Tech Eye: Capture those golden moments on the run

It always raised a chuckle when he described how he deserted his post, in order to play poker, and left the platoon's only machine gun outpost unmanned so that the enemy won a swift massacre the following spring morn.

So it is little wonder that we grew up with a fond taste for not getting caught. Be it stealing apples in the dead of night as a youngster, smuggling economic refugees across the river in an old bathtub a few hours later, or visiting the ladies on the high street at midnight to pick up our cut, knowing you've done wrong and gotten off scot free is always a tonic for the soul.

However, no stick in the muds are we, so it is often bigger and better schemes that get the better of our attention. No sooner have we sold that last lot of hot automotive parts to Honest Dave after a small sherry at the Golden Lion, then we're already contemplating how much Nick the Israeli will give us for some choice weapons of mass destruction we picked up for a song from a rather hurried Iraqi we met hitchhiking a few years ago.

However, no stroke is complete without a swift getaway, and no swift getaway is complete without the ensuing police footage, but thanks to this little treasure you'll never need to miss out on your moments of high crime and crass stupidity again. This is the SC-X105L sports camcorder from Samsung and its designed for recording in more demanding circumstances. An extra external lens means you can film those perfect snowboarding moves or two-handed pick-pocketing maneuvers without breaking a sweat. It costs around zł.1,600 and has piles of other goodies that we haven't got time to tell you because we're already late for a meeting with the parole officer. You see, even the best directors make mistakes, just ask Spielberg.