I like how the camcorder said "bye-bye" when it ran out of battery 🤣

As a scamera enthusiast, I can say that most of these are basically 10 year old webcams with an extra zero added to the end of the megapixel count.

Much appreciation for your monetary sacrifice towards testing some of the "scameras" that infest the fake review haven known as Amazon. Hopefully this video gets enough traction for casual would-be budget buyers to find easily so they can be properly informed before dropping hard-earned money on these things.

15:16 Surprisingly it's a decent quality 720p 120fps footage.

When the pandemic hit, I needed a webcam, but even the cheapest logitech ones were over $100. So I bought an Akaso Brave 4 for like $80 and after playing around with settings it's SO much better than most dedicated webcams these days, even the ones that go for quite a bit more. So unless you're using one of the fancy over $200 webcams, I'd say the Akaso would outperform it. This is using just the USB cable and no need for batteries as the cable feeds power to the camera.

this scratched such a satisfying itch! I've always wondered about these cameras. Honestly... the camcorder is. kind of a vibe!

I believe that Akaso makes the best GoPro alternatives for the price. Ive had their action cameras in the past and they all met my expectations. Some models even have almost identical stabilization to the GoPro (by running it thru an app ofc).

I'm one of those 7k that bought the Akaso. I don't use it outdoors, I use it indoors. I have it on a mount on my sewing table and use it in my streaming setup. In webcam mode, it has a lot less features. But as a webcam it's not bad, I do wish the image stabilization applied as my sewing machine does cause vibrations in the clamp mount. For my needs, honestly, it's great.

Just get an used Point-and-Shoot from 5-10 years ago. I paid equivalent of 30 bucks for two cameras, one for my kids, and one just for fun of it. And both take decent photos and support at least HD 720p...

I owned the Akaso brand before. It is great for those on a budget and those who do not care about audio much. Really great footage underwater and a butt load of accessories.

The last one will definitely inspire and end up recording a lot of bad "found footage" movies. :)

I actually use this Akaso action cam on my FPV drones. Decent video quality and weighs so little. Makes crashes a bit more affordable Thanks for the great video

4:10 A what? A HOT SHOE? It has a hot shoe unlike that one camera that costs 1500$...

Great video ! I my self own a 56€ Action Camera and while i finally have a Canon EOS 1100, it still is fun and a generally good camera. There's no stabilisation on it but it can do time lapse (wich looks surprisingly amazing). You just have to not accidentally set it to "narrow" POV as the anti fishing lens just crops the image and you get less quality. I have posted a clouds timelapse short. Thanks for taking your money on these products and review it for curious people or people that want to start photography as a hobby. I got my DSLR to expland my amateur Astrophotography, wich teached me too alot about how cameras work and how to use them (as in astrophotography you tend to use a dedicated camera (essentially, a overpised sensor with q usb port built for astronomy)

I have been in television for 29 years. I was in the analog to digital transition and several complete editing suite revamps. As a video creator I was constantly looking for thibgs , such as plug-ins to create retro looking 8mm footage. The plug-in did somewhat of a decent job but I still vouldnt find the look I was after. One day I bought obe of these 1080p ( not even close) cameras off of WISH. They really are crap. However, the do provide the exact look of an old camera. I used a couple of filters to add a little over exposure. The sightly overexposed look and lack of image stability made the perfect retro beach scene that looked really close to 8mm film from the early 60s. These "fauxPro" cameras are perfect if you're ever trying to build that look without having render times. Try it, you will be surprised

i use Akaso's cameras as a gopro alternative. im using the Brave 4 right now to get shots inside of a reptile tank and and another one getting welding footage close up

I actually have the Akaso camera! Well, I have the "pro" version, the EK7000 PRO. I bought it to film some rides at Sea World and Six Flags. It still works, and I'm thinking of seeing if I can use it as a webcam now

I think a lot of people rate these items high because they think they are good for the value, not necessarily that they are 4 star worthy for quality.

You can probably find all of these same camera units in budget cellphones.

guys just buy older cameras. most people dont need 4k images and trust me even a professional camera or an expensive point and shoot from the 2000s is still pretty solid nowadays

So for the Akaso you have to buy the external mic on their website

I bought my daughter a cheapo camera years ago and she really took to it so we got her a better one. I think having a cheap camera is good in situations like that or in situations where you don't mind losing your camera.

Cool, I had a no-name action camera, and it is very freeing not to worry about expensive gear getting damaged. Honestly, if it has at least 24fps HD and a good internal mic, there is nothing more you need to capture something memorable. I am considering buying the Panasonic V380 just because the constant zooming in and out on random things makes videos so funny to me. Thanks for the video.

dystopian e-waste culture

Akaso is good tho, they make good budget actually good action cameras

Probably a good first time camera for child to practice their photo skills, but again cell cams are next level of competition. Perhaps a cheap surveillance device, 50$... I have tried to previous under water Verizon, but not but not impress. The software is the magic of image capture...

Thanks for doing this - It's much appreciated and well worthwhile

I think the most interesting things are the very cheap action cams. I would use it as a Webcam because webcams are still damn expensive and have a worse quality than the action cams

"Got the user manual but we don't look at those". Spoken like a true man🤣🤣

1:44 are we just gonna ignore the micro sd to full sized sd with 32 gb photoshopped onto it?

Oh no, it's a Welcome device. Don't tell Smorez.

i used to own that action cam and i actually really miss it, i lost it somehow. i will say when i used it underwater i never noticed any condensation so i think it may just be a case that varies between people

Finally someone made a video about this. I have been looking and no luck until now... 👍👍👍

Going into this, I feel like akaso will rank fairly well, as I've used them before.

Akaso cams are pretty decent. Used one as a helmet camera for a while on my honda shadow. The footage was solid but the mic HATED the wind noise and would peak at idle because of the bikes loud exhaust. The one i had didnt have external mic support unfortunately, so now i just use it as a webcam with my dedicated mic as the audio input.

all of these are alright for getting into real basic vlogging in a controlled environment. the action camera is nice. take it out and even if it gets destroyed it was $60ish bucks. Truly one of those you get what you pay for. and thats not much

I had a random thought before sleeping,searched for it,found this video just uploaded, is this a sign?

I’ve been thinking about buying one of those cheap camcorders as a 3rd or 4th POV in a irl video on my second channel

Most of these reviews are making me feel ok about the fact that I bought this exact Akaso camera tonight. I've been videoing with my Samsung A42 phone, but it's a practical joker and though it always looks like it's recording, many times it has surprised me with several minutes of missing video. I will not be using the Akaso for the sudio though.

I would buy something like the Akaso for an 8 year old child who is interested in getting into using an action camera. They could get half decent results and my £300 Osmo Action 3 would stay safe. If they get really interested I would buy them better kit as they get older. Edit. My cheaper Akaso V50X (which I use where there is a possibility of the camera getting lost or damaged or when sound quality doesn't matter) developed a fault in the 2 year warranty period. After a quick exchange of emails. including a video of the fault,Akaso posted out a replacement as soon as I sent proof of postage for returning the original. I can't praise their customer service enough.

One look at the sensor on the cameras tells me all I need to know. There is no lens on them just a $3 trash sensor you would find on a $30 android phone. The 4k "Vlogging" camera was just a 1080p webcam being upscaled to say its 4k.

Akaso actually makes decent cameras, the quality is definitely good for its price. And the stabilization needs work. But its affordable and one of the better alternative

I enjoy letting my grandkids use the Akaso EK7000 and an older Crosstour camera (same shape, size, format) in their waterproof cases. They have yet to make any video worth seriously editing, but they think they are doing something cool... Frankly, the EK7000 isn't horrible, and I use it (and the Crosstour) as "disposable" backup...

You said the Akaso EK7000 records continuous, right? How about just mounting it with a power cable to a vehicle and record an entire drive with 1080p as a sort of cheap dashcam?

Please note, the round connector on the camcorder is probably the TV output, NOT the microphone input.

I'm so curious to see what's inside these cameras

To be honest the photos are pretty damn alright, and the video's color and sharpness also looks good for that price

thnk uuu

7:24 bro got a Xbox live code for 3 days

If these were in “fun” colors, they would make great toys for kids… assuming they didn’t have a hand-me-down iPhone that shoots true 4k

This was a really fun video! Awesome stuff. The $53 camcorder was surprisingly decent looking. With a little color adjustment, it would look 90% similar to the Sony footage. That's mostly thanks to your fantastic lighting which affects quality a lot more than people think!

The best way to get the most out of these cheap cameras its to turn to resolution down it should make the picture look 10x better

Akaso, and Brica is a pretty good and cheap alternative to GoPro, the image won't be as good as Hero 4 or 5 but it's good enough as a dashcam, motovlog, and webcam. those cam get quite hot, so i switch the waterproof door with the one that have a hole in it to prevent condensation (it get condensation even if you haven't put it underwater). and those camera is quite a tank too because i've drop mine couple times and even accidentally drop it into a pool without it's waterproof cases and after drying it out for a day, it still work! so condensation is not really a problem :D

I think I'm going to nab one of those camcorders or action cameras, I have a dead old sony video 8 camera that I'd like to gut and put that cameras insides into, make it still useful and the footage was surprisingly decent

3:47 - 3:48 right here i got a nissan ad where the logo lined up in the middle and i was so shocked cus it kinda lined up with the lens 😭

Would love to see they using Phone Camera modules in the cheap camera

can we get a 50$ budget cameras video ?

Best bet is buying a used canon point and shoot or camcorder from eBay. I’ve done it, you get better quality for the $$. Only 1080p tho but that’s fine for quick moment capture. The cameras I got from eBay were the canon powershot sx40 hs for 80$, Canon Vixia HF R50 $90. Not perfect but definitely reliable

so i have a gopro now, but before that i used to use the akaso brave 7 (one of their best models lol) and it did not disapoint!

To be honest the 4k vlogging camera was pretty good

Thought that was a cold ones thumbnail lol

so interesting .. please do about drone cheap too

From experience, the EK7000 does decent 1080p, even if it is fake 4K (upscaled, mJPG codec)

Seems like the camera audio input was set up to receive a mic level signal and the Røde wl sends a line level output. So it's distorting.

what did you use to record this video?

you should have touched the lens of the first one. I'm curious if it was glass or hard plastic

I need a digital camera for taking photos of items to sell second hand and honestly there just aren't many options for poor people. My phone is running out of memory and id rather use a desktop to type out listings so whats the best alternative to these cheap amazon digicam? All the old cameras are either low quality image wise or hugely expensive because of the nostalgia factor and you cant gurentee the sensor won't be going bad on them.

The only one that makes sense for me is the Akaso Action cam, because I can understand that one wants to take videos in the water or during sports, just stick it on a helmet or on the bike or whatever and don't want destroy the expansive smartphone. But for the other two. Why should I carry around an extra camera with me, when the quality is much worse then the photo and video from my phone that I have with me anyway?

thank you so much for this video!

20:57 22:12 22:57 and 23:42 It looked like the camera switched lenses the way a phone would, but it's one lens...

Now, this is going to be interesting. I'm a professional portrait photographer and photo teacher. I shoot Canon, I have two FF bodies, two crop (one of them mirrorless)...and a Lumix, kind of a thing I carry around. And EF lenses and Sigma ART and strobes and flashes and soft boxes and reflectores and smoke machines and... :D But I have been wondering about this, how is these dirt cheap cameras really?? I'm out in the woods a lot, I live in the middle of them, in Norway. We have a lot of weather, it would be nice to have a camera I couldn't care less about. :D 35 sec into the video...let's see. ;)

The action can actually looks good

Ive seen some of the camcorders with a night vision option. I wonder what the quality of those it. The action camera looks ok for a holiday, where you might not want to risk a go-pro.

to my knowledge im pretty sure that akaso is a legit geniune brand and although they all made in china they do have some pretty good products

And when you search the sensor on these cameras you see that they have not the MP they say and only expand the picture size. The action came cheap things have most only 8mp max

6:06 it is camera panasonic lumix the year 2010

even that cheap camera has a flip screen🥲

I had to use one of the 4k vloging camera for a project for school

Kylo Ren voice with the first camera mic

Ok, I guess I'll just risk my Lumix on my hikes. :D

The 1st camera has a smartphone sensor. Smartphones have had 48 MP since for like 6 years now. I'd be willing to bet that it's using leftover sensors that are out of production. In short, expect worse quality than you get out of a smartphone because you dont have the fancy processor or software here, but you do get the mediocre optics and sensor size that your smartphone has.

he looks like freddie dredd

I just hate how most cameras have the physical resolution for 4k video but only really do 1080p which is disappointing when you pay for a camera that sells for over 1k new because a 300$ phone does higher video resolutions.

I would honestly play catch with the camcorder

Amazing how much audio quality have influence on the video quality nowadays Smartphone cameras are amazing so if you starting up and don't have the money just get a decent microphone and you ready to roll

finally somebody's exposing these I get so mad seeing them because I know somebody that's not into camaras are going to get one and quit :[

A Chinese factory worker found an abandoned shipping container full of old webcam sensors, and now Amazon is full of these "cameras"

I think this video kinda goes to show that audio really can compensate for bad video. Yeah the video quality is garbage compared to any real camera or smartphone, but if you pair it with a good microphone and know how to make the most of what you got you can really make some decent videos with it.

is there night vision on the cam recorder?

Well, the first camera might not be bad for full HD (1080p) B-roll -- uh, maybe C-roll -- OK, Z-roll..... Stabilization???

If I only had a limited budget, I think I'd trawl ebay and look for something like a Panasonic HC-V 130 or 160. The price would be similar and you'd get a far more pleasing result.

You are waaayy to kind to these scameras, I hate seeing these all over amazon, and just knowing all the people that have been scammed by them I honestly think you should have ripped them apart. You give the impression that they are OK, when we all know and can see they are complete trash.

HOLY SHIT THE FIRST ONE IS A WALLMART CAMERA

What is the fancy wood tripod you use?

Bro just sacrifice his wallet for us to know camera quality 😂

Years ago I had those gopro knockoffs using the Sony chip and they were pretty killer to be honest, at least for less than 50 bucks

doesn’t work for filming but like you could get a professional film camera off of eBay for 100 or even 50 dollars

$50 for the last camera is not bad but the samsung galaxy s9 can be had for less than $80 is far FAR a better choice. Good video

The third one is basically the same as a wallmart camera i bought. wtf

I love my akaso brave 7 🙏🏻