The Pentax acquired GoPro WG-M1 action camera has been introduced by the company to serve the appetite to the adventure photography freaks. The camera has superb resistance to many rugged objects and houses a good still and videography enabled aspects. The gadget is water proof upto 32 feet and shock resistant with which it can bear the collapse from a height as good as 6 feet. It can also sustain the cold temperature of upto 14 degree Fahrenheit or -10 degree Celsius. This makes it enable to record under water, at cold locations and over mountainous regions without making it wear any protective shield.
The 14 megapixel sensor snaps quality images with Full HD resolution. The aperture view of this camera is f/2.8 and the ultra wide angle lens can snap the pictures worth 160 degree angle field of view. It can shoot at a rate of 10 frames per second. While using in video mode, the 1080 pixel videos can be recorded at 30 frames per second while 720 pixel movie can be shot with 120 frames per second. In assistance to the video mode, a dedicated microphone has been provided. The wide angle of 160 degree reduces to 135 degree in video mode to adjust with the camera shake effect.
The rigid and sharp controls provide effective maneuverability over the functions while the 1.5 inch LCD clearly displays the proceedings of the cam. This gadget comes packed with some additional goodies including the Wrist Strap Mount, Flat Adhesive Mount 2, Peg Mount, Angle Adapter and Magnet Mount. With orange and black color, this camera will be reaching the stores with a price emblem worth $299.95.