Mophie OUTRIDE

iPhone accessory innovator Mophie recently released their solution to the dedicated POV camera system. The mountable OUTRIDE case integrates a wide-angle lens with a 170 degree viewing angle, is waterproof and impact resistant, and comes bundled with a variety of custom modular quick-release mounts to capture action shots. 

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How to Make a Cheap and Easy Ikea Time Lapse Panning Unit

For all you GoPro geeks out there.

We're posting remotely so we can't embed the video but hit the link and you will have all the beta on building a sweet budget time lapse unit.

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Canon PowerShot D20 Review

Gizmodo reviews the new waterproof Canon PowerShot D20.

Should you buy it? No.

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Looking for a Dust and Weatherproof SLR?

U.S. Army soldier Alex Jansen is currently stationed in Afghanistan, and besides taking some great shots and posting them up on the Pentax forums, he also put together this video illustrating one of the reasons Pentax owners love their cameras: the dust and weather sealing.

He starts by heaping piles of sand on both his K-7 and K-5 to demonstrate their resistance to dust, and then, to show off the weather sealing, he rinses them off under running water in the shower.

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More Action Cam Options

The world of small POV action cams has up until now been dominated by just a few brands, most notably GoPro. Recognizing the explosive growth of the category two of the bigger names in photo and video are now jumping into the category.

Sony has announced that it is developing a new type of high definition wearable video camera. The device will feature Sony’s SteadyShot image stabilisation technology, an Exmor R CMOS sensor and an ultra-wideangle Carl Zeiss Tessar lens. Additionally, Sony will offer a suite of mounting attachments, including waterproof and ruggedised housings. Sony plans to bring the new point-of-view video camera to market in Fall 2012.

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JVC's new GC-XA1 ADIXXION action camera is loaded, combining the best features of the competition into a compact, everything-proof package. No extra add-ons to buy. The GC-XA1 will be available in the late summer and will cost $350.

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The Best Rugged, Waterproof Camera

Gizmodo puts four cameras through gadget hell to determine the ultimate rugged shooter. Turns out, they are all great in some ways, and they all have some serious flaws.

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