iSAW EXtreme Action Camera Review

I like the thought that has been invested in the packaging. The bright yellow cardboard box is held together by a transparent protective sleeve that wraps around and is secured by a simple piece of plastic origami.

On the front of the box there is a larger than life photo of the EXtreme action cam and on the back of the box you can see the 2-inch LCD screen on the other side of the cam. Along one side of the box you'll find pictures of of the accessories that you get inside.

This is significant as the Extreme cam is a complete kit that is ready for action, and not just a bare camera with a handful of bits and pieces.

You don't have to slide the box out of the plastic sleeve or fight to get it free but instead you release a single plastic tab and the whole thing opens up. Pop off the top cover, a bit like a box of chocolates, and you'll find the printed manual and box of accessories underneath.

Lift out the manual and you'll reveal the Extreme cam, the black open frame you'll use most of the time, the waterproof housing and the alternate open back for the waterproof housing for those occasions when you need weather protection but won't actually be submerging the thing.

Over the years I have unboxed a great many new IT products. Some I like and some I don't like but generally speaking my overriding impressions have been of loads of pieces of plastic that have to be removed. I especially dislike unboxing printers but always look forward to a new Asus Republic Of Gamers motherboard.

There have been precisely three occasions when I felt an actual frisson of excitement when I opened a package. The first was when I received a 15GB 2nd Gen Apple iPod that I bought for an extortionate amount of money. The second time was an Apple iPad that had been sent to me in error so I was expecting something entirely different. They grabbed it back from me the following day, in case you were wondering.

Opening the EXtreme action cam package was the third occasion I have said ‘Wow' out loud and could hardly wait to get my hands on the contents. I cannot be certain what prompted this child-like response but I think it was the transparent waterproof housing with its three shiny chrome buttons that won me over.

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