Great camera for the money. Obviously it's a DIGITAL zoom. So before you get to those negative reviews remember that. Digital Zoom will NEVER be as good as optical. But I've seen more expensive cameras with that problem.
The overall video options up to 4K are great. The videos I took with it at a drive thru safari came out amazing. The setting was at 1080p at 60fps. So not the highest, but exceptionally clear. Stabilization and zoom clarity were great too.
The still pictures are equally as great, but that's where I HIGHLY recommend trying not to use as much zoom. The more you do (up to 16x) the more blurry it will be. That being said... Non-Zoomed came out beautiful.
It's pretty user friendly. Not many buttons. Start/stop for video. Mode to switch between photo/video. Photo to snap the still shot. A slider for the zoom. That's pretty much it. Comes with instructions but honestly you could fumble around the options and still figure it out.
The nice add-ons are great!!
Bag fits all cords and equipment nicely.
Boom mic sounds crystal! Is rechargeable AND can be used to charge/run camera.
LED is perfect. Runs on 4AAs separately.
Each item has a shoe so all three can be connected at once.
Works great as a webcam/live streamer. (Spend the extra bit and buy Amazons cheap tripod for stability).
Videos can be continuous or set to start/stop every 3-5-10min for easy sectional downloading to social media without editing.
Holds two memory cards. 40min of video at 1080p and 16 of the highest quality pics only came to about 6gigs of a 128gig SD card. And the battery barely went down. And it comes with two batteries and all cords for multiple setups to various monitors/computers/tvs etc....
Great camera! Worth every penny!
Hope this helps.
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| Price | Currently unavailable. | $199.99 | $79.98 | -20% $135.99 Typical: $169.99 | $298.00 | $228.00 |
| Delivery | — | Get it as soon as Wednesday, May 1 | Get it as soon as Wednesday, May 1 | Get it as soon as Wednesday, May 1 | Get it as soon as Wednesday, May 1 | — |
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| Sold By | — | Ordro US | Michee-US | CuiHua Max | Focus Camera LLC | 17Photo, Electronics and Outdoors |
| model name | — | AC3 | — | HDV255K | cx405 | HDR-CX405 |
| display size | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3 inches | 3 inches | 2.7 inches | 2.7 inches |
| digital zoom | 16 multiplier x | 30 multiplier x | 18 multiplier x | 16 multiplier x | 60 multiplier x | — |
| optical zoom | 1 multiplier x | — | — | 16 multiplier x | 30 multiplier x | 30 multiplier x |
| video resolution | 4K | 4K | 4K | 5K | 1080p | 1080p |
| connectivity tech | Wi-Fi, USB | Infrared, HDMI | USB, HDMI | Wi-Fi | — | USB |
| shooting modes | Night | Night | Time Lapse, Low Light, Night | Night | — | Easy, Automatic |
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4K And WIFI & Infrared Night
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4K Ultra HD Quality & 16X Digital ZoomWith 4K resolution(HD 2880*2160 24FPS), AiTechny video camera can shoot exquisite and clear images with rich color and high-contrast performance. With 16X digital zoom, it can zoom in and zoom out to change the range of angles of view, giving you a clearer view of distant objects. The image will not be very clear if you use camera zoom in function. Because the camera doesn't have an optical zoom. |
Camera WIFIDownload the APP named "NovaCam" on your smart phone and connect the camcorder's WIFI for preview and operation on the phone/tablet. For Android system, search “NovaCam” on Google Play for installation. For IOS system, search “NovaCam” applications on Apple App Store for installation. By WIFI connection, you can download the videos and pictures on the APP and share with your friends at any time. |
Infrared Night VisionWith IR infrared night vision, capture objects all the time even when shooting in dimly lit conditions. When you’d like to record in darkness such as indoor scenes or night scapes, or, when the light intensity is insufficient, press the IR function button to open IR night vision to get normal photos and videos. IR image is black and white. |
Pause & Transmission & Charging
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Pause FunctionThe camera has a video recording pause function. When recording a video, you can pause it at will, and you can continue to use the same file to continue recording next time without having to start a new one file, which makes it easier for you to upload and edit your videos. |
Real-time Transmission & 3.0-Inch 270 Degrees Rotatable ScreenThe camcorder supports HD OUT, AV, USB output (standard HD OUT, AV USB cable). You can transfer photos and videos to your TV via AV cable in real time and share it with your friends. The camera can also be used as PC CAM. It features 3.0-Inch IPS high-definition capacitive touch panel, supports with 270 degree rotation. Its streamlined user interface makes choosing focal points, tracking moving subjects, and shooting and watching your videos easy and fun. |
Recording While ChargingThe camera supports recording while charging. While indoors, you can use the standard adapter to connect the power supply to charge the camera. Outdoors you can use the mobile power supply to supply power (the mobile power does not include). It can take very long-endurance to record video without worries. |
Wide Angle Lens & Microphone & LED Light
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Wide Angle LensThe camcorder comes with the "Lens Adapter". Firstly, take down dust cover of the lens. Then install the "Lens Adapter" on the camera. Finally install the super wide angle lens clockwise on the machine according to the direction of the thread. Work properly when the 4K video camera power on. Filter lens can be installed on this super wide angle lens. |
External Stereo MicrophoneFirstly, put the 1pcs CR2032 button battery in the External Stereo Microphone. Then, when the microphone is mounted on the camera, screw the hot shoe connector to the hot shoe holder of the device and fasten it clockwise. Next, plug the 3.5mm connector cable into the microphone socket and the camera microphone socket. Please read the manual to know more details about the External Stereo Microphone. |
LED Video LightThe external LED light can be used as light supplement in the dark environment to promote the shooting quality. Before the light is mounted on the camera, keep the hot shoe lever and the hot shoe plate clean without foreign matter prior. Fix the light tightly after installing on the hot shoe plate, so as to avoid dropping out and damaging the camera. |
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This was a very rare, regretful Amazon purchase.
I purchased this because the coupon put me just under the $200 mark for "4K". I like experimenting with budget tech gadgets under the $300 mark that could help with my marketing and business and 4K definition was my next step up. I received the camera yesterday and have shot hours of video today trying to determine ideal lighting conditions and settings to give me that 4K look and there is no possible way this camera is going to pull that off. I can not understand so many positive reviews talking about picture quality. All of my 1080 video cameras blow this "4K" camcorder away (GoPro Hero 3, iPhone 6S+ and my favorite, the Zoom Q2n all look at least twice as better as this camcorder). First off, the LED light was DOA on arrival. Trying 2 new sets of batteries, the ON/OFF switch did nothing. Amazon made that part right (excellent customer service!) and gave me a small credit to re-purchase a replacement LED. Second, the mic tests I ran actually did seem to make a nice difference. I love the short barrel design of this mic as compared to a longer Tacstar mic I use. The -10db is pointless unless you were shooting on an airplane runway (it pretty much kills all audio directly in front of the mic). The 0db was a noticeable upgrade from the onboard mic (which is where I will keep it). The +20db definitely had gain but as someone else mentioned, it came with some noise in the background. Now the camera. If you are considering this for Vlogging, just don't. Invest in a mainstream brand especially if you are using this camera to make money. An ideal distance for framing my face is about 3-4 feet with the wide angle lens adapter. The problem is the camera refuses to get a sharp focus at that distance. I thought it might be the wide angle lens so I took that off. It was SLIGHTLY better but now you need to go back another 2-3 feet for a good face frame. This was a HUGE disappointment. If you go into photo mode, they add face detection with that mode but it appears that is disabled once you go into video mode. What!?!?! The mode you need it in the most doesn't have it. I also have a serious problem with the motion tracking and trailing on this camera. I set it up on a tripod, did a slow 180 degree pan on a city street and I'm not sure how to explain this but the footage made me uncomfortable. I believe this is called "trailing" when the panning motion isn't smooth. I also had considerable burn out in the clouds in the sky however I had the HDR setting on which may have done that. I did a ton of tests going between 2K and 4K settings and brought them into my movie editor and saw absolutely ZERO difference in the quality and definition of the footage. Shouldn't there be an obvious 'WOW factor' when looking at 4K? It is not here. I do see some potential with outdoor filming where you would be set up on a tripod and there was minimal movement with the subjects as that was the only scenario where the footage was acceptable. I would like to see footage of a true Vlogging set-up with studio lights, a backdrop and the camera on a tripod in the 5-8 foot range to see if the persons face is sharp. None of the review samples uploaded here or on YouTube show this realistic set-up. I did try the IR night vision but it looks like you have to have the external lenses off which means you have the exposed lens' glass so track down a 30mm lens protector (like a UV filter) to at least protect the lens (this should have came with the bundle). I also shot several photos at the highest resolution and they all were completely unacceptable because of the dynamic range. The slightest bit of contrast such as light coming in from a window in the background, gets completely blown out. I will go ahead and attach that pic (unedited) to this review so you can see what I am talking about. Why am I not returning it? Because its sometimes nice to have a backup camera in situations where if you broke it (camping, tailgating, filming presentations at seminars), you wouldn't feel too bad however I can not lean on this camera as I hoped to film awesome videos for my social media clients such as testimonials. My personal opinion is that I would only consider this a starter amateur camera. I'm also not a big fan of this seller's marketing gimmick. They just raised the price a couple of bucks since I purchased it, made the coupon amount bigger to make it look even like more of a deal (but ends up being the same price point.)
