We want to leave any trip in our memory. Photography and videography help us visually capture moments, events, adventures and the atmosphere of the place we have visited. Today we will talk about a travel video camera.
What is she like? must be in quality, size, convenience and cost. Based on my experience using a regular video camera, I felt that while traveling it was still bulky, although it is essentially small in size.
Yi 4K Action Camera
Having seen an action camera on one of the cruises, which was cleverly manipulated by one blogger, I decided that one would not hurt me either. And if you like it, I’ll retire my Sonya. I will shoot with it in milder conditions.
No sooner said than done! I placed an order on Aliexpress and not so long ago received the coveted parcel from China. The Yi brand belongs to the Chinese company Xiaomi, which has reliably established itself in the market. This was important to me.
Weight and Dimensions of the Yi 4K
video camera
I’m sure you You will agree with me that compactness when traveling is one of the important factors. And this applies not only to photo and video equipment. This baby weighs 95 g. has these dimensions:
- Length 65 mm
- Height 42 mm
- Width 21 mm
And this one the toy takes truly magical videos and pretty good photos.
Action camera specifications
I don’t want to burden the reader with buzzwords from the technical characteristics of this device, I’ll just tell you in my own words what the Yi 4K action camera can do.
The resolution range varies from 480 to 4K. Shooting in Full HD 1080p resolution is ideal. The fact is that I don’t think the time has come for 4K resolution yet. My computer has difficulty reproducing this format and is outdated (there is room for improvement).
I think so Most PC users have the same situation. In addition, for a comfortable watching a 4K video over the Internet will require very high speed. For example, 100 Mb/s is not enough. The video takes a long time to load and slows down, have to wait.
But there is a huge plus here! Since the processor is designed for 4K, then Full HD or just HD is fully processed and after processing in a video editor — show excellent quality.
Camera settings
The camera has only one on/off button, also known as start and stop. It’s simple and convenient. All other settings are on the touch screen. Once you set the appropriate shooting parameters, you won’t have to change them much.
After the purchase, I immediately installed the application on my smartphone and updated the camera firmware. This is what I recommend you do if you are interested in this device.
Besides It’s very convenient to control shooting and settings of the Yi 4K camera through the application. Turn on Wi-Fi and connect your phone to the camera.
Present Electronic image stabilization function. Works well and helps make the image smoother when shooting while walking or driving.
Photography
The camera also works in photo mode. 12 megapixels is quite enough for photos. A mid-range smartphone has the same amount. It’s clear that it’s a long way from top-end smartphones, iPhones, and especially DSLRs, but nevertheless quite decent. See for yourself.
Price of Yi 4K action camera
This camera can be found for about $120, plus I bought a branded monopod – another 1000 rubles. I made an order from this seller and was pleased with the price, speed of delivery and they brought it straight to my home.
There are cheaper action cameras, but the quality of the footage may disappoint you. There are also more expensive ones, but they are unlikely to differ very much.
It would be sad for me to drop a decent smartphone in the mountains or at sea. And it’s not so much about its price, but about the data that is stored on it. In modern life, we store many important things on our smartphone. If something happens with a camera like this, it won’t be a big loss.
Disadvantages of an action camera
Undoubtedly there are disadvantages. I just can’t get used to the fisheye effect, although many people do. like. By the way, this baby has a function that smoothes out this effect. For The average person will say that the fisheye effect — this is a distortion of perspective on the sides Images.
No zoom on a regular video camera, that is, it is impossible to zoom in or out of an object. Sometimes this is very necessary.
Perhaps from shortcomings are all.
Output
Tested So far at home and on the street, I can say that this camera is already for me like. I want to highlight such parameters as:
- Compact. Small size and weight
- Easy settings on the touch screen
- Decent video quality
- You can immediately share material from the application on your smartphone
On my next cruise to the islands of the Indian Ocean, I’ll take both my Sonya and this action camera. I’ll compare and then we’ll see. That’s all for now
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