Remember the 'Crocolis'? at DVinfo.net

Jim Cancil · July 17th, 2012, 10:39 AM

There's a new one: the Xdreme.

It looked really promising with AUTO HORIZON. ..'till our friend from the UK tells us that the feature is not available while recording. I like his reviews, simple without footnotes on what Bokeh is ..doing pretty much a common man walkabout.

Jim

George Kilroy · July 17th, 2012, 11:35 AM

Thanks for posting that Jim.

They have addressed the couple of problems I have with the hero2 namely settable white balance and a +/- exposure bias. Maybe GoPro will take note.

Don Litten · July 18th, 2012, 11:44 AM

I went to sleep during the review....does he mention price?

Tom Hardwick · July 20th, 2012, 06:16 AM

He didn't mention the price because it varies all over the web. Just go for the best price you can find, I say.
He did rather complain that the camera was making the shot too dark, but in reality he had lots of sky in the shot and the camera was simply adjusting the overall exposure to give the best result. No clever spot metering or centre weighting here.

He also said the camera took a long time to adjust its iris to the changing lighting conditions, but I'd be very surprised to learn it had something as expensive as an iris on board. I'm betting its the same as the Extreme cam in that exposure is controlled by adjusting the ISO value and the shutter speed per frame.

He's right to say the front element is a piece of flat plastic (so that the cam shoots sharp footage under water) but the new design stops you using the top off a WD40 can as a push-on lens cap. About the only thing missing from that box of bits 'n' pieces.

tom.

Don Litten · July 20th, 2012, 01:14 PM

Thanks Tom. I need to look again. I couldn't find it anywhere on the web, just the Extreme.
It looks interesting. I'm not going to sell my GoPro's but I am going to start testing some of the competition.

July 17th, 2012, 10:39 AM	#1
Jim Cancil Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Salisbury Maryland Posts: 161	Remember the 'Crocolis'? There's a new one: the Xdreme. Xdreme 1080p Action Camera Review - YouTube It looked really promising with AUTO HORIZON. ..'till our friend from the UK tells us that the feature is not available while recording. I like his reviews, simple without footnotes on what Bokeh is ..doing pretty much a common man walkabout. Jim

July 17th, 2012, 11:35 AM	#2
George Kilroy Major Player Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Midlands UK Posts: 699	Re: Remember the 'Crocolis'? Thanks for posting that Jim. They have addressed the couple of problems I have with the hero2 namely settable white balance and a +/- exposure bias. Maybe GoPro will take note.

July 18th, 2012, 11:44 AM	#3
Don Litten Major Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 400	Re: Remember the 'Crocolis'? I went to sleep during the review....does he mention price?

July 20th, 2012, 06:16 AM	#4
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	Re: Remember the 'Crocolis'? He didn't mention the price because it varies all over the web. Just go for the best price you can find, I say. He did rather complain that the camera was making the shot too dark, but in reality he had lots of sky in the shot and the camera was simply adjusting the overall exposure to give the best result. No clever spot metering or centre weighting here. He also said the camera took a long time to adjust its iris to the changing lighting conditions, but I'd be very surprised to learn it had something as expensive as an iris on board. I'm betting its the same as the Extreme cam in that exposure is controlled by adjusting the ISO value and the shutter speed per frame. He's right to say the front element is a piece of flat plastic (so that the cam shoots sharp footage under water) but the new design stops you using the top off a WD40 can as a push-on lens cap. About the only thing missing from that box of bits 'n' pieces. tom.

July 20th, 2012, 01:14 PM	#5
Don Litten Major Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 400	Re: Remember the 'Crocolis'? Thanks Tom. I need to look again. I couldn't find it anywhere on the web, just the Extreme. It looks interesting. I'm not going to sell my GoPro's but I am going to start testing some of the competition.