This week, I’d like to showcase a camera. The Sony Action camera is an all around great point and shoot camera for action video. Recently, Sony just came out with a new version that puts the old one almost back in the 1990’s. The new one has multiple features that make it a great buy.

One of its notable features is the ability to shoot 8x slow motion. When you think about it, that’s pretty freaking slow. That would make a one second video stretch into 8 seconds. It is able to do this at 720p which is still a great quality to be shooting footage that slow. Also it comes with the ability to shoot video in a professional grade codec that allows more quality in the shots.

Another great thing about this camera is its versatility. I have the older version and compared to the Go-Pro, this one is much easier to do handheld shooting and will fit a lot of places better than the Go-Pro. It is also incredibly lightweight.

Another feature that puts this camera over a Go-Pro is that it can use a regular tripod mount unlike the Go-Pro which has its own mount and calls for more “custom” gear for it to go where you want it to. The camera body itself is splash-proof, which means it can take water, but just not submerged under it. The camera does come with a water proof case that is quite functional if you did want to shoot underwater.

The Sony Action camera has a new and improved sensor that can operate with a minimum of 6 lux which is just a little darker than twilight. That’ pretty exceptional for a camera of it’s size. It’s sensor also has the ability to take 13.5 megapixel stills and record time-lapse shots with interval recording which is the camera taking a still image on set intervals (5s, 10s, 30s, 1m.)

The camera comes with built in Wi-Fi which allows you to see exactly what the camera see’s at any point in time by connecting it to your smartphone and using the App that the camera is compatible with. Since the only screen on the camera isn’t a screen where you can review the shot, the Wi-Fi comes in great hand a lot of times. This also give you the ability to save the videos you take straight to your device.

Overall, if you are looking for a camera to record action sports with, I would highly recommend the Sony Action Camera.