I bought this camera because it was the cheapest action camera I could find with the decent reviews. I think its important to note that the company selling the camera is enticing customers to write five star reviews in order to receive free accessories. The overall video quality is pretty bad, the images are highly pixelated, the footage is choppy, and the 4K footage looks like 720p footage from my first camcorder I got almost ten years ago. I am a filmmaker and my intentions were to use this as a second camera cutting footage from this camera and footage from my DSLR into one scene (for small projects) but despite being the same resolution the footage from this camera is not of comparable quality (as the advertising collateral led me to believe). Whites have a tendency to get blown out and dark areas are too dark with this camera, the color was off to the point that I couldn't make the footage look decent even with post production processing and color grading. That being said the accessories seem to be pretty good thus far and those alone would have cost more than this camera from GoPro. Its definitely a good starter action cam for someone trying to learn how to use one and experiment with different attachments and settings. I will be using mine exclusively for extreme action shots that will beat it up and underwater shots that I wouldn't try with my other cameras. I would not recommend this camera to a friend but I also do not feel like my money has been completely wasted.
I purchased this while it was on sale for $39.99, I waited to write a review until I had a chance to test it with the SD card I purchased as well. The camera works very well. Smooth tracking and good quality picture so far. I purchased the SanDisk 64GB microSDXC UHS-1 Card with Adapter.
The card seems to function well with this camera. After much googling it appears the only consensus is that this camera should use a class 10 microSD. Otherwise this one seems to do the trick.
I like the wifi function with the XDV app on my phone. Gives extra freedom to an already mobile and very portable device. I will say the protective case has already come in handy. Not 10 minutes after opening the package I dropped the camera from my lap onto my hard floor. No damage or functional issues noticed after extended testing.
It took me a while to figure out how all the attachment pieces worked but I think I have them all figured out now and am excited to give them a try. I purchased this to serve as an action camera while hiking as well as a dash cam for my car. I have not had opportunity to test it within my car while driving but I have tested the driving mode and it seems to be functional and working.
Having used a gopro in the past this seems like a more cost-effective alternative for the average person.
Yes, this is a knock-off GoPro camera. Is there a difference in quality? In my experience (having used both), no, there is not much of a difference. There may be just a couple of odd grammatical errors on some of the settings menus, but other than that, this camera is nothing short of impressive. It came with more than enough equipment to mount the camera to almost anything you want to mount it to. I have a mount on the outside of my car, inside the car, and still have several mounts left over. One will be going on my longboard shortly, and another will probably be going on my bike. Two batteries are included, with a charger that can charge both at once, using the micro usb cable (included). Power block that plug into the wall is NOT included, which is perfectly fine, because those are certainly not scarce (at least for me). If you are using this as a dash camera, you can record without a battery, though I don't advise it, as you could corrupt the video files by shutting your car off before saving the video at the end of a drive. (I do not know this to be true, yet.)
Overall, I highly recommend this camera if you don't want to spend more money on a GoPro, but want something of comparable quality.
I will be posting video footage taken from this remarkable camera, soon, as an update to this review.
I wanted to get a GoPro for my motorbike, but when I checked the price-tag for the original GoPro it was too high. Then I started searching and came across this one. It does everything GoPro does and it comes with a ton of attachment, so you don't even need to buy an extra accessories kit. I literally cannot think of anything you can't attach it to. I use it with 64GB card, which works with no problems. It comes with two batteries so you don't need to worry about the power. Also each battery takes a long time to empty.
It has a loop recording mode which kind of confused me at the beginning but once I turned that off it was recording forever.
Like I said I am using it on a motorcycle in a city with a lot of potholes, and it doesn't seem to be bothered by shock or vibrations so far.
I used the camera on the bike the first time by mounting on the front of the bike. Due to the lack of image stabilization, the video picked up so much vibration from the road and the bike it wasn't really usable. Kind of makes you sick if you watch it.
I played around with the included accessories and was able to mount the camera on my helmet which helped a lot with the vibration but image stabilization would still be a nice feature. When the camera is in the included case (Underwater case), the sound is not very good. I honestly haven't used the camera outside of the case other than removing it to download the videos.
The batteries seem to last a decent amount of time. I have had a few instance where reading the SD card was a problem, however, I just plugged the camera into the computer and was able to download the videos without any issues.
I would also have liked to see the camera with Bluetooth instead of wifi. You can view your camera using your smartphone, however, you must connect to the camera using it's built-in wifi which disconnects your phone from 4G. This causes issues if you are streaming music or needing to make GPS changes.
Overall, this is a good, much cheaper alternative to a Go Pro and for $50, how could you go wrong. If you buy it and decide you need something better, you can always give it to someone else to use.
Feature Product
- 4K ACTION CAMERA with 4X ZOOM: Professional 4K/30FPS, 2.7K/30fps, 1080P/60FPS video and 16MP photo resolution enables you to capture exciting moment for you. This action camera also features zoom range from 1.0X to 4.0X.
- WIRELESS WRIST REMOTE CONTROL: Put the remote control on your wrist while installing the sports camera on your helmet, convenient to record moments in places you can't reach. Wireless range up to 10m(33ft), the remote is not waterproof.
- WIFI ACTION CAMERA with 2" SCREEN: Save and share your sports action camera moments on the phone/tablet with App XDV, WiFi signal ranges up to 33 feet. 2'' screen allows you to preview the video in action camera.
- 100FT WATERPROOF CAMERA with FREE ACCESSORIES: Place your camera into the waterproof case and securely fasten it, you can dive below 30 meters. This underwater camera is ideal for water sports such as swimming, surfing, diving, etc. This underwater camera also comes with 2 rechargeable 1050mAh batteries, charger and accessories which available for most action camera even Gopro.
- VERSATILE BUT COMPACT: This action camera features multiple functions including driving mode, image rotation, time-lapse, loop recording, slow motion, dramashot, exposure and white balance. Bringing this sports camera to more applicable conditions beyond your expectation.
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I purchased this for a day trip to sea world with the hopes of getting some fun underwater pics and video of our child and friend. It worked well for the intended purpose, but there are a few "fine" points that I wish I had known before I ordered it. I hope this helps someone.
I wanted an action cam with a Sony sensor, 16mp photos at minimum, and 4K/30. Here's what I found out...
1) the 4K bitrate is only around 10Mbps. Thats really low. It means that the 4K video will be blocky and lower-than-usuable quality. I also noticed frame skipping, so the 4K footage was mostly garbage. Keep in mind, a higher bit rate means that more information can be recorded per second. A GoPro Hero 5, for example, records 4K at 60Mbps. That's 6x more information per second. It makes a huge difference.
2) the bitrate for 2.7K goes UP to 20Mbps. I don't understand why, but it looks much better. The video is smooth with no noticeable dropped frames. Basically, this is the highest setting that you would want to use.
3) the bitrate for all 1080 and 720 combinations stayed at 20Mbps. For 1080, this is perfectly good for the average person.
The audio is always 8K mono AAC (as are many action cams).
I also purchased a JinSun camera on Prime Day so that I could compare. Im not about to try to sift through every action cam on Amazon, but I'd really like a higher bitrate recording than the Dragon Touch produced, especially at 2.7K (20Mbps 2.7K shows some artifactwing in faster action sequences). I prefer to shoot at 4K (I shoot Panasonic equipment professionally), but 2.7K is fine for my family stuff. Interestingly, the JinSun 4K/30 cam yielded an 18Mbps 4K (still low) and 2.7K-720p yield a 26Mbps file with 8K mono AAC audio. It does have a noticeably better picture quality.
I contacted Dragon Touch about a firmware update to address the low bitrate and really didn't get much help. Interestingly, the emails came back from Akaso tech support, so I suppose this is just a rebranded Akaso.
So, I'll keep the Dragon Touch for my 9yr old and the JinSun for myself. It's on par with other cams in this price range and at the asking price, a good value.
For the asking price, I feel like the Dragon Touch is a little lacking and I'd look at the JinSun (on sale), instead. Both use the DVX app and have very similar features at similar prices. For the same money, I'll take the JinSun.
I bought this camera back in december 2018 for a family christmas trip to Aruba! I was skeptical because of how low the price was but i'm so happy with the turn out!! The camera takes pictures, videos & slowmo's! It can with the case, batteries and all the different hook ups just like the picture showed! It did amazing in and out of the water! Couldn't have asked for a better camera! 20/10 would recommend! Here's a few underwater pictures from my trip!
Our family and friends used this camera for taking pictures while snorkeling. We were able to take pictures that we otherwise wouldn't have been able to. Taking pictures and videos were easy and transferring them to my computer was simple, too.
I bought this action cam a little over a week ago and have used it pretty much on a daily basis, both as a car dash cam and also for recording my team's matches (I coach volleyball). Before I usually buy anything, I try to do a good amount of research on the product I'm interested in as well as read a ton of reviews from people who have already purchased and used the item. I find that they're really helpful in finding the ins and outs of the product.
Scratching my head over some of the not so favorable reviews on this particular action camera. I feel like this was a great purchase in that it does exactly what the description states. The quality of picture from the Vision 3 is excellent. As a dash cam, I've used it on most of my drives and even reviewed much of the footage it recorded. I think the picture quality is great. The recording is smooth. I even used it during a night drive. It was raining and pretty dark but the camera still managed to pick up a decent amount of details under the conditions. In regular day time when there is natural light outside, it's very very clear. As for night driving, I have found that when the roads are well lit (lamp posts, street lights, and even all the lights from other car headlights on the freeway), the camera is able to record very discernable images. The footage is absolutely "useable".
As a camera for recording sports, it's perfect for what I need. It comes with a number of different mounts, including both an open and also a waterproof case (I pretty much use the waterproof case for everything at this point). The water proof case feels very sturdy and seems to offer a lot of protection not only from water but from perhaps scratches to the camera and its lense. When the camera is in the case, it does not pick up ambient noise very well. The camera doesn't pick up sound very well in general, but I knew this would be the case after reading several reviews and I didn't purchase it for the sound quality. It has different recording quality settings. I have used to 1080p at 30 fps (trying to save battery life and space on the card) and the picture quality is great. As I said, I coach volleyball, so the ball can travel at pretty high speeds. No problem for the camera to pick up the speed clearly and smoothly.
As I mentioned earlier, I read a lot of reviews on items I'm thinking about buying. I read a small handful of bad reviews on this camera and I'm kind of scratching my head over them. I read some reviews complaining about picture quality or that the footage is "bumpy" because it doesn't have image stabilization. Really?? I've watched a lot of footage from the camera as my dash cam (the camera has "Drive mode" so it can be used specifically as an alternative to cameras that are solely dash cams) and I have found them to be very clear, stable, and smooth. Kind of have to ask,"What are the bad reviewers looking for exactly when they complain about the image quality??" Some people give bad reviews based on sound quality. Are they expecting movie theater RPX level sound quality from this tiny little unit??
I feel like you get a great little unit out of this Vision 3. In fact, you don't just get what you pay for (which is relatively not much at all), I really feel like you get more than what you pay for from the price point. It comes with a lot of bells and whistles - great protective/waterproof case, various mounts, 2 batteries, and a remote control (really great, btw). I only wish it also came with a protective carrying case with the purchase, but no worries because I found one for about $9 here on Amazon! I didn't want to pay $200+ for a "main" brand action camera and I feel like I got pretty close quality from this Dragon Touch. Ultimately, I guess it all just depends on what you're looking for (as with anything else we buy), but I found exactly what I wanted out of this camera and I'm really happy I bought it.
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