The "Osmo Pocket 4" camera, capable of recording beautiful video even while walking, has gone on sale. This camera is very small and light, so you can put it in your pocket and take it anywhere. Its biggest feature is that the screen barely shakes even when you run or climb stairs. In the new model, it has become possible to shoot brighter even in dark places like at night compared to before. Also, because the screen has gotten a little bigger, it has become easier to check what you are shooting. It is a highly recommended camera for people who want to preserve beautiful memories of travel and strolls.
Vながら= while doing ~; two actions happening simultaneously〜ので= because ~; gives a reason or causeVることができる= can do ~; expresses ability or possibilityVたり〜Vたりしても= even when doing things like ~ and ~; lists representative actions〜ようになる= come to be able to ~; expresses a change in ability or state over timeVやすくなる= become easier to do ~; 〜やすい attaches to verb stem meaning 'easy to do'Vたい人に= for people who want to do ~; indicates the intended audience
Learning Notes
Grammar Patterns
Pattern
Meaning
Vながら
while doing ~; two actions happening simultaneously
〜ので
because ~; gives a reason or cause
Vることができる
can do ~; expresses ability or possibility
Vたり〜Vたりしても
even when doing things like ~ and ~; lists representative actions
〜ようになる
come to be able to ~; expresses a change in ability or state over time
Vやすくなる
become easier to do ~; 〜やすい attaches to verb stem meaning 'easy to do'
Vたい人に
for people who want to do ~; indicates the intended audience
Vocabulary
Word
Reading
Level
Meaning
動画
どうが
N3
video; moving image
発売
はつばい
N3
release; going on sale
特徴
とくちょう
N3
feature; characteristic
安定
あんてい
N3
stability; steadiness
Language Insights
•〜ようになりました appears twice in the article, each time describing how the new model 'became able to' do something better — this is the standard way in Japanese to describe product improvements over a previous version.
•〜やすい (easy to do) and 〜にくい (hard to do) are complementary verb-stem suffixes worth learning as a pair.
•Vたり〜Vたりする lists representative examples, not an exhaustive set — 走ったり階段を上ったりしても implies 'even during movements like running or climbing stairs', leaving room for other actions.
•おすすめ (recommendation) derives from the verb 勧める (すすめる, to recommend); the お prefix adds politeness and the compound is ubiquitous in reviews and advertising.