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The Sony X1000V Action Cam Shoots 4K Video

Chris Gampat
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01/05/2015
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At CES 2015, Sony is introducing their latest additions to the action camera world–which seems like a very serious competitor to the GoPro line. The FDR-X1000V is the camera that makes it debut today and is also of the greatest interest. For starters, it shoots 4K video (3840 x 2160 @30p 100Mbps/60mbps) and has a Zeiss Tessar lens with a 170 degree wide angle field of view. Behind the lens is an Exmor R Back Illuminated CMOS sensor along with a BIONZ X processor. The camera shoots video in the XAVC S codec in an MP4 format.

According to the press release, the company has already put it in the hands of famed skateboarder Tony Hawk. He’s probably really enjoying it because the company also stated that they added an updated version of SteadyShot to this camera.

If you don’t want to shoot at 4K though, the camera can shoot 1080p HD video at 120p, and 720p HD video at 720p. Additionally, it adds wind noise reduction and manual controls in the form of white balance and auto exposure shifting.

The company is also introducing a new Live View remote, called the LVR2. It is a live view LCD remote that is said to work at up to 10 feet underwater. But in case you don’t want to use the remote, you can use the PlayMemories Mobile app on your phone or tablet to control and see the output.  Lastly the X1000V incorporates GPS.

The new Sony X1000V will be sold for about $500 and is packaged with the SPK-X1 waterproof case. The Action Cam Sony 1000VR bundle adds the RM-LVR2 Live View Remote and will be sold for about $600. More images are after the jump.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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