UPDATE MAY 23, 2017 Yesterday I received an e-mail from SJCam with an update on this issue. Here’s a portion of the text from that e-mail: Please see attached picture. It turns out that there was an issue with a few units during assembly. Your unit should have a screw instead of soldering. Anyways, the […]
Action Cameras
RunCam3 FPV Camera Review
“Sign here. And here. There’s your package…” Remember the excitement when the postman hands over that somewhat worn plastic-sealed box, reinforced with tactical turns of Sellotape and many important-looking stickers? Know that specific aura of Distance, that fog’n’dust Faraway scent? Imagine myriad touches of so many hands; all the way from making a thing exist […]
SJCam SJ360 Camera Review
Here we go again! After our Elephone EleCam 360 review here we are talking about another new 360° camera, this time from SJCam. As you can see from the image below from the SJCam website, the camera doesn’t have a real 360° angle but rather 360° x 220°. In plain words, with this camera you […]
A Cheap 4K Action Camera for Under $40? XDV V3 4K Review
Question: Can you buy a 4K action camera for under USD $40? Answer: Camera yes, 4K no. This is the XDV 4K Sports Camera. It’s sold by the Chinese online seller as the V3 4K WiFi Sport Camera. Both “XDV” and “V3” are simply convenient names for a generic action camera whose true company name is […]
ThiEYE T5e action camera review
ThiEYE T5e action camera comes in an elegant and sturdy black box with silver metallic inscription. Therein, in two layers of black foam is the cam in its waterproof casing, placed alongside another box which contains one rotating buckle, two Li-ion batteries, a micro USB cable, two double-sided adhesive stickers, and a wiping cloth. There […]
SJCam M20 vs SJ6 Legend – Comparison
In this article I ‘ll compare two cameras from SJCam. The first is the M20, one of the smallest SJCam cameras, and the second is their top of the line SJ6 Legend. The M20 is a classic camera, small and nice, whereas the SJ6 seems to be a concentration of technology and performance with its beautiful touchscreen […]