You can’t just do something dangerous and insane these days without filming it for posterity. And while action cameras let us relieve these life-highlights over and over, they aren’t all created equal. We decided to see for ourselves which one could handle your extreme adventures best.
JVC Kenwood is going to release a new rugged action camera “GC-XA2″ from their ADIXXION series in early August. The models are dustproof, shockproof, 5m waterproof and -10℃ low-temperature resistant.
It has a full HD 1080/60p mode, 8M backside illumination CMOS image sensor, F2.4 lens, and Wi-fi function built-in, and newly features “Hi-Speed REC” mode that allows you to record 120 frames per second in full HD quality.
Price: Open price
Size: W74 x H53 x D35mm
Weight: 110g
Image sensor: 1/3.2inch backside illumination CMOS image sensor, 7.99 million pixels
Effective pixels: Moving image 7.5million〜5.9million pixels, Still image 7.5 million pixels
Monitor: 1.5 inch
Zoom: 5X digital zoom
After its mid-summer reveal, JVC’s entry into the booming action sports camera market is now shipping and we got to spend some time with the questionably-named GC-A1 ADIXXION at the company’s CEDIA booth. To compete with offerings from GoPro, Sony and our most recent favorite, the Contour+2, the GC-A1 brings its “Quad Proof” housing that makes it waterproof (to 5M) and shockproof (for falls of up to 2M), dustproof and freeze-proof, as well as built-in WiFi, integrated microphone, image stabilization and a 1.5-inch LCD on the side. It can use WiFi to make a video link with nearby Android or iOS devices as well as PCs so the wearer can check where the camera is pointing, and even stream video directly to Ustream via a hotspot, no PC necessary. For the $349 asking price a goggle mount, flexible mount, two lens protection covers, USB cable and a single battery are included. We didn’t have a motocross track or snowmobile handy on the show floor, but in-hand it felt every bit the ruggedized, compact device that its advertised to be and the LCD was decently viewable. Check out a few more pics of it in our gallery below and some sample footage in the video embedded after the break.
Gallery: JVC GC-XA1 ADIXXION action camera
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If you live life to the extreme, and want to document it, then you need to check out the new JVC GC-XA1 ADIXXION camcorder. It has a bunch of features, and the ruggedness of this device will let you take it with you anywhere. And you can look really cool if you wear it with goggles, like this guy:
The GC-XA1 ADDIXION weighs 4.48 oz, is waterproof to 16.4 feet, shockproof to resist a fall from 6.5 feet, dustproof and freeze-proof. It has Wi-Fi connectivity, a 1.5-inch LCD monitor, image stabilization, full HD at 1920 ×1080 at 30p and 1280 × 720 at 60p. Video is stored in MP4 format, allowing you to quickly watch it on a smartphone of laptop.
It comes with a goggle mount, flexible mount, and two lens protection covers. It will be available later this summer for $349.95 (USD).
Clearly JVC has seen the popularity of the GoPro line of cameras and is taking aim with this model.
[via Ubergizmo]
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