Following the KeyMission 360 action camera announced at CES earlier in year, Nikon has fleshed out the line with two further affordable alternatives. As suggested by it name, the original KeyMission 360 arrived with 360° capture, recording video in UHD 4K and designed with protection against water, dust, shock and freezing temperatures (naturally, within certain limits).
Nikon KeyMision 360
Nikon KeyMission 170
The new KeyMission 170 follows it in recording video to the same 4K resolution (up to 30p), although it does so at a reduced angle of view of 170°, with a different 2. 4mm f/2. 8 optic and a lower resolution 8. 3MP CMOS sensor (against the KeyMission 360’s 20MP chip).
It also sports a LCD on the back and an electronic VR function to keep things stable, although the latter feature is only effective when capturing videos in Full HD rather than in 4K. A slew of shooting modes includes Slow Motion, Superlapse and even Time-lapse recording, and you can even use a feature called Highlight Tagging to create a highlight reel of your favourite content.
Nikon KeyMission 170
As we expect, the KeyMission 170 also primed with environmental protection, although not quite to the same degree as its big brother. For example, whereas the KeyMission 360 can be taken underwater to depths of 30m, the KeyMission 170 can only travel safely down to depth of 10m. With a separately available WP-AA1 housing, however, you can increase this to 40m, and it does at least manage to match its elder sibling with -10° freezeproofing and -2m shockproofing.
A third, more junior model has also been introduced. The KeyMission 80 sports a strikingly different design to the other two models, with a slimmer profile and vertical design, together with a more tactile body.
Nikon KeyMission 80
As the most affordable option it’s perhaps not great surprise that it doesn’t quite stretch to 4K capture, opting for Full HD recording instead. This is recorded with a 12MP CMOS sensor and 25mm f/2 lens, with a 80° angle of view.
Similarly, although it matches the KeyMission 170 in offering dust proofing and freezeproofing, shockproofing is only guaranteed to heights of 1. 5m, while waterproofing will only function down to depth of just 1m. Unlike the other two, however, it sports a secondary 4. 9MP camera on the back, positioned just above its touchscreen LCD.
All three models are equipped with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, the latter being the basis of its Snapbridge technology. As such, they are compatible with Nikon’s Snapbridge app, which allows for remote shooting and movie editing with the more senior two models, and more basic image sharing with the KeyMission 80.
All three should also be available from next month.
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. digitalrev.com2016-10-7 03:00
