He dashes through the lunchtime cacophony of taxis, camera swinging precariously by its strap.

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The camera's wrist-strap holder is made of die-cast zinc to withstand drops while a rotating lock secures the external memory slot cover.

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After testing his first makeshift models on a surf trip to Australia and Indonesia, he later realized he would have to manufacture the camera, its housing and the strap all together.

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It will sport 7x faster graphics (catnip, I expect, for gamers), Siri, panorama 5MP camera, and available in 5 colors with matching wrist strap.

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The app itself offers a somewhat grainy but definitely workable image of what the camera is seeing, letting you line up the perfect shot before you strap into whatever exotic adventure you're about to partake.

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You'll find the requisite shoulder strap in the box, this time with a nifty connector that simply slides onto the camera and locks into place with a thin coin or key, along with a USB cable, AC adapter and, in the case of our test model, a Japanese-language user manual.

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