Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Canon wants you to shoot yourself with its tiny flipscreen HD camera

Vixia_mini_5_large

While other cameras look out to the world, Canon's new Vixia mini points the camera back at you. Geared towards the aspiring YouTube star or blogger upgrading from a lower quality webcam to full HD video, the Vixia includes an ultra wide-angle fisheye lens and a flip-up 2.7-inch touchscreen display that swivels to face forward or backward. Plus, like a GoPro for selfies, the Vixia mini outputs MP4 video to a microSD card as a stand alone device. Canon suggests possible uses such as cooking shows, guitar how-tos, or hobby recording, but it's hard to tell if these low-intensity users are likely to buy a new camera.


Continue reading…






via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/31/4573100/canon-vixia-mini-personal-recorder

No comments:

Post a Comment