Panasonic has obtained just like Sony and Canon as the Japanese brand a good name in the camera market and is now building smaller models. The Panasonic HX-A100 is not quite so small that you could put it on a shirt as a button, but somehow different, it should work already.

The HX-A100 is a small all-rounder, while only 30 grams. You can attach the camera directly at the ear part, and thus turn toward even where you look straight. The content is stored as a 5.3 MP photo or 1080p (VBR 60fps/48Mbps also being 200fps at 848 × 480 pixels and 5.3Mbps are possible VBR) video. The lens has. F2.5 and stores them everything on microSD (HC) The format is JPEG and MPEG-4 which you should have at least 30 centimeters distance from the object. 160 degree wide angle (104 to 117 in normal mode) dominates the little gem that you in the video you can also admire the same.

Even wifi for direct streaming to UStream is possible and also water and dust resistant, the HX-A100 up to 1.5 meters. In orange or black you can them in Japan from 1 May buy, where from Germany still was no official announcement.

We find them very appealing now and hope to try them soon, before all the GoPro competitor. Unfortunately, we know nothing about the battery life of a total of 167 grams, the new gadget.

Panasonic HX-A100 specifications:

Camera: 3.32 megapixels
Lens: F2.5 lens Panasonic
Angle of view: 104 to 117 degrees, 160 degrees in wide mode
Minimum focus distance: Approx. 30cm
Media: Micro SD / micro SDHC
Recording format: MPEG-4
Still image: 5.3 megapixels
Still image recording format: JPEG
Weight: 30g Camera, Body 117g (167g with SD card)
Dimensions: 26.5 x 66mm Camera, Body 59.5 x 94 x 25mm