iSAW EXtreme Action Camera Review

1. Introduction2. Packaging3. iSAW EXtreme Action Camera (1)4. iSAW EXtreme Action Camera (2)5. Testing the iSAW EXtreme Action Camera (1)6. Testing the iSAW EXtreme Action Camera (2)7. Battery Life and Closing Thoughts8. View All Pages

The main piece of hardware is, of course, the iSAW Extreme action cam, however you cannot do much with it on its own.

Most of the time you'll mount the camera using the open frame. This is a black plastic skeleton that hinges open, then you slip the camera into place and close it up.

Alternatively you might use the waterproof housing which protects the EXtreme to a depth of 60 metres. There is a middle ground here as iSAW includes an alternate open back for the waterproof case that obviously means the camera is no longer waterproof but still has a decent amount of weather protection. The advantage of the open back is that you can see the 2-inch LCD screen directly without peering through the plastic of the case and it also reduces the build up of condensation.

With the camera installed in one of its mounts you cannot remove the Micro SD card without first removing the camera. That's a pain but at least the card won't pop out and get lost.

With the EXtreme mounted in either the frame or casing, the next step is to attach it to your helmet, car, boat, motorcycle or surfboard. Or you might use your action cam to film part of ‘Breaking Bad'

Anyway, you need to attach the EXtreme to something and that's where the black box labelled Extreme Accessories comes to the fore.

First we have a selection of bases. There's a round base with a female thread that mounts on a camera tripod. Then we have four self adhesive bases, one large for surfboard, two small for general duties and another small base with a curved surface to stick to a crash helmet. Sorry, safety helmet.

The final step is to connect the EXtreme cam in the open frame or waterproof case with one of the bases. You might need to use one or two of the supplied brackets or in simple cases you could use a securing screw to lock the whole thing in place.

When you use one of the self adhesive bases the camera snaps home with a quick release fastener so you can remove it in a split second but it won't come loose by accident.

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