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HTC innovation : RE camera

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8th October, 2014 HTC announced HTC RE along with the smart phone HTC Desire Eye. HTC is a strong smart phone band but last few years where not so good for them as there sales drop grammatically. HTC got to rethink about the current market to grip on it again like old days. Innovation is the only way to get attention in this market, so they did it.

HTC RE and HTC Desire Eye is the proof of what HTC can innovate.

HTC RE is a handheld standalone camera without even a view finder with is an essential component of a standalone camera. Without a view finder one can know what’s he actually capturing but with HTC RE’s 146 degree wide angel lens with f2.8 aperture does the magic here. The wide angel lens captures almost everything you are pointing to shoot. RE have a 16MP 1/2.3” Sony CMOS sensor capable of capturing full 16MP photos and 1080p Full HD videos.

HTC has made the design very simple and minimalistic. The telescope like RE doesn’t have a power button on it. Yes I said it right; it doesn’t have a power button. Instead it turns on and turns off automatically with the help of sensor inside the cylinder like projection of RE. The sensor detect when the device is picked up and turns in on, even it know when it’s in your pocket and turns it off.

RE have just two button to operate it, one just behind the lens at the bend and another below the lens. Button at the end is much bigger button than the other, purposefully. One click on the bigger button takes a 16MP photo instantly and long press on the same button take a 1080p Full HD video at 30 frames per second. The smaller button is dedicated for shooting slo-mo video at 120 frames per second. RE can capture beautiful time lapse too.

HTC also released an app for both Android (4.3 and above) and iOS to connect RE from your smart phone. The app can be used to access photos and videos from RE wirelessly over Wi-Fi easily. It can be also used as remote shutter for your RE, even you can turn your smart phone into the view finder of the RE camera.



As we told early, RE is a standalone camera so it can be take out without take your smart phone with you. RE comes with a 8GB microSD card in it which is expandable up to 128GB. It has a 820mAh non removable battery in it. According to HTC it can last up to 1200 still photos or continuous 1080p Full HD capture for 1 hour 50 minutes before changing. It also has a 5pin micro USB for charging and syncing.

RE is water resistant with IP57 rating, can live up to 30minutes 1 meter under water. It will be a snappy device for under water photography.
Specs
Special Features Grip sensor instantly turns on the device when it is picked up.
One-hand operation design
One tap for photos;
One press for videos
Time-lapse recording, settings control via your smartphone
Android (4.3 and above) and iOS compatible.
Seamless integration with your existing photo gallery.
Camera 1080p, 30fps FHD video
720p, 4x slow motion video
146 degree super wide angle lens with f2.8 aperture for low light usability
Size 26.5 mm diameter
97.7 mm height
Sensors 16MP, 1/2.3" Sony CMOS sensor
Weight 66.5 grams
Memory Expandable microSD storage
Battery 820mAh rechargeable battery
Supports 1hr 50mins of continuous FHD video recording
Connectivity BLE (Bluetooth v4.0)
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
Wi-Fi Direct
5-pin micro-USB
MicroSD Card Slot
Tripod Hole

HTC RE is priced at $199.99 in US and is available for pre-ordering at RE Official site. Shipping of device is expected later this month.

[UPDATE] HTC RE is priced at Rs 9990 in INDIA and will be exclusively sold through Snapdeal. Shipping of device is expected by next few months.


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