Another GoPro Competitor - Panasonic to Enter POV Crowd

[Dan]

Panasonic has announced the lifestyle-oriented HX-A100 'wearable' camcorder. The video camera includes an 'Earthhook' which allows for hands-free video recording. HD video can be captured at 1920 x 1080 at 60 fps. Wi-Fi connectivity allows for live streaming on Ustream and you can use a smartphone or tablet to start and stop recording. The HX-A100 is also waterproof up to 1.5m (5 feet). Pricing and availability are yet to be announced.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/01/07/Panasonic-hx-a100-wearable-action-camera

This looks like it could be another interesting option, panasonic is pretty well known for selling consumer cameras at significant sale prices. At 1080p60, initial specs look pretty good.

 

[Nick]

Very interesting. At first I was thinking the design was not great, but I can think of a lot of situations that this could be pretty useful. Looks like it's coming out at $299 based on some comments on that page. Hopefully this will drive down prices all around.

 

[Duke]

I can't tell if it has the wide angle options like the Gopro and that would be very useful. But....240 FPS!! Wow, that is over the top! 240?? that is unbelievable!