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The quality is good and also taking into account that we have the possibility to change the ISO and the exposure time with some other settings, with patience we can work interesting images. Sure, it won’t drop down to anything like the prices of some cameras in this list, but you could well see significant amounts shaved off its current price, making it a great value option. How we test action cameras
This is one of the best medium-budget action cameras, with great quality on its pictures and videos. It can record up to real 4K and 30fps which is amazing for a medium-budget camera along with many other great features. How has Akaso made this camera so affordable? We’re still not sure. OK, so there’s none of the 4K/60fps and 5K/30fps video you’ll find on the latest high-end action cameras, and nor is there a front-facing display. But given its decent resolution, excellent build quality and acceptable performance, it’s an undeniable bargain if you’re after the basics. Akaso’s user interface is great. It’s touchscreen-led and has the touch of gloss you don’t see in most other GoPro clones. Dare we say it: for the basics it’s faster and more intuitive than GoPro’s own. The Apeman A77 is a GoPro alternative and very impressive for its price. Apeman is a successful action camera brand that most people don’t know about, this model, the Apeman A77 is one of the most sold action cameras, in this review we discover why it’s so popular. It offers 4K quality and 16MP pictures. Creating a good first impression is one thing, but Akaso has put more effort into other areas too. The Akaso Brave LE 7’s audio quality is better than any other non-GoPro tested here when used in a quiet environment. The quality of the mic is good. As it uses a single mic it’s highly susceptible to wind noise, but there is a basic wind noise reduction mode that helps a bit. Still, there’s only so much you can do with a single mic array.The X450 also has the best non-GoPro stabilization in this guide too. To get this effect, an action camera has to make good use of a gyroscope, which can tell when natural handshake causes a little tilt motion. It can’t offer anything close to the gimbal-like stabilization of an Insta360 or GoPro, but for a cheap action camera we’re impressed. The Apeman A77 can record in native 4K Ultra HD which is amazing for a low-budget action camera, it uses a 170° super wide-angle 7G lens to provide video and 16MP photos even in low light. Its 1080p footage also looks surprisingly good. This is key because, just like the Dragon Touch Vision 4 Lite, the 4K mode’s motion is super-jerky. Akaso says the EK7000 records 4K at 25fps, but judging by what we see it may be dropping frames or doubling up on them in the final file.
The Apeman A77 is a GoPro alternative from the brand of Apeman with an affordable price and decent video quality. The Apeman A77 lets you take photos up to 16MP with 4K recording, and allows you to use other cool features as well as record underwater with the case and use the many accessories it comes with. The Apeman can also have multiple ways of control to enjoying a hands-free control of your camera via simple voice commands. Or conveniently control it remotely. Moreover, you can edit and share your special-effect pics with ThiEYE Cam App on your Android or iOS devices instantly. The Apeman A77 also comes with some video features to get better footage, for example, single shooting, to photo burst, to time-lapse, to self-timer, to slow motion, to aqua mode, to long exposure, to distortion correction. The A77 also has the option of Time Lapse in Photo mode and other picture features, something I greatly appreciate and the possibility of putting the resolutions of the pictures in 4:3 or 16:9 format.
The Campark X30 Xtreme V is a mid-priced budget camera. It costs more than the ultra-cheap models, but dips below the Apeman A100 – and for some people, it may be the sweet spot. For example, the reassuringly solid X30 Xtreme V feels has a built-in tripod thread. You can mount it without any accessories at all, although the exposed ports mean that’s probably a bad idea, unless you’re shooting indoors or on a sunny day. But before we talk about its features, what comes in the box of the Apeman A77? It comes in a small box with many accessories inside such as 2 batteries and a wrist-remote for your sports cam. EIS, electronic image stabilization, is a must if you want remotely smooth-looking video. A totally non-stabilized camera is a reminder how much our hands move even when standing still. However, if the budget is really tight you can add this smoothing with software on your laptop. And the EIS of really cheap cameras is completely useless anyway.
It uses a Sony sensor with the Hisilcon Hi3559 chipset. It can record 4K 30fps and 20MP photos using a 170° super wide-angle 7G lens with an opening of F1.8. It uses an advanced gyro stabilization function (EIS) that supports 4K gyro anti-shake. Almost all cheaper action cameras have no water resistance without a case. The good news: all in this test bar the GoPro Hero 7 White come with one as standard. The bad news: these cases ruin audio capture and also spoil image quality to an extent. They put a layer of plastic between the subject and the camera lens, which is far less crystal clear than it looks. The ideal is still an action cabers with baked-in water resistance. Don’t use the waterproof housing unless you need to. What is a good cheap GoPro?The V50 Pro's 4K video benefits from basic electronic image stabilization (EIS) tech that does work better as you drop down to 2.7K/30fps and 1080p/60fp, but 4K video is always watchable. There are tons of modes, from slo-mo and fast-mo to time-lapse file length limits (to one, three or five minutes). You can get true 3840 x 2160 clips out of the Campark X30 Xtreme V by switching off EIS, and they can look good. But in most occasions we’ll want to use stabilization. That stabilization is just OK, introducing a fair amount of image wobble at the corners of the frame. The Akaso Brave 7 LE also leans heavily on noise reduction as the light level dips, making your footage appear soft regardless of the resolution. Electronic image stabilization is fair, but a little jumpy, as if it only catches up on motion at a delay, rather than aiming to make pans appear smooth. Read on and you’ll find out about the wildly varying quality of the audio of some of these action cams. Image quality bears almost no correlation with sound quality. Anyone semi-serious about creating videos should look to record sound externally, and that’s much simpler if you can attach a mic via USB or a 2.5mm input.
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