Panasonic Lumix DMC-CM1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-CM1

Overview
Maker	Panasonic
Lens
Lens	28mm equivalent focal length
F-numbers	f/2.8 at the widest
Sensor/Medium
Image sensor type	CMOS
Image sensor size	1 inch type
Maximum resolution	20 megapixels
ASA/ISO range	100–25600
Recording medium	microSD memory cards up to a capacity of 128 GB
Storage	16 GB internal
Image Processing
Image processor	Venus engine
General
Rear LCD monitor	4.7-inch FullHD (1080p) colour touch screen
Weight	204 g

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-CM1 is a large-sensor camera smartphone announced by Panasonic on 15 September, 2014 and released in December of the same year in Germany, France and Great Britain only. It was also released in the USA later, in summer 2015. It is the smartphone with the largest sensor at the time of release, surpassing the Nokia 808 Pureview (2012) with 1/1.2' sensor, and the slimmest camera with 1' sensor at the same time. It is also the only smartphone that takes any external lens (37mm or any other with a step ring) like any other dedicated camera. The combination of an f/2.8 lens and 1 inch sensor give it a hitherto unprecedented ability for (unsimulated) shallow depth of field. Forbes reserved judgement on the image quality given review samples were not available, writing "it remains to be seen whether a 1-inch sensor and Leica lens is enough to elevate the image quality of DMC-CM1 sufficiently high above the best smartphones".^[1]

References

• http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/130959-hands-on-panasonic-lumix-cm1-review-is-it-a-camera-is-it-a-phone-it-s-a-bit-of-both
• http://connect.dpreview.com/post/7107523787/panasonic-announces-lumix-dmc-cm1-smartphone-with-1-inch-sensor