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It sounds like a strange premise, but what if you had a camera for your phone that you could carry around with it and detach it whenever you pleased, using it as an external camera? I’m describing a GoPro, to be honest, but imagine an action cam that sat on your phone… and could be removed and simply stuck anywhere, letting you capture footage without surrendering your phone… and with better quality imagery?
At just 6mm thick, the Evo GoCam is a small camera that attaches to the back of your phone, allowing you to simply detach it and use it anywhere you want, to capture stunning images and videos from angles and perspectives that are out of the ordinary. With a sticky micro-suction surface on the back of the Evo, you can stick it to anything, turning it into an action camera, or an impromptu webcam. You may probably wonder why one wouldn’t use their phone to capture the imagery, and there are a number of answers. The Evo is easily mountable, with its adhesive back. It lets you mount a camera lens any and everywhere, giving you unusual angles, from positions your phone probably couldn’t reach. It gives you a unique perspective, while streaming the video content to your phone in real-time, letting your camera be somewhere completely different, while the viewfinder, your phone’s screen, is right in your palm. Fitting within a bespoke case, the Evo Cam can be mounted on phones by multiple makers, including Apple, Google, Motorola, Samsung, and Huawei. The cases designed for the phones come with a slot that the Evo slides into, occupying just a mere 6mm of thickness. And to sweeten the deal, the cases give your phone wireless charging abilities!
The Evo is a step above the selfie stick, the drone camera, and the action camera, because with its potential, it can be as good as all three of them together. With the ability to stick to any surface and capture any POV, the Evo is your own pocketable camera, but it isn’t necessarily bound to your phone. However, it stays attached to the back of your phone, ready to be pulled out and used wherever, truly adding some magic to Marques Brownlee’s favorite phrase… The best camera is the one that’s in your pocket!
Designers: Mario Bertucci & Claudio Christensen Theill
4K is pretty much the most desired recording standard at the moment. That’s what the new Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 offers and a whole lot more. This little action camera allows users to record in 4K at 30 fps, putting it on par with the GoPro Hero 4 Black. If 4K isn’t your thing, you can also shoot content it in 2.7K at 60 fps, 1080p at 120 fps, and 720p at 240 fps for slow-motion clips of your action. It’s not just a copycat, though, offering a number of features the GoPro doesn’t include.
For starters, the Virb has support for voice control commands, so you can start recording, stop it, and even take stills all with your voice. Built-in three-axis image stabilization makes sure that your action videos are smooth and steady. There’s also a 1.75-inch touchscreen on back allowing you to preview and playback videos. It’s also capable of shooting 8mp or 12mp still images.
Other features include an integrated GPS, an accelerometer, gyroscope, altimeter, compass, for recording telemetry with your videos. There’s also a high-sensitivity microphone, a 1250mAh battery good for up to 75 minutes when shooting in 4K, support for SD cards up to 128GB, and a bundled waterproof case.
It is priced at $499.99(USD) and available now over on Amazon. Your move, GoPro.
4K is pretty much the most desired recording standard at the moment. That’s what the new Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 offers and a whole lot more. This little action camera allows users to record in 4K at 30 fps, putting it on par with the GoPro Hero 4 Black. If 4K isn’t your thing, you can also shoot content it in 2.7K at 60 fps, 1080p at 120 fps, and 720p at 240 fps for slow-motion clips of your action. It’s not just a copycat, though, offering a number of features the GoPro doesn’t include.
For starters, the Virb has support for voice control commands, so you can start recording, stop it, and even take stills all with your voice. Built-in three-axis image stabilization makes sure that your action videos are smooth and steady. There’s also a 1.75-inch touchscreen on back allowing you to preview and playback videos. It’s also capable of shooting 8mp or 12mp still images.
Other features include an integrated GPS, an accelerometer, gyroscope, altimeter, compass, for recording telemetry with your videos. There’s also a high-sensitivity microphone, a 1250mAh battery good for up to 75 minutes when shooting in 4K, support for SD cards up to 128GB, and a bundled waterproof case.
It is priced at $499.99(USD) and available now over on Amazon. Your move, GoPro.
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If you were thinking it's about that time of year that we might see a new GoPro, then you'd be right. The king of the action cams has just announced the GoPro Hero3+. The flagship Black edition is now 20 percent smaller -- no mean feat if you've seen the existing model. There are also improvements to the optics, which GoPro claims gives a 33 percent increase in image sharpness, while reducing artifacts by a factor of two. Feature-wise there's a new 1080 "SuperView" mode which takes footage from 4:3 aspect ratio, and presents it in an immersive 16:9 view. Other improvements include a new auto-low light mode that will adjust the frame rate on the fly, revised audio internals, four times faster WiFi and wireless camera updates via your phone. Despite all of these additions, and the smaller form, it's claimed that your new GoPro will potentially offer up to 30 percent extra battery life, too. The Silver edition gets some love, also, with 1080p now possible at 60fps, and 720 at 120 fps. So, all that's left is for you to get 30 percent better at your daredevil activity of choice for 30 percent longer, and we're all even. The Hero3+ will be available starting this week, with prices starting at $299 for the Silver addition, and $399 for the black. The previous flagships now retail for $329 and $249 respectively.
We're guessing that a few companies have been eyeing GoPro's position at the top of the action-cam market with envy. That's why Toshiba is launching the Camileo X-Sports, a boxy action camera that strongly takes after that aforementioned leading brand. The small, 94-gram (3.3-ounce) unit comes with a 2-inch LCD display, a 12-megapixel CMOS sensor and the ability to shoot 60fps video. There's a 10x digital zoom paired with an ultra-wide angle lens, micro-USB and mini-HDMI ports and the battery promises to last 1.5 hours when shooting 60fps and over two hours at 30fps. It'll also connect directly over 802.11 b/g/n WiFi to a nearby smartphone or tablet, so you can use the larger device as a viewfinder for your more arty powder shredding montages. The retail package will also come with a bundled waterproof casing, wristband remote control as well as several mounts, and will be available in Europe before Christmas for €250 ($330). %Gallery-slideshow79648%
Sony has released camcorders and cameras for a variety niches here at IFA, including a new HD action cam, the HDR-AS30V. It's immediately noticeable that the second-gen model is 25 percent smaller and 35 percent lighter than the original, making it even less cumbersome when clipped onto a helmet -- especially compared to a GoPro. As far as the layout goes, not much has changed; you'll find USB, line-in and HDMI ports at the bottom, with the power and record buttons still on back. The rear panel also opens up to give you access to a microSD card slot and the battery compartment. The side features the same basic info LCD with two selection buttons, so you'll still make need to make use of its onboard WiFi and a smartphone -- or the new Live-View Remote (details in a bit) if you need a viewfinder.
You'll find stereo mics and a fixed Carl Zeiss lens at the front with a 170-degree viewing angle, though you'll only get a 120-degree field of view with SteadyShot enabled. Lastly, there's the obligatory tripod mount at its underside. The new bits are essentially a backlit Exmor R CMOS censor, GPS and NFC. Full HD videos can now be captured at 1080/60p (last year's model topped out at 30p), while 720/120p and 720/60p settings are available for slow-mo videos. As a bonus, it can also take 11.9MP images and shoot at interval timing. Using Sony's PlayMemories Home app, you'll be able to sync up video from two of the new Action Cams, rotate the orientation of your clips, and add overlays based on GPS data.
Look, we all know someone suffering from an insatiable appetite for [insert vice here]. But if you've ever met someone who picked up the OG ADIXXION, you probably understand just how fixated on a single product one can become. Keeping the fix going is JVC, who has introduced the latest -- and perhaps most addicting -- ADIXXION yet. The GC-XA2 is obviously designed to rival anything in the space that GoPro presently owns, boasting a water-, shock-, dust- and freeze-proof enclosure and mounting options galore.
Performance improvements in the new model include 1,920 x 1,080 60p/50p Progressive Full HD recording, and 1,280 x 720 high-speed recording at 120fps / 100fps for 4x slow-motion playback. ther upgrades include a brighter and wider-angle optical lens, improved image stabilization, a higher-resolution LCD monitor with auto-off and auto-brightness functions, a higher-resolution image sensor, a higher audio bit rate and better noise reduction. It'll start shipping later this month for a hair under $300... just don't go stealing from your mum in order to finance it, okay?
We've seen rugged cases for iPhones before, even those that claim to give it action-cam credentials. Miveu rolled up to CES and revealed its latest offering that incorporates a wide-angle FOV lens (much like the Mophie) along with a chest mount strap, updated to fit the latest phone from Apple (they launched one to fit point-and-shoots, too). The idea is pretty simple, of course. Snap your iPhone / camera into the snug protective case, fix it to the chest-strap and then get your action on. Miveu is also keen to point out that its solution means you can capture that sports footage, without having to bring another device along. Of course, you're then relying on the video capabilities of the phone itself, which might not be comparable to dedicated solutions, but it's definitely convenient, and at $80 (or $60 for the point and shoot version), a whole bunch cheaper.
Obviously, without too many moving parts, our impressions are based largely on the quality and feel. The case itself seems plenty tough, and we'd have no reservations about putting our own phone in it while out on the slopes / track. The strap part seemed well built, and the guys at the booth had to wear them all throughout the show, so if nothing else, that's testament to how comfortable they are. The lens component, however, is likely the main attraction, as this is what turns it from a regular phone case, into an action cam facsimile. The wider angle certainly makes the footage look more like what you might be accustomed to from a GoPro or similar, and serves the dual purpose of protecting the one on your phone at the same time. The mount also has a tilt-and-pivot mechanism meaning you can flip the camera through 360 degrees, or angle it more directly towards the action. If you fancy getting your phone in on the action, you should be able to do so starting April 1st.
The GoPro Hero 7 Black lived up to part of its namesake by actually being, well, black instead of silver or gray like previous models. If that new lick of paint wasn't enough, you'll soon be able to get it in a limited edition white (or "dusk white"...
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