More and more people use smartwatches.Among them, Apple Watch is a product that boasts a high share.The square display of Apple Watch, which is different from a watch, is a major thing that the viewer is so major that you can see at a glance as a smartwatch.Apple Watch has a variety of functions, such as receiving notifications from iPhone and being used for mobile payment.However, it does not have a function that makes you think it should be.It is a camera.
Meanwhile, a wristband that will be equipped with a camera on the belt part of the Apple Watch will soon be released."WristCam" is equipped with 8 million pixels and 2 million pixels, and is used as an Apple Watch belt.
WristCam was not a recently developed product, but in 2016, it was raised in crowdfunding under the name of "CMRA".However, it took a long time to develop, and after four years, it finally appeared in the market.The price is $ 299, about 30,000 yen, and it will be released in March 2021 as early as 2021.
WristCam has a built -in battery that can be used for one day on the belt, and a 8GB memory.For this reason, although it has a very swelling shape, it seems to be usable without worrying about its size with a colorful outfit.A total of seven colors are prepared, but the basic colors are four (black, white, gray, green), and three additional colors (blue, grape, orange) need to purchase separately belts for $ 49.
Some people may not need a camera in a smartwatch.WristCam's retrofitting camera solution may be a welcome device that does not need to develop a camera built -in Apple Watch as Apple.WristCam can also see a preview during photography on the Apple Watch, so it can be used not only as a digital camera for attaching Apple Watch to your arm, but also as a video call device.
If you take a picture, you can use a smartphone to shoot higher quality.However, it is surprisingly difficult to take out the iPhone from your pocket and start a camera in front of you in front of you.Also, when making a video call, you have to hold the iPhone with one hand or stand on the stand.WristCam can easily make video calls with one hand.There is no clear information yet whether the video call is FaceTime or its own app.
In fact, smart watches with cameras are already sold for some market and specific users.It is a popular smartwatch for children, especially in emerging countries.You may think that smart watches are luxurious for children.However, the number of parents giving children to children to confirm the safety of children, such as accidents and kidnapping.Giving children an Apple Watch is expensive and you need a pair of iPhone, so you may be hesitant, but children's smart watches are sold for thousands to 10,000 yen, so SIM.You can use the card and use it alone.
In addition, cameras are essential for the application, such as making a video call between parents and children, always contacting them, or taking pictures of the place in an emergency and sending them to their parents' smartphones.In the event of an accident, you can grasp the situation more accurately if you have a video on the spot rather than a voice call.
The Apple Watch, which is now synonymous with smartwatch, was in 2015 that the first model appeared.Samsung, who launched a smartwatch two years ago from the Apple Watch, had the first model "Galaxy Gear", and the next model "Gear 2" had about 2 million pixel cameras.However, because of the communication line environment at that time and the low camera image quality, it seems that the camera equipped with great effort was not used much.After Apple Watch's appearance, Samsung also stopped installing a camera on a smartwatch.
All models of the series are 5G compatible with iPhone 12.Of course, other manufacturers are 5G compatible with the main model.If you use a 5g high -speed line, you can store photos taken with WristCam in the cloud in an instant, and the video quality of video calls will be cleared.In the 5g era, the camera on smartwatches may finally become a practical function.In 2021, smart watches with cameras may come out from each company one after another.