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A couple of days ago, we told readers about the DiveBot, a new, affordable remote-control underwater vehicle capable of operating at depths of 500 feet below the surface. At the time, maker F5 Innovations had revealed the basic design, but had yet to announce its supplier for the DiveBot's onboard 720p high-def video...
There are a lot of rugged, weather-sealed digital cameras to choose from these days, but to date they've pretty-much all shared an Achilles heel. To charge them, you've had to open the camera up, adding a little wear and tear to the weather-sealing and perhaps introducing some dirt or debris in the process. The Pentax WG-3 GPS is, we believe,...
January has been quite the month for Nikon. The company already announced two new 1-series mirrorless cameras and a Coolpix compact just prior to the Consumer Electronics Show, and now it's followed up with seven more cameras for the largest photography show in its home market -- the annual CP+ Camera and Imaging Show. That's a total of no...
While we've not yet put together all the details on Fuji's big news of the day from the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas -- the announcements of two exciting new X-series cameras, the X20 and X100s -- we do have the skinny on seven new FinePix compact and bridge models released today.
Fujifilm FinePix HS50EXR
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There's a problem with feature-rich, life-proof digital cameras: they typically look like feature-rich, life-proof digital cameras, and are about as pocket-friendly as a brick. With the TX200V, Sony shows it's possible to make a camera jam-packed with worthwhile features, safe to use at the beach, in the pool, or on the slopes, and yet to give it a...
Imaging Resource just tested and reviewed a half-dozen of the most popular waterproof, weatherproof, ruggedized compact digital cameras on the market -- models you can take anywhere without worrying if they get wet or banged around -- for our Waterproof Shootout 2012. Our six contenders (in alphabetical order) included...
Planning on buying an action camera any time soon? The number of options available to you--and the number of competitors to the venerable GoPro--are continuing to increase. First JVC and then Sony muscled in on the GoPro's turf, and now Polaroid wants a piece of the action too. (Or at least, C&A Marketing Inc....
In the runup to the IFA show in Berlin, which kicks off at the end of August, Germany's Hama GmbH & Co KG has taken the wraps off several new products. The company is debuting several action cameras, masks and goggles with built-in cameras, and a variety of mounting options that let you attach your camera to various objects including vehicles.
Starting with the action cameras,...
We'd imagine there are more than a few concerned conversations taking place at Woodman Labs of late. After several years of near-total dominance for its famed GoPro series in the action camera market, the company suddenly finds itself facing increasingly stiff competition. Last month, consumer electronics giant Sony announced plans to ship an action camera model this fall. Today,...
It's waterproof camera season again, so we checked out one of the better looking models from Nikon, former maker of the famous Nikonos underwater cameras. With a similar look to this legendary line, the Nikon Coolpix AW100 is waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof, and has a built-in GPS to boot. It even has a compass! As usual, though, overall image quality is our primary concern....
Offering just about everything you want from a waterproof digital camera, the Panasonic TS4 dives deeper than most any other camera on the market, down to 40 feet. The TS4's built-in GPS is icing on a cake that includes Full HD video recording, an altimeter and a barometer. Its 12-megapixel sensor sits behind a 28-128mm lens, and it works about as well as we expected. Our big...
