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Sony Action Camera
$195
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As new condition with case, waterproof case and remote.
Introducing a new camera into the action-cam market is a bit like walking into a crowded room where Sofia Vergara is dancing on a stage and yelling, “Look at me!” In this case, how do you take attention away from the GoPro?
Sony is kind of a big deal; it has many leather-bound books (gotta love the movie Anchorman). Sony has either invented or completely missed the great consumer electronic movements since the 1950s. That’s a long an intriguing history that we won’t go into here, but suffice to say the company that invented the Walkman also thought the Mini Disc would compete with the iPod.
Taking aim squarely at the GoPro, Sony has released the HDR-AS15 Action Cam. At a glance the camera is obviously larger than the GoPro and it’s heavier as well, but we’ll leave the direct comparisons till the end and just concentrate on what the Sony offers.
QUALITY COUNTS
The camera records onto a Mini SD card and the first thing I noticed about that was it’s possible to put the card in the wrong way around, which is how it arrived to us, and then spend time wondering why things don’t seem to be working. However, the menu system is excellent and intuitive. I never got lost in there and the small LCD screen (not for playback) shows enough information, with buttons that take you forward or back through the menu.
You can shoot in full HD (1080p) and back down to VGA (480p). There’s also the option to shoot in slow motion at 60 frames per second (standard is 30fps), or even super-slow motion, which gives you a frame rate of 120fps at a resolution of 720p, which is still technically HD.
There’s also a still shot function that shoots in timed intervals starting at five seconds.
TOUGH MOUNT
Sony has also managed to get a Steady Shot function in there, which is pretty impressive, and it works well, smoothing out helmet-mounted shots so much that it looks like you’re flying through the bush, literally. I wouldn’t use it all the time but it certainly has its place in this sport.
When it’s time to get dirty, the camera gets locked away in its plastic waterproof housing and this is where the first practical problem arose for me. Once it’s sealed in, the only function you have access to is start/stop. That means any time you want to change from video to still or change the settings in any way, you have to take the camera out of the housing, run your settings and put it back in. This is a pain in the arse, especially when it’s helmet-mounted.
The standard mounts also don’t allow you to change the angle the camera sits at so if you mount it a little too far forward on your first best guess, you’ll get mostly front fender and ground shots. Packing WiFi means you can link to your phone (iOS or Android) and that gives you the ability to change settings, but that’s impractical for dirtbikes as we don’t generally ride with our expensive smartphones in our top pockets. You can transfer footage to your phone though, so that all-time crash or jump can be posted online straight away.
The audio quality is excellent and while it does have an external microphone input, you can’t access that through the housing. The input is in a curious spot and I can’t see how you’d use it without the camera being hand-held.
The lens is a Carl Zeiss, which Sony liked so much many years ago that it bought the company. That should generally signal good quality but it doesn’t rotate the picture like the Contour does.
The battery life is perhaps the best we’ve seen in an action cam. It takes a while to charge but it repays you with hours of work.
Introducing a new camera into the action-cam market is a bit like walking into a crowded room where Sofia Vergara is dancing on a stage and yelling, “Look at me!” In this case, how do you take attention away from the GoPro?
Sony is kind of a big deal; it has many leather-bound books (gotta love the movie Anchorman). Sony has either invented or completely missed the great consumer electronic movements since the 1950s. That’s a long an intriguing history that we won’t go into here, but suffice to say the company that invented the Walkman also thought the Mini Disc would compete with the iPod.
Taking aim squarely at the GoPro, Sony has released the HDR-AS15 Action Cam. At a glance the camera is obviously larger than the GoPro and it’s heavier as well, but we’ll leave the direct comparisons till the end and just concentrate on what the Sony offers.
QUALITY COUNTS
The camera records onto a Mini SD card and the first thing I noticed about that was it’s possible to put the card in the wrong way around, which is how it arrived to us, and then spend time wondering why things don’t seem to be working. However, the menu system is excellent and intuitive. I never got lost in there and the small LCD screen (not for playback) shows enough information, with buttons that take you forward or back through the menu.
You can shoot in full HD (1080p) and back down to VGA (480p). There’s also the option to shoot in slow motion at 60 frames per second (standard is 30fps), or even super-slow motion, which gives you a frame rate of 120fps at a resolution of 720p, which is still technically HD.
There’s also a still shot function that shoots in timed intervals starting at five seconds.
TOUGH MOUNT
Sony has also managed to get a Steady Shot function in there, which is pretty impressive, and it works well, smoothing out helmet-mounted shots so much that it looks like you’re flying through the bush, literally. I wouldn’t use it all the time but it certainly has its place in this sport.
When it’s time to get dirty, the camera gets locked away in its plastic waterproof housing and this is where the first practical problem arose for me. Once it’s sealed in, the only function you have access to is start/stop. That means any time you want to change from video to still or change the settings in any way, you have to take the camera out of the housing, run your settings and put it back in. This is a pain in the arse, especially when it’s helmet-mounted.
The standard mounts also don’t allow you to change the angle the camera sits at so if you mount it a little too far forward on your first best guess, you’ll get mostly front fender and ground shots. Packing WiFi means you can link to your phone (iOS or Android) and that gives you the ability to change settings, but that’s impractical for dirtbikes as we don’t generally ride with our expensive smartphones in our top pockets. You can transfer footage to your phone though, so that all-time crash or jump can be posted online straight away.
The audio quality is excellent and while it does have an external microphone input, you can’t access that through the housing. The input is in a curious spot and I can’t see how you’d use it without the camera being hand-held.
The lens is a Carl Zeiss, which Sony liked so much many years ago that it bought the company. That should generally signal good quality but it doesn’t rotate the picture like the Contour does.
The battery life is perhaps the best we’ve seen in an action cam. It takes a while to charge but it repays you with hours of work.
- Date Listed:21/01/2023
- Last Edited:21/01/2023
- Condition:Used
- Shipping:Shipping & Pickup
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