HTC unleashed the RE Camera at the ‘Double Exposure’ event in the US earlier this week. The camera which is an action camera like the GoPro is small and portable. At first glance the camera looks like a small PVC pipe or an inhaler. Encompassed in plastic body, the camera has a 16 megapixel sensor, with a 146 degree wide-angle lens, capable of recording full HD video and 120 fps slow motion video at 720p.
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The small white button on the front of the camera is used for taking slow motion videos. There is no power button on the RE Camera as it turns on automatically as soon you hold it thanks to a grip sensor. A large grey camera shutter button is situated at the back which takes a shot by pressing once and shoots a video on holding it down. The shutter button that is located along the top of the device has an LED indicator that flashes red when you take a picture, stays on while recording video, and flashes blue when slow motion video is activated.
One of the features of the camera is that is water proof and has IP57 rating and hence can be submerged in upto 1 metre of water for 30 minutes. It has a micro USB port at the bottom for charging and a slot for micro SD card as it does not have any internal memory. There is an in-built 820 mAh battery on the RE that can apparently continuously record a little more than 1.5 hours of video and click 1,200 16 MP photos.
The RE can connect via bluetooth and Wi-Fi to any smartphone on Android. It can be connected with the Re app on the smartphone via the Re app. Users can can easily sync images and videos to the smartphone thereby allowing instant posts to social media. It will provide you the options for changing the wide-angle type, choosing the modes, share pics and videos, set time lapses and so on.
The Re Camera by HTC is priced at $199 and is available in red, blue and white colors.
Sneha Bokil-Paranjape contributed to this post.