DxO ONE Camera Boasts a 1” CMOS 20.2 MP Sensor and Attachs to Your iPhone; Coming Tomorrow

June 17, 2015 by Liron Samuels 15 Comments

For the past week DxO has been sharing mysterious teasers on its New Shape of Photography website, announcing its new vision of photography will launch on June 18^th.

It didn’t take too long, however, before the secret was revealed and the full specs of the upcoming camera were made available prior to the official release.

The camera, claiming to include the world’s most advanced image processing, can be used as a standalone camera or connect to an iPhone/iPad to offer a large interactive viewfinder and ‘other powerful DSLR features’.

While DxO’s desire to pour its extensive knowledge into creating its own camera is understandable, how will this move affect the credibility of the company’s sensor and lens ratings?

The DxO ONE strikes me as very interesting little camera, and while it doesn’t seem to offer any groundbreaking specs, it’s jam packed with great and good-enough features in one small package.

Below are the full specs of the upcoming camera:

Price: $599
20.2MP
Still Resolution (5406X3604)
1080p/30fps Video Resolution 720p/120fps
1″ format
Sensor Size: 13.2×8.8mm
Sensor Type: CMOS – BSI
Focal Length: 11.9mm (equivalent to 32mm in full frame)
Lens cover: Integrated, sliding (on/off)
Aperture: f/1.8 adjustable down to f/11 (6 blade iris)
Shutter button: 2-stage
OLED Settings display, touch control
Iso Range: From ISO 100 to ISO 51200 (Hi 2)
Shutter Speed: From 1/8000 to 15s
Image Stabilization: Electronic (for video)
Camera modes: Auto, Sports, Portrait, Landscape, Night, Program, Aperture Priority, Speed Priority, Manual, Selfie
Video modes: 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120fps)
File formats: .JPG, .DNG, .DxO (SuperRAW™), .MOV (H.264)
Focus range: 20cm – infinity
Autofocus: Contrast detect, using face-detection
Focus modes: Single-shot, continuous, tap-to-focus
Metering modes: Spot, center weighted, multi-zone
Zoom: Digital 3x
Micro USB port
USB 2 (power charging, mass storage connection)
Lightning connector: Retractable/collapsible, +/- 60º rotation
Screen size: Varies, function of connected iDevice between 4” and 9.7”
Screen resolution: Varies, function of connected iDevice between 727,040 and 3,145,728 dots
Storage type: microSD UHS-I U3 (not included)
Orientation: Gyroscope + accelerometer
Battery type: Integrated lithium ion
Battery life: ~200 photos
Weight: 3.8oz (108g)
Dimensions: 67.5 x 48.85 x 26.25 mm
Compatible with: iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad (4th gen), iOS 8 or later

Come tomorrow we will find out more about the device’s interface and additional features when connected to a compatible Apple device.

Another camera expected to be announced tomorrow is Ricoh’s GR II.

[via Photo Rumors]

About Liron Samuels

Liron Samuels is a wildlife and commercial photographer based in Israel.

When he isn't waking up at 4am to take photos of nature, he stays awake until 4am taking photos of the night skies or time lapses.

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Todd Klassy

DxO never had much credibility to begin with (i.e. claiming the Mark II version of the vaunted Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM was WORSE than the Mark I version, perpetually under rating Canon products, other dubious errors on their website, etc.), but this takes the cake. A company that has made a living rating other company’s cameras now comes out with a camera of their own? This alone should be reason NEVER to pay attention to ANYTHING DxO has to say EVER again.
- Ben Carret
  
  @todd_klassy:disqus Why so much hatred? First and as you can see here : http://lc.cx/ZqDp DXO Mark never said Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Mark II was worse than its predecessor.
  DXO Mark frequently says that Canon Lenses are better than Nikon counterparts.
  It’s also matter of fact that canon sensor are worse than nikon ones, mainly in dynamic range restitution as you can see here : http://lc.cx/ZqDA
  
  Now to come back to the subject here, having a pocket camera with DSLR capabilities in this incredibly small form factor is a great move forward in the field of nomad photography.
  
  @Jacko La Rue These photos don’t look bad, it’s an artistic choice of pushing high saturation and contrast. You shouldn’t stop at artistic considerations and look closely to low light performances, details rendering and sharpness of the image.
  
  @John Shark DXO clearly sell a luxury accessory for fortunate people as they are only releasing this product for Apple devices (that barely represent 20% of the smartphone market shares).
  
  @Addicted2light I don’t see the Sony RX100 mk III do more. But I agree with you regarding the sell price. However, the DXO One form factor is way smaller.
  
  Now we just have to wait for upcoming reviews to know more about its photographic capabilities.
  - Ben Carret
    
    Links update :
    Link 1 : goo.gl/fGhL7F
    Link 2 : goo.gl/mOlHkU
  - Todd Klassy
    
    You are either a DxO apologist or an employee. In either case your words don’t mean much. They DID report that the Mark II version outperformed the Mark I version of that lens. After much grief they pulled their review and retested it. The results you provide are those retests. You attempts at disinformation are noble, but inaccurate. Either way, DxO is a joke. And this attempt to compete in a space they regularly critique will fail. Miserably.
    - Ben Carret
      
      I’m sorry to disappoint you but I’m neither one of them. I am just a curious fellow wandering around this digital world.
      
      If they did report what you say, all apologies to you as I wasn’t aware of it. Everyone can make mistakes and DXO wouldn’t be the first company to says something, then regret it, they try to hide their mistakes. So why so much hatred?
      
      Why persist this negative feeling of yours by adding “disinformation” and be agressive toward me?
      
      DXOMark makes measurements in lab condition measuring ISO, Noise, Color sensitivity, etc. It’s a scientific approach to compare sensors and lenses. Why would they try to lie about it? Because they are paid by some CaNikOlySon? That’s a joke too? Or is this an other way to do French bashing again?
      
      Stop being conspirationist for a day and try to look objectively to the world around you man.
      
      And by the way DxO is not only DxOMark, they do realy good software too like DxO Optics Pro and it’s unparalleled noise suppression algorithm.
      - Todd Klassy
        
        Hope DxO gives you a raise, because your efforts to whitewash their failings is quite noble. But there’s nothing you can say that will change my opinion. DxO’s methods for testing lenses and camera equipment is flawed. Their quality control is obviously lacking given at least one example of poor testing (Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L II IS USM))…and that’s the one I caught and one they should have caught before publishing the results. I also believe they are shills for Nikon. And if they aren’t, then their testing methods are highly suspect. And lastly, when they release a camera of their own, give it high (and dubious) scores, they lose ALL credibility. And I hope their current offering fails.
  - peppe
    
    You cant see RX100 III do more? How about a viewfinder? how about the focal range? (fixed 32 vs 24-70) how about a build in ND? Much more advanced AF?…the list is long…
    Im not saying that this thingy is bad, but the only single selling point is having half of the size of RX100 (If you dont mind missing (more than) half of the features)
    - Ben Carret
      
      Thanks for the update Peppe. I am pretty sure you are a photographer (enthusiast, or may be professional). Do you think this “accessory” is meant for people like you? Most people don’t wander around with a compact camera, but they do
      wander around with their phone, their external battery, why not this little fellow? The features you listed above don’t mean anything to a “Mobile Photographer” (or do we say “Smartographer”?).
      
      In this product the viewfinder is the iPhone or iPad screen (better, larger than the one in the RX100.
      Focal range ? Very few smartphones have a variable focal range. This camera seems to have digital zoom however.
      
      ND filter, sorry I’m laughing. It’s more a gadget than a real feature on this kind of camera. You usually need to stabilize it, so you have this little camera but you also bring a tripod and a shutter release cable. Right!
      
      Regarding the AF, RX100 could be better but we no little about DXO One capabilities. Wait and See.
      - Todd Klassy
        
        Quit drinking the Kool Aid. You can deny it all you want but you are clearly a shill for DxO. Thanks for playing.
Addicted2light

Why anyone would want to buy this when the Sony RX100 mk III (an possibly in a few months even the mark IV) sells for less and does more?
John Shark

So if you don’t have a 700$ screen (iphone) you can’t see anynthing on your 600$ camera…good one guys!
Graham Dae Wu

Can’t wait to see people attach this to their iPad and use it Bahaha !
Jacko La Rue

why do these photos look so bad? over contrast over sharpened. I think the Iphone can take better photos than this.
Rob Reeves

Looks like an interesting take on an add-on camera. For that kind of money I’d much rather have a dedicated camera, but I can see this being useful to a lot of people.
MJSfoto1956

The devil is in the details — does it use AAs or yet another proprietary battery and charger? How close will if focus? Is there provision for a filter ring? Can it rotate (looks like it might)?Is there an SDK for 3rd parties to enhance it? etc. etc. I suspect that people who were interested in the Coolpix A or Ricoh GR might be tempted since a large portion of those would have iPhones already.