Digital Camera for Select Smartphones - Black
Average customer rating
2.8
(6 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 6 reviews
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50%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Sony - DSC-QX30 20.4-Megapixel Digital Camera for Select Smartphones - Black
Customer Rating
5
My New Toy
on December 10, 2014
Posted by: Yohaav
It links up quick with my Z3 with little to no problems. The video quality is amazing! The Photos are amazing as well! Of course you cannot expect DSLR quality from this but it is still amazing. Love how i'm not limited on having to wonder where the camera is pointing at because I can see what i'm shooting at from my phone. The video stabilization is Amazing as well! At 30fps is a little bit bumpy but when you go 60fps it is so smooth and clear! feels like a HIGH end Video recorder. I compared my Xperia Z3 camera to my QX30 and the photo quality is quite Big. the Color is SO much Better!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Posted by: etiks
Verified Purchase:Yes
I have traveled with the lens style camera, convenient, sleek, great pictures
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
Love it but
on July 7, 2015
Posted by: ClayJR
I have been using it for some months now, takes pretty good low light pictures, but would great if there was some sort of flash attachment, even if it was something like the iblazr that the app can take advantage of. Or some ring attachment that can plug into maybe the phone 2.5 mm jack and be used by the app.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from sony.comBy Mitch, Sony Support, July 7, 2015
Hi ClayJR,
We're glad you like the camera. Thanks for the feedback, we'll take note of your request and forward it to the right department.
We're glad you like the camera. Thanks for the feedback, we'll take note of your request and forward it to the right department.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
1
Unbelievably bad
on May 31, 2015
Posted by: alf2718
I bought the DSC-QX30 about a month ago, although I was a bit skeptic about the concept, the promise of a very attractive 30x physical zoom, the Sony optics, sensor and brand sounded like a good bet.
So I put it through it's paces today at my daughter's dance festival. I prepared by downloading the software into my Samsung GS5 and charging the battery on the camera all night. Did a couple of tests and the WiFi connection was working.
The reality of real life use, however was very disappointing. The connection between the phone and the camera is lost every time the phone's screen dims and when you press the home button on the phone to reactivate it, the Sony playmemories software tries to reconnect to the camera ... and fails about half the time, once that happens, you have to reboot the camera to get the connection going again. I ended up having to remove the QX30's battery a couple of times to reboot it until I realised that the only way to make this work was to make sure the phone did not go to sleep to keep the connection alive.
Once the festival started I started taking pictures. Instead of the 5 or 6 frames per second, the camera takes about 10 seconds between shutter press, load preview to camera, preview and ready to take another picture. You can of course click the physical shutter again before that, however you get a message saying that the image could not be retrieved and are left wondering if the image was actually stored in the QX30s memory. It lost many of those images. Although the device produces the familiar shutter noise, it doesn't really capture all the images.
So I switched to video mode. The quality of the video was relatively good, although the low light autofocus was not impressive, the real surprise came when about 80 mins into the presentation and having taken about 50 pictures and less than 15 mins of video clips, the QX30 suddenly sent a message warning the device was running out of battery, only to shut down for good less than 5 seconds after!
Needless to say I am extremely disappointed, I am of a mind to put this thing in a box and ship it to Sony's Kazuo Hirai with my regrets.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from sony.comBy Mitch, Sony Support, June 2, 2015
Hi alf2718,
We're sorry to hear your frustration with the camera. The loss of connection when the phone's display is turned off is normal operation, as the phone also tries to save power and closes the WiFi connection to do so. I recommend checking the power save options of the phone. The shutter lag is due to the camera writing in both the camera and sending a copy to your phone's memory. And lastly, the camera can only record videos to up to 45 minutes in a full battery and may shorten due to operation of other functions.
We're sorry to hear your frustration with the camera. The loss of connection when the phone's display is turned off is normal operation, as the phone also tries to save power and closes the WiFi connection to do so. I recommend checking the power save options of the phone. The shutter lag is due to the camera writing in both the camera and sending a copy to your phone's memory. And lastly, the camera can only record videos to up to 45 minutes in a full battery and may shorten due to operation of other functions.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
1
Does not fit Nexus 6/ iPhone 6
on June 21, 2015
Posted by: RobertRaine
Very disappointed that the Smartphone attachment/Bracket does not fit larger smart phones like the Nexus 6 or iPhone 6. The lack of a usable bracket renders this product ultimately useless. I am shocked that Sony has not seen fit to, at minimum, release an adapter bracket if not a completely new smartphone attachment that will allow compatibility with these larger smartphones. Until that time I cannot recommend these products.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from sony.comBy Mitch, Sony Support, June 23, 2015
Hi RobertRaine,
We're sorry to hear that the camera didn't meet your standards. We appreciate the feedback, and will forward this to the right department for future product developments.
We're sorry to hear that the camera didn't meet your standards. We appreciate the feedback, and will forward this to the right department for future product developments.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Posted by: Drjganz74
Verified Purchase:Yes
Definitely a neat concept, but took time to sync to phone. Picture quality was not what I expected. Returned item. On the positive, Sony customer service was very helpful and professional
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from sony.comBy Mitch, Sony Support, March 25, 2015
Hi Drjganz74,
We're saddened to hear that the camera didn't meet your expectations and had to be returned. Thanks for your feedback, we appreciate it.
We're saddened to hear that the camera didn't meet your expectations and had to be returned. Thanks for your feedback, we appreciate it.
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