id="cnetReview" section="rvwBody"> Zeiss Shrunken full-frame cameras must be the new black; this year we've had announcements for six mirrorless models from new players in the segment Canon, Nikon and Panasonic. Now another familiar newcomer enters the fray, the Zeiss ZX1, with an interesting take on a fixed-lens model. It's slated to ship in 2019, and that's when Zeiss will reveal the pricing.

Zeiss is pursuing the mobile-first photographer -- presumably a deep-pocketed one, since it's Zeiss -- like Wile E. Coyote in a tux. It eschews card slots and connections in favor of a big 4.3-inch (10.9) display, an enormous built-in 512GB of memory, a relatively huge 3,190 mAh battery, a USB-C connection for input and output, and fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi for transfers. 

The ZX1 has a big touchscreen interface for editing and huawei p30 specs sharing photos.

Zeiss A copy of Adobe Lightroom CC comes installed for real in-camera photo editing and (presumably) syncing if you're a Creative Cloud subscriber. Through the touchscreen on the back, you can control the storage and share to services. 

It still remembers it's a camera, though with manual shutter speed and ISO dials on top and an aperture ring on the 35mm f2 T* lens, as well as an EVF. 

If you remember Samsung's Galaxy cameras -- the Galaxy Camera and the Galaxy NX -- then some of this may sound familiar.  Samsung, too, galaxy s8 plus antutu benchmark tried to be the connected camera of the future. But that was 2013 and this is now, when a lot of pieces have fallen into place to make it a bit more practical and price effective.

But it's still pretty big at almost 6 in/155 mm wide and close to 4 in/95 mm high. And yes, it's got a big battery, but it may need it just to retain battery-life parity with models that don't use as much: that big screen and EVF are energy sinks even without considering how much time you'll spend with the big display if you use it as intended.

Zeiss provided a decent amount of details about the specifications, but it's a relative newcomer to digital cameras, so how well any of this will work is anyone's guess.

Comparative specifications


Leica Q Sony RX1R II Zeiss ZX1

Sensor effective resolution 24.2MP CMOS n/a 14-bit 42.4MP Exmor R CMOS 14-bit 37.4MP n/a

Sensor size 36 x 24mm 35.8 x 23.9mm 36 x 24mm

OLPF No Variable n/a

Lens 28mm f.1.7 35mm f2.0 35mm f2.0

Closest focus 6.7 in 17 cm 7.9 in 20 cm 11.8 in 30cm

Sensitivity range ISO 100 - ISO 50,000 ISO 50 (exp)/ISO 100 - ISO 25600/102400 (exp) ISO 80 - ISO 51200

Burst shooting 10fps n/a raw/unlimited JPEG 5fps n/a (with continuous AF but fixed exposure) 3fps n/a

Viewfinder (mag/ effective mag) Electronic 100% coverage 3.68MP LCOS n/a OLED EVF 0.4 in/10.2 mm 2.4 million dots 100% coverage 0.74x OLED EVF 0.7 in/17.8mm 2.1 million dots n/a 0.74x

Hot Shoe Yes Yes Yes (Sigma protocol)

Autofocus n/a Contrast AF 399-point phase-detection AF, 25-area contrast AF n/a 255 selectable areas

AF sensitivity (at center point) n/a n/a n/a

Shutter speed 1/2,000 to 30 secs (to 1/6,000 with electronic shutter); bulb; 1/500 sec x-sync 1/4,000 to 30 secs; bulb; tk x-sync 1/8,000 to 30 secs; bulb

Shutter durability n/a
n/a

Metering n/a 1,200 zones n/a

Metering sensitivity n/a n/a n/a

Best video H.264 MP4 1080/60p, 30p XAVC S 1080/60p @ 50Mbps MP4 4K UHD/30p

Audio stereo stereo; mic input built-in mic; mic, headphones and HDMI via USB-C

Manual aperture and shutter in video Yes Yes n/a

Maximum best-quality recording time n/a n/a n/a

Clean HDMI out n/a n/a n/a

IS Optical Electronic (movies only) n/a

LCD 3 in/7.5 cm Fixed touchscreen 1.04m dots 3 in/7.5cm Tilting 921,600 dots plus extra set of white dots 4.3 in/10.9 cm Fixed touchscreen 921,600 dots

Memory slots 1 x SDXC 1 x SDXC None. 512GB internal, huawei p smart plus 2019 specs USB-C for external

Wireless connection Wi-Fi 802.11bgn, NFC Wi-Fi 802.11bgn, NFC Wi-Fi 802.11ac, NFC, Bluetooth 4.1

Flash No No No

Wireless flash n/a Yes n/a

Battery life (CIPA rating) n/a (1,200 mAh) 200 shots (viewfinder); 220 shots (LCD) (1,080 mAh) n/a (3,190 mAh)

Size (WHD) 5.1 x 3.1 x 3.7 in 130 x 80 x 93mm 4.5 x 2.6 x 2.8 in 113 x 65 x 72 mm 5.6 x 3.7 x 2.6 in 142 x 93 x 66 mm

Body operating weight 22.6 oz 640 g 17.9 oz (est.) 507 g (est.) 28.2 oz 800 g (est.)

Mfr. price $4,495 £3,700 AU$6,300 $3,299  £3,450 AU$5,499 n/a

Release date June 2015 November 2015 early huawei y6 2019 specs