A full-fledged compact camera for professional cameramen and high-level amateur users. Equipped with an “F1.4” lens that delivers the greatest brightness ever achieved on a compact camera. Even in gloomy places, natural and beautiful photographs and videos can be taken without a flash. Necessary functions are concentrated on the grip and around the lens. The camera is compact, but provides an operational environment that enables intuitive use. The layout of the focus ring and the aspect / focus switch in particular means they can be used naturally as a part of the flow of visual confirmations that occur when taking a photograph.