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Shimano Enters HD Action Sports Camera Market – Big Lens, Waterproof & ANT+ Sensor Sync!

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The new Shimano CM-1000 Sports Camera puts the component brand squarely into the action sports consumer electronics market in a big way. Or, rather, a quite small way that’s big on features.

The device packs plenty of tech into it’s shell, with all the usual HD specs and a WiFi sync with smartphones to preview the shots and playback your action.  It also has auto leveling video capture, keeping the shot horizontal regardless of the camera’s orientation*. But the real standout feature is that it’s waterproof down to 10 meters without any external case!

Plan on staying dry? It’ll also sync your bike’s ANT/ANT+ sensor data with the video, letting your overlay performance metrics for review. That includes data from their new D-Fly wireless transmitter for Di2, letting you see gear selection.

UPDATED: More pics and info throughout the post.

Pan and zoom past the break to see why Shimano’s giving GoPro a run for its money…

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The CM-1000 weighs in a claimed 82g with battery and lens cover. There are just two buttons, a large start/stop and a mode button. Lights and audio cues let you know when it’s recording. There’s a small on/off switch on the back.

Video is captured in 1080p on a 16 megapixel backlit CMOS sensor through a large F/2 aperture – that’s twice as large as the GoPro Hero 3+. Good specs that should allow for plenty of light capture, and Shimano’s materials say it handles low light situations very well. It’ll capture standard 135º and wide angle 180º footage. Now, about that asterisk on the auto leveling: It’ll automatically rotate to the closest 90º increment, so if you’re mounting it on the side of your helmet, it’ll still capture flat footage without post-production correction…just make sure it’s affixed at a good 90º angle.

UPDATE: Still images are 6MP and captured in 10, 20, 30 or 60 second intervals. Audio’s recorded in stereo, and there’s a mono speaker on the device for audio cues. Battery life is two hours max with a sub-four hour recharge time. Full specs list added at bottom of post.

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The waterproof feature isn’t a gimmick. It’s IPX-8 rated, one of the highest ratings possible for electronics, and good for continuous shooting underwater. And 10m (32.8ft) is no joke, far more than we’d expect from a company that also makes fishing equipment and launching a “lifestyle  gear division”. Now, if only you could pickup a submerged WiFi signal on your phone, you’d be able to drop it in and see where the fish are in real time!

OK, back to bikes: With ANT/ANT+ connectivity, the CM-1000 will sync with your heart rate, speed/cadence, D-Fly and other sensors to record ride data and video footage simultaneously. They don’t specifically mention power data capture, and we’ve asked about that, too. UPDATE: It’ll pull from speed, cadence, speed/cadence, heart rate and power meter devices.

It ships with PC/Mac video editing software to download and combine all that data. The software will also do fish eye correction and “comprehensive” editing.

For phones, it’ll connect to its own iOS/Android app via WiFi to allow settings changes, angle and video preview and remote control.

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It’ll ship in May and include an adhesive and strapped helmet mount, USB cable and the software for $299. Yep, just $299. Optional chest, handlebar, (steerer?) cap hat and flexible mounts will be available separately.

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Click to enlarge for full spec sheet.

Shimano-SportCamera.com

 

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affe
affe
10 years ago

no image stabilization?

Ryan
Ryan
10 years ago

They have my attention.

Dragan
Dragan
10 years ago

Looks sweet, and the price is nice. To bad it has the non-removable battery.

nanci djreaux
nanci djreaux
10 years ago

I wanna see that thing hooked up on a out-rigger line! Shimano makes killer fishing gear… small tooling is small tooling for bike or reel components.

Andre Jansen van Vuuren
Andre Jansen van Vuuren
10 years ago

Awesome! If the battery outlives GoPro’s I’ll be first in line!

Mattbyke
Mattbyke
10 years ago

Fishing , being my other religion , I can say this is a welcome surprise. Shimano makes some great equipment. The only reels I use.

T
T
10 years ago

Ouch! My hopes and dreams wee just crushed by the spec update.

Tod
Tod
10 years ago

Ditto; this thing needs a handlebar mount option as well.

Tod
Tod
10 years ago

And I now see (according to Velonews) that handlebar and top cap mounts are available. Please update when we have confirmation of that, thanks.

Ryan
Ryan
10 years ago

I’d prefer to see them build a better website first lol baby steps Shimano, baby steps.

Chuck Diller
Chuck Diller
10 years ago

Glad they got into the…sports action cam competition. Who cares about an XX1 answer.

Will
Will
10 years ago

Looks great, but with a non-removable battery and only a 2 hour life, that cant even get me through a typical 3 hour bike ride. So close, yet the battery life makes it so far away.

Jake
Jake
10 years ago

Check out Drift cameras. No affiliation here but seriously, it’s the next evolution in action cameras. Hopefully pick one up by summer.

2 hours
2 hours
10 years ago

2 hours?

I thought I found a winner but I guess not. I’ll wait for Garmin to enable support for the 800 (said it’ll support 810).

Sorry Shimano.

mike
mike
10 years ago

Does it record while charging?

g-man
g-man
10 years ago

does it do looping, for recording car/bike incidents?

DannyB
DannyB
10 years ago

i don’t know, i think new action-cam of the year award goes to the WASPcam..waterproof down to 196 feet, 1080p60, 16MP, wifi, and has wireless wrist remote with a live viewing display built-in. waspcam.com

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