Best Action Cameras

SJ scam = junk – dont waste your money is my opinion. Worked about 5-6 times now wont download the videos / photos. 2nd one died within a month and no help from sjcam… Read more

from china. The one that died was within a month of purchase. The second one only did about 10 videos and maybe 20 photos

Great Compact device with minor flaws – There have been plenty of reviews left online for this device that out of the box performs well. I'd like to just briefly highlight a few minor… Read more

issue that should be taken into consideration. It's not waterproof without a large case that restricts some of the gimbals features. I also felt I needed to baby it from extra knocks or the environment in general ie dust which meant I didn't take it out with me as much as I should have when on holiday - preferring my mobile phone camera on some excursions just to be safe while others in the group have action cameras that were more robust. In the end a great vlogging (point to self) camera and set pieces. But its no action cam nor one for pulling out quickly and configuring its setup at a moments notice but produces excellent stable videos.

If you’re looking for a ROBUST camera DO NOT believe Insta360 x3 is the one‼️ – Please DO NOT BUY Insta360 X3 until you you are completely convinced and believe that what they say about their product’s glass of the camera is… Read more

RUGGED built???ROBUST? TOUGH as NAILS?

I really thought they are cool, all the nice tricks and videos taken by these cameras. I’ve been wanting to have one and I thought I could use it so many things. In my mind action cameras are built with strong, tough, hard body that can handle stress and pressure so as the lenses should be tough as it is used for different sports. I thought when I have this one I will have it lasted for a long time as I’m not even going to use it for extreme sports. So my kids on early august 2024, they decided to chip in to buy it for my birthday. I told them I’ll use it for the graduation, formal, travel and videoshooting. I just bought it not long ago the x3, it’s not even a month, it’s already broken. Why and how? I used my insta360 x3 to video shoot my girls who are making a film for save the date for their upcoming birthday celebration, I attached it to it’s insta360 invisible selfie and tripod. Stand it up on a flat surface while taking a video outdoor, a weak wind came past the tripod and boom, my camera fell and hit the floor. The camera lens got a bad scratches and the mid glass frame broke due to the impact. Its only been a few times I’ve used it and just past 15 days since I bought it. The insta360 tripod/selfie stick didn’t make my insta 360 x3 safe now its broken. I was so upset…Why an action camera not tough enough for this kind of situation. It’s not a CHEAP camera, it cost a lot of money, just like that it’s useless. Then I realised When I bought it off anaconda no one offered a care plan now I’m left to a damage camera and I have to pay extra for a repair to be able to use it? If I knew that the care plan is highly recommended for this accident I would have bought it…when it just past 15 days I couldn’t get the plan. The salesman in Anaconda didn’t even mention or recommended some protection of sort if this camera is so fragile and protective items is a must, It should have been higly recommended and should there be a warning that use the insta360 X3 camera without protection at your own risk!!! Why isn’t there any because they claim it to be TOUGH AS NAILS, RUGGED BUILD ITS COVERED WITH TOUGH TEMPERED GLASS PLUS THE OPTION OF STICKY LENS GUARD FOR EXTRA LENS PROTECTION ( I saw that online ad but not on the box when I opened in box and no one has said it to me when I bought it) I didn’t search this up before so how would I know it?

How does a customer would feel about the product if they experience this??? This is my experience. I can’t deny it does lots of cool things but I can’t believe how FRAGILE IT WAS FOR AN ACTION CAMERA. Imean for the amount it cost you would expect a really tough and all sorts of environmental condition it can last long. I’m very sad up until this moment. I’m annoyed at the tripod as well you would think what a tripod’s function for the camera? It’s to hold it upright as safe and can carry the camera in a safe manner…I don’t know how intelligent the maker of this to make short legs with a tall height and as to the ratio and weight of the camera to the tripod itself….I don’t know anymore how to explained this except I felt robbed for paying that much for a camera that only lasted for just over 15 days, it’s unfair my kids worked up for the money they chipped in to make me happy, I felt I got fooled by believing how they advertised this so nicely all good reviews but only the pros not cons….of course reviews are nice thay give the cameras for free to review it and rate it. I kind of admit i maybe stupid for buying it but you know I was really hoping for good strong quality for the amount I’m paying. If I knew this I was going to end up with then I woupd have chosen, go pro or something else that are more experts on this action cameras, or would have chosen the cheap ones if it’s to last for that long only….

I thought if it’s action camera it would be tough, robust!!! So hundreds of dollars now gone to waste . This upset my teenager kids who chipped in to buy this camera for my birthday, because they knew how much I really wanted to have one. I was going to use it for upcoming graduation, 18th birthday, formal and a holiday, now I don’t know what to use.

How affordable is the repair? It’s not affordable I asked for help with my experience….I mean it’s so unfair it’s bought brand new for so much money, it’s very expensive and have only used a few times??? And just because of the tripod couldn’t keep it standing in a weak wind ( I swear, it’s not even that strong wahhhhhh) …That’s it??? Can anyone give justice to this experience? How can one recommend this product to anyone???

I was looking forward for their consideration and reply. I was told to send my tripod to them and the insta and I spent like almost $30 the insta to cover insurance and signature to make sure they received it.

I wasn’t happy and think that their offer wasn’t good enough. I don’t have an extra $240 to get it repaired right now. “INSTA360 has agreed to replace your tripod and offer a 20% discount on camera repairs. The discounted repair cost is approximately AUD 240 (AUD 211 for front lens module and 95 for the LCD screen component).” I mean tripod got no damage and why would they want to replace it??? It’s the camera that got damaged due to its own tripod not being able to keep still in an outdoor environment and condition.

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT-Avoid GoPro all together – I bought 2 HERO10's just over 12 months ago. Haven't been happy from the start with their battery quality and overheating issues. They have only had… Read more

minimal use and not subjected to harsh conditions. One of the cameras has completely stopped working out of the blue. GoPro will not replace as it's 'out of the warranty period', instead trying to push me into their scammy subscription service (which I've had past issues with i.e., was a hidden subscription when I purchased) whereby I can then get a replacement for $150. I've seen hundreds of posts online of people complaining about multiple GoPro products having issues and support not doing replacements etc. - just do yourself a favour and completely avoid this company. Trash. Perhaps going to look into DJI.

I will never buy a go pro product ever again! Unfortunately I had an 11 that kept overheating. Sent it back for a replacement and while a little bit… Read more

better still overheats within 5 mins of recording.

It shows that GoPro will put out faulty products without caring about their customers. There are plenty of other action cams out there, I would strongly suggest not going with a GoPro.

I bought the Akaso ek7000pro 12 days ago. So far, everything is working perfectly. I am quite surprised how sharp and clear the video is. I have it… Read more

mounted on my motorcycle helmet and was genuinely shocked regarding the flawless video at 4k, even while purposely flailing my helmet all about. I am only going to give 4 stars for now, as I am yet learn how long the batteries last.

Good little action camera for the price – Bought this as a rush purchase before going on a massive family trip. I wanted to capture some of the action, but didn't have an action camera, and… Read more

didn't want to splash out big in case it got lost or damaged. The shipping from Amazon was phenomenal, and the camera arrived the day after I had ordered it (which was a day before we set off). Once I unpacked it, I was pleasantly surprised to find 2x batteries, and a charging dock included. Alongside the batteries were a bunch of accessories and mounts. So many accessories and mounts, that I had buyer's remorse for splashing out on an additional accessory pack. One major downside of this purchase, was it doesn't come with an included memory card, so be aware you will have to source one separately. Also, this camera only supports a 32gb SD card, so only a few 4k videos and you memory card will be full. There is a phone app called Akaso Go, and you can connect to the camera wirelessly. I found the app quite clunky, and not entirely intuitive to use. The connection to your phone is via wifi also, so this limits what you can do on your phone while connected to the camera. Once all charged and memoried up, I strapped this camera inside the waterproof case, and onto the bullbar of my 4wd and hit the tracks. The mount seemed flimsy and not overly tight, though I must admit it took an absolute mountain of punishment and never came loose. In fact my UHF aerial snapped in half from the punishment, though the camera mounted a few CM below never moved. The quality of the videos I took was pretty decent without being spectacular. I limited it to 2k videos though, as I was concerned about filling the memory card too quickly. Watching the videos back was near pointless on the tiny screen, and the phone app was a pain to navigate around, so had to wait until I could plug in to a PC. Overall though, considering the price point, I think this is a good little action camera for the right occassion.

Pros: Comes with 2 batteries and charger Lots of accessories Mounts and case very hardy

Cons: Doesn't come with memory card Only compatible with upto 32gb card App is pretty aweful

As a cheap camera I wasn't expecting much. Maybe I got a dud. The camera would work quite well on manual mode but I was hardly going to stand by a… Read more

trail camera to take phots of wildlife. I could use my DSLR for that. I took it back to the Heatherbrae store to have someone check the camera. No one at the front of store knew about the operation of it but they took it out back to check it. I was then told that it was working perfectly. It certainly does on manual but still not with the sensor mode

Cant Use After Market Batteries - Dont Waste your Time with DJI – Cant use after market battery. Gets the "Abnormal battery alert and is unusable." Total FAIL from DJI to put software not permittitng after market batteries. Should have stayed with GOPRO.

Decent quality video camera at a low price, but with some caveats – Decent quality video camera at a low price, but with some caveats. Pro - Relatively cheap for a brand name camera - In good lighting, you can get… Read more

nice quality results - small and light (and rugged/waterproof)

Con - Slow transfer speeds between camera and app on phone - Not so great in low light conditions - Bit of a learning curve attached - Don't bother with battery saving mode as the video quality is unusable

I have been using mine for about a month now. If the lighting is good then you get some good quality shots in hi res. After transferring them to the app, you can stabilize the videos and even "punch in" to a linear lens (to lose the fish eye look) with decent quality (or even punch in to a portrait aspect ratio).

My main issue is that it is slow to actually hook it up to the app and the transfer speeds are very slow. A 1 minute video takes about 5 to 7 minutes to transfer to your phone.

Also, I ended up paying extra for a basic subscription to the Quik app so that I could save and export my edits (about $15 per annum). It was worth it to me to avoid having to export all the files to hi res video on my phone and then edit them manually. The auto editing functionality is decent and probably about 80% as good as I could do manually anyways (and without the hassle).

Bottom line, this is not a tool for professionals, but also probably not for beginners either (as there is a learning curve attached to using the app). I just wish I could transfer video faster as well. You cannot transfer them via the cable for this model (only wireless).

Also, to change the resolution from 4k to 1080 you need to turn on battery saving mode. This does lead to smaller file sizes, but when you punch in from this format, the quality suffers greatly. I started out using battery saving mode, but eventually stopped because of video quality issues.

Sports - Camera great. iOS Software 2025 since update terrible. Too many gimmicks which don’t work well. Cant use iOS anymore the only way is instas… Read more

360 studio with a Mac now. They’ve taken away lock direction, going from bad to worse. I don’t want to travel with computer. So I ended up buying a later version go pro.

I purchased a Go Pro to walk the Camino Trail, when I read that instead of using mini cards to store the clips, Go Pro said when you charge up… Read more

batteries every night, if you pay for a subscription, we will automatically upload your photos into GOPRO cloud storage, that worked well, if I lost the GoPro all of my data would be safely in the cloud, no more changing cards that are full each day. Now that sounded good, until. Yep until I got back, and tried to download all or some of my footage to use in my Video Editor (Go Pro have recently stopped the Quik application for Apple. I am not going to edit after a trip on a small IPhone. I have wasted literary weeks trying to satisfactorily download those clips/footage so that I can edit my my Video Editor, looking for answers, this problem has been going on for years and years with GOPRO and they still have not fixed the problem of DOWNLOADING, not UPLOADING but DOWNLOADING that footage. Look at the net and see all of the comments about the same problem, people are irritated and angry that Go Pro don’t appear to be fixing the problem. Very simple problem from your end: Clear and concise instruction on how to download footage stored in Go Pro to either and external HDD or to a computer, and for those external tech people and well versed from outside GoPro who must have some solution, are still complaining that there is a 25 clip restriction put on downloads at one time. Date: Tuesday 4th March, 2025

It's a waste of money...and moreover a missed opportunity for what would have been a great video ... if I had only taken my GoPro 10, instead of the… Read more

Zero X. Shocking audio, terrible video capture, acute wind noise audio blasts...not even fit to sell 2nd hand...

Go Pro unreliable – I have owned 4 GoPro action cameras. Hero 3, 360 action camera Hero and the Hero 6. ALL have had software buggy issues. I still have the 360 and the… Read more

hero 6. The 360 camera often wont power up and U need to remove batter then place on charger and remove SD card to get it to start. Can't do that when out on my bike.. The hero 6 has soud dropping out all the time and randomly changes resolution. I got so annoyed that I purchased a DJI Action 4. Yay it simply works every time. I think the GoPro is a great camera, and produces hight resolution than DJI. They just need to make them work properly. I wouldn't get into a hot looking plane if they kept crashing.. Whats the point of having an action camera if you keep missing the action. So if you want to go pro. Choose something other than a GoPro. I not here to promote another camera, but I am very happy with my cange to DJI Action 4 at this stage.