Action Cameras

With GoPro and Contour still the reigning kings of action cameras, manufacturers are having to come up with increasingly novel ways of pushing into this already crowded sphere. Enter Video Head helmets by C-Preme, which do exactly what they say on the tin. They're video recorders built into a helmet — and they'll be available this Spring.

There's a lot to love about the GoPro family of cameras — but let's face it, sometimes you don't want an ungainly cube stuck to yourself as you go careening down a mountainside. Panasonic has taken a very different form factor with the tough camera HX-A100, which features a lens on a cable from the main unit.

Did you catch the live feed of the Red Bull Stratus jump yesterday? A brave man named Felix took a weather balloon up to space and then jumped back down to earth. He had 35 cameras with him on his adventure and this Red Bull video gives us a look at them.