Belkin has put out two new camera accessories for the iPhone 4S, making the new iPhone’s awesome built-in camera a little bit more awesome to use. First up is the LiveAction Camera Grip, which is basically a contoured mold that makes the slim device easier to handle. Besides giving you something more substantial to hold on to, the Camera Grip also adds a dedicated “fast-fire” shutter button and a tripod mount. The LiveAction Camera Remote is a kit that’ll let you take a photo or video from up to 30 feet away – basically handy for taking group photos that includes you for a change. Prices and full presser after the break.
Swann has introduced the Freestyle HD, a wearable camera that’s capable of shooting 1080p HD videos and surviving dives of up to 65 feet underwater. What exactly would you do with such a thing? Pretty much anything you want to – or at least anything that’s worth recording – since it’s compact enough to make it handy to carry around (it measures only 60mm x 51mm x 42mm), and it comes with a number of straps and mounts for hands-free use. Handy for bear-wrestling, and–thanks to the waterproof case–swimming with sharks. Or any other activity that’s so dangerous, you’d want to record it in 1080p for showing off in case you live to tell the tale.
Shortly after being spotted in a promo video that may or may not have been posted early on purpose, Panasonic has officially announced the Lumix GX1, the first in a new series of compact Micro Four Thirds cameras. The real thing confirms a lot of info that’s been leaked earlier, with details that include a 16-megapixel CMOS sensor high sensitivity that tops out at ISO 12,800, and a fast AF that can lock in on a subject in 0.09 seconds. Full press release after the break.
Panasonic has unveiled their first 3D-capable cam, the Lumix DMC-3D1. Like Fujifilm’s Real 3D W1, the 3D1 is highlighted by a dual lens feature that gives it the ability to shoot stereoscopic 3D photos and videos. The cam rocks a pair of 25mm ultra wide angle, 4x optical zoom lens, along with a 12-megapixel sensor, making for a compact point-and-shoot that’s capable of shooting 8-megapixel 3D stills and clips, or 12-megapixel 2D photos and videos with a 1920 x 1080 resolution.
