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155 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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189 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Ergonomic
Fun to use
Small enough to carry in your pocket
Wide-angle lens takes in a lot
Water-resistant and hardy
Really easy to use
Handling
Compactness
White balance management
WiFi
Smoothrunning app
The HTC Re is a small
Simple point-and-shoot video camera that's ready to shoot when you pick it up. It's waterproof to 1 meter without a housing
And its built-in wireless and the Re app let you see what you're shooting as well as view and download what
Funky but thoughtful design
Wide-angle lens
Instantly ready to use
Shoots decent photos
The editors didn't like
Too expensive
Doesn't yield great snaps
Image and video quality not good enough
Some connection and app issues
No screen display
No lens or mechanical stabilisation
Only captures video in Full HD with 30 fps
Images lack sharpness
Poor sound reproduction
There is noticeable shutter lag. Its video and photo quality aren't significantly better than a smartphone and audio quality is poor. Its battery isn't user replaceable or removable. Its shape is great for holding
Size and portability, Wide angle lens, Ease of use, , THE
Syncing issues between RE and companion app an annoyance, Suffers from significant shutter lag at times, Lowlight performance fails to impress
HTC's first efforts in crafting a standalone action camera mightn't win very many accolades in the photography department, but what we have in RE is an outstanding start point for the company moving forward.RE is an able performer in conditions suited bes...
Limited mounts available, Lacks high-end video options, Middling image quality
HTC Re80LikeBeautiful, usable design.Useful smartphone app.Waterproof, rugged, simple.Don't LikeLimited mounts available.Lacks high-end video options.Middling image quality.The HTC Re, available for around the $240 mark depending where you buy it, is a ve...
Published: 2014-12-22, Author: Stewart , review by: techgeek.com.au
Great design, wideangle lens, photos are good
Video quality isn't too good, short battery life, not as instant as you'd hope, too expensive
It was fun to use but some issues need to be addressedThe HTC RE camera was really fun to use – the intuitive design meant that it wasn't awkward to hold in the hand and you could keep a hold of it easily. The photos look good and the wide-angle lens is g...
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Published: 2014-12-17, Author: Alex , review by: fatducktech.com
Abstract: HTC's RE is unlike any other action camera you've used before, although that's not always an entirely good thing.Every once in a while in technology, a product comes along with a design that's genuinely eye catching or out there. There's nothing wrong wit...
Good form-factor, Fun and easy to use, Surprisingly decent video quality,
Photographs are lacklustre, Autofocus is hit-and-miss, Connectivity issues with app,
If there's ever a product that needs a version 2.0, it's the RE. My gut reaction to the RE was that it was a bit silly, but after using it, I couldn't have been more wrong. The RE is fun and easy to use, it just needs to be more functional. The in-built ...
This is a very clever camera, cheap when compared to the Go Pro, stunning design, highly functional and waterproof and above all delivers the same quality as a Full HD Go Pro which now costs over $500, The other big advantage is that this device can be k
I would like to see a battery kill switch on the device instead of it being in the smartphone app.
The HTC Re is a small, simple point-and-shoot video camera that's ready to shoot when you pick it up. It's waterproof to 1 meter without a housing, and its built-in wireless and the Re app let you see what you're shooting as well as view and download what
There is noticeable shutter lag. Its video and photo quality aren't significantly better than a smartphone and audio quality is poor. Its battery isn't user replaceable or removable. Its shape is great for holding, but the body is a bit slippery
The HTC Re's features might not be as unusual as its design, but it's still a solid little camera that's easier and faster to shoot with than your average smartphone....
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Published: 2014-10-13, Author: Luke , review by: gizmodo.com.au
Abstract: So HTC thinks it can make a camera, eh? We'll see about that. We were in New York last week with one of the very first Re camera units from HTC, and we decided to put it through its paces around the City That Never Sleeps.HTC's philosophy is that we're al...
Published: 2014-10-09, Author: Alex , review by: fatducktech.com
Abstract: HTC's Re camera is tiny and cute, and the Desire Eye joins HTC's growing army of mid-range phones. Here's my early thoughts after some time testing both new devices.Over at Techly, I've written up my first impressions of the new devices; I'm also working ...
