Since the real point of a point-of-view video camera is the video (not the camera), V.I.O. has eliminated any confusion with its well-designed, easy to use and easier to carry POV.1 Integrated Camera System (MSRP: $850).
Don’t let the techy name fool you. The POV.1 is virtually foolproof — with camera, microphone, recorder, wireless remote, software and online video distribution in a tidy, rugged package designed to capture your hands-free video and transfer it to the World Wide Web with a few simple clicks of a button.
Whether it’s skiing, mountain biking, moto-cross, snowmobiling or just about any other out-of-the-office action worth documenting, this helmet- or handlebar-mounted camera sets up so simply you won’t even know it’s there.
The entire POV.1 weighs less than a pound, and the recording device is small enough (about the size of a TV remote) to stow in a hydration pack while you operate the controls from the tiny wireless remote.
Record several hours of video using four AA batteries in automatic light-sensing resolutions of 720 x 480 and frame rates up to 30 fps. Then plug into a USB port and make use of the intuitive Windows-compatible software to easily cut, splice and upload clips from your perspective to the world.
Get it: At www.vio-pov.com or call 888-579-2267 to locate dealers.
