$20 720p hd action camera - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: sony mavica
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2015, 04:54:08 am
content: i cant believe how well this camera works i only payed $20.47usd for with free shippingdoes ok in low light better then i would have thought for such a cheap camerait films in my outdoor tests 480p at mjpeg 10mbps to 12mbps audio is 176kbps 11025 Hz monomy indoor test it films around 8850kbps but when i went outside i did turn up the exposure a tad that could be why the bitrate was higher when i filmed outsidehere is a sample pic taken from the 480p mode it does 720p but ill need a class 6 sd card i only have a class 4as you can tell by the photo it looks really good for such a cheap camera i was expecting much worse once i get my class 6 card ill post some video sample clips

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2015, 05:44:37 am
content: Were you going to reveal what it is and where you got it?Or are you just gloating?

author: sony mavica
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2015, 06:32:57 am
content: oops i thought i posted the linkhttp://www.everbuying.net/product1106662.html

author: Srbel
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2015, 07:29:40 am
content: Gets mentioned on EEVBlog forum - price goes up by 50%.

author: sony mavica
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2015, 09:33:57 am
content: Quote from: Srbel on December 29, 2015, 07:29:40 am

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2015, 11:31:18 am
content: Apparently you can get new firmware for the XiaoMi action camera that supports 4kAnd the camera is like $60Totally kicks gopro's.

author: sony mavica
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2015, 11:43:11 am
content: Quote from: Psi on December 29, 2015, 11:31:18 amit really supersizes me how cheap they can make and sell cameras these day

author: jpmkm
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2015, 06:33:32 pm
content: Quote from: sony mavica on December 29, 2015, 11:43:11 amI really didn't need to know that.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 30, 2015, 03:52:37 am
content: I can still remember visiting a booth at a show at the old Sydney Convention Centre in Darling Harbour.There was a guy who had a tripod with the latest cutting edge digital camera mounted on it - a FULL 1 Megapixel!(Now I'm feeling old.)

author: crispy_tofu
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 30, 2015, 06:54:03 am
content: Quote from: Brumby on December 30, 2015, 03:52:37 amDamn, and here I am with a 0.7 Megapixel camera!

author: edy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 30, 2015, 02:40:17 pm
content: That's great. I thought my dash cam was cheap! The only problem with buying these cams online is there are many copies with different quality and firmware compatibility so you can get quite varying performance or possibly bricking it when upgrading.For example, I bought an SJCAM SJ4000 for $60 and I am pretty sure it is an original, but there are tons of other eBay listings showing very close copies claiming identical specs in the $30-40 range. My GS8000L dashcam was $25 but then I was fully refunded as it was defective on arrival. It is a piece of garbage. I fixed it, but the specs are lies crafted by upscaling and various software tricks, with horrible codec usage.So consider yourself lucky if you manage to get a good one at that price!Threads are here for those interested:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/defective-gs8000l-dashcam-or-fake/andhttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/$30cad-fake-sj4000/msg774668/#msg774668

author: sony mavica
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2016, 09:14:07 am
content: nice links

author: dannyf
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2016, 12:12:33 pm
content: The xiaomi model is simply not sustainable. They came into a segment, priced out competition, r&d, and innovations. Over the long term, their presence is detrimental to everyone, the consumer included.

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 11, 2016, 12:27:51 pm
content: Quote from: dannyf on January 11, 2016, 12:12:33 pmIts frustrating when the profitability gets driven out of a segment to the extent that further investment is impractical. However, the only alternative is some form of protectionism, which is far more destructive to everyone involved.