Contour’s ‘Waterproof’ Sports Camcorder for Swimmers, Not Divers
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The ContourRoam sports cam doesn’t mind getting its feet wet
The future of underwater videos and photos is likely to be the exact same as the future or all photos and videos: they’ll be take with your phone (in a waterproof case, of course).
But until then, we have cameras like Contour’s ContourRoam, a rugged sports-cam which isn’t scared of water. Well, water shallower than a meter (three feet) that is. In addition to enjoying the occasional dip, the ContourRoam shoots 1080p video at 25 or 30 fps, and captures stills with its 5MP sensor. Images come through a fixed focal length lens with a 170˚ field of view — that’s probably wide enough to capture the teeth of the shark as it bites off your head.
Otherwise, specs are competent: three-hour battery life (longer than you can hold your breath at least), 5.1-ounce weight (145 grams) and an instant-record switch round out the features you want to know about. Unlike the other two cameras in the Contour range, it doesn’t have GPS, but I guess that doesn’t work too well underwater anyway.
ContourRoam product page [Contour via Engadget]
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