Advertising Strategically the type designation of the Rollei is in fact a slap in the innovative solar plexus. This attempt to verbally cling to Google Glass and swim in this fairway, I personally find quite failed. But that does little to the principle of sound quality glasses.
To consider the benefits and technical skills of the Ski Goggles differentiated and realistic, the batch for review should actually two parts. On the one hand the end user receives an ENTIRE, commercial and good goggles. With integrated technical gimmicks and thus opportunities.
About taste can be known, excellent fight. Provided it is in the eyes of each beholder, whether the design of the mask can be as successful or referred to an accident now. Discreetly the multicolored, vollverspiegelte front is unsafe. But no nerd in the crowd of similar competing products. I like the look, because it is fresh, modern and youthful.
The build quality and feel of the goggles is error-free. Both plastic bracket of the side bars are bolted properly, the windshield is doubled and reversible, ie it is only by a - held clip system - reliable and solid. On the right (seen from the support) side the corresponding technology sits Camera incl. The controls on the left under a discreet Rollei logo. Are connected both wings on a back along the cable head attachment. The comfort is good. Foam applications provide a pleasant feeling, and non-bruising nose, forehead and eye rims. However, the matter with visual spectacle is a bit tight and tricky. But here rise many sufferers - as I - as far as possible in any case to the alternative "contact lens" to.
Reflections, blurs etc. I can not see in the few test runs to date. However, system-related weaknesses of the glasses and the limited possibilities are of course visible. In a nutshell - the spectacle really is only as goggles. For this, the product is designed and equipped. And even there, after hours of direct sunlight on the ski slopes, one longs for a light, airy and sunglasses waived no later than the apres-ski in a deckchair on like other (evidence) videos.
This point is certainly the biggest shortcoming maybe the Rollei Ski Googles, at least in terms of their applicability. Alternative sports such as running, cycling. Skateboarding, etc. are hardly suitable for use, or really only when much emphasis is placed on increased interest from passers-by and on extreme sweating on the head value. Here Rollei need to defer that are many times more variable in your everyday use with this concept very clearly "normal" Action Cams.
Technically, however, convinced the system immediately. The operation and functionality is incredibly effective and easy, even a person seeking help look in the attached instructions are unnecessary. Charged by USB port, the battery capacity for approximately 90 minutes of video support is sufficient. This is acceptable, although no reference value. Conversely, however, are supposedly short 1 1/2 hours of pure recording time a real challenge for the condition, while possibly recharge in times of mobile batteries and Power Banks should not be a real problem more. It captures on mini-SD card, the easy to use, but is a little harder to see it. Here Rollei ensures satisfaction to the customer, by included a small plastic tongs the glasses.
On only two - easily accessible and tangible even when wearing thick gloves - buttons on top of the camera, the essential handles for operating limit. So the camera is turned on by pressing a button and then start recording, later optionally terminated again. Button no. 2 allows photos. Visually, the inputs of LED color signals are supported in the right corner of my eye, although I clearly helpful and pleasant feel to the additional integrated vibration alarm. So (easy) is technology. For fine tuning of the camera, however, the transition to the PC is required, because only there the respective resolution, enter a date or further updates is regarding the desired configuration. Possible.
It captures in a 135 degree wide-angle mode in full HD mode and with a fixed focus lens. This means nothing else than that the camera dispenses with a auto focus and is it set to a predefined sharpness control, ie not adjusted permanently. This is in the case of fast descents and Co. quite reasonable, if you prefer something with a viewing distance of 30cm crawls through the deep snow to find his missing skis, this is only a very blurred capture on video.
The photo snapshots of goggles inspire me only conditionally and correspond highest average smartphone results. A nice gimmick for in between, but no serious alternative to a good digital camera. The result of the video recording is considerably high and is located at about the level of similar action cams. Again, the principle envisaged for purpose of to be used as a reference, as a comparison with high-priced HD camcorders is the system is not fair and it would simply be unfair for this reason.
So the sound track is provided with a slight noise, which on a ski slope never a problem will be when recording because the road noise always drown out the noise. The tendency to reddish in the shooting bothers me a little more, but is still acceptable. Much more important - the videos are recorded smooth and sharp and also mediate in case of later viewing the fun and joy to the wearer of the mask to the posterity and wants to get even. Moreover annoying conversions / transformations on PC omitted since all records be immediately usable formats.
Conclusion:
For winter sports enthusiasts with video fetish the Ski Goggles is a real asset and sustained improvement of existing equipment. The symbiosis between a rock solid ski goggles and functional, reliable and modern video technology has managed and implemented in practice. Only one star deduction for improvement in some areas would video / picture quality, I consider reasonable and inevitable.
Of course, the system direct slugfest loses respect in this form. Of flexible deployment options with "normal" Action Cams. A disadvantage of possibly buyers before purchasing will be aware and will more than offset the added value of the goggles in my eyes. Only then, when I protect another action cam also against wind, snow and ice, I am willing to assess the corresponding negative in the evaluation.
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