GA420

Until now, I’ve always bought GoPro cameras. Let’s be honest, you can’t beat them when it comes to quality … but what good is quality when your camera is as unreliable as a GoPro? I’ve them wipe my SD card, freeze without me realising (hard to tell when you’re on a motorbike) and have had sound issues galore due to shady adaptor connections. Sorry GoPro, but we’re through. It isn’t me, it’s you.After much research and the recommendation of a friend I trust, I decided to try the Wolfang GA420. Coming in at about a third of the price of a GoPro, I wasn’t expecting much and was quite prepared to just have it as a spare if necessary. It won’t be necessary.In terms of size, the camera itself is comparable to the GoPro, but from the get-go it feels heavier and more solidly built than the more expensive competitor. The screen on the front is an unexpected and welcome bonus at this price and is a godsend for self-footage. The number of extras that come as standard is enough to make a GoPro owner weep.Without the protective housing, the camera is waterproof enough to cope with weather, but probably not so much a snorkelling trip or more (although you can’t take a motorbike snorkelling so I wouldn’t know for sure). The protective housing to make it fully waterproof comes as part of the package.In terms of performance quality for my needs, the GA420 certainly punches above its weight. I want it as a motorbike camera, both for use on my forthcoming five-week trip across Europe and also as a dash cam n case of accident (which I am clearly confident would not be my fault!) For the latter, video alone is probably good enough but for recording the trip, I’ll need sound and that was one of my big concerns because the sound on most of the cheaper cameras I’ve investigated sounds like a wasp farting in a tin can at anything over walking speed. Not so the GA420!I’ve tried to upload some video with this review so you can see what I mean. Unfortunately the file is too big but, assuming Amazon allows this, you can also find the footage at https://youtu.be/FO-48FS5GKAIt took me a while to get everything positioned for this level of quality, but I’m not quite finished yet: I want to try moving the mic a bit in the helmet to see if I can get it clearer still. In case the URL above is deleted by Amazon, I’m clearly audible up to around 40mph/65kph, acceptable for another 10mph/15kph, and it’s a slight effort beyond that, though I'm still audible at 60mph/100kph-ish. I could never get any GoPro significantly better than that, so what more can I ask for?Right about now, I can hear you wondering what issues I have with the camera. Firstly, the buttons are very small and you have to press them quite hard and with great accuracy to make them work – not easy with motorbike gloves on.Second, the only microphone it will take is Wolfang’s own. I have a couple of pretty expensive mics I’d prefer to use, but I can’t. To use the mic, you need to open the port cover on the side of the camera, which means it’s no longer weatherproof – not great on a motorbike. On the GoPro, I was able to take off the port cover completely, drill a hole in the waterproof housing to access the mic port, and then cover the gap around the lead with Blue Tac to maintain the waterproofing. Wolfang’s door isn’t removable, though I have been tempted to get a well-aimed hacksaw at it!Finally, third-party accessories (like a waterproof housing in case I mess up drilling the one I have) are difficult to find, though Wolfang are quickly responsive and will usually help. (If you’re reading this Wolfang, Can I have a spare case ... please?!)Overall though, I can’t say anything other than this is a fantastic camera; not only for the money, but just generally. It’s a real bargain and if you want most of a GoPro’s features for a fraction of the price, I can’t recommend it enough. Don’t kid yourself that you need a GoPro because the chances are you really don’t … and I’m certain you don’t need the unreliability that comes with them or the extra spend they require to buy.

My first delve into the world of action cameras so I have no previous experience.I looked long and hard at the GoPro 11 but simply couldn't justify the price.The camera itself is tiny, feels weighty in the hand and gives the impression of being well built.I downloaded the app and paired it easily enough. I tried to download the first attempts of footage to my macbook but no matter what I tried it simply would not find the device.Trying to review the footage on the rear screen I find its just too small to give much of an idea.Just got back from a week in Cornwall so have used the camera a bit more, also fired up an old windows surface which found the device immediately..Having now reviewed the footage I can say I'm surprised how good it actually is. I've unknowingly shot everything in in wide angle so the horizon has the annoying fisheye look. The photos are clear and vibrant but zooming in they show a slight lack of detail.The internal mic suffers from wind noise quite badly, the EIS works quite well smoothing out the bumps on a bike ride.I shot everything in 4k 30fps as other reviews claim the 60fps degrades the image.It also works pretty well underwater with no issues.There are a load of bits for attachments most of which I probably will never use but simply having them is a real bonus.I feel the cost is the biggest bonus of this camera. I purchased the camera, 128gb extreme card, extending selfie stick and a carry case for only £10 over the price of the brave 7.Be careful to look after the rubber lens cap as its very easy to loose and a nightmare to replace!Overall this is a competent little camera at a very reasonable price, the fact its waterproof without a case is a big plus. A waterproof case is supplied for the scuba divers.The interface is relatively simple to use, the image quality will be more than acceptable for the majority of users. Be aware of wind noise, the supplied external mic may be better. I didn't try it as I used above and underwater shots at the beach and with the external mic connected its no longer waterproof.It comes with lots of attachments which should get anyone started.You will need an sd card, get one fast enough to cope with the 4k recording and grab a selfie stick as its much easier to use than holding a tiny camera.

HEADLINE GOOD: Video stability is very good. I'm very pleased with tests I've done so far. Front or back screen is a great benefit for me. With my previous one screen action cam it was pot luck doing selfies etc..Comes with two batteries. Comes with silicon lens cover. Waterproof to 10m without housing (not tested), a housing and lots of fittings are included.HEADLINE COULD BE BETTER: No external charger for batteries in the kit. Each battery could take up to 5 hours to charge in the camera meaning 10 hours out of use if both batteries need charging. Chargers are available on Amazon. No pouch or carry case in the kit.IN MORE DETAIL: Clear sound and picture. The audio recording has minimal processing which I prefer. You can boost levels when editing. It is possible to record too loud but the minimal processing in this camera allows good recovery of any clipping. The UI is responsive, its a bit slow pulling up video thumbnails just a couple of seconds. The remote is responsive, pre-paired and has its internal battery already fitted.Good pressure is required for the on/off switch, it is not going to be activated accidentally. The other buttons are appropriately easier to push. With my equipment the microUSB-B needs a straight or left-angle connector because the door gets in the way of a right angle USB plug. The supplied external microphone works well but you have to select on the menu which you want to use. There is nothing to indicate that you are recoding silence if you get it wrong. I've not found an appropriate adapter to connect a generic Lavalier. The digital zoom is in 32 steps, you have to click on the screen 31 times to get from one end to the other and nothing to indicate where you are in the zoom range. Like all digital zooms the image quality quickly deteriorates. Connecting a HDMI changes the back screen to operate as a menu with a clean output to HDMI. By default the video feed goes out of the HDMI, you can use the touch screen to select video or photo for HDMI playback. You cannot take photos or videos with HDMI connected.There is an undocumented lock screen function but it is so easy to defeat I don't understand why it exists.SUMMING UP: A good buy that I'm happy with. I have a charger on the way and the camera will go into my old action camera bag since it is now dead, no it was not a Wolfang.DISCLAMER: I am not affiliated with any company and the unit was purchased by me for personal hobby use. I am not getting any reward or inducement to write this review.

In terms of still image quality I was quite impressed versus my experience with another brand. At an additional 4 megapixel (24 megapixel) over its competitors, it does seem to make a difference. Rich colours, reasonable sharpness. Images can accept a 50% zoom without degrading the image too much. Detail is a little lacking versus a good mobile phone and you are never going to read a number plate at distance (for example). But nevertheless it does produce reasonable quality snaps.When recording in 4K it gobbles up the memory. You can use 215 mb in 30 seconds. 2.7K 170 mb and 1080p 110 mb. With image stabilization, in some cases memory consumption is reduced. I found that with stabilization enabled, there was a subtle reduction in picture quality in all cases i.e. more smoothing and less detail. 4K 60 fps was just too jittery for me and vertical lines were jagged and flickering. My preference was 2.7K or 1080p 60 fps and without the image stabilization.Daylight shooting is great, but as daylight deteriorates you start to see some grain. But it works well in low light conditions, until maybe dusk. Sound recording is, in my opinion, quite good.The unit itself fits in the palm of your hand, and is of reasonable quality. It is quite heavy at 4.7 ounces or 133 grams (with battery installed) and my Hohem gimbal trembles when the camera is attached. If I remove the battery, the gimbal is fine, so there is about half an ounce excess.It only has a wide angle, not super wide and the image stabilization is only available for certain video resolutions.I would have preferred to have had a battery charger supplied as part of the accessories as it seems to be super hard finding a standalone charger that will take the GA420 battery. One of the simplest things provided by Wolfang is a simple rubber lens cap. What genius.In summary, this is never going to match high end mobile phone cameras. But for a budget action camera that produces quite good quality video footage and costs little more than £100 I don’t think I can complain.

I used to have a robust camera with 5x zoom and a decent underwater mode but it stopped charging so I got one of these for a snorkelling holiday in S Egypt. It feels solid and it never let any water in past the seals, snorkelling without the casing. When it let me take still images of coral and fish the results were often quite sharp and 24MP allows for some digital cropping. I never did find the underwater mode it promises and when I tried Wolfang support, after a lengthy delay I got the fatuous response "tap the screen". NO... Luckily I'm good at post processing images and video to recover the lost red.What makes this camera worth only 1* to me is the interface. The buttons are very hard to press. In bright sunlight, underwater through a mask the tiny screen is useless for my old eyes and no attempt has been made to help. The still and movie modes look almost identical and every so often the camera resets itself from still images to movies. which I rarely want for coral. It would have been so easy for them to fix that, maybe a red blob on the screen for movie, green for still. I guess what is happening that movements of the camera underwater mistake the transit of salty water across the touch screen as a finger swipe.So my Egypt reef pics were all blue, no underwater mode, and many that should have been good still images were jerky, useless videos. If I ever bother with this camera again I'll try it on stills mode in the underwater housing. Less chance of it switching unasked to video mode.To actually use the camera underwater I had to buy a separate flotation handle which screws into the tripod mount. I don't think any of the accessories will screw into the camera's tripod mount.

Wolfang is made by HD King who supply the same cameras to Akaso and other brands so if you've had for example, a Brave 7 LE, you'll be getting the same camera under a different brand.Pretty much all budget action cameras will not offer true 4k as it's simply a 1080 image upscaled to 4k so you're better off using 1080p30 or 2.7k30 which works well. I say 30fps as this camera simply cannot process 60fps as it introduces very bad jittering and image quality suffers greatly. At 30fps the video is quite acceptable as is the EIS.Low light performance is difficult for it, but that's not too dissimilar to most action cameras, though it does respond reasonably well to denoising in post.One thing I like about this and the Brave 7 LE is that the device is waterproof without the plastic case which is a big plus and it feels quite robust in the hand so no issues with build quality which is surprisingly premium feeling.The touchscreen feels somewhat primitive but it gets the job done. The front and back screens are both plastic, which is actually ok as it won't be prone to cracking.The other plus is that a USB C mic comes in the pack and it actually sounds pretty good out of the box so that's a nice, useful addition. There is also a lens cap in the box too.Battery life is decent I usually get just over an hour(ish) in 2.7k30 (better battery life when using 1080p30) as I find it offers the good quality and performance.Overall it's not a bad camera as long as you accept it has shortcomings such as it's upscaled 4k and inability to sufficiently process 60fps.It's a real shame that a log profile isn't available as the image profiles are not to everyone's taste and are often very oversaturated.Would I buy it again? Yes probably if a log profile was available.

First impression is an action camera of good build quality and performance. I'm using GA420 for cycling, on Sametop Chest Harness from Amazon (great harness!). Pleased that I don't have to used the supplied 40m casing. For cycling in rain basic camera is adequate, durable, robust and small size. I'm using the tripod mount screw fixing with Sametop adapter to chest plate. I tried 2.7k resolution on first ride but vertical field of view in Wide Angle mode lacked upper distant road/sky view when riding with racing handlebars (body leaning downwards). Changing resolution to 4k the GA42 uses more of the image sensor pixels so increases vertical view and solves this problem. In Sametop reviews some users monted camera upside down and inverted image to vertical view angle. In 2.7k lasted more than 1.5h each battery. Image stabilisation is good, particularly vertical motion. Experience so far this is really good value for money and recommended.Only negatives are:1. Limited documentation, particularly doesn't mention the remote.2. Camera arrived set to German language - took a while to discover how to change to English3. Remote tested by trial and error. I discovered pairing with camera by holding both buttons down for a few seconds. In use, after close pass by a car, I pressed red for still photo expecting video recording to continue, but camera later shut down after time-out, video recording stops when photo taken. Press gey to restart recording, there is a faint sound for video record/stop. However, with chest harness LED indicating video record state isn't visible so easy to get.

The camera works alright, it's not great, but for the money it's not bad.The thing that let's it down is the app. It simply doesn't work. It won't connect. Please check the reviews for iSmart DV2 before buying this camera.You'll be okay if you don't mind removing and installing micro sd cards all the time. But it's 2023! Who wants to be doing that! Not me.Wish I'd tried the app before now, I'd have sent the camera back.Please check the app! I wish I had.

Très bonne caméra j'aimerais juste avoir une plus grosse batterie

De camera is top voor de prijs die je betaald. Ik ben geen vlogger/youtuber en gebruik de camera vooral op de motor als extra zekerheid in het verkeer (als bewijsmateriaal indien nodig). Het beeldmateriaal is gewoon goed, zowel film als foto.Dan nog het puntje service. Ik was op zoek naar een oplader voor de accu's, dan gaat normaal via de camera. Ik mailde Wolfang en kreeg een keurige mail terug, hun eigen oplader was op dit moment niet beschikbaar maar een vergelijkbare was beschikbaar (met een link naar een oplader op Amazon). Helaas was dat Amazon Amerika en dit product wordt niet verzonden naar Nederland. Ik mailde Wolfang opnieuw en legde uit dat ik die niet kon bestellen. Ze gaven aan hun oplader op te kunnen sturen wanneer die binnen was. Toen ik vroeg wat dat ging kosten inclusief verzenden was het antwoord: gratis. Dat vind ik top en had niet eens gehoeven, ik wilde er sowieso een aanschaffen. Dan wacht ik wel een paar weekjes. Hier een zeer tevreden klant.

I live in the South Australian outback and this, to my mind this is the perfect camera for my harsh conditions. Summer temp's can exceed 52°C (125.6°F), dust storms, wild, electrical, thunderstorms, gale force winds etc. I can take it with me to my childhood home in snowy mountains, be in -14°C, blizzard condition nights etc and know that this camera will survive.Because of this it's the ideal camera for travel and touring etc. It has wifi connectivity to smartphones etc, doesn't get bothered by rain or even being totally submersed in a pool or flooded road crossing. It's got multiple glass lenses that won't be effected by our Aussie sun's, intense UV levels or extreme heat. It's got a tough, metal casing which also acts as a heat sink for heat dissipation and comes very well kitted out with accessories.It's rugged enough for backpacking, touring etc and there is plenty of youtube videos displaying its video quality's but it does record in multiple resolutions and frame rates etc. It's tough enough to be tossed about in a backpack and it will survive my home environ of the Aussie outback.It's cost value is low enough that it won't ruin your holiday if it gets damaged, lost or stolen and at this price point is fairly easily affordable to replace. I'd rather spend more money out of my holiday budget on having experiences than spend a bucket of cash on an expensive camera at the cost of having an experience in the first place, or having a camera I couldn't afford to replace if needed.You can wirelessly connect to your smartphone, download your footage and from that, upload to a cloud or use they phone's memory card, USB stick aka thumb drive, etc for reassurance that your footage is safe and for the sake of backup or redundancy.I'm wary of commenting too much on its colour reproduction etc because it's a camera made in the modern, digital age where such things can be altered by updates etc but for the most part, it records true to life appearances. I've owned and used it for a fair while now (2 years) and in my experience have found that it's colour reproduction is on point with perhaps just the teeniest shade of embellishment on the green's in the spectrum, but again I remind you that this can possibly change with future firmware updates etc. The video I've attached is without using its HDR.It's audio is a problem, it has a foible's that can be effectively managed once you're aware of them. With the lavalier microphone it's too good! Even a mutter, murmour or whisper will be very audible so depending on your application this could be a positive or negative. I'm a youtube content creator and find this to be a good thing for my purposes, with the use of its included lavalier microphone I can be recording in public or giving a commentary about something of touristy value and another person near to me could be unaware that I'm giving a narration. I speak with a quiet manner, virtually underbreath muttering in real life and it comes out very audibly on the video, just like I'm using a conversational tone.By contrast the audio from the inbuilt microphone is very clear, nil distortion, perhaps quiet. With the lavalier microphone and its audio levels, you will probably have to reduce the volume with an editing app just so that the sound is more balanced with your clips using the built-in microphone, which might warrant a bit of boosting in post editing, depending on the conditions you've shot in.In almost all cases THE WIND SUPPRESSION FILTER SHOULD NOT BE USED because it's very much like placing a pillow over the microphone, it just dampens all sound and not just wind noise! There's s plenty of choice on Amazon for cheap microphone wind filters and I highly recommend using one. For a couple of dollars they provide a huge improvement.It can be used as a dashcam with it keeping itself in standby mode until it detects motion and it'll automatically start recording, stopping once the car is standing still. In my opinion it wouldn't be the best choice for a dashcam but a solid choice for recording your travels in a hire car.Where it's video performance slightly loses out is very, very, occasionally it does drop a frame from its digital video. At up to 240fps (frames per second) in 720p or 2K at 60fps or with my preferred 4K at 30fps etc (you've got oodles of resolution & speed options), you've got to be pretty unlucky for the one dropped frame to be a single frame of significance. This is the compromise that comes with any action camera at this price point.Overall this is a great budget camera plus kit but as with all action camera's at the lower end of the price range you've got to expect to make some compromises. With this camera I've recognised its suitability for extreme conditions, identified its audio/video shortcomings and for the most part they all can be overcome. I know of several much more expensive cameras that I wouldn't think be survivable in outback conditions.I'll close out this review by pointing out that having a camera that can survive these kinds of extremes is pointless unless your chosen micro sd card is also fit for the purpose.

Toppen kamera, mycket utrustningToppen kamera som har mycket utrustning till de flesta situationer. Videon är gjort med kamerahuset på, och på lägsta inställning. Resultatet är mycket bra, även på tv:n. Bra med 2 batterier. Appen och wifi funkar finfint. Att hitta alla inställningar i menyn är lite pilligt, men blir väl en vanesak. Är supernöjd och rekommendera kamera

Mille mercis pour votre message. Je ne manquerai pas de vous contacter si j'ai le moindre soucis avec votre caméra.Pour l'instant, je n'ai aucun problème. Je suis très satisfait de votre produit que je ne comparerai pas avec les gopro, qui ne sont pas du tout les mêmes caméras et pas du tout au même tarif. Vous proposez une caméra correcte avec tous ses accessoires à un prix très concurrentiel, merci pour ça.Je cherchais une caméra qui fasse office de dashcam pour mes ballades en moto et pas besoin d'une gopro à 450 euros (sans aucun accessoires d'ailleurs, faut rajouter 200 euros pour atteindre le niveau d'accessoires que vous proposez avec votre ga420... C'est fou !).Pour 100 euros, vous nous proposez une caméra avec une stabilisation correcte, une autonomie correcte, une qualité d'image très correcte, une interface hyper simple et la cerise sur le gâteau, un microphone et une 2ème batterie ! C'est tout simplement du jamais vu.Je possède également 2 vraies gopro et votre ga420.Bien évidemment que c'est un peu meilleur chez gopro mais quand on ramène la qualité au tarif que vous proposez pour votre ga420, c'est juste incroyable.Il faut arrêter de comparer une gopro à 600 euros (à accessoires égaux) avec votre ga420 à 100 euros...Vous avez développé ici un très bon produit au rapport qualité prix indiscutable.Petit bémol, il aurait été royal de fournir un chargeur de batterie. En effet, c'est assez contraignant de devoir charger ses batteries dans la caméra.Ensuite, grâce à la vis 1/4 de pouce sous la caméra, il est possible de filmer sans le boîtier étanche, ça, c'est super! Mais du coup, la lentille est exposée aux cailloux ou insectes... Il serait excellent que vous développiez des protections rondes pour protéger la lentille de la caméra ou un cache qui s'emboiterait par dessus la lentille.Sinon, excellent produit ! Vous êtes sur la bonne voie !Et surtout n'essayez pas d'atteindre le niveau de qualité des gopro parce que vos tarifs augmenteraient et ça deviendrait moins intéressant pour nous.Les caméras wolfang ga420 ont tout d'une grande pour 100 euros, c'est tout à fait ce que beaucoup de monde recherche.Encore merci ! 😉