After teasing a mysterious "Mini M" camera on its website since mid-May, Leica today finally announced the camera behind the codename. It's the Leica X Vario, a large sensor compact camera that "contains the DNA of the Leica M" rangefinder.
A huge leak in the photo world today: Sony is planning to unleash a full frame compact camera called the RX1 that's designed to compete against the Leica X2, which contains a smaller APS-C sensor, and the Leica M9, which is much more expensive. Photoprice Canada and sonyalpharumors published photos of the camera, which looks like a beefier version of the highly-acclaimed RX100 compact camera (which has a smaller 1-inch sensor).