You’d be forgiven for thinking Panasonic’s latest gadget is a smartphone. It’s a slim rectangle with a touchscreen and LTE connectivity.

But officially, it’s a digital camera. The Lumix Smart Camera DMC-CM1 was unveiled Monday at Photokina in Cologne, Germany, one of the world’s largest trade shows for photography.

It packs a 20-megapixel, 1-inch sensor as well as an f/2.8 Leica lens that extends from the body, which at 15 to 21 millimeters deep (depending on where it’s measured) is the world’s thinnest for a camera with its features, according to Panasonic.

It’s designed to be an advanced compact camera without the bulk, plus the ability to make and receive calls, upload images to social media sites and to shoot video in 4K. Another feature that might appeal to camera buffs is a control ring around the lens that lets users modify shutter speed, ISO sensitivity and other variables.

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