– V50 X Action Camera, Native 4K Wifi Underwater 40M EIS Anti-Shake Cam with Touch Screen, Remote Control, Waterproof Case and Mounting Accessories Kit

I bought this for an angler who doesn't really use it often enough to warrant a GoPro. It is actually brilliant and he can't imagine needing anything fancier. Came with a crazy number of extras that he is still working though months later. Overall an exceptional buy.

Firstly, I had the exact same problem that many other people had with this camera, the Please Format SD Card problem, every time you turned the camera off for a while and back on again. Made it impossible to view images on the camera screen or transfer them to a PC / Laptop. I sent an email to Akaso Customer Support and I must say these guys were absolutely incredible. My email was answered within 2 hours with a request for my current firmware number and a photo of the SD card I was using. I sent the information and again got a very fast reply to state that the SD card I was using was fine ( www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FCMBLV6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ) and I was given a link and very specific instructions to update my firmware. After completing the instructions, the problem went away and my camera is now fully functional. Thank you to Akaso Customer Support. Also, after the firmware update, you DO NOT need to remove the SD card from the camera to transfer video or picture files. When you connect the micro USB to USB lead between the camera and your PC / Laptop, a multiple choice comes up on the camera screen asking if you want the camera to be used to Access SD Card ( to transfer files etc ) , PC Camera ( I assume as a web cam ) , or to Charge the Battery inside the camera. Two batteries and an external charger are a godsend for those long bike rides. I use the 720p 30fps option which, after viewing the resultant video via the micro HDMI to HDMI option to my computer monitor, is fine for me. I am currently getting about 98 minutes on each fully charged battery, so over 3 hours of video in total at the stated settings using both batteries. I've used 1080p 60fps option a few times, but I need a bigger SD card as the one I'm using fills relatively much faster than the 720p 30fps, but for short bike rides of, say an hour or so, it's fine. The Electronic Image Stabilisation and Gyroscope settings are absolutely fantastic. Throughout my off-road biking the image stability is solid. The higher the FPS setting, the better the resultant image stability, but as I said, I'm happy at either 720p 30fps or 1080p 60fps. Not used the 2k or 4k options for my bike rides yet until I get a bigger SD card, although for short trials walking around the forests, the results are fantastic. The wrist worn Remote Control is OK, but I don't like using it as I have to take my left hand off the handlebars to press the relevant button on the control, which is worn on my right wrist. Has caused me some off-balance problems on rough forest tracks. I can't really fit it to my handlebars either, so I have relegated it to remote picture and video taking when using the camera on a tri pod. My daughter paid £260 for a Go Pro Hero 7 Black and we did the same bike ride with her using the Black to record at 1080p 60 fps and me doing the same with my Akaso V50X, and we did a second ride at the highest resolution and fps possible. We reviewed the resultant videos on a 40 inch television via the HDMI ports and quite honestly I could not see a darned bit of difference in the performance, with the exception of the Go Pro playback being a little darker than the Akaso. My daughter said she could see a slight difference in the EIS, but I think it was wishful thinking on her part. The only thing the Go Pro could do that the Akaso couldn't is rotate the screen image when the camera was held upside down. My daughter mounts her camera upside down on her handlebars, so that the camera is below the handlebars, and the image rotates accordingly to an upright position. The Akaso doesn't, so if I mount my camera below the handlebars, I have to manually flip the video when reviewing it on my PC, or I just mount it above my handlebars if I can't be bothered to alter the handle bar mounts. If you look at the performance and abilities side by side as we have, then I got the better deal considering that the Go Pro cost two and a half times as much as the Akaso, £260 for the Go Pro against £99 for the Akaso. On a final note. The Akaso comes with a wide variety of mounts to mount the camera almost anywhere in any position, and the water proofing was was tested in 24 feet of water for 40 minutes and came out dry as a bone ( NOTE: I used a few ball bearings and some tissue paper to weigh the water proof case down during the underwater test, didn't want to risk the camera. However, at the end of the test, the tissue paper was completely dry and the case showed no sign of water ingress ). My only negative point is that the sound quality isn't the best, even with an external microphone. It's not a deal breaker but I note it just to be fair. All in all, a brilliant piece of kit which exceeded my expectations. I'm considering getting another as a back up and looking to buy one for my other daughter's birthday in a few weeks. If you have the SD card problem as I stated in my first paragraph, just contact Akaso customer services for instructions on getting a firmware update.

The camera kit comes with loads of different attachments for several situations including underwater use. The instructions are concise but clear. The video quality is great but a battery charge lasts about 70 mins so you have to remember to change it. It comes with 2 batteries and a charging unit so expect to get about 2+ hrs of video footage from them. Unfortunately, the remote control unit with my camera arrived faulty and the options were to return the whole kit or accept a sum of money to buy a remote of EBay. The remote would be handy for photos but not so mush for video. Overall, it’s a great camera and cheaper than a GoPro so a good alternative. Mine is mounted to my cycle and captures good footage. Not a bad camera at all for the price.

I bought this action camera to replace a Sony action camera and the performance of this Akaso V50X exceeds it in every way. I have worked in the imaging sector for 35 years, so excellent image quality, effective image stabilisation and good low light performance are of paramount importance to me, especially when capturing video footage recorded at speed from a bicycle over rough road surfaces. I only use an action camera for recording my cycle journeys and I wanted to leave this review for other cycle enthusiasts out there who are thinking of purchasing the camera for the same purposes, whilst also providing some imaging experience based on the camera for other potential buyers. I have updated the firmware in the camera from a link kindly provided by Akaso who responded to my email immediately, so I now have both the ‘EIS and Giro’ modes available, in addition to the external microphone option. I recently did a 63 mile, 4 ½ hour bike ride with the camera and it performed flawlessly. I recorded my ride in 1080P 30 fps mode with Giro and EIS turned on and the resulting video footage was outstanding. This resolution and frame rate is perfect for the purposes I use it, and I was amazed to get 1 hour and 55 minutes recording time from each battery. The brightness, contrast, colour, hue and saturation were naturally true to the environment and the image stabilisation was unbelievable. I have the camera mounted to my bike handlebars, which is always a problematic area when trying to capture stable video. With this footage there was no ‘Jello’ effect whatsoever, irrespective of the terrain. I have attached a couple of images to show the mount I made for the camera from a couple of cheap handlebar brackets and a bit of aluminium sprayed up to match the bike, whilst using the tripod mount that came with the kit. I have not uploaded any sample footage as I cannot see the point as it will inevitably be compressed in some way. Furthermore, every viewing monitor is different. I am particularly delighted how the ISO (light sensitivity of the CCD) can be altered to suit my rides in low light conditions. Furthermore, the resolution of the CCD (12 Megapixels) is just right to support 4K video whilst retaining only the necessary required pixels to suit low light recording. Because these pixels are larger than the pixels on a camera with a higher resolution, they are naturally better at resolving light as the surface area is larger. All too often, manufacturers sell their products boasting a high ‘Megapixel’ resolution, which is great in ideal shooting conditions with an abundance of available light, but in low light conditions cannot be achieved without additional lighting. This camera maintains a perfect balance in providing only the necessary pixels required for 4K footage, whilst maintaining good low light performance. In testing, this theory worked well and the camera produced very acceptable results in these conditions with EIS and Giro turned off. It is also worth mentioning that I commute in total darkness on country roads with only two high powered bike lights for illumination. I have not tested footage recorded in every mode, but 4K footage is astonishing when played back on my Samsung 4K TV. I have also not tested the camera function, as I will use a camera if I need to take photographs. The case works really well with the camera and the footage suffered no lens flare when riding into the sun or any loss of image quality. I was also able to operate all functions from the external buttons. Although I recorded in the 170 degree angle option, the distortion was kept to a minimum, and certainly better than my previous Sony camera. In this mode, depth of field is fantastic with virtually no part of the image being out of focus. There is a massive array of photo and video recording options available on the camera and it comes supplied with loads of accessories and mounts. I also like how the shooting modes can be altered to suit the environment being recorded, in addition to the usual auto mode. The audio quality is perfectly acceptable when out of the case, but it suffers when inside it. This is common sense to me as the microphones are covered up when inside the case? I can highly recommend this camera for anyone who needs to capture video in sporting type environments as the image stabilisation has to be seen to be believed. Paired with fantastic image quality and good low light performance, I cannot see why anyone would need to pay any more. As an added bonus, I have also registered my product with Akaso online, who are currently offering an additional 1 year warranty! Well done Akaso.. what a brilliant little action camera this is!

Mi serviva una action cam "sacrificabile" (cioè che nel caso di cadute o furti non ci devo rimettere una follia), e che facesse dei video decenti. Il prodotto è buono, in rapporto ai 102 euro pagati, ma bisogna perderci un po' di tempo nei settaggi. VIDEO La cam da il meglio di se in 4k/30fps (anche se dubito siano reali, ma producono video perlomeno nitidi), con attivata la funzione di Stabilizzatore ma DISATTIVATA la funzione di Giroscopio, altrimenti detta Calibrazione della distorsione. Se viene attivata tale funzione (Gyroscope nelle impostazioni video, oppure Stabilizzazione ecc.. nelle impostazioni generali) la cam tenta di ridurre l'effetto fish eye e di mantenere l'inquadratura orizzontale, ma non avendo un processore performante, nel fare ciò genera un video a scatti. Le altre impostazioni le ho lasciate automatiche, e devo dire che la regolazione ISO funziona bene ma ci vuole circa mezzo secondo prima che la macchina di adegui alle variazioni di luminosità. La sensibilità è accettabile fino ai 500 lumen (stanza di 30 mq illuminata da lampada ad incandescenza da 60 watt), al di sotto dei quali non si può pretendere che la una cam di questo prezzo faccia dei video guardabili. AUDIO L'altro compromesso a cui adeguarsi è la scelta tra registrare l'audio o avere la macchina impermeabile (e resistente agli urti). Se si sceglie di usare la cam fuori dalla custodia impermeabile, come nel mio caso, bisogna sapere che al primo urto (caduta dalle mani da 1 mt di altezza sul pavimento) la macchina è da buttare (in un solo urto si è aperta in due, e si è irrimediabilmente scheggiato l'obiettivo). Se invece la si vuole fare durare un po', si può scegliere (come stavo facendo io prima che cadesse) di forare la custodia per permettere la registrazione dell'audio, ma addio impermeabilità. Altra cosa: se volete un audio decente (non HD ma nemmeno effetto "dentro una pentola") con la custodia montata, bisogna per forza forare quest'ultima in corrispondenza dell'attacco usb e acquistare il microfono esterno (attivando tale opzione). Fatti i dovuti compromessi, ricordo che la cam ha una formattazione tipo FAT, per cui nei famosi 4k/30 fps registra video della lunghezza massima di 15 minuti. Quindi una ripresa di 40 minuti (durata della batteria) genera 3 video. Il touch screen è ottimamente responsivo, ma tanto nella custodia è inutile :) Non ho testato la connessione wifi con l'app del telefono perchè non è di mio interesse. Il telecomando funziona, ma con un raggio d'azione molto limitato (max 5 metri). La dotazione di accessori è ampia e copre quasi tutte le esigenze di aggancio (quasi vuol dire che se dovete attaccare la cam ad una bici che davanti ha il marsupio, l'accessorio è troppo basso, e la prolunga viene fornita in altri kit di accessori a pagamento). Non ho testato l'effettiva resistenza alla pressione dell'acqua della custodia, ma posso dire che dopo avere usato una sua concorrente al mare, tutte le parti di metallo (cardini e molle dei tasti) arrugginiscono con una velocità inversamente proporzionale al numero di lavaggi in acqua demineralizzata ;) Quindi mi accingo a comprare la seconda, perché appunto la prima l'ho già involontariamente sacrificata, e intanto continuo a usare la prima per gli esperimenti di modifica della custodia.

El modelo que he recibido tiene ligeras diferencias en el funcionamiento, menús y configuraciones en comparación con otras cámaras V50x que he visto en reviews y comentarios. Adjunto imágenes de cómo es la que me ha llegado por si a alguien le ocurre lo mismo. Para empezar, faltan bastantes opciones de configuración, como el giroscopio, no aparece la opción de grabar en 1080p a 90 fps ni aparece la opción para elegir el codec de video. El menú de modo también es diferente, con bastantes menos opciones. Al encenderla, no aparece la versión, simplemente el nombre de la marca... En cuanto a interfaz también se notan diferencias, el icono de la batería está invertido y no tiene color, los sliders que aparecen en algunos ajustes no tienen el mismo color, el desplazamiento de los ajustes no es continuo sino que desplaza de 3 en 3... Prácticamente nada es igual, todo tiene ligeras diferencias. Me puse en contacto con el soporte de Akaso y me enviaron un firmware para actualizarla pero fue imposible, ya que la cámara no entraba a la actualización (básicamente era cargar el firmware en la SD y encender la cámara conectándola al PC y presionando el botón ARRIBA, una vez hecho eso la cámara debería comenzar a actualizar el firmware, sin embargo, simplemente se encendía). Después me enviaron otro firmware diferente el cual sí conseguí instalar (esta vez simplemente al encender la cámara aparecía la opción) sin embargo, parece ser la misma versión que traía, ya que nada ha cambiado después de la actualización. Después de eso me comentaron que seguramente estaría defectuosa y que la devolviera. Igualmente me he puesto en contacto con el vendedor por si tiene la solución al problema. Y si alguien conoce la solución, estaría bien publicarla ya que viendo las últimas preguntas parece que hay mas personas afectadas. A pesar del fallo, la calidad de video es bastante buena, los colores eran muy vivos y se veía bastante bien incluso a 1080p a pesar de que he leído reseñas que indican lo contrario, no se ve tan bien como a 4K pero la calidad es bastante buena en comparación con otras cámaras de precio similar y superior. La he usado poco, básicamente he hecho videos de prueba y poco más, habré grabado un total de 30 min y la batería está a mas del 65% con una sola carga (también he pasado mucho tiempo con la cámara encendida con el tema del firmware y demás), así que en cuanto a batería parece bastante buena. En cuanto a los accesorios, trae bastantes, una batería extra (un total de 2) y cargador de baterías para 2 baterías, que me parece lo más destacable, el resto son enganches genéricos que suelen traer todas las cámaras de cualquier rango de precios... En definitiva, trae todo lo que indican en la caja. En mi caso la he devuelto y la he vuelto a comprar, ya que la cámara parece bastante buena y si funciona correctamente, merece mucho la pena por el precio que tiene. EDITO 1: Me acaba de llegar la nueva, y confirmado, por algún motivo, la recibida anteriormente es un modelo antiguo. A simple vista también se ven algunas diferencias en la cámara. En este caso tiene el firmware nuevo en la versión 4.1. Subo imagen de las dos cajas, la de la izquierda es la nueva, la que indica que tiene el EIS 2.0. Si alguien recibe el modelo antiguo, el de las imágenes, recomiendo devolverla y volverla a pedir.

Wat een gaaf ding! Helemaal goed.

Achetée comme cadeau, et cela a plu. La personne à qui je l’ai achetée m’a envoyé une vidéo après avoir filmé une sortie en vélo, la qualité était correcte , maintenant je lui avais offert cette caméra pour qu’il puisse également filmer sous l’eau lors de ses plongées , je n’ai pas encore eu de retour à ce sujet.

Eigentlich wollte ich mir nur ein externes Mikro für meine alte Actioncam kaufen (eine von denen, mit dem "Pro" im Namen). Doch die Akaso V50x und das Mikro sind zusammen so günstig, das ich mich entschlossen habe statt dem Zubehör für meine alte Cam lieber die Akaso V50x plus externem Mikrofon zu kaufen. Und man bekommt wirklich sehr viel für relativ wenig Geld: - Neben der Kamera gibt es noch eine Fernbedienung (super praktisch z.B. wenn man wie ich die Kamera beim Motorradfahren verwendet) - Zwei Akkus plus Ladegerät - diverse Halterungen und Adapter (mit denen man die Kamera auch relativ problemlos an den Halterungen anderer Hersteller befestigen kann) - Ein wasserdichtes Gehäuse mit Ersatzteilen - und noch diversen Kleinkram zum befestigen,ankleben und reinigen... Vom Lieferumfang her wirklich enorm, was Akaso da alles in die kleine Packung gestopft hat. Das Paket ist tatsächlich randvoll mit Zubehör ! Wirklich TOP. Zur Kamera: Die Kamera wurde mir vor ein paar Tagen geliefert und es ist aktuell Winter, also bin ich jetzt noch nicht mit dem Motorrad durch die Gegend gefahren und habe "action" aufgenommen, sondern ich bin einfach mal draußen und drinnen rumgelaufen und habe mit den verschiedenen Einstellungen rumgespielt, was man halt so macht wenn man sich ein neues "Spielzeug" zulegt. Und nach den ersten Test-Videos als Fußgänger kann ich sagen das ich mit der Qualität der Videos und den Möglichkeiten der Kamera sehr zufrieden bin. Die Menüführung gefällt mir sogar deutlich besser als bei meiner alten Kamera (ihr wisst schon welche ich meine). Bei Tageslicht sind die Videos wirklich gut, mehr als ausreichend für meine Zwecke. (meine andere Kamera ist natürlich noch besser, aber die kostet auch dreimal so viel) Die Kamera bietet die Möglichkeit diverse Einstellungen vorzunehmen: Video Auflösung (von "4k30fps" in Schritten bis zu "720p120fps") , Bild Stabilisierung (on/off), Weitwinkel von "extra breit" bis zu "Schmal" und diverse andere Settings wie z.B. ISO-Wert, Schärfe, Weißabgleich, Belichtung. Hier kann man - wenn man das denn möchte - also wirklich viel rumspielen bis man das optimale Setup für die jeweiligen Verhältnisse gefunden hat. Das muss man aber nicht machen, die Voreinstellung für die meisten Settings ist gut (oder passt sich dank "auto" setting dann automatisch an die jeweiligen Verhältnisse an) und man kann alle Einstellung mit einem klick auch wieder auf die Ausgangswerte zurück setzen, falls man alles total verbastelt hat. Neben "normalem" Video kann man auch noch Zeitlupen und Zeitraffer aufnahmen machen. Also, alles in allem ist die Akaso v50x für das Geld wirklich Top. Nun zum Audio, und das ist so eine Sache, doch dazu weiter unten die Details. Das eingebaute Mikrofon ist soweit gut. Sowohl innerhalb der Wohnung als auch draußen in der Natur ist alles gut und deutlich zu verstehen. Das eingebaute Mikrofon ist also absolut in Ordnung, entsprechend hoch waren meine Erwartungen an das externe Mikrofon. (Das externe Mikro ist nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten, das habe ich extra dazu bestellt, doch falls es den einen oder anderen interssiert schildere ich meine Eindrücke vom ext. mikro hier auch kurz) Also habe ich im Menu auf "externes Mikrofon" umgestellt, das Ding angeschlossen und wieder getestet: Leider wurden meine Erwartungen an das externe Mikro überhaupt nicht erfüllt. Nicht einmal ansatzweise. Die Audioqualität des externen Mikros ist deutlich(!) schlechter als die des internen Mikros. Absolut nicht zu gebrauchen. Wirklich unterirdisch schlecht. Da ich auch schon Rezensionen gelesen habe, die das externe Mikro in den höchsten Tönen loben könnte es natürlich sein, das mir ein defektes Mikro geliefert wurde, ich weiß es nicht. Grundsätzlich funktioniert es, doch die Audioqualität ist unterirdisch. Mein Fazit zur Kamera: Die Akaso V50X ist eine tolle Action Cam für einen sehr guten Preis, und es ist auch bereits viel sinnvolles Zubehör enthalten. Und ja, Ich würde sie sicherlich wieder kaufen. Nur von dem externen Mikrofon würde ich abraten.