Is that a marker pen in your hand or 007's latest gadget? Thanko continue their popular and inventive series of spy products with this HDMI Video Pen Camera, which is ideal for recording action scenes, such as when running or riding a bike. Clip it onto your clothes or pockets, or attach to your bike and capture those secret shots while people don't even notice! Durable and light, the Video Pen is so easy to use that even children won't have trouble playing with it. Everything is controlled by just five buttons and even the power is easy too, charged up by the included USB cable.
That's not to say the tech is basic, though. It records in sophisticated 720p HD and can also take good quality JEPG stills. Use a microSD card to store up to 32GB of memory. It might be super slim and weigh just 36g, but this ultra-compact camcorder incorporates a 1/4-inch CMOS sensor with 5 megapixels resolution, and is on par with a lot of the cameras inside smart phones and other devices. Exclusive to Japan and available to the rest of the world via JapanTrendShop!
The Thanko HDMI Video Pen HD Camera features:
- Size: 108 x 28 x 18mm (4.3 x 1.1 x 0.7")
- Weight: 36g (0.08 lb)
- Power: USB (1.1, 2.0)
- Includes: USB cable, HDMI cable
- Memory: up to 32GB (microSD card)
- 5.0 megapixel camera
- Sensor: 1/4 inch CMOS
- Video: 1280 x 720px (720P, HD), MOV (about 1 minute, 40MB), 30fps
- Stills: 3200 x 2400px, JPEG (about 2MB)
- Charging time: about 3 hours
- Recording & usage time: maximum about 2.5 hours, around 30 minutes at a time
- Manual: Japanese
Watch how one person attached it to their motorbike handlebars and recorded the results!