For $6,000, the Zeiss ZX1 provides you a fixed 35mm Distagon F2 lens and a 37.4 MP sensing unit to work with. While those specs are doubtful at this cost point, the ZX1 has a special trick up its sleeve: it runs Android. Thats right– youll be able to run your preferred mobile operating system on the ZX1s 4.3″ 720p screen panel.
Theres no word on the specific accessibility of the ZX1, but according to an email sent out by B&H Photo, the Android-powered camera must be coming soon. Im thinking it most likely will not be running Android 11, however.
While it isnt the very first cam to use the Android OS, Zeiss is said to have partnered with Adobe to make certain that Lightroom CC is available to run right on the video camera itself. That does sound kinda neat– until I bear in mind that this screen is smaller than the iPhone SEs display. Does anyone truly want to try modifying photos on a panel this tiny? Apparently Zeiss thinks so, and it likewise believes people are ready to shell out 6,000 bucks for the benefit.
Zeiss might partner with Nokia now, however the photography company still makes standalone cams of its own. The Android-powered ZX1 was initially revealed back in 2018, however it stopped working to satisfy its early 2019 launch date. Now it appears like the camera is really coming soon– and its got an eye-boggling rate tag to boot.
