Put away those annoying selfie sticks and start taking pictures that include you but without sacrificing quality or limbs. Their last Kickstarter campaign was a huge hit, and so now Podo, the stick and shoot camera is back with a newer version that still retains the essence of what made the camera appealing to a lot of photo addicts. It now has twice the pixels, wide angle lens for better capture, and the ability to use multiple cameras at once.
Just like the original version, you can stick your Podo camera onto any surface to capture group photos, selfies, beautiful scenery, pets, artistic composition, etc. It is connected to your smartphone through Bluetooth and through the Podo app, you will be able to control how you take your pictures. You get to wirelessly preview, capture, and then transfer the photos to your smartphone or cloud service.
The pixels in the sensor, at 2.2 μm, is twice as better as the phones that have great cameras, like the iPhone 6s or the Samsung Galaxy S7. This is actually better than the megapixels, since bigger pixels are able to collect more light and give better dynamic range, improved low-light performance, and reduces the “noise” in the photos. Megapixels are for enlarging photos, so even if the Podo has just 5MP, you still get better pictures that can be printed at 14×11 inches.
The Podo also has a fully rotatable hinge, built-in accelerometer, countdown timer, dual-mode Bluetooth connectivity, versatile micro-adhesive pad, and 8GB memory to hold thousands of photos. The Podo app has also been updated to make it more powerful when connecting with your camera and adjusting settings, etc. There are also new camera modes aside from Photo, like Lapse, multi-capture for when you have multiple Podos, booth for fun with a group, and the solo mode that uses active gesture controls.
The campaign is nearing four times its targeted goal, but you still have around 18 days to got to support it. You need only pay $39 (early bird discount) to get one Podo camera and the estimated delivery date is December 2016, just in time for those Christmas parties.
SOURCE: Kickstarter
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