The ubiquitous nature of modern smartphone cameras has made point-and-shoot digital cameras essentially superfluous. Smartphone cameras are becoming more and more advanced, offering consumers laser technology, super bright LED flash, and in the case of the latest generation of smartphones, dual-lens 3D cameras.
While digital cameras are still a necessary tool for professional photographers, they are more or less obsolete for the average consumer. Action cameras, however, have exploded in popularity over the last few years, offering fitness, sports, travel, and outdoor enthusiasts ruggedized, high performance cameras like the GoPro and more recent 360 degree camera models.
These solutions, however, fail to address the number one issue presented by a digital camera- reaction time. Regardless of whether you’re using a DSLR, a smartphone camera, or a GoPro, capturing a moment requires users to bring the device out of their pocket or bag, missing critical seconds in which the perfect opportunity may pass by.
A new solution being launched by tech innovator PogoTec, however, is providing a solution to this problem. The PogoTec PogoCam is a groundbreaking new micro camera that attaches to any set of sunglasses or glasses, giving consumers the ability to take a snap or high quality video at the touch of a button with a virtually instantaneous reaction speed.
In this article, we’ll check out the PogoTec PogoCam and break down its features, functionality, design, and tech specs to help you determine whether it’s the right photography solution for your needs.
What Is The PogoTec PogoCam?
The PogoTec PogoCam is a highly innovative new photography solution that can be mounted to any set of sunglasses. While sunglasses with integrated cameras have been available on the consumer tech market for some time, all of the offerings available thus far are extremely limited in image fidelity and storage capacity, making them novelty products at best.
The PogoCam is the smallest and lightest attachable camera in the world, and offers professional-level image resolution and a large amount of on-board storage that makes it a viable alternative to using a digital camera, smartphone, or action camera. The PogoCam has captured media attention from tech industry sources such as The Verge and Today, who featured it in their 2017 Tech Trends Roundup.
The design of the PogoCam is unique and modular. Instead of incorporating a camera into an existing set of sunglasses, the PogoCam instead consists of a small camera unit that is smaller than a tube of lip gloss and extremely light.
Users are able to mount the PogoCam to the side of any pair of glasses with an innovative mount solution that attaches the camera in a discreet and unobtrusive manner.
Features & Functionality
The PogoTec PogoCam offers consumers the ability to capture photos and videos on the go at the touch of a button without fiddling around with unlocking a smartphone or getting an action camera ready. One of the biggest advantages offered by the PogoCam is the ability to capture video and photos from the direct point of view of the user, as the camera sits directly at eye level.
Each PogoTec PogoCam is able to capture 100 photos or six thirty second HD videos before needing to be synced with a PC or the dedicated smartphone app, which is available for booth iOS and Android smartphones and devices. The PogoCam currently ships with a unique travel case that offers a number of useful features.
The PogoCam Travel Case is able to store up to 90 thirty second HD video clips captured from the PogoCam, as well as up to 8000 individual photos. The smart case itself is only slightly larger than the PogoTec PogoCam, and incorporates a flip-out dock cover that keeps the PogoCam safe while in storage.
Attaching the PogoTec PogoCam to a pair of sunglasses requires the use of a small accessory attachment called the PogoLoop, which slides over the arm of a pair of glasses and creates an anchor point on which the PogoCam can be mounted. PogoTec also offer a custom-designed pair of sunglasses that have been purpose built for the PogoCam, the PogoTrack sunglasses.
PogoTec PogoCam Design & Construction
The PogoTec PogoCam comes in just one color- black- and is easily operated via three click buttons that control video capture, photo capture, and power. The camera of the PogoCam is able to capture 5 megapixel photos with a 74 degree diagonal FOV and 60 degree horizontal FOV, or 720p HD video at 30 frames per second with audio.
The rechargeable battery of the PogoTec PogoCam can power the device for up to 20 days of idle time, and can be recharged up to three times by the PogoCam smart travel case while on the go.
The PogoCam battery also boasts a fast charge features that brings the device to full power capacity in just 30 minutes. Weighing in at just 6 grams and just 42.8 mm long, the PogoCam is one of the smallest camera solutions available in the world.
PogoTec PogoCam Review Summary
The PogoTec PogoCam is one of the most unique tech offerings of 2017 and provides consumers with the first viable glasses-mounted cameras on the market. If you’re looking for an interesting, useful, and innovative photography tech solution, the PogoCam is a great choice.
