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the latest product from one of the world's biggest smartphone makers is not a smartphone i'm michael fisher with pocket now and this is a first look at the new read a miniature handheld camera from HTC an inhaler a periscope a water pipe the list of everyday objects the re resembles goes on and on but that weird form factor makes it pretty easy to hold and it makes the re stand out or stand up if you prefer it fits easily into a pocket and it's designed to be used one handed because HTC is thinking with the Riesz that a small dedicated camera does a better job of keeping you present in the moment then does burying your face in a smartphone frame a shot to make sure you capture everything without a viewfinder the re features a 16 megapixel sensor made it to an ultra-wide lens offering a hundred and forty six degrees of viewing angle there's no flash and no optical stabilization software smoothes the shooting and it also adjusts for the fisheye effect the wide-angle lens produces the controls are limited to the shutter button under the thumb and the slow motion trigger on to the forefinger there's not even a power switch sensors embedded in the casing detect when the Riyaz being held and a quick flash of the color-coded LEDs tells you the battery level every time you pick it up shooting is as easy as pointing the re and pressing once for a still shot and a long press for a video the Reacher resistant so you can also shoot underwater footage is then sent to an app on your Android phone or iPhone for sharing the software also includes remote viewfinder functionality and some other perks but unfortunately the app wasn't yet finished at the time of our hands on also the software powering the re itself was still being revised at press time so you'll have to wait for our full review to find out how well it works and what we think of the final photos please be advised that sample shots you've seen here are not only using pre-production software but pre-production hardware as well the read goes on sale later this month in the u.s. in three colors and in other markets soon after be sure to check out our hands-on experience with the HTC Desire eye a selfie centric smartphone also announced today in our full hands-on post at pocketnow.com until next time this has been michael fisher with pocket now captain to phones on twitter reminding you that it's never too late to read invent yourself we'll see you next time you