Akaso Brave 4 4K30 Kit

desertcart.com : AKASO Brave 4 Action Camera 4K 30fps Ultra Hd Video 20MP Photo, EIS, WiFi Remote Control, 2X Batteries, Waterproof Underwater Camera for Snorkel, Travel, Motorcycle, Bicycle, Helmet Accessories Kit : Electronics Review: Solid camera (Compared to GoPro Hero 10) - I have a GoPro hero 10 and I bought this camera just to have for personal use. I really don’t know a great deal about cameras and all the technical terms and functions but I do know a little just from using the GoPros that I have had in the past and I can say for the money this camera is worth the money. In a side by side comparison of the Hero 10 and this unit the quality of video is greater from the GoPro there is no denying that but when you compare it $ for $ and look at what you get with this unit and all the extras that you need to buy with the GoPro if you want for example better audio by connecting a shotgun mic or wireless mics then you need the media mod for the GoPro, where as with this unit I was able to connect a wired mic to the USB-C port using a 3.5mm to USB-C adapter one that would typically allow you to connect wired headphones to a USB-C type smartphone. That being said I have a set of wireless mics that allow for the mics to be set into slave and master modes and then I connect the master into the adapter and then to the camera and I was able to enhance the sound. I usually record mostly in 1080 HD for a couple of reason because 1) I record with my GoPro at the same time and I record with my GoPro at 5K and 5K takes up a lot more space than 1080p on a disk or streaming them from my server to my devices it takes longer to load or download etc. 2) The AKASO doesn’t really shoot in 4K in my opinion because the clarity is just not there if you look at the side by side with an actual 4K video from the GoPro it’s not even comparable. This would be my only criticism of the unit but it isn’t a deal breaker for me and it may in fact shoot at 4k but maybe it is the FPS like I said I am not an expert with cameras I’m a layman so my reasoning my be off but the quality is nevertheless in the favor of the GoPro. I do like how the camera comes with 2 batteries and a charging bank that’s nice it has many of tripod accessories and mounting hardware adapters, I also personally love how the camera will record and not stop until it either runs out of battery or you shut it off. The camera is a bit light in weight but it has proven rather durable because my 2-3 year old has gotten ahold of it many times over the last year and he is hard on anything this camera being no exception but it has had no problems and I can’t say the same for my GoPro it is in fact no longer functioning as the camera had some type of short circuit or something to that effect involving the battery and it died so the AKASO has outlived my hero 10 and the hero 10 never had any contact with the baby so I don’t know what happened with it but the AKASO has been solid. Review: Nice action cam that works how I need it to. - I will preface this with that I use it for autocross. I am not willing to mount my iPhone on the outside of the car and I looked into this style of camera to see what I wanted to do. I originally thought about a GoPro, but price is one thing, but if it ever gets knocked off and run over... I will be upset, but I can live with it. I had previously bought a EK7000 on a Lightning Deal which I also use and then saw this Brave 4 on a Lightning Deal... and I could not resist. I had used it for the first time this weekend, and I use it with a RAM suction cup mount that I affix to the rear window looking forward so I can see the left front tire and the steering wheel. It worked great considering I ran it without the case and I should have played with the picture quality versus frames per second--- I used the 4k resolution which is 24 FPS if I recall correctly... it was very clear and as expected you can see the slower frame rate. So I am going to try another setting and see how it changes the overall picture quality versus smoothness. But all in all it was really clear and exceeded what I was expecting it to produce. I manually started the camera with the top button.... for whatever reason I have put the remote somewhere I can't find it...with that, it has a red dot on the screen on the back to tell it is running--- honestly it lets me set it and forget it as I know it is running. Sound. That is where I expected it to falter and it did. Wind noise was prevalent and masked a good bit of other sounds I wanted to hear. With that said, I may try the plastic case with the vented back to see how that works to cut back on wind noise. I have used a $1000 race camera before and audio was not any better... so I cannot fault the Brave 4 one bit. You also have to remember that I am running with it on the outside of the car at 20-60mph... so some wind noise is definitely expected! Startup, etc. It is fast to start up and shut down. This is good as it is a great tool to have, but, I cannot stand fussing with it to get it to work before a run---and it is a champ at starting and being ready within a few seconds. I have it setup to never shut off and to loop video. All works great. I have also figured out (as a typical guy) how to work it without using instructions and it is great to use the rear screen to step through a run to review and see where I may have made a mistake or as I found out how unbelievably close to cones I really do come to them...in a great way! Battery... so this is where I am up in the air. As I said, first weekend with it and I used it to record a total of 10-runs that are about 2-4 min long depending on when I start it and then get in the car. I had charged the batteries the day before so I was ready to go. I have to really see how long it will last as after 6-runs the battery indicated it was at 30%... I changed the battery and finished out the day. Would have it made it? I am not sure. would I like to see it last longer? Yes, but again I have to keep in mind that for what I paid versus what it does.... this is not a problem or deal breaker at all and it *does* come with the two batteries, so for me when it gets down to 1/3 battery on the display... I will just swap it out and not worry about it. I will also say that the camera was on-- display and all for close to 45-min to an hour so with that idle time added in, I am happy with it. I am very pleased and look forward to using it more this season!