Yongnuo teases YN450 mirrorless camera with Android, 4G connectivity

This makes so much sense my first thought was that this has to have been done before. Android paired with an ILC?

Did nikon try it with the one system? Panasonic?

It's so obvious I wonder why google hasn't thrown something like this out there as a showcase of what its computational photography software and firmware can do with a larger sensor.

While I love me some touch screen it's really disappointing to see the lack of any control dials.

Did all enginers of Samsung move to China?

I have this camera. It’s called the Samsung Galaxy NX.

It is not only mirrorless, it is everythingless.

Samsung, is that you?

I still prefer a haptic experience (including benefits of muscle memory), COMBINED with a good screen, sensible icon layout and competent software features.

seem likes sony qx100+android phone

Not enough info to see if this is what Yongnuo is up to, but the potential exists to marry computational photography with a bigger sensor and excellent lenses. The biggest advances in computational photography for consumer use is currently being done by smartphone companies using Android and iOS. Problem is they still have tiny sensors and what lenses(?). Traditional cameras with bigger sensors and great lenses combined with apps developed for and in Android sound like a dream combination. The Zeiss ZX1 is already headed in that direction but this Yongnuo will be a lot cheaper.

What an ergonomics nightmare.

I present you: the Yongnuo POS-1

havng android ,it shouldmake a damn phone call

This is obviously the future ...... but are we and the manufacturers willing currently....
I would guess its a no for both.... cell wireless charges are still far too high in most places and it would need bluetooth so you could actually use it as a phone.

And a universal mount seems like a logistics nightmare

mirrorlessrumors.com published a leaked spec sheet. Says 8MP front facing camera with 4k/30FPS. If true, it sounds like it could be the IMX317 1/2.5" sensor found in the Xiaomi Mijia.

In this case (with Android OS), why not go a little more and add smart phone functionality???

Can't we just have a normal size DSLR or mirrorless with Android OS and bigger touchscreen?

Interesting. I think that's what entry-level mirrorless should be.

A bit strange if it does have a 4/3 sensor and a EF mount though. A 180° tilt/flip up screen and some hard buttons would make it very tempting. Even better, make the three usual buttons clickety dials, like some of the Panasonic.

I was thinking the other day that one way to battle the phone companies eating into camera sales is to add phone capability to cameras (again - was tried a few times years ago).

What sensorsize? Will the Canon 14mm be a Supertele? ;)

The placement of its built-in flash is a deal breaker IMO..

Looks very uncomfortable. Do not know how to hold it well when photographing. Do not either know how to use the user interface smoothly. Am I supposed to hold the thing as a mobile phone then? With that heavy lens hanging down in between the fingers? And lastly, do not know how to hold it when using it as a phone. Maybe earphones? And - should it not be a zoom, now when it is that large?

The Android OS is there for its easy interface, not for its exasperatingly slow connectivity. Using a touchscreen is a brilliant idea.
My guess? It will be shot from both sides. Smartphone users will find it unnecessary, camera users will complain about its ergonomy, sensor size, price, lack of two memory card slots - you name it. As for me, I've had enough of viewfinderless cameras.

"The early intentions of Android, Inc. were to develop an advanced operating system for digital cameras, and this was the basis of its pitch to investors in April 2004. The company then decided that the market for cameras was not large enough for its goals, and by five months later it had diverted its efforts and was pitching Android as a handset operating system that would rival Symbian and Microsoft Windows Mobile." (Apple iOS would come 3 years later)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_(operating_system)#History

What's the point of making it thin and gripless??? It's not a smartphone. This is just ridiculous)
Yongnuo guys, look at Samsung Galaxy NX camera. That's how you should've done your camera.

Am I the only one thinking that a camera should boot up in a matter of one or two seconds? An Android device can't do that.

It’s an interesting idea, but the big advantage of a smartphone, to a great many people is its ability to take selfies and post them on social media almost instantly. This Youngnuo doesn’t appear to be a good selfie camera, nor can you slip it into a pocket or handbag so easily. Also it will need a dedicated SIM card unless you remove and use the SIM from your smartphone. Why would you do that when it’s so easy to load photos from a “proper” camera to a smartphone then beam them off and or edit them?
After all, everybody has a smartphone or 2.

It is the time for camera makers to use Phone CPU to replacing the very old low tech stuffs inside today's cameras, as camera makers have no R&D power + No advanced hardware mfc + No processing power+...

Take a look:

https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2015/01/12/snapdragon-camera-features-add-dslr-effects-your-mobile-phone

The 'El Cheapo'.

I like Yongnuo lights, lenses though, no, cameras? I doubt if invest.

How many votes did the name "Camera McCamera face" get?

Will it blend?

14mm lens. I assume sensor is smaller than If not equal to MFT.

You could conceivably have proper photo editing apps on the android based camera. I like the idea.