Panasonic has released three new tough digital movie camera models. The hardcore “WA30″ model is the new ultimate handheld camera to use to take active outdoor scene videos. It is waterproof (10m), dustproof, shockproof (1.5m), freezeproof (-10 degree Celsius) and the design is a good ergonomic one-hand style.
Its wide 2.6 inch LC display rotates 285 degrees and you can take photos/movies from any angles. Still images are 16M pixels. It can also take photos while taking a movie.
With built-in Wi-Fi, fresh photos/movies can be shared through SNS quickly. Also, you can use your smart phone as a remote control for the digital movie camera and control the zoom, self-timer, etc. so you can do a shot of an object that it is difficult for you to approach.
Price: From 32,000 yen to 35,000 yen.
© Akihabara News
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JeffLee
I guess this in reaction to the market that GoPro has dominated. I'm rarely impressed with footage taken by these amateur sports-action cameras, anyway, unless the shooter has spend a couple of hours at home with an editing suite.
You can only watch bumpy footage with noisy audio for so long before the novelty wears off, and the migraines set in.
Jeff Ogrisseg
Except for the Wi-Fi and remote control thing, it's practically the same as my waterproof Xacti. About the same price, too. The Xacti's biggest drawback is the battery, which only lasts about an hour.