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Joanie's latest action camera delivers a 4k punch to the GoPro giant I'm Lexus Avedis for CNET reviewing the sony action cam X 1000 V like all of Sony's previous action cams this model features a shotgun style design and a 170 degree lens to capture all your thrills and spills the camera comes with a case that is waterproof to 10 meters or 33 feet the camera itself is also flattering and if you want to use the camera underwater be aware that water droplets cling to the front of the curved waterproof case which can be quite annoying the companion app gives you full control over recording letting you change setting with frame rates and even review images and video right on your smartphone screen you can also tweak exposure compensation and white balance which is a nice addition the camera has a stereo mic and around the side a screen and a couple of buttons to navigate between menu options as I mentioned the X 1000 V can shoot in 4k using Sony's own X a VCS codec plus you also get recording at 100 megabits per second now if you're thinking that the GoPro can also record in 4k you're probably wondering why would you get the Sony well the sony comes with image stabilization when you're shooting at 1080p a feature that the gopro relaxed now this is particularly useful if you're shooting in bumpy situations the X 1000 V is an impressive little camera and the video quality especially at 4k is crisp and smooth still image quality is also great the action cam is available for 499 US dollars three hundred and fifty nine pounds or 599 Australian dollars you can check out the full review of the X 1000 V over at peanuts