{"id":146,"date":"2014-11-20T18:47:04","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T02:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/?p=146"},"modified":"2015-05-29T04:44:23","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T11:44:23","slug":"sony-hdr-as15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/?p=146","title":{"rendered":"Sony HDR-AS15"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sony has discontinued the HDR-AS15. Deals are to be had…and I was able to snag one, plus multiple mounting gear to boot (more on that later).<\/p>\n

YouTube is finally supporting faster frame rates. I stumbled upon a few videos at 60 fps. I like the faster frame rate. To me it looks like there’s more detail (optical illusion because of the extra frames?–dunno, but I like). I have multiple devices that can record 720p @ 60fps.\u00a0I didn’t shoot at that setting because YouTube didn’t support it. I opted for the max resolution of 1080p instead. And now YouTube supports 60 fps. I’m all in!<\/p>\n

Techmoan<\/a> on YouTube posted a comparison video of two action cams: Hero and Sony (link here<\/a>). GoPro\u00a0has a strong presence in action cam videos. I didn’t necessarily want to buck the trend, but GoPro’s price points are too steep. There are a lot of non-mainstream brands that are considerably cheaper, but I’m not too confident about their product support, and the build and video quality. I didn’t know too much about Sony’s offering. So I watched some reviews and posted videos. I liked what I saw. I then stumbled upon Techmoan’s AS15 review (link here<\/a>). What caught my attention was Sony’s firmware updated to allow the AS15\u00a0to shoot 1080p @ 60fps.<\/p>\n

I didn’t really consider an action camera. I’m not a big fan of the wide angle. I don’t do extreme activities. I do however, find myself holding my video camera or my phone at awkward angles to try to get that POV shot. That’s where an action cam (with the right mount) excels. But what really sold it, was again 1080p @ 60 fps. There are units that can shoot at that frame rate and also\u00a0within my budget. I had to at the very least look into it.<\/p>\n

I priced the HDR-AS15 at Amazon — around $150 (US). I then checked BHPhoto.com — $120 with the headband mount (BLT-HB1<\/a>)! <\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Apparently that’s not all of it…I guess I got a little tunnel vision because I was only interested in the Action Cam + the headband mount. The deal also included:<\/p>\n