Super cool I just ordered one it’s basically a way cheaper GoPro thank you for being a legitimate review not someone getting paid to false advertise so people waste money much respect brother
I just bought the same one about a month ago. Couldn't pass up the Amazon deal for $59. I originally bought a Akaso EK7000 which is a good camera, but it don't have a ext mike jack like this Apex. Both batteries are inter-changeable so that is good. Enjoy!
Thank you for the review. I hate when I buy something and the reviews are bad. I bought this on and now I am just trying to figure out how it works. Bummer about the quality of 1080 but, for the price, I will just live with it. I appreciate your testimonial.
Is the stabilization something you need to turn on or does it only work in certain scenarios? I took mine for a walk attached to a chest rig and the video bobs left and right the entire time.
Actually, I'll have to disagree with you, concerning your comment about the conditions of that day not being good enough for a proper test of the camera and its settings. Cloudy days and even better, lite rain cloudy days are SUPERB to test out both the hardware and firmware of a camera, and especially the lens of the camera! Darker days allow a photographer to clearly see how the camera delivers (or doesn't) contrast amidst shadows, changing variances of light from the various strata of rays coming down through wetter or dryer clouds (thus changing depth of perception for the camera lens and hence, the firmware controlling it), and then the color contrasts between light and dark colors in varying degrees of light! Any camera can do a pretty good job with enough sunlight, but the true test comes with less than desireable conditions; then we learn the positives and negatives of a camera/lens/firmware combo in terms of depth of field, contrasts, articulation of focus, and the all important degree of pixelation. Watching you transition from 1080 to 4k proved to me that the camera is more than adequate per the task you have assigned it: strapped to a wing strut or tail section for filming (I would recommend the strut location, because quite frankly, that little camera has a great depth of field and wonderful contrast abilities.). Longevity through the crucible of endurance under conditions will be the true test of the camera, but at the baseline, you're starting with what looks to be a great little camera that will work well for your purposes. Cheers from Central WY, USA
You were happy with the pixelization (that's a word... right?) when I had it set to 1080...?!? because I wasn't. I didn't get an unpixelated image until I got to 4K which frankly, is ridiculous. My Contour at 720 shoots a better image than the ApexCam at 4K. Definitely something wrong there.
@@mmatt My observations of your Apex were based upon using the same point of focus throughout your settings range: the door and windows of the large building down to the left in the frame. The color variations and depth of field focal point was the tree and grass of your backyard (nice backyard by the by....though I would have loved to have seen a half dozen or two of huge Concord Grape plants to the right of the tree...but I digress.....I've been wanting some quality home made wine of late, and there is none to be had). Throughout the range of acuity (changing of the matrices) the door way became sharper and sharper, as did the windows (actually the edges surrounding the windows). I should have also been watching the cloud patterns for a more accurate depiction of pixelization (I checked for the spelling this time....sometimes my spelling gene departs from me at the most inopportune moments), however, I was more interested in depth of field and sharpness for structures, since a lot of you videos include quite a few houses and other buildings, cities in background, and traffic on roads. The color contrasts of your backyard seemed to indicate to me that the landscape framing you have most of in your videos, should come in quite nicely, though color striations are something that would have to be checked on another day, with more sunlight to accentuate those colors (a panorama style I guess I would call it). Having said all of that, given the drawbacks of the camera from your personal considerations, especially the dual open mic lines and your serious concern with the level of pixelization-especially in post production efforts, given that you bought it off of Amazon, I'd pack the sucker back up, get the RMA, and send it back to them. Get the refund, wait another month to save up some more shekels, sell anything with which you are not dearly attached (a common practice in my home), and 'buy up', especially when it comes to the glass: one can NEVER have too high quality glass for the camera!!! Considering your neck of the woods, consistently good flying weather for good shooting should still be a month, month and a half out, so you've got the extra time to put more shekels in the kitty for a really higher end camera set up. I used to shoot semi-pro for rodeos and motor sports (mud bogging), as well as the ubiquitous wildlife and landscapes (I literally live in the Oil Patch in central WY) which everyone and their siblings shoots these days. Anywho, I continue to enjoy your videos, with only a couple exceptions (personal biases on my part, not yours), and look forward to the day that I can see an Aeromentum 3 cyl 75hp 4 stroke on your airplane.......that sucker ought to climb out at about 1600-1800 fpm at the right angle of climb. Hope the rebuild on your friend's new plane continues to go smoothly...his kid seems to have a good sense of humour.
I thought the pictures /video was great you had an overcast day that may have affected the video. I have ordered this camera but will be using it while riding my recumbent trike will let you know when I can ride outdoors again but right now we are in quarantine in Ontario thanks for your review and unboxing. I also like the remote idea so I do not have to get off my trike to take pictures or run a video. Ps love the planes. You need a program with the mic to cancel out other noises other than your voice do not know if there is one but will find out also thanks again for sharing.
Thanks for the review. Have you tried it underwater at all? I'm going on vacation in November and was looking for some cheaper alternatives for a camera that works underwater. I don't really want to drop several hundred dollars on something that i'm not entirely sure i'll be using much beyond this trip. It doesnt have to be top quality, just something that i can use to capture some cool fishies when i go snorkeling.
Great review... i ordered this cam yesterday on amazon, i considered it cuz my damn gopro hero 5, right outa the box its a peice of crap. 3rd gopro in 6 years, batteries kife out(hero session) , it dont record when u think its recording, memory card format stuff..etc.. gopro is no longer the king. Kinda sucks actually
@@JAfonsoNunesMartins10 heros are very unreliable now, and battery wasnt interchangeable. 3x i went out on -10°c'ish days, pressed record and it shut off 5 mins in.. saying dead battery. So, yea, fuck that.. junk
I guess for the price it's not too bad, judging by the image quality alone of course but that downscaling to enable video editing is going to be a pain unless you get a more powerful desktop PC.
It looks like a good cam for the price. I was able to see the uncleaned blotches of your window. Good enough for what i need it for. Hope ya go through battery life before this video ends. . .
Thats Funny Matt, checking this Review and i see Parts R Us, im like what? , I see these planes over my home all the time, Im in Lower Brighton, Great review of a Crappy Camera, i sold my Gopro 7 Black as it would not handle Cold on the sled, Now have a couple DJI Cams if you'd like to test sometime, give a shout.
Ha ha, that's hilarious! I have switched over completely to DJI cams now. I have four of the original Osmo Actions and one Osmo Action 3. I had an Osmo Action 2 but it fell off the plane on my way to Miramichi.... oops. lol
great review, loved the little plane. But really, if you can afford that kind of hobby, I'm sure you can afford a gopro. Then you could share even better videos
Came for the camera review. Stayed for the flying of the little planes. Now I want one. Not the camera but the little plane.
Ya, the camera is a lot less impressive than the plane! ;-)
I'm sticking with the Contour cameras for now, they work much better.
i just came for the camera review so seeing that airplane footage was kind of a surprise. pretty cool videos man!
Super cool I just ordered one it’s basically a way cheaper GoPro thank you for being a legitimate review not someone getting paid to false advertise so people waste money much respect brother
in reality, you got scammed
I love how you just got right into to unpacking
I just bought the same one about a month ago. Couldn't pass up the Amazon deal for $59. I originally bought a Akaso EK7000 which is a good camera, but it don't have a ext mike jack like this Apex. Both batteries are inter-changeable so that is good. Enjoy!
Thank you for the review. I hate when I buy something and the reviews are bad. I bought this on and now I am just trying to figure out how it works. Bummer about the quality of 1080 but, for the price, I will just live with it. I appreciate your testimonial.
Is the stabilization something you need to turn on or does it only work in certain scenarios? I took mine for a walk attached to a chest rig and the video bobs left and right the entire time.
excellent review
A very good camera at first sight, I would have liked to see the installation with the support to give me a better idea.
Thank you for this review.
Actually, I'll have to disagree with you, concerning your comment about the conditions of that day not being good enough for a proper test of the camera and its settings.
Cloudy days and even better, lite rain cloudy days are SUPERB to test out both the hardware and firmware of a camera, and especially the lens of the camera! Darker days allow a photographer to clearly see how the camera delivers (or doesn't) contrast amidst shadows, changing variances of light from the various strata of rays coming down through wetter or dryer clouds (thus changing depth of perception for the camera lens and hence, the firmware controlling it), and then the color contrasts between light and dark colors in varying degrees of light!
Any camera can do a pretty good job with enough sunlight, but the true test comes with less than desireable conditions; then we learn the positives and negatives of a camera/lens/firmware combo in terms of depth of field, contrasts, articulation of focus, and the all important degree of pixelation.
Watching you transition from 1080 to 4k proved to me that the camera is more than adequate per the task you have assigned it: strapped to a wing strut or tail section for filming (I would recommend the strut location, because quite frankly, that little camera has a great depth of field and wonderful contrast abilities.).
Longevity through the crucible of endurance under conditions will be the true test of the camera, but at the baseline, you're starting with what looks to be a great little camera that will work well for your purposes.
Cheers from Central WY, USA
You were happy with the pixelization (that's a word... right?) when I had it set to 1080...?!? because I wasn't. I didn't get an unpixelated image until I got to 4K which frankly, is ridiculous. My Contour at 720 shoots a better image than the ApexCam at 4K. Definitely something wrong there.
@@mmatt
My observations of your Apex were based upon using the same point of focus throughout your settings range: the door and windows of the large building down to the left in the frame. The color variations and depth of field focal point was the tree and grass of your backyard (nice backyard by the by....though I would have loved to have seen a half dozen or two of huge Concord Grape plants to the right of the tree...but I digress.....I've been wanting some quality home made wine of late, and there is none to be had).
Throughout the range of acuity (changing of the matrices) the door way became sharper and sharper, as did the windows (actually the edges surrounding the windows). I should have also been watching the cloud patterns for a more accurate depiction of pixelization (I checked for the spelling this time....sometimes my spelling gene departs from me at the most inopportune moments), however, I was more interested in depth of field and sharpness for structures, since a lot of you videos include quite a few houses and other buildings, cities in background, and traffic on roads.
The color contrasts of your backyard seemed to indicate to me that the landscape framing you have most of in your videos, should come in quite nicely, though color striations are something that would have to be checked on another day, with more sunlight to accentuate those colors (a panorama style I guess I would call it).
Having said all of that, given the drawbacks of the camera from your personal considerations, especially the dual open mic lines and your serious concern with the level of pixelization-especially in post production efforts, given that you bought it off of Amazon, I'd pack the sucker back up, get the RMA, and send it back to them.
Get the refund, wait another month to save up some more shekels, sell anything with which you are not dearly attached (a common practice in my home), and 'buy up', especially when it comes to the glass: one can NEVER have too high quality glass for the camera!!!
Considering your neck of the woods, consistently good flying weather for good shooting should still be a month, month and a half out, so you've got the extra time to put more shekels in the kitty for a really higher end camera set up.
I used to shoot semi-pro for rodeos and motor sports (mud bogging), as well as the ubiquitous wildlife and landscapes (I literally live in the Oil Patch in central WY) which everyone and their siblings shoots these days.
Anywho, I continue to enjoy your videos, with only a couple exceptions (personal biases on my part, not yours), and look forward to the day that I can see an Aeromentum 3 cyl 75hp 4 stroke on your airplane.......that sucker ought to climb out at about 1600-1800 fpm at the right angle of climb.
Hope the rebuild on your friend's new plane continues to go smoothly...his kid seems to have a good sense of humour.
@@mmatt Did you ever think you got a bad camera maybe something was wrong with it?
more gooder 😂 it was cute. nice review! thanks
7:31 Hard foward slip followed by a long landing and used every inch of the runway. Glad it stopped in time.
I thought the pictures /video was great you had an overcast day that may have affected the video. I have ordered this camera but will be using it while riding my recumbent trike will let you know when I can ride outdoors again but right now we are in quarantine in Ontario thanks for your review and unboxing. I also like the remote idea so I do not have to get off my trike to take pictures or run a video. Ps love the planes. You need a program with the mic to cancel out other noises other than your voice do not know if there is one but will find out also thanks again for sharing.
Thanks for the review. Have you tried it underwater at all? I'm going on vacation in November and was looking for some cheaper alternatives for a camera that works underwater. I don't really want to drop several hundred dollars on something that i'm not entirely sure i'll be using much beyond this trip. It doesnt have to be top quality, just something that i can use to capture some cool fishies when i go snorkeling.
Hi, I’m a year late but I hear akaso action cameras work underwater. No idea how well you can see everything but for future reference I’d recommend it
what about TIMELAPS?
It is completely unfair to shoot through a modern treated glass window and talk about resolution
Wonderful video! Thank you so much. Does it do Motion Detection?
Not that I know of.
Great review... i ordered this cam yesterday on amazon, i considered it cuz my damn gopro hero 5, right outa the box its a peice of crap. 3rd gopro in 6 years, batteries kife out(hero session) , it dont record when u think its recording, memory card format stuff..etc.. gopro is no longer the king. Kinda sucks actually
how do u go from a hero 5 to a 40€ cam??
@@JAfonsoNunesMartins10 heros are very unreliable now, and battery wasnt interchangeable. 3x i went out on -10°c'ish days, pressed record and it shut off 5 mins in.. saying dead battery. So, yea, fuck that.. junk
This cam you can put it to your phone ? Like to saw others in VideoCall a better quality ??????
I guess for the price it's not too bad, judging by the image quality alone of course but that downscaling to enable video editing is going to be a pain unless you get a more powerful desktop PC.
If they had advertised it as a 1080 and it shot crisp and clear in 1080, I'd be all over it. But having to downscale it really killed it for me.
Which memory card did you buy to use ?
For the life of me I can’t get this to connect to my phone? Keeps getting an error msg when I try to load it up through the App
Definitely prefer the Contour.
Yup, me too. I've got a new one on the way. :-)
I would like to remove the fisheye, is it possible? if yes, how? thanks
Not possible as far as I can tell.
you can in premiere pro, "lens distortion removal"
It looks like a good cam for the price. I was able to see the uncleaned blotches of your window. Good enough for what i need it for. Hope ya go through battery life before this video ends. . .
What knife did you use to open the box Matthew?
Kershaw 1660
Please tell me how to turn on image stabilization
You're right its scaled up. Thanks for the review I will NOT be getting this camera.
Is the camera better than the Xiaomi Yi 2k?
what is battery times in term of recording 4k , does it last long ? how long will it last ?
About an hour or so.
Thats Funny Matt, checking this Review and i see Parts R Us, im like what? , I see these planes over my home all the time, Im in Lower Brighton, Great review of a Crappy Camera, i sold my Gopro 7 Black as it would not handle Cold on the sled, Now have a couple DJI Cams if you'd like to test sometime, give a shout.
Ha ha, that's hilarious! I have switched over completely to DJI cams now. I have four of the original Osmo Actions and one Osmo Action 3. I had an Osmo Action 2 but it fell off the plane on my way to Miramichi.... oops. lol
Have u come across a problem where ur videos won’t load on ut
sweet
Can i use 2.mm to 3.5mm jack adapter to use other mic like boya mic?thank you.
No reason why not that I can think of.
@@mmatt thank you i try i wish it work.
Good fly
Thx 😁
more gooder
100% trash quality its not even worth 2 dollars
WOAH not even 2 dollars???
Whats your everyday knife?! 🤣
It's a Kershaw 1660
I can't get sound worth crap
This is not 4K haha. 720, maybe 1080 maximum... But for the price it's ok
the 4k is pretty choppy :S
use proxies to edit
Wow, your machine has something like 100 feet take off rolling distance!!
Just like what drug dealers need in mexico!🤔🤔
jose martinez 😀😆They land on top of the pyramid with the atlanteans cleared by a Chak mool on each side!
great review, loved the little plane. But really, if you can afford that kind of hobby, I'm sure you can afford a gopro. Then you could share even better videos
Ces la que j'ai tantôt
Looks bad