Panasonic showed off a 4K wearable action camera concept at CES 2014. However, not much is known about the camera at this point. [Read more…]
GoPro Files for IPO with Valuation in the Billions
GoPro, maker of the Hero action cameras, has began the process of becoming a public company. Friday, GoPro confidentially filed for an initial public offering with the SEC under the recently enacted JOBS Act. [Read more…]
JVC GC-XA2 ADIXXION Second-Gen Action Camera Steps Up Its Game
JVC recently launched the GC-XA2 ADIXXION action camera. While the name is a bit awkward, the first-gen ADIXXION came out of nowhere with some pretty cool features, including a 1.5″ LCD built into the camera and a 5x zoom. However, user complaints about battery life and WiFi connection left a big question mark next to the camera.
The second generation model now sports 1080/60p and 720/120p HD video (up from 1080/30p and 720/60p in the first-gen) for some serious slow motion capability. Like its predecessor the GC-XA2 sports a built-in 1.5″ LCD, which I thought was a great feature in the first camera and I’m glad to see it stick around. [Read more…]
ContourROAM Review
The ContourROAM is a POV action camera that competes head-to-head with the GoPro line. The ContourROAM is the $200 entry-level model of Contour’s POV camera lineup.
There are a couple of key things that separate Contour cameras from GoPro. [Read more…]
Contour Cameras at NAB 2012
Contour cameras are tiny little tube-shaped cameras for extreme sports and other POV action. Check out the overview of these action cameras below. [Read more…]