There were rumors some time now that Yi Technology was going to release a new camera. Today the company announced to us the new Yi M1 Mirrorless camera at an event a couple of hours back. This is the latest creation of the company with really strong characteristics.
The Yi M1 has a really ordinary design. Comes out at two color selection, silver and black. At the back of the camera there is a 3-inch screen which controls all the functions. Company is saying that anyone can use the camera as no special knowledge is needed, since it has an interface similar to a mobile phone camera.
The Yi M1 is equipped with M4/3 Mirrorless setup with Sony IMX269 sensor at 20.16MP. The camera features a mechanical shutter, super fast for continuous shooting, RAW support, 4K Video shooting and ISO up to 25600.
Yi Technology, except from the M1 camera, also announced two lenses for the device. The one len is a 12-40mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom and the second one is a 42.5mm fixed focus lens with f/1.8 aperture.
Among with the camera Yi Technology released a backpack for its M1 camera, priced at 399 Yuan assorted with accessories like UV filters, charger, straps etc.
The Yi M1 Mirrorless camera with standard zoom lens is priced at 2199 Yuan ($330), while the camera with the dual lens kit is priced at 2999 Yuan ($450). The camera and lenses will go on sale from September 23 at JD.com.
See below some sample photos taken with the camera.
Here is the the first hands on video