AKASO V50 Elite 4K60fps Touch Screen WiFi Action Camera Voice Control EIS 131 feet Waterproof Camera 8X Zoom Remote Control

This is my first camera of this type. I bike, kayak and off-road, so this camera will definitely come in handy. There was no way I was paying GoPro prices as I will only use the camera for personal use on a limited basis. My first impression of the camera is very positive. It has plenty of features and the image quality is very good, in bright light. The kit comes with a lot of good accessories. I already have a mini tri-pod for my webcam that I can use, but it would be nice if it came with a mini tripod. With the money saved buying this camera, there are plenty of options for accessories, including extra batteries. I purchased a 128 GB mini-SD card even though the manual lists 32 & 64 GB cards are compatible. The camera recognized it and formatted it without issue. The 128 GB card allows for about 4 hours of video at 4k30fps. The not so great - the camera is only so so in low light situations. I don't plan to use it often in those situations and I knew this before purchasing. So not a deal breaker. One issue that is a pain, on one kayaking trip where temps were in the upper 90s, the camera shutdown because it got too hot. Understandable, but the only way to get it to come back on after it cooled down was to remove the battery and miniSD card and hook up a USB cable with 5 Watts and 2 Amps power source. The camera came right on and I was able to reinstall the battery and miniSD card. Although also not a deal breaker, I need to remember to bring a portable charge that can charge at those specs in case the camera overheats again. All in all, it is a great buy. It was priced at $140, but has a $25 off coupon when I bought it. It's a really nice camera that really captures the great moments when our in nature.

Nice-sized camera. Easy to use and compatible with accessories. Clear video. Great price.

Want to give it 5 stars. I'm doing an upside down mounted camera under my bike seat on my electric "ebimotorcycle" contraption that goes 70ish and is costing around $10K now. This thing has everything, it's insane. I thoroughly compared this to a Hero 9 black, and unless you really want a gopro and its ecosystem, this is the better camera, at least for specific uses, all of these action cameras work differently. This one works better than the hero 9, with fewer but good options. I thought what I did may be helpful to people so I came back around half a year after purchase to leave a review and also a quick "how to" to help out anyone trying to do something similar. This solution is the result of at least 15hrs of playing with various adapters, cards, cables, etc, which I also had to buy for this purpose, costing me around $400 to figure out what only took about $100 then send everything else back with wonderful ole amazon prime. Anyway, I decided to do a rear 4k facing camera that displayed to a 4k screen mounted on the handle bars of my bike, with a wide field of view like 165-175 degrees, as a complete view behind me along with side mirrors. engineering constraints: I wanted the largest screen which made the most sense for spacing and I wanted full 4k from camera to screen with no compression or conversions and the camera was to be mounted under the seat using the framing of the seat and a "bike seat gopro mount," which meant it was upside down which introduces a problem with image rotation. NONE of the available action cams, in early '21 anyway, can live stream anything beyond 1080p over WIFI, so just know that is out. The hero 9 does not have HDMI out, this cam does. hero9, you have to use gopro's media mod if you want HDMI, and you can't use a usbc to HDMI cable or adapter, they block it. with the media mod and HDMI hooked up, you have to click 5-6 times on the camera to display a clean view HDMI signal, which is fine if you're occasionally setting it up, but I want it to work at power on. This v50 elite with HDMI and micro usb connected, it automatically powers on when power is applied to the usb cable I leave plugged in, like I want, and it AUTOMATICALLY displays a clean view HDMI signal when it detects the cable. I then feed that 4k 60fps hdmi into a "cam link 4k capture card", then with a usbA3.0 to usbA3.0 cable into an OTG to usbc cable, then into a Sony Xperia 1 which has a 6.5" 4k width screen, it does sacrifice height for size and in a rear view case, height isn't important. it doesn't matter anyway because the app takes care of that. That phone is the only 4k screen under 11", in addition to the xperia xz premium which is true 4k but a smaller screen and more bezel, so worse for my use. i also bought both phones to test for this. these are both "mark i" phones the "mark ii" versions are being release this year, but are not necessary when you just need the screen, but also get the entire phone. using this v50 elite, a 4k60hz capable micro hdmi to hdmi cable, 4k60hz capable capture card, 4k60hz capable male usbA3.0 to usbA3.0 cable, AND a 4k60hz capable OTG adapter along with an app called "endoscope HD camera," "OTG Camera" once its installed, and the following slight modification, and you get automatic, full clean view 4k. This may be for my capture card, not all: The only bit of additional work that is required for a fully automated setup, is that you have to use that usb cable to plug the capture card to the OTG adapter instead of directly plugging them in so that you can splice the wire casing open and cut the red wire. Then you need to build a simple "555 timer delay circuit," which costs about $2 for all parts and takes all of 3mins to assemble, and attach it between those cut red wires. without using the cable, there is no way to splice that voltage trace to delay the power getting to the capture card by 1-3 seconds, so the camera has tome to boot. i found this stuff has to happen in an order to work properly. adding a small delay to the capture card starting up prevents that. anyway, to summarize: 1) v50 elite on updated firmware from emailing Akaso -leave battery in because will not auto power on with DC power on, without battery. usb connected to switched power -mirco hdmi to hdmi plugged into capture card 2) cam link 4k capture card -off brand is 20 on amazon prime, brand name is 110. both are size of large jump drives -(possibly, see below) needs usb cable for OTG connection with 555 timer delay powering capture card 3) android OTG adapter with USBA for data and USBC for charging. "Type C USB OTG Cable" will charge your phone and also run capture card, just may need timing delay. 4) "endoscope hd camera" app. name is OTG camera once installed. loads camera quickly, automatically loads to clean view and supports 4k 30fps, don't know if it goes higher but that's all I'm allowed, may be limited by phone. automatically zooms to fill the screen and can easily zoom out to full 4k view. i LOVE that its default is exactly what i need. 5) pre-hookup usb and HDMI to camera, HDMI to capture card, OTG into phone, power into OTG cable. turn on camera, give it 4 seconds, plug in capture card to OTG, open app. 4k60 displayed at 4k30 or you can use 4k30 with image stabilization but that's up to you, I like having the extra frames to prevent skipping when the 30hz source and 30hz monitors frames don't line up in time. 6) install screen rotation app that lets me flip the video to the correct orientation since I mounted the camera upside down.

UPDATE: Excellent Customer Service!! Originally I gave a 3 star review. The camera was very good for the price but had been advertised as a touch screen, but we did not receive that version. I was contacted about my review and the company sent a new camera with touch screen. Totally unexpected. I had originally given the camera as a gift and could not return it, but since they sent a new touch screen version, I was able to give our son this great camera!!! I can't say enough about this touch screen! The zoom is on the touch screen instead of buttons on the side of the camera for much improved functionality. The touch screen is easier to navigate. Customer Service explained that the sound recording while in the case is muffled because the case is totally waterproof. The camera needs to be out of the case to have good sound recording. I would recommend purchasing this instead of a goPro or in addition to a goPro if you needed a second camera. We have one super happy 12yo son!! You won't be disappointed in this purchase because this company backs their product 110% and wants you to be satisfied! They will make it right!!! Original Review: This is a great little camera. We have a GoPro Hero 7 Black and this little camera, we purchased as a gift for our 12yo son to film along side us. It is just a fun as a GoPro. The camera lens is a little fisheyed but works great! The microphone does not do very well while in the case but outside of the case it is perfect. It has so many functions for the price! The splash proof remote allows you to use voice commands and operate the camera via the camera's own wifi. The fact that it has it's own app, is great! We highly recommend this camera. The only downfall is that the camera was advertised as a touch screen version but came with a standard screen. Bummer. So 5 stars for the camera, 3 stars for false advertising. If we purchased for ourselves, we would have returned it, but our son loves it so much, we are not going to take it from him. The second downfall would be trying to find a way to film with this camera without the waterproof case, as the microphone can't record properly. It has a standard camera stand screw recess plate, so it will connect to standard camera equipment. It needs a holder to mount to his accessories.

Let me preface this by telling you that I did not purchase this camera for 'high intensity action sports footage,' and I still believe that a goPro is likely the better route for capturing those priceless moments of action. If you're like me, however, and want a solid, portable camera that offers similar features and functionality at a fraction of the cost, then this is for you. At a mere $140, I'll be honest - I didn't expect much. The camera on my cellphone (Note 8) blew me away, and I thought that this would really struggle to compete. Apparently, the realm of personal digital cameras has advanced at the same rate as any other tech sector. After choosing the highest quality setting (4k@60fps, not 30), I recorded some video of my dog and proceeded to transfer to my computer. The screen is great for convenience, but you're going to want to play the footage back on something larger. The file size was large, which gave me a good bit of confidence. After transferring the video, I tried playing it on my computer in VLC Media Player. I experienced quite a bit of stutter, but quickly realized that it was my computer's older processor that was struggling to render true 4k media. I resorted to transferring the video file to a portable SSD and played the file on my Xbox One X. I was blown away by how crisp the picture was. Truly amazing. One major caveat: I don't know how anyone would capture true 4k video with this device while in motion. Mounting the camera with a tripod in a stationary position was the only method of keeping the camera stable enough to prevent shaking. With the 4k@30fps option, motion stabilization is supported and works quite well, but at a sacrifice of quality. Seeing as the main purpose of this camera for ME was to capture photos of myself and my dog (with included remote), and time lapses of the coast where I live. For the function it serves, this camera far exceeded my expectations in all aspects. If you want a GoPro-like device without paying the premium cost, I'd strongly recommend considering this product as a viable option. **I may update the review to include a link to a better example of the video quality. My fear is that amazon scales down the resolution of any customer-uploaded media to maintain a reasonable server load, so if the video appears very pixelated, that is likely the cause.

SHORT REVIEW: I really love this little camera! I used it for 3 weeks in numerous locations throughout the Carribean. The pictures this camera takes are excellent! The videos are great too! You won't be disappointed. (Just remember it is a $140 compact camera. It's not a $1000 professional camera with a $3000 lens nor will it make you a sandwich.) Buy one and then get an accessories pack for like $20 off of Amazon and you will be set for any kind of filming you can think of. LONG REVIEW: I love this ELITE. My last camera was an Akaso 4K Ultra HD which I misplaced so I ordered this one for my upcoming vacation, for snorkeling and scuba diving video and photos. I then found my old 4K Ultra HD camera. So I did side by side comparison tests. After comparing the two cameras, I was very happy that I purchased the ELITE! Side by side comparisons the ELITE blows the 4k Ultra away for many reasons, but a few are far better resolution, touchscreen, quality of materials, additional features on the ELITE. Lets look at a few aspects of this mini camera. VIDEO QUALITY: - (OUTSIDE OF WATER USE and not in an external hard card) - was excellent! I have some amazing video of Pearl Island and Puerto Rico that turned out beautifully. The video quality went above and beyond my expectations. - (BELOW WATER & in a waterproof hard case) - was excellent as well. The video came out beautifully, where there was ample sunlight and minimal sediment stirred up in the ocean. I got some brilliant video of gorgeous marine life swimming all around. I am SO GLAD that I purchased this camera and had it with me. I have video that I will look at again and again. PHOTO QUALITY - excellent! I took some amazing photos on beaches in St Kitts and on Half Moon key that are just spectacular! Like I was blown away with the beautiful pictures. It really beat my initially low expectations. (Reminder the photos are not 16:9 they are rounded.) SOUND QUALITY: - (outside of water use and not in an external hard card) - was surprising great. Who would have quessed that such tiny microphones could pick up such excellent quality sound. I was shocked!! Now, this is not an audiophile's level of expectation, it is just some dude marveling at how good the camera's microphones worked, keeping a realistic expectation in mind. - (below water & in a waterproof hard case) - was such a pleasant surprise! Even in the waterproof hard case the microphones still picks up sound. You can hear the noise of the waves. I could hear music when coming in close contact with it or people, etc. I was amazed that even in the hard case this camera could still record sound as well as it did. TOUCHSCREEN: I love the touchscreen. It saves so much time making one able to do quick adjustments without having to just use the up and down arrow on the side of the camera. You can do quick editing, change the video or photo quality, even do special effects adjustments so fast...and then be right back to videoing. AKASO APP for phone/tablet/pc: The Akaso App for my phone/tablet worked great! I love that I could edit and record using my phone or tablet's screen which is so much easier to see and do editing on considerably larger screens. It also allowed me to show others my photos and videos on a much larger screen. I could even download the photos and videos right on to my phone or tablet for back-up / redundancy purposes. Awesome!! CASING: I like how the ELITE has a rubberized texture to the case which provided a slip-free surface. These cameras are small and I have big hands. I was able to hold this camera and it wasn't slippery to hold unlike the 4K ULTRA with its hard plastic shell. There are many more features that I have not described and as I use this more will share my findings as I am able. Enjoy this camera and make many wonderful and lasting memories with it. God bless!

I was looking for a action camera to take on a family vacation. I originally started looking at GoPro's since that's what most people know and/or would recommend. I love watching all those hardcore sports videos of people motocross racing, snowboarding through the mountains or gliding through the alps in a wingsuit... Let's face it, Redbull doesn't sponsor me for my extreme vacations. I can't justify spending that kind of money on a camera that I will use a few times a year....or better yet, let one of my kids use and drop in the ocean. Our vacation has long past and I have owned the camera for about a year. No, it wasn't dropped in the ocean but that's because I was smart enough not to hand it to a 8 year old. As others have mentioned, the picture quality may not be as good as some of the more expensive cameras but honestly, unless you record something side by side with a better camera or video production is your life, you won't notice a difference. I think the quality was perfect for what we used it for... in fact, the 4k is probably a bit overkill but does look incredible on a 4k TV. Image stabilization work as expected but be aware it doesn't work at the high 4k resolution and higher 60fps settings...again probably overkill so it wasn't a concern of mine. We did record some slow motion videos of the kids...your typically jumping in the pool and swimming videos. The kids thought it was cool...and I did, as well. The touch screen is easy to navigate and understand. It didn't take any paging through the book/manual. I did noticed some flaky response time from the screen from time to time... or just completely not responsive. It was almost like the calibration of the screen was off.. For instance, I would select an option but an option to the upper left ended up getting selected. It took a couple restarts and it was back to normal. I only noticed this when I first got the camera and haven't noticed it since. The waterproof case is exactly that....water proof. Works as expected. The button combinations take a bit of time to get use to since you won't have access to the touch screen while it's in the case. If you want to change any settings of the camera while in the case, it can take a while. Once you figured out the button combinations, it's not a bit deal. All the accessories are great. Many of which I haven't even used yet but are nice to have when needed. You won't have to buy anything extra. The extra battery was also welcomed. I thought I was going to have battery life problems being out all day but rarely needed the extra battery. Granted, I wasn't recording constantly and would turn it on only when needed. I have already recommended this camera to friends and coworkers and would definitely get another one, if I lost this one. Overall I have been very happy with the quality and value....and it's even cheaper now then when I bought it.

Updated review after almost a year of use: The Akaso V50 Elite camera records decent video for the price, but leaves a bit wanting. Indoor image quality ends up either looking blown out or too dark and there is a lot of temporal noise in the image (looks really awful). Image quality outside in bright sunlight is actually pretty decent. I did have a couple of clips one day that had some odd color saturation issues when a cloud passed in front of the sun (image had high contrast with dark green tint). The zoom is awful; just don't use it. The battery seemed to start getting low after 40 minutes with the camera on the entire time and only recording a dozen 1-2 min clips in that time frame. I had some occasional issues with a few 4k video files when editing. Adobe Premiere Rush wouldn't even show the video, but still played the sound; Shotcut showed an error for several clips stating that they needed to be converted for editing, but then displayed no image for those clips; Openshot would load the videos, but then skipped the clips having issues after output. They seem to playback fine on media players, but you may run into some issues when editing. I haven't had the same occasional issues with the camera set at a lower 2k resolution. There also doesn't seem to be a way to set recording duration. One time it randomly recorded in 15 second segments when it was windy and another time they were a bit shorter than 2 min; they all splice together just fine, but a bit of a hassle. The touchscreen interface is a bit clunky and makes it a bit of a hassle sometimes to change settings. Overall it's an acceptable camera for the price when used outdoors, but will be looking to get something different as a primary action cam and camera in general in the future.