Sony has solved the tablet camera problem – stick a QX10 on the back of your tablet

The problem with tablets is that the camera is almost universally bad. The best you can hope for is that a tablet takes decent photos, but Sony has found a way to fix the problem: buy a $250 QX10 lens camera, and then spend another $36 (26 euro, 21 GBP) to get an attachment clip to put on a tablet. Problem solved!

Obviously I'm kidding about the problem being solved because it would be a lot easier and cheaper to either get a better camera in a tablet or stick to taking photos with a smartphone, but Sony wants to appeal to the folks who are willing to try out the QX10. The lens-style camera already has an accessory that can help it latch on to most smartphones, but that's too small. Sony is reportedly building an attachment made specifically to fit tablets. You'll then be able to use the vastly superior lens of the QX10 (or QX100) and have controls in the tablet.

According to the typically accurate XperiaBlog, the tablet will come in the following sizes:

1. about 85 × 65.6 × 33.9mm
2. about 106 × 65.6 × 33.9mm
3. about 127 × 65.6 × 33.9mm
4. about 148 × 65.6 × 33.9mm
5. about 169 × 65.6 × 33.9mm
6. about 190 × 65.6 × 33.9mm

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