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Sonne got off to a bit of a slow start with its actioncam line of POV cameras but now two years in it seems to have hit its stride with the a s 100 V and now the AZ one aka the action cam mini I'm Josh Goldman with CNET and like gopro hero4 silver the action cam mini is a step down from sony's top camera the a s 100 V but has nearly the same performance and capabilities it can capture 1080p at 60 frames per second or 720p at 120 frames per second and using Sony's X ABC s format it can record at 50 megabits per second giving you great detail and fewer compression artifacts it's about two-thirds the size of its line mate and the body is splash proof though it comes with a waterproof housing good down to 16 feet or 5 meters the battery life feels a bit short depending on what you're recording at but you can easily swap out for a new one it charges via micro USB and records to micro SD cards but you'll need to get an SDXC card to record in xav CS the tiny screen on the side is just for saying battery Wi-Fi and card status so you'll need to use its Wi-Fi to connect to your smart phone or to Sony's Live View remote to preview and review your shots or change settings the remote also has GPS for grabbing location info for your recordings the Wi-Fi can also be used for live streaming to Ustream you can read the full review on cnet.com but it's definitely one of the best options for recording your thrills and spills I'm Josh Goldman and that's a look at the Sony action cam mini a z1