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hey what is going on guys lon here from Android authority and HTC is trying to reimagine and change the way we take photos but have they succeeded and will people buy into it well that's what we're here to find out with the HTC re so you've probably heard all the jokes by now that the relook slike an inhaler or a kitchen sink faucet but that is honestly the best way to describe it the design however is pretty ergonomic and taking photos and videos with it feels quite natural in if it does look a little silly it's small and lightweight so it's very comfortable in the hand and the compact size makes it fit pretty easily in a pocket or bag the really made of plastic so you might think it feels a little bit like a toy but it's very sturdy and with how small it is you shouldn't have any problems with dropping or damaging it taking a tour around the rear you'll find a big shiny silver button on the back that serves as your shutter button with an LED light built-in letting you know how much charge is left it also flashes red when taking photos or videos and blue for slow motion video on the front is obviously the 16 megapixel sensor which we will get into but underneath that sensor is a slow-motion switch for recording slow motion video and further below that is another LED indicator for those selfie moments and a speaker on top of the re is a single microphone and along the bottom is your micro USB port for charging and the microSD slot that supports up to 128 gigs the slot is covered by a flap to help keep the read dust and water resistant with a rating of IP 57 which means it is protected for up to one meter for 30 minutes in fresh and sea water there's also a standard quarter inch tripod connection so you should be able to mount it on most tripods for more stable photo and video but you want to be careful not to over-tighten the read to a tripod because with the plastic threads it can easily be broken setting up the re is a fairly simple process and takes maybe a minute or two once you've downloaded the app whether it's through Google Play or the iOS app store just follow the on-screen prompts to connect your read you'll also want to make sure you re is charged in Bluetooth is turned on before doing so once connected you are now ready to start taking photos and videos but before we get into that let's take a closer look at the re app because there's a lot you can do here besides viewing sharing or deleting your photos the re app also served as a viewfinder that lets you remotely control the re4 taking photos videos and even time lapses the viewfinder is extremely useful for framing your shots and being able to remotely control the re means you don't have to exclude yourself from group photos you'll also find various camera settings like video resolution photo resolution and on/off toggle for ultra wide-angle and the ability to backup your photos through your phone Dropbox or Google Drive the app also integrates with HTC Zoe apps so if you like Zoe's you can create them with photos taken with your read the star of the show and what everyone wants to know about is the camera sensor itself so it's a 16 megapixel CMOS sensor and it's an ultra wide-angle lens at 146° mini you'll be able to fit a lot into a single shot the camera defaults to 12 megapixels so you want to change that in the camera settings to take advantage of all 16 megapixels you are however limited to a four by three aspect ratio when shooting at full resolution which seems to be the trend with a lot of cameras these days that I'm not particularly a fan of the best part about the read is that it does all the heavy lifting for you meaning all you have to do is point and shoot and for such a tiny pocketable camera the picture quality is really impressive the focus is always spot-on so photos are very sharp colors are vibrant and this camera has excellent dynamic range even in harsh sunlight the camera does a fantastic job of handling exposure so you're always getting a well-balanced and detailed shot without OES and an aperture of only F 2.8 low-light performance isn't the best the photos certainly are usable but there is a noticeable amount of noise and details are very soft one of the most important things when it comes to cameras that a lot of people don't really talk about is being able to shoot with confidence and in order to do that you need a camera that is capable of taking some high-quality photos and that's even more important with something like the read because you're not relying on a viewfinder at a time but with the hundred and forty six degree wide angle lens you don't really need a viewfinder so basically as long as you aim it where you want to take a photo I would say that 95% of the time the photo will come out exactly the way that you wanted the 1080p video on the read isn't quite as good as its picture quality it's good enough for quick clips or vlogging but the digital stabilization doesn't work all that well so videos look pretty shaky even if you're just walking on the plus side the microphone does a decent job of picking up audio you you can also create time lapses and slow-motion video at 720p I personally like the time-lapse feature it's really fun to use but the slow motion video doesn't look quite as smooth and dramatic like other devices capable of slow motion video since this is a device that somewhat relies on your phone and it's going to serve as a companion device you'd hope that the battery lasts a really long time on a single charge and with the 820 milliamp hour battery I would say the battery life is really respectable so HTC claims that you can get up to 1200 photos on a single charge and up to an hour and 40 minutes of continuous video and while I wasn't necessarily able to test the accuracy of this claim frankly because 1200 photos is a lot of freaking photos what I can say though is that I never had a problem with running out of battery when it came to taking photos if I were to take a hundred photos within a day it didn't even make the slightest dent in the battery so it really takes a lot to drain the read just by taking photos videos on the other hand will require you to charge the read on a daily basis and possibly even more depending on what often you record video like if you're a vlogger or something like that I did find the standby time to be really impressive if I didn't use it very often it would last me a week on a single charge so overall I've been really satisfied with the battery life on the read you can pick up the HTC re now through online retailers like Amazon and stores like Best Buy for $200 but as much as I like the read I do think the price is a little bit steep and if you already have a smartphone that's capable of taking great-looking photos you probably won't feel too compelled to buy it but it does have other advantages besides just taking great-looking photos you can take photos with it a lot faster than you can on your smartphone you can create time-lapse video and you can also use it underwater but even with those advantages I would still wait for it to go on sale but if you do buy it for the full $200 I don't think you will regret it but that is going to do it for the HTC read it's a very small pocketable and portable camera that really simplifies the photo taking experience and it's a lot of fun to use and this is obviously another attempt by dc2 branch outside of the smartphone market and they have a really great product on their hands but for the price it's not exactly an impulse buy so they have a lot of convincing to do if they really want people to buy it as always guys thanks so much for watching this video if you did enjoy please give a thumbs up down below we definitely appreciate that and also subscribe to the channel which is also down below if you haven't already and don't forget to check out our website for more in-depth coverage you already know what it is and Jordan Thor calm because we are your 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