Podo Camera Review - Kickstarter Stick on Camera / Selfie Stick Alternative

VIDEO INDEX:
0:45 - Hardware overview
2:12 - Mobile app
3:10 - Image quality samples
4:06 - Video mode
4:42 - Video sample
5:30 - Conclusion and final thoughts

At $20 this would be a fun product. But $99? Forget it. Poor image quality, useless video mode, and ridiculously long image transfer times. Not the fun quick selfie camera that they pitched to Kickstarter backers a year and a half ago.

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[jamessloanofficial]

Lon - You were exactly right! I bought this camera for $20 from your store after the video, just to kick you a few bucks to keep going, and to see if it was worth the $20 you thought was a fair price. I'll agree with $20, but only for the entertainment and tinkering value, not for the camera itself. Such a shame though, as the concept could be a fun use for a good, quick camera...like you said, maybe hanging on the wall at a party to grab a few shots. Given the cost of going to a movie, or even going out for an ice cream, the $20 I spent was fair enough to play with the camera for an hour and toss it into the drawer of "could have been" gadgets in my shop. Thanks and keep up the good work!

[GadgetAddict]

Nice video Lon. From what I've heard that sticky stuff stops being sticky after about 6 months and no amount of cleaning will revive it.

[dannydeal]

If you're ever able, Could you do a review on the Nextbook Flexx 8.9" Windows 10 tablet with detachable pogo keyboard??

[dereklewis]

I've got a bunch of these that went unused when I bought from the kickstarter. The app and function just did not live up to expectations. I thought I'd play with them a bit now, years later, just for curiosity. The app is gone. Are these completely useless now? Is there anyway to do anything with these? Even if I need to hack into them or something...

[latlerpalmero]

Can you do a review on onda obook 11 plz

[Huststyler]

Im guessing the long waiting times is due to Bluetooth speed?

[EposVox]

Love the backdrop!
But yeah this looks like a total waste of money.

[Housestationlive]

you should give a score or something like this, in order to indicate your "satisfaction-rate", you know ^^

[mr_duck]

that looks and seems exactly like the soocoo g1

[Housestationlive]

you can't put a sega genesis and a nes cartididge right next to it. you have to make a choice dude xD

[IraQNid]

Can you get your money back? Did they lie about what their machine can do?

[charliebrownau]

All these links and you fail to link to the actual product

[Housestationlive]

i'm always fascinated with spy cameras. good for secret reports, sextapes... everything xD

[XSpImmaLion]

Ouch! xD That lens/sensor configuration looks exactly like some of those chinese spy button cameras... wouldn't be surprised if they used that stuff. It would explain the horrible compression/noise. And wow, those transfer speeds... gotta wonder if they didn't botch something in app development. That looks slower than old Bluetooth connections, so gotta wonder what the bottleneck is.

[tomdrums]

you should have thrown it at the wall and starting screaming "i want my money back"

[tablackburn]

Good review but a pretty awful product. It sounds like they need to upgrade the sensor quite a bit and probably use Wi-Fi instead of bluetooth so the transfers don't take forever. A memory card option would be nice too so it can just sync up in the background or something like that.

[DexterKDC]

Great Concept but camera functions and usability are just horrible!

[Bloodyhell]

Sorry to say this but your review is not honest. On top of that you have paid to much for the Podo it is not 100 dollars. Today i have received the Podo... it is true that at first when i made a photo it looks blocky in the APP. BUT after i have download the photos on the memory from my phone... The photos are very sharp and looks similar to HD photo's. I amazed that your review say other things about the Podo. For me the Podo is a stayer on the market and i even believe that many people want to buy it after they have seen a review with a more honest reaction :)