Price will be 900 EUR.

Another thing that will go into oblivion in few months.

@joe1946

Panasonic can't make any popular smartphone. And you wan them to do much more.

The phone is beautiful and the camera has got photon wells that are 4x bigger than most other camera phones. Surely this will always be a niche segment, but we're talking about the perfect travel phone (with full photographic workflow tools included). I understand I would hardly justify 900€ for such a machine but then again I can't for the life of me justify 750€ for an iPhone 6. OTOH, this is the best best camera-phone in existence.

Sure, it also lacks stabilization and video modes leave you wanting, but the DOF control and low light ability are noteworthy for a phone (or a compact even). In my book, besides being an all around very light camera, this thing could also double as a B-cam. And we also don't know what firmware updates and/or custom mods can unravel (LG G2 as an example, was upgraded to 4K capture, 120fps and HDR Video - all that on a Snapdragon 800!).

I'm sure it won't sell like hotcakes, but it's got everything it needs to sell better than the Galaxy Camera.

I have the LG G2 hacked to record 4k. The image quality is VERY good, but you still have focus breathing (no manual focus in video) and the OIS becomes nuts with minimal movement - good for moving shots, and with a tripod the image stays perfect, but a handheld static shot is impossible because the OIS moves the lens with a minimal movement and the image becomes a mess.

Good hands on

http://www.bestmirrorlesscamerareviews.com/2014/09/20/photokina-2014-hands-on-with-the-panasonic-lumix-cm1-the-true-smart-camera/

http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/review/special/20141118_676483.html

It’s such a welcome concept. Instead, Panasonic seem as unsure about it as I do and the implementation is a mere toe in the water of the high end smartphone market. Up against massively stiff competition, the soulless design doesn’t do justice to the great sensor underneath, let alone compete with equivalently priced smartphones like the iPhone 6 Plus. Indeed flagship smartphones from other brands like Samsung cost far less and are much better smartphones!

http://www.eoshd.com/2014/11/panasonic-cm1-review-smart-camera-phone/

Interview about CM1 - http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/interview/20141128_678012.html

http://www.focus-numerique.com/test-2104/smartphone-panasonic-lumix-cm1-flash-test-18.html

http://delightphoto.zenfolio.com/blog/2014/11/traveling-with-the-panasonic-lumix-gm1---ideal-companion

CM1 actually gets a lot of things right, both as a camera, which you'd expect from a camera company, and as a smartphone. Despite the glossy promotional photos, though, the CM1 isn't quite as premium in reality as you might expect, which is disappointing given the high cost of admission. It does much better as a dedicated camera, offering the most features and best image quality from any smartphone that we've tested thanks to a unique blend of large sensor, quality lens and years of photography know-how.

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/panasonic_lumix_dmc_cm1_review/