Would be very cool if it could be programmed to do timelapses with a specified interval. Also, if the recording time was like a ring buffer, it would make for a great security/dashcam.
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#12I can't work out if this is waterproof as standard or with the waterproof casing accessory. Any ideas? Is it perhaps just splash proof without the casing? Also I wonder if it floats in water... would be great for chucking around the pool.
Water Resistant to 2 meters w/o the case, water proof (depth unclear) with case.
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#13Finally someone else is stepping into the GoPro market. Good to see competition here. I know the feature sets aren't identical but sometimes worse is better.
Sony has been competing with their Actioncams. It's a superior product in terms of image quality (according to reviews), and that wrist screen they offer with it is very cool.
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#14Finally someone else is stepping into the GoPro market. Good to see competition here. I know the feature sets aren't identical but sometimes worse is better.
Sony has been competing with their Actioncams. It's a superior product in terms of image quality (according to reviews), and that wrist screen they offer with it is very cool.
Their waterproof case is junk and the colors are skewed heavy on the blue side.
Still, they're great cameras and I think they look beautiful, but you can see lots of shots of skies and pools that are very unnaturally blue on the Sony models.
If you need something submersible, it's not a good option though.
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#15I can't work out if this is waterproof as standard or with the waterproof casing accessory. Any ideas? Is it perhaps just splash proof without the casing? Also I wonder if it floats in water... would be great for chucking around the pool.
Water Resistant to 2 meters w/o the case, water proof (depth unclear) with case.
According to the FAQ the waterproof case can go up to 10 meters below the surface.
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#16I remember when polaroid cubes were indexable disposable flash bulbs.
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#17Are there technical/practical limitations that prevent it from reading microSD cards above 32 GB?
I'm mostly asking out of curiosity, as 64 GB seems fairly inexpensive on Amazon...
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#18I'd love to use a bunch of these to build a "bullet time" camera array. Can anybody think of a cheaper/easier method?
You could go with a good-sized pile of Raspberry Pi's with camera boards. $35+$25 for the Pi and camera board, plus the cost of sd cards and networking gear, probably still keeps you a bit under $100 per camera. Plus it's fully programmable, and easily sync'ed over the network.
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#19Based on the video at the bottom of the page, I'm not really impressed with the video quality. Sure, it might be "1080p" but it still looks pretty fuzzy
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#20Finally someone else is stepping into the GoPro market. Good to see competition here. I know the feature sets aren't identical but sometimes worse is better.
I think the fact that it's tiny, cute, and inexpensive will help them carve a niche out from under GoPro. I can imagine something like this being used in places where you wouldn't really want a "hard core" action cam.