Digital Hero 3 Wrist Camera - The Wrist Based Stills Digital Camera Aimed Extreme Sports Fanatics

Capable of capturing both still and video imagery, the curious looking Digital Hero 3 wrist camera appears to be aimed at those of you who like to live life to the full (by putting it in immediate jeopardy) for whom a standard, somewhat more traditional camera would prove highly impractical – from snowboarders to skydivers, snorkelers to rock climbers.

Weighing in at 128 grams and rated at 3 megapixels, the Digital Hero 3 Wrist Camera, which comes with a paltry 16 MB of internal memory which, thankfully, is expandable via the use of SD memory cards, apart from capturing stills, can also record up to 54 minutes of video at 512 x 384 resolution and has been designed to endure not only more than its fair share of knocks and scrapes but also to be submerged to depths of up to 30 meters.

Digital Hero 3 Wrist Camera Features:

• A lightweight video and stills action camera.
• The camera is both waterproof and shockproof.
• The camera is 3 mega pixels.
• Has a glass lens.
• Is waterproof to 30m.
• Has an internal memory of 16Mb.
• Has a capacity to shoot 54 minutes of footage with in both colour and with sound.
• Has a sequential shooting mode.
• The footage quality is TV resolution.
• The resolution is 512 x 384 pixels.
• It has an SD card slot for boosting the memory up to 2GB.
• Has a strap for attaching to your wrist, handlebars, paddle or prop of choice.
• Has a programmable ‘Power Off’ setting.
• Suitable for ages 12 years+.
• Requires 1 x AAA Battery (included).
• Weight: 128g
• Camera size: 6 x 4 x 3cm.

A great gadget for those of you who like nothing better than capturing the moment you almost killed yourself, the Digital Hero 3 Wrist Camera retails for around £100 / $180 / €150.

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