Pacuwi 4K WiFi Sports Action Camera,30FPS 2.7K Resolution Waterproof, 2 Inch LCD Screen,173 Degree Wide Angle Fisheye Lens, with Rechargeable Battery and Mounting Adapter Kits

I order serval 4k Action camera, all different brands. This was the hand down, best value.I DO RECOMMEND this Pacuwi 4k Action Camera.I want to see if I enjoyed action camera photography, turns out I do LOL. I figured I buy a couple inexpensive units to test the water, and get multiple angles. Of the 3 I ordered, this was the BEST VALUE. I paid $26, it takes decent images & comes with a bunch of accessories. It does take a few seconds to start up once you power it on, but so did the others. You will want to explore the menu, it comes set for 1080i, but you can set it up to a claimed 4k as well as make other menu adjustments to suit your needs. I had one unit I paid over twice as much for and this one performs equally as well, in fact, the one that cost twice as much, had a shoddy waterproof case, where as this one is hold up fine. I wish I'd bought 3 of these. I hope this review is helpful.

The first question that you may get in mind, when you see this camera, for sure will be something like this "Hey, this looks like $500 camera from the big brand, but it costs 10 times less, so it should be junk, and I should not buy it?" And you will be all wrong. Why? just read below, and check customer images and videos and decide by yourself.This camera has certain advantages, first of which is the low price, and 2nd one is the excellent features for the given, and ever higher price. Why this is important? Action cameras are used for "action" whenever it be skiing, diving, climbing, cycling or whatsoever, where risk of camera damage or lost is very high, no matter how rigid it is, or how well it is protected. Insurance companies know all this very well, so if you want to get insurance for your expensive camera, it will cost you almost same as new, expensive camera, and by this moment you realize that for the price of expensive camera + insurance you can simply had bought ten (10 !) of this cameras, and feel much more relaxed, confident and happy. And for the image quality and features, this is not the top notch product, but quality differences are not so huge (you can see it by yourself, by checking my photos and videos), so this camera is an excellent all-rounder for an average user - it has 120fps slow motion, it can record 4k video, it can do Full HD at 60 fps, it can be controlled remotely via wifi, it comes with HUGE amount of mounting accessories. So basically, all you need is to charge battery, insert MicroSD card (you can swap them on the fly, very convenient) and with single press of the button, you're ready to go! Once again, I suggest you to go and check my sample videos and images, and I will continue with the camera description.Camera:Let's start with the camera itself. It is tiny camera, you can check photo of it next to AA battery, to get the size idea, it is made of black plastic, with ribbed edges, and feels and looks very solid, not like some cheap counterparts like Eken or whatsoever. Front side has Power button and the lens, rear side has LCD screen, and two leds, blue and red. The blue led is power led, it is on when camera is being turned on, flashes during video/photo recording, and red led indicates low battery or when camera is connected to the charger. Left size has MicroSD card slot, Micro HDMI and Micro USB cable connectors, as well as microphone. Right side has up and down buttons, for menu navigation (these keys are also used as shortcut for WiFi enable/disable) and a speaker. Top side has the shutter button and yellow led, which flashes when Wifi is enabled, for a short time. Bottom size just has battery door cover. By default, camera is placed in underwater enclosure, and fits there securely, no shaking or rattling, all controls operate properly and without issues. And of course, it is waterproof (field tested), I will review accessories in details later.Camera menu and features:The camera on screen menu is very easy to operate, you just press the button, it cycles thru the menus, that's all, and is available in multiple languages, like English, French, Spanish, Russian, etc. Surprisingly, English translation is quite good, almost no flaws to be found. One thing you have to note, that by words "Open" and "Close", translator meant "Enabled" and "Disabled" accordingly, so if you see menu item like "Time lapse: Close", it means that time lapse had been disabled. I can't say anything about other languages, whenever they are translated correctly or not. Menu is really simple, actually, you don't need to adjust almost anything, the most important thing - resolution selection, is the 1st item in the menu, and can be changed with the single press of a button. Within the menu, you can change resolution, time lapse duration, photo resolution, white balance, sound recording - all of items you will find on any pro grade camera. It has additional interesting feature, so called "drive mode". When enabled, when you power on the camera, it immediately starts recording, which is very handy, when you're in hurry - just power on, and it records instantly.Video modes and quality:This camera has various video modes, starting with 4K 30 fps, ending with 720p 30fps. The video bitrate is variable, and averages as 38mbps in highest quality and resolution modes. For the timelapse, bitrate can be considerably higher and reach up to 80mbps. The bitrate limitation reduces usefulness of 4K mode, unless you shoot something slowly moving or static objects. But, with given bitrate, 2K mode is perfectly usable, while 1080p at 60fps being really smooth and fluid. What I'd like to notice, is the fact, that even at 4K mode, so called "floating jelly" effect, which is caused by rolling shutter, is far less noticeable that you will find on competitors products, or even on DSLR and camcorders! Slow motion can be set either 1080p 60fps, which gives 2x slow motion, or 720p 120fps, which gives 4x slow motion. Night time sensitivity is impressive, and there are no issues with white balance or exposure, you can check all that in sample videos, uploaded by me.Still modes and quality:You can set resolution in still mode, from 2MP to 16MP, also, you can select several modes for photo, such as delayed shutter (3-20s delay), interval picture taking (3-30s delay) and so called "drama shot" which in fact, is standard burst mode, and can take 3-10 shots in the row, speed is approximately 2 FPS.Battery life and charging:As manual states, battery will last for 70-80 minutes. By my practical considerations, 50-60 minutes are more realistic figures, but this is common for all such cameras, and if we consider fact, that battery is same format that is being used by industry leaders, you're not limited by that fact at all, and having 2-3 spare batteries with you, when going on filming video, is not a bad idea in any case. Camera charges battery reasonably fast, maybe, it takes 40 minutes, or even less. This indeed good, but having separate charger and spare batteries won't hurt anyone.Memory card and compatibility.I've used various MicroSD cards with this camera (starting from 512mb to 64gb), all work fine, but please note, if you want smooth video in 4K, 2K, 1080p 60fps modes, get at least class 10 MicroSD card. I've tried Class 4 and Class 6 cards, and sometimes, video had issues, like "falling apart" image and freezes. But when I've installed class 10 MicroSD card, problem is gone, everything is butter smooth.Mounting accessories and their quality:This camera comes with literally, TONS of accessories for mounting it on almost any possible surface, whenever it will be sling bag, bike handle, helmet, strap, tripod, copter or whatsoever. All accessories appear to be made with high quality plastics, fit camera perfectly and have no issues. Underwater box was successfully tested in my bathroom (please check the video).Wifi and remote control:The app available for iOs and android. I have tested it on Asus Zenfone Selphie, running Android 6.01 Found absolutely no issues with connection or operation. The delay lag of course is present, but it is barely noticeable. Effective indoors operation distance was about 25 feet, while outdoors, at open area it worked, you won't believe me but, up to 60 feet!Conclusion:Excellent all-rounder for a very affordable price, just add memory card, and couple of batteries and you're done - no need for anything extra to be purchased.

You get what you pay for. The image was just ok but not very sharp. Detail was lost in dark areas that were not properly exposed. Navigation through the controls was straight forward, and the camera came with a lot of useful accessories. I did however have an issue getting the battery to charge fully. For some reason I could only get it to charge to about 75% of capacity no matter if I used the wall adapter or the USB charger.I made a video that can be seen on youtube if you type in "The Pacuwi 4K WiFi Sports Action Camera ($49) Vs. The Akaso EK7000 ($79)" or "Photojunky Drone Zone."Overall I would say for $49 dollars, you are getting an average value and nothing special.

edit: I now have gotten the camera to work using a Sandisk Extreme Plus 32gb MicroSD card like this: https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-microSDXC-Adapter-SDSQXSG-032G-GN6MA/dp/B010NE3QS0 Raising the rating to 3 stars since the documentation and error messages really need to clarify exactly which cards work with this camera.original review text: Just received this camera and it looks great but I've tried 3 different name brand microSD cards (Sandisk, PNY, and Kingston--all just 8 to 16GB in size, so nothing extreme or special) and the camera refuses to format any of them. I just receive a cryptic 'TF Card Plugin' error for all the cards. I've tried formatting all the cards on my computer but no luck either. Unfortunately this camera is completely because of this issue. I searched but can't find any help, updated firmware, or other info that could resolve the problem. Avoid this camera.

Pacuwi 4K WiFi Sports Action Camera ,30FPS 2.7K Resolution Waterproof, 2 Inch LCD Screen ,173 Degree Wide Angle Fisheye Lens, with Rechargeable Battery and Mounting Adapter Kits This is a great camera for the price. The faster frame rates, features, and menu navigation are on par with the name brand. I would consider this equivalent of the GoPro4 for the faster frames per seconds at 4K, 2.7K, 1440p and 1080p. The point-and-shoot camera option is very convenient and easier to use. Night vision could be better but I will not complain for this price. It connects to other devises by USB, WiFi and HDMI and note that there is no Bluetooth connectivity. It comes with many mounts and they can be used to mouth the camera almost everywhere. The quality of the image is really great and the wide angle is so wide that you never have to back up. Overall it is an excellent product, easy to use. durable and performs well.

Actually connects to Wi Fi easier than my Go Pro hero 4. But Wi Fi range is short and once disconnected unit shuts down.