Camcorders are cool again, and this unlikely brand has just launched a cheap 4K model — but read this before putting up your cash

• Yashica Journey is a budget 4K camcorder
• The so-called 'zombie brand' licenses the legendary Yashica name
• A crowdfunding page is active

If you're familiar with the name Yashica, then you'll do well to put aside any notions of legendary film cameras when you see the name in a string of recent compact cameras.

The original company has long gone, rather its name is licensed, in this case to JNC Datum Tech, a Hong Kong-based outfit which makes cheap cameras, the latest of which is the Journey.

There's an active crowdfunding page for the Yashica Journey, (which follows other campaigns such as night vision binoculars and the recent $100 'Tank' point-and-shoot) which is a low-cost camcorder equipped with 4K video, 8MP stills, and a 3x optical zoom (extended by a 4x digital zoom). These appear to be legitimate specs, unlike the inflated specs you might ...