action camera with lcd screen made in china

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Joke aside, with great image quality, decent video and low price as its biggest advantage YI is a go to choice for people who do not want to waste money on big-brand cameras.

You might be wondering, will Xiaomi create a camera with an LCD screen and better battery performance? Probably, but at the time of writing, it is quite unknown if and when will it happen.

Once again, I am unsure if the accessories pack is the same, if someone has more information, please drop a comment below. In this article I will showcase and test screen and battery made SuperTig, which you can buy here for around 40$.

I do not like the lack of LCD and the fact that Xiaomi sacrificed functionality for the sake of the design. Sometimes I did not know what I was recording.

Luckily, thanks to the newest invention. You will not hear my complaining anymore about inability to properly compose a photo or video, because SupTig piggyback screen solves those issues.

In essence this Xiaomi YI LCD display is a viewfinder which allows you to preview what you are recording or photographing. Or in layman’s terms with this screen you see what camera sees.

It works exactly like HDMI cable when attaching it to a TV. Even though the diagonal of the screen is only 1.5″ it is still quite handy and certainly much better than having to guess if you managed to properly catch your family in the frame for instance.

Display does not have a locking mechanism like battery has, because it is quite firmly attached. It is plugged in both USB port and HDMI port of the camera.

The built quality of the screen is not that good. Its plastic. This is however good for people who want to have light-weight solution. LCD screen weights only 23 grams (0.81 ounce). The total of camera with battery, memory card, battery cover and a screen is cca 93 grams (3.28 oz).

I really enjoyed having an LCD screen, but camera indeed felt a bit bulkier and different. I noticed the the unit I got has a bit curved screen. I do not know if it is just a faulty unit, or all screens are like that due to the materials used.

Having a screen in green color would be quite neat, as the white one, which is currently produced, might not be appealing to everyone, especially if you have the “green frog” color of the camera.

One more complain is that display is sometime quite hard to pull out. You have to be very careful and patient while operating it, otherwise you might break the plugs, which can remain inside the YI, causing additional headache. Just be patient with a screen when taking it off.

Also when trying to put display into YI, try not to press actual screen, press the side edges instead, because screen is plastic and might crack easily.

It is quite simple to attach the display. Just remove the MicroSD/USB port cover, and plug it in. However if you only do this, you will see a blue screen when you turn on the camera. This means that you have to enable AV Output inside the YI app.

Since YI is DIY and hackers camera, people who prefer to do something on their own can buy any sort of AV screen and connect it to the camera. Here is an interesting tutorialon how to do it.

Battery life is something that most of the action cameras these days have. Cameras that are popular, like GoPro, have all sorts of external batteries. I was so happy to see external battery for YI.

Backup battery weights 58g (2.05 ounces), which makes camera total weight around 107 grams (3.77 ounce). Battery has its own USB port, so you do not have to attach it to the camera to charge it.

Here are my results with the camera in various resolutions and fps. Please note that I did not perform this test on a brand-new battery. LED indicators have been turned on, WiFi was off all the time.

Not everyone needs a waterproof case. Not all of us are divers or do underwater footage. As you probably know, Xiaomi YI is not water-resistant, so even with the lightest rain, you would need some sort of a protection.

With this pack, you also get a 30m waterproof housing together with screws and 1/4″ to GoPro mount adapter, which will come in handy when you want to attach this camera to anything with standard action cam mount.

What I really liked is that waterproof case comes with a spare back door, which are quite more spacious, so you can fit your camera with LCD attached inside, or with a 2400mah battery.

Now you can not say : “Yi is great camera with even better price, but I will not buy it because it does not have a screen” or “Its a great camera, but battery life should be a bit longer.”

In my personal opinion, the best valued accessory is external 2400 piggyback battery, which extends battery life to 4 hours of continuous recording. LCD display is also quite handy, especially for beginners. However it consumes battery quite a lot and is cheaply made. More over it does not allow you to change settings, so its just a simple view-finder to help you compose your videos better.

Hopefully this article was helpful. Feel free to ask a question in the comments below. If you own this pack, I would like to hear what is your experience with it.

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You might not have heard of Yi Technologies before, but I suspect you’ll be hearing a lot more about them in the coming months. The Chinese company last week announced their new Yi 4K action cam, which they are firmly positioning as a GoPro Hero 4 beater. Initially details were scarce, but as the week has gone on more info has emerged. The result is a very promising set of features coupled with a rather familiar-looking design.

The lens is 177° f/2.8 wide angle which is similar to the GoPro’s. There is a 2.19 inch 640×360 touch screen on the rear of the camera that makes composing shots easier. The camera is run by an Ambarella A9SE75 CPU that is powerful, yet energy efficient. Battery life is claimed to be eight hours in standby and up to two hours of shooting on a single charge.

Their previous camera, the original HD version of the Yi, has become something of a cult hit. Originally only sold in China by phone giant Xiaomi, the Yi had an amazingly low price of around $80 US when imported by third parties.

The company is now officially going to sell both cameras in the US, with other global markets said to follow. The new 4K camera isn’t quite as affordable as the original, but for $249 US the specification very competitive.

Yi Technologies have no qualms in directly comparing their camera to the GoPro Hero 4. They have even published a handy table that points out the screen and battery life as key differentiators.

The processor allows for built-in three axis Electronic Image Stabilization. They have published the below video on Youtube to compare it directly with a GoPro. Although this sounds like a nice-to-have option, I’m personally not that keen on electronically stabilised footage, and much prefer physical stabilisation.

No new action camera is complete these days without its own app. Yi have their own that runs on Android and iOS devices and allows users to edit and share video from the camera quickly.

Despite all the high tech stuff, perhaps the most useful improvement over a GoPro for many pros will be the addition of a 1/4 20 tripod socket on the base of the Yi. No more messing around with fiddly adapters if you don’t want to – thank you.

On the downside there is no waterproof housing for the camera included for the $249 asking price. As with the original Yi it is an optional extra, along with a range of other accessories. The optional leather look case with lens protector does look nice though.

So what can’t the Yi do as well as a GoPro? For many pros GoPro’s Protune is essential. With it you can shoot Log and also control aspects of white balance, sharpness, exposure and ISO. The Yi doesn’t appear to have a similar mode, or a log gamma at the moment.

On pictures you can see a 1/2000th shutter speed displayed on the rear screen of the Yi, and the timelapse video clearly has slow shutter speed set, but there is no information as to whether this can be manually adjusted.

The other advantage GoPro has is the huge number of compatible accessories that work with their cameras. Gimbals, microphones, cages and filters are easy to find. If you want to do a specific task with a GoPro, the chances are that someone has made the widgets that you need to do it. Some, but not all of these gadgets will fit the 4K Yi.

That said VR is also on Yi Technology’s horizons. This week Sean Da, CEO and Co-Founder of YI Technology met Clay Bavor, Google VP of Virtual Reality and Hugo Barra, Xiaomi Global VP at the Google I/O developer conference. The company announced they are working on a VR camera using Google’s Jump platform. No further details were given but there may be a few raised eyebrows around the industry given that Barra is a former VP of Google’s Android division.

From what we’ve seen so far it looks like an incremental improvement, rather than a genuine attempt at innovation. On paper the Yi does a number of things better than a GoPro, but it could have done so much more if the designers had been a little braver. The GoPro is a proven tool that works well and has a huge user base. It is safe to assume that the next GoPro will have all the advances seen in the Yi, and perhaps a few more. For professional users who need Protune and don’t care about saving a few bucks there is probably little reason to go with the Yi. More budget minded shooters might be seriously tempted though – and of course Yi can always drop the price further when GoPro release their next model.

The first YI Action Camera was released in Spring 2015. All over the web the name “Xiaomi YI Camera” was used. Although Xiaomi was their distribution partner in China, the company is called Xiaoyi, and for international marketing named YI Technology.

On 3rd of Dec. 2015 YI released an International Version of the camera. The first models were released for the Chinese market so the international version saw some changes which I will explain in this article. Since then several other cameras were released by YI, not only Action Cameras, also a Dashboard Camera and a Mirrorless Camera.

Back to Action Cameras: In May 2016 the new YI 4K Action Camera was released, the first camera by YI to feature touch screen & 4K resolution. In January 2017 the product line was extended by YI 4K+ Action Camera, the first action cam to offer 60fps in 4K resolution and electronic image stabilization in 4K at 30 fps.

* It seems weird that the first & oldest YI camera got the largest sensor (16MP compared to 12MP), but the IMX 206 being used is not capable of 4K resolution. It benefits the photo capabilities tough.

The notch on the bottom of the camera is gone with the international version of the YI action camera. I think that’s a pity, I really like it as it gives more stability when mounting the camera. Or at least I was hoping for more accessories using this notch.

I did an article about the different hardware version of the Yi action camera, my international version is a Z23L model. The “L” indicates that the lens doesn’t has an IR (= Infra Red) filter. The Chinese Version I got is a Z221 model and I did the lens focus fix. The only noticeable difference I saw where the results when the sun was directly shining into the lens creating a flare:

The Chinese Version shows some purple flares whereas the International version’s picture turned a bit brownish and soft. If the sun is not directly in front of the camera the image looks similar:

Here’s the full video in 1080p with 60fps for you to compare. As I was recording without an underwater case, the sound if of course not useable, but I wanted an image without adding an additional layer over the lens:

Alongside with the International Version of the Yi Action Camera several Original Accessories were release including a YI bag, several straps (Head, Chest,…) and mounts. Take a look at the overview, also including 3rd party accessories such as the LCD screen backpack:

The power button is on the front of the camera. Around this button there is a LED light with an additional role. The color indicates the battery status:

They are located on the top, backside and bottom of the camera. When you are in photo mode the LEDs are off and flash once you take a picture. When you switch to video mode they are on permanently and start flashing while recording. So you can operate YI Action Camera without using a phone.

On the side of the camera, there is the button and LED light for wifi connection. You can connect your phone via wifi where all other settings are controlled via YI Action App (available for iOS and Android).

The same app (Yi Action App) is used for the Chinese and the International Version. Since I installed the YI Action App first the app improved a lot! First version I used was only in Chinese. Since then the stability improved and the firmware update via the phone is now pretty smooth to do. Only thing I would wish: a little more settings for the camera (White Balance, ISO, Exposure).

When your camera is not connected you can select your camera model first. If your phone and camera are connected, you can press “enter camera” for the live preview and settings.

The first icon in the bottom menu gets you to the camera menu. Second icon takes you to the camera roll of photos stored on your phone. The third icon “Discover” represents the YI Action Plattform where you can upload your images and see photos and videos from other users.

One menu is a list of 4 icons on top of the live view image. Press the first icon to switch from portrait to landscape view of the live view image. Second icon adjusts lens distortion and the third icon displays two different grids over the live view image. The cogwheel gets you to the photo settings shown at the right screenshot below:

This selection is also available in the top icon list when you see the live image. YI Camera has a wide-angle lens therefore the image has a strong visual distortion. You can reduce this effect when selecting “adjust lens distortion”. The quality of the picture will be a little poorer as the picture is stretched. The image size will stay the same (4608 × 3456) when in highest resolution mode.

These 2 photos and 2 video frames ware taken from the same position about 1,5m above the floor. I think in photo mode it does a pretty good job as the lines are almost straight. It seems that in video mode the lines on top and bottom are straighter but with an additional distortion in the middle.

This option came with firmware 1.0.7. With a special USB cable you’ll get a video output signal via USB. This is needed when you want to use the camera for FPV. Via USB there is no delay in video transfer compared to the preview on your phone via WiFi.

The option “Only status LED” can be very useful when the bright power indicator light is reflecting in your shot. The status lights refer to the 3 red LEDs at the top, bottom and backside; the wifi led is also turned off with this option selected.

In loop recording the camera is saving 5 min. clips and will start overwriting the oldest files. This option is useful for surveillance e.g. when you use it as dashboard camera. If you just want to use a dash cam, take a look at YI Dash Cam which has more features for that purpose.

I think GitUp Git2 might be the closest competitor. It offers the same sensor as YI camera, but in contrast has a 1,5″ live view screen and supports mic input. On the downside the app is not as good as YI action app and it is a bit more expensive. Here’s my Review of Git2 Action Camera.

Dual Screen Display and Waterproof 360: Comes with rear and front dual-screen display. The front screen allows you to easily frame-up selfie shots — a nice touch for vlogging — or preview your shot. XTU X1 action camera is waterproof up to 5 meters underwater without external housing. Up to 40 meters waterproof with the included housing sealed.

Native 4K/60FPS and Built-in EIS: The X1 (Hi3556A+IMX377) records video in native 4K/60FPS Ultra HD(3840*2160) resolution, better than XTU S34K/30FPS (Hi3559+IMX377) you can film your adventures to view later, capturing footage to share with family and friends. The built-in Electronic Image Stabilizer will make the video more stable and smooth even during the move. It’s an ideal playmate for extreme sports too.

Easy to Share and Use: Built-in Wi-Fi makes it simple to share your photo or video from the camera to a smartphone, and the HDMI port makes it easy to display things on a big screen after a long day at the beach. The included remote control watch makes it easy to go hands-free as well.

8x Zoom and Adjustable Wide-Angle: Enhanced zoom-in feature plus 3 different view angles drive you to a wider world through new eyes. It helps to capture every moment without missing any details of your life!

Free Valuable Accessories: This underwater camera comes with a rechargeable 1350mAh battery, remote control watch, and 19 accessories kits, the kits are available for most kinds of cameras even Gopro.

Our action camera is very popular among domestic motorcycle enthusiasts, with real 4K image quality and super anti-shake ability. They like to place them on the hat, chest, and handlebars to shoot.

X1/MAX size: 65mm*44mm*27mm with battery weight 127g lens diameter 25mm MAX rear large screen is a 2-inch touch screen with a resolution of 320*240, and the front screen is a 1.4-inch display with a resolution of 140*140.

1. When I film with XTU x1, a longer film with my external mic. Middle of the film I get the audio drift. In raw film direct from camera. Why does it happen?

--There are 2 possibilities to consider. 1. Are you playing audio and video on the computer out of sync? This may be because the computer hardware is not capable of playing 4K decoding. Is it recommended that customers play audio and video on the camera in sync? This is a one-level judgment. 2. Whether it is a problem with your SD card, which causes the writing speed of the card to be not fast, and the audio and video are not synchronized. It is recommended that you record 1080P 30fps to test whether there is still audio and video synchronization.

I bought one from http://1030am.com/xiaomi-yi-action-camera-white-original-tripod-stand-8g-micro-sd-card.html. Actually, Gopro is better, especially the HD Video. XiaoMi HD video is not good as Gopro. Well, Gopro price is higher than Xiaomi. Many people still like xiaomi because of the price.

lenses and other components requiring sophisticated technologies and masterful techniques could be produced at the Shenzen Plant in China, with assembly of cameras performed at the Vietnam plant to take advantage of its low labor costs.’

There are many users of this camera on RCgroup for quads and radio control planes and etc , It has one problem but eazy sorted out , the lens is out of focus just refocus it . as for cost $ 62.89 including shipping for base model without housing and compares to the similar to Gopro 4 silver which is way over price like any gopro products. Currently there are 3 action cameras which have nearly caught up to the go-pro black , SJCAM SJ5000x Elite IMX078 4K24 Gyro Action Cam , Firefly 6S 4K Sports Camera and the Gitup2 which is so close in always to the hero4black it offer one thing which gopro does not RAW photos a plus in my book : http://www.gitup.com/en/home/12-gitup-git2-pro-action-camera.html

Why does CEO net worth matter for me as a consumer? And why does employee count matter? There are companies with fewer employees that have innovated far more than Xiaomi.

I suspect Xiaomi only takes third place because they"re undercutting the competition with cheaper components, don"t have to do the R and D + testing for new designs (since someone else already did it for them), and can get favorable policies in the domestic Chinese market by bribing the right officials. The last point is a big one, because of the large market in China.

In any case, if I were in charge of a company, I wouldn"t copy the NX1 (or any other camera) because I believe in making a useful contribution to society beyond copying/undercutting.

Copying isn"t a sustainable growth model anyhow unless you have favorable domestic policies to create a captive market. Japanese camera makers weren"t going to get big outside Japan by copying Leica/Zeiss rangefinder designs. They had to continually improve, iterate, and take risks to be successful.

Same with the courts. If you don"t have close relations with powerful government officials, good luck winning any case. Seems like that"s what happened to Apple. American tech companies are good at many things. But for some reason they can"t figure out how to pay those bribes on time.

To the comment of producing an NX1 - it would be a monumental feat. Just making a body that looks like the nx1 is only 1% of the battle. What made that camera unique is the speed at which it operates. And it is extraordinarily difficult to clone signal processing hardware and software.

So more accurately, that"d be copying the rough body shape of the NX1, getting some off-the-shelf sensor along with some cheap SoC that includes image processing hardware (i.e. the new Kirin 950), then connecting the dots.

There"s be some R and D, but much less than what"d be required to perfect a new design. When Apple designs a new phone, or Microsoft puts out a new Surface, there"s a lengthy design and prototyping phase, along with testing and validation. You can skip most of that with a cheap clone, undercutting the original creator on both materials and engineering costs.

Chlam... I"d like to know where you get your information. It seems sprinkled with some fact, but for the most part, it"s like your writing a TV script - suspension of disbelief paramount.

You seem keen to paint a picture where an entire country is crooked - where there is no design or research of note, and they can only poach ideas rather than coming up with their own. I feel sad really... what a dark little conspiratorial world you must live in.

For those that do not know or surmise, there is a ton of R&D going on in China... much of it for products/components for the North American/EU markets. China is in the same place Japan was 50 years ago - without the fighting. How long will it be before this forum clamors over which Chinese camera is best in class?

With regards to China being where Japan was 50 years ago, that"s partially true. Nikon was making S-mount rangefinders in the image of Leica/Nikon"s models at around that time.

What I see is that Japanese companies are leading in the camera market. Taiwanese companies are taking over the PC component market. Korean companies are competing hard in the smartphone market. In all three cases, companies in those respective countries are striving to push products with developments never seen before.

China has more manpower, plenty of resources (incl. R & D), tons of money, and should be able to compete with its neighbors, but Chinese companies fail to innovate. My guess: To innovate, people need to think that they have the power/responsibility to create change. That makes them challenge existing norms and think outside the box. The current government in China (no open elections, and heavy-handed suppression of many topics) does not encourage that at all.

With regards to "borrowing" IP, the difference is that Japanese/US companies try to develop something new - something never seen before that will give them a competitive advantage.

Also, Japan 50 years ago is NOT where you want to be. Nikon/Canon 50 years ago were copying Leica/Zeiss. But to win in the camera market, Nikon/Canon had to put tons of R & D into trying new things (including some failed concepts).

Mike - that"s why doing business in China is a dilemma for foreign companies. You can"t do business without participating in corruption. But if you do, you risk getting caught.

"that"s why doing business in China is a dilemma for foreign companies. You can"t do business without participating in corruption. But if you do, you risk getting caught."

Oh and, Xiaomi copied a rectangle box and put a lens in it. Hardly much of a design. What Ives did with Dieter is more insidious from a design perspective. You"re taking inspired design from a real designer and passing it off as your own. Ives has won accolades has he not for his work in design.

far too expensive. Also needs to come with useful mounting hardware. Make it a plug and play package for around $50 and the market will take off. Look at what Yongnuo has done with wireless flash controllers. I have a few for my D800 and they work perfectly at less than half the price of Pocket wizard. TTL and as a camera remote too.

The big names like Sony, JVC, Panasonic, etc., have action cams at a much lower price than the GoPro box, and perhaps a lot better specs, and much more attractive designs. Some of them go over the ear (small and light-weight).

The Panasonic HX-A1 Wearable HD Action Cam, for example, is currently advertised for $150 on Panasonic"s site (this is not meant to endorse or recommend this camera, just an example of other choices).

I"m not ok with paying 300-400E for a "battery powered webcam", but I"m fine with spending 80-90E to get an SJ4000 with a good quantity of mounts/accessories.

My number one reason is that after 25 years of using camcorders that starts out above 38mm which makes it incredibly difficult of capturing more of the scene even with a 0.5x lens add on, I began using the Sony Action Cam with the 170degree POV and was finally pleased with capturing indoor family activity without lopping off their head, feet, hands, etc. To capture more of the scene was more magical than the narrow POV that was provided with traditional camcorders. The only thing lacking, obviously, is the zoom but I have my cell phone and a mirror-less camera for that. I don"t use the action cam exclusively, but rather, along with other gear. You have to experience it in order to appreciate it. Plus, it is so lightweight, that I can pocket the little camera with a couple spare batteries and go hiking and capture awesome video. The quality far exceeds that of a webcam otherwise I wouldn"t waste my time on it. Underwater videos are amazing, too!

Decent Sony sensor in this and if you look online you"ll find the firmware is easily customisable, the bitrates and resolution can both be cranked up along with many other tweaks.

not bad at all, just a me-too thing. If you want to step in actions cams get one. Either you soon reach the limits, you love fiddling with it, or you just store it.

Mostly agree with you. So many models to choose from, each having their own positives and negatives. When I first bought my GoPro it was on sale for $399 and the website indicated it recorded 4k video. The $499 also did 4k video, but without a back screen. After I placed my order, I investigated further and hidden deep in the specs did it say that the camera I was getting records 4k at 15 frames per second. It was too late to undo the order. I tested it and outdoors, it is absolutely gorgeous but indoors at 4k there was a lot of noise which indicates that the sensor the for one I got was pushing it and not really made for 4k video. That being said, I do use the 1080 mode indoors and do love the quality and I would love to get the true 4k (30fps) one if the price comes down as well as there was assurance that indoor 4k video is actually 4k video without noise. Keep in mind, the 1080 mode does NOT produce noise indoors.

In the UK it will cost about £7 less than a basic GoPro but doesn"t come with the mounts etc. ususally bundled with the GoPro. Think I"ll stick with GoPro fro now.

I"ve owned this action camera for about a month and it"s awesome! I"m also a DSLR owner as well. With the firmware upgrade, you get 2K, 1080p 60/30. Slow mo, 240fps at lower resolution, time-lapse video/photo with granular setting, accessorized with self-stick, Xaiomi case-specific waterproof case (have not tested it yet). The video files are *.mp4 and jpg for pics. The only downfall I see is there is not screen, but you can use their app, I have an Android easily downloaded from PlayStore and there is an IOS app as well. All the controls are used via the app. Once the settings are applied the camera will default to whatever you configured your settings, ie Video & Photo settings, upside down your video for car mode, enable connect to your phone when powering up or not. The video from this camera is amazing, although it won"t compete with my Nikon 5300 1080p 60, but"s not as stealthy and lightweight either. I used the GoPro free software to import my videos to my PC.

Thanks for the review. I have the Sony Action Cam and a GoPro and the cool thing about this technology, is that if taken care of, they can last which means I can add more cameras down the road. I was NOT wanting to spend a lot of money for either the Sony or GoPro and glad to see this action cam and will certainly get one based on you sharing.

i have this cam as well. been playing around with the configurator. alot of possibilities for this cam, qualities of video and photo in daylight is very good. firmware is highly tweakable, hopefully xiaomi can just implement the hacks into their app like iso, white balance. and now im waiting for a way to adjust mic sensitivity.

What about the SJCAM range of action cams? The have just release a SJ5000 Elite with a Sony sensor, Gyro, 4K@24fps and adjustable FOV (around US$149). They do do a cheaper version called the SJ4000 for about US$65.00-$70.00. They seem to have good firmware support

You will likely get in trouble with the government if you have one; Motorola refuses to cave and design their phones to allow the government to snoop on users, so you can"t buy one there and you may get a lot of grief for bringing one in and using it.

This undoubtedly comes from living in a country with a vastly different political structure. Freedom gives you the freedom to discipline yourself, rather than being forced into a mold. Chinese people are intelligent and very good at working together, but in my experience they are much more effective when living in countries outside of mainland China. Perhaps this is what chlamchowder was getting at.

In China, corruption is out of control. People get leadership positions through personal relations and favor from those above, and not from popularity with regular people. Accountability comes only from falling out of favor with someone who has more power (in which case you"re screwed, whether or not you did something wrong). When there"s an "anti-corruption campaign", that"s a power struggle in disguise.

I thought the key phrase in the video was "we managed to build China"s *first* global internet company." With a population of 1 billion intelligent people I think we should expect many more success stories - don"t you?

Nung (and Drazen) - Xiaomi looks better than other Chinese companies because their quality control isn"t completely absent. They just need to work on coming up with new ideas instead of flat out copying others.

The big question is whether they can do that while remaining price-competitive. It"s one thing to copy a successful concept, cost reduce, and ship. It"s another to go through the trial and error process that comes with innovation.

we"ve had this in Asia market for over a year already, hardly news at all .. FOV Go Pro not the first one who champion action camera, but its the first one who got it big, and with that come many who"s already in there and many new comers. After all there really is little challenge in term of engineering to have such product.

brought it out for a test. It works great as a car camera as the 2.8 lens allows it to take in sufficient light at night. License plates are quite visible. Paid 98 +19.98 for the stick from NextBuying , delivery which took 5 days from

Should have been the right price for an overpriced camera with microscopic sensor (hello GP?) to create huge DOF with mediocre quality as POV camera. No rocket science, just pure basic photography.