All it really is, is a p&s with interchangeable lenses, which make it more fiddly.
It doesn't have any real benefits over a good overall p&s like Sony HX5v.
Sony benefits;
- 24 - 250 zoom - good glass
- 10fps shooting with tracking - yes it works
- panorama mode - it definitely has it's place - just sweep left to right
- twilight mode - at high iso it take 6 shots and blends together
- very very good HD video incorporating a dual optical image stabilizer for very smooth hand held video even while walking
- less then half the price
Oh I forgot about macro as well
IQ - good enough which is governed by the sensor size - which is never ever ever ever going to be at the level of a larger sensor given the same technology
If I'm taking a scenic shot with lets say a Nex with the 16mm pancake and the tog with with his uber expensive Q - which camera is going to deliver the best IQ??
Certainly not the Q
So what is one actually paying for in the Q???