Pixii receives major update, next-generation rangefinder camera coming in 2027
Pixii already announced last October that a brand new rangefinder camera was being developed. The manufacturer has now confirmed that the development of this model is almost complete, although preparations for production are still ongoing, meaning that the launch is not planned until 2027.
While Pixii has not yet confirmed any details about this next-generation camera, the manufacturer has released the biggest software update to date for the Pixii+ and Pixii Max, which is intended to improve the two digital rangefinder cameras in many areas. First and foremost, the exposure metering should now work faster and more precisely, while a "Highlight Protection" feature should prevent highlights from being overexposed – a similar option is also offered by the Leica M11.
JPEG processing is faster after the update, while the monochrome mode is supposed to render smoother gradients than before. With the update, Pixii introduces lens correction, although this does not go nearly as far as with a Leica M. While Leica uses the 6-bit code on the lens mount to recognize which lens is being used and automatically corrects distortion and vignetting in RAW files, Pixii only stores the corresponding lens information in the EXIF data of a photo so that it can be corrected more easily afterwards.
Pixii has revised the user interface, both on the top display and in the viewfinder, so that menus can be operated more quickly and a real-time histogram can be displayed. The associated smartphone app has also been updated so that it works faster and more reliably than before.
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