It is not often that we get to announce a new camera from a company that has never made a camera before, but this is what you are about to read. DxO, known for its pixel-splitting lens testing and post-processing software, has announced the DxO One, a modular 20.2MP camera that is designed to give photographers all of the quality of a larger camera with the portability and convenience of your compatible iPhone.
The DxO One is palm-sized and contains a 1" CMOS BSI sensor coupled to an autofocus 11.9mm (32mm equivalent) f/1.8 lens with 6 elements. The camera does not have a live-view screen, nor does it have an optical viewfinder, but it does offer an OLED touchscreen for settings control. The connection to the iPhone turns your phone into the viewfinder. The iPhone also becomes a control interface for adjusting settings in the camera—including full manual control of ISO, shutter speeds from 15 seconds to 1/8000-second, and the 6-bladed diaphragm. Inside the camera is a powerful processor that incorporates DxO’s advanced image processing software, allowing ISO from 100-51200.
Better-than-iPhone movies are available with the DxO One and its 1080p 30fps recording capability and electronic image stabilization. Sharing images and video taken with your DxO One is as easy as sharing images taken with your iPhone’s built-in camera.