Action camera

Action-Cam with underwater housing

An action camera or action-cam is a digital camera designed for filming action while being immersed in it. Action cameras are therefore typically compact and rugged, and waterproof at surface. They typically record video as a priority over stills, as this allows continuous capture of the action without having to interact with the camera or indeed removing it from its housing, if an additional protective housing is used. Most record on a micro SD card, and have a Micro-USB connector.

Navy parachute demonstration team member wearing a helmet cam on a jump

Action cameras are associated with outdoor sports, and, often attached to helmets, surfboards or handlebars, are an integral part of many extreme sports such as base jumping and wingsuit flying. Sometimes several cameras are used to capture specific perspectives, such as a helmet camera that sees the perspective of the actor in combination with a second camera attached to the environment of the rider, such as a board, wing, handlebar or wrist, that looks back onto the rider and records his reactions. Action-cams may therefore be referred to as helmet cams and by other similar names.

The category is associated with the GoPro range of cameras, and many action cameras come with a GoPro mount adapter to take advantage of the accessories available for these cameras.

Other models of action cams include the Sony HDR-AS10, HDR-AS15 and HDR-AS30V,[1][2] Garmin VIRB,[3] Xiaomi's YiCamera,[4] Panasonic HX-A500E,[5] Toshiba Camileo X-Sports,[6] Polaroid Cube,[7] Mobius,[8] Ricoh WG-M1, and TomTom Bandit.[9]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Sony treads on GoPro’s turf with WiFi-capable Action Cam series". August 30, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Sony takes thrills to the next level and expands cam lineup of premium point-of-view video capture devices". September 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ Pachal, Peter (20 Aug 2013). "Garmin Takes On GoPro With the VIRB Waterproof Action Camera". Retrieved 16 Mar 2015.
  4. ↑ "Xiaomi launches GoPro video camera rival at a fraction of the cost". 2 Mar 2015. Retrieved 16 Mar 2015.
  5. ↑ "Panasonic HX-A500". Engadget. AOL. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Chris Hall. "Toshiba Camileo X-Sports action camera review". Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Polaroid Cube – The New HD Action Camera from Polaroid". Polaroid Cube. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Mobius micro camera".
  9. ↑ Sean Keach. "TomTom Bandit action cam is the latest GoPro rival". Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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