That's the thing about Eken - they sometimes change the hardware components, but keep the same model name. Sometimes image looks bad because of the light - if you shoot in dark area, or with a lot of light/dark objects in thwe same scene, it may look worse. But if the image is considerably worse - could be something wrong with the hardware.
Здравей и поздрави от България! :) От известно време се наслаждавам на ревютата, които правите и съм абсолютно впечатлен! Присъединявам се към мнението на един от коментиращите в друго видео, че качеството на канала е на нивото на най-добрите от о 500K. Виждам, че клиповете ги снимате в България и затова си позволявам да пиша на български, а и английският ми не е много добър. Конкретно към молбата ми... Очаквам с нетърпение да направите ревю на EKEN H5s Plus. Все още няма достатъчно ревюта в тубата, но от това, което прегледах ми се вижда доста тъмна картината и много мнооого зелена. Продължавай в същия дух. Имаш позитивно излъчване, което кара хората да те гледат. Успех :)
Здрасти! :-) Мног ое ободряващо да видя мнение на човек от България и такива коментари, разбира се, много ме зареждат с желание да продължавм. Радвам се, че тези ревюта са полезни и помагат да се добие по-добра представа за възможностите на тези камери. Аз едва вчера разбрах за наличието на Eken H5S Plus, и ще потърся варианти да пристигне и да мога да я разгледам по-обстойно. Поне на теория изглежда чудесна и с дългоочаквани пообрения по липси, които ги няма в предните модели. Освен това, в близко време очаквам да бъдат обявени още 2-3 модела от други марки, които да направят по-силно впечатление. Следващите 1-2 месеца определено ще бъдат интересни :-)
It is the third menu called "video interval". I checked on the menu of anothewr Eken camera and the only options are 1 minute and 5 minutes. WOuld you please send me an email on Tuesday - contact@tech4all.net - I will be able to check then.
I'm still waiting for the H5S Plus, since I've read it has a better video quality, but I guess this one will have to do it for now for the people. And regardings your question, I don't find the quality of the video better than the T5e or the Firefly 8s, but maybe that's because of my monitor or the youtube compression! As usual, great review. Very informative and complete, thank you!
Hi Alejandro, thank you so much again for the kind words! I was not ware for the existence of the H5S Plus, so I will see if I can get it for review. It seems to have awesome characteristics, and 100fps on FullHD - that is admirable ;-)
I'm stuck with my H6S video intervals at every 5 min, meaning each video file is max 5 min of recording. If i have a 30min footage, then there will be 5 files and i have to spend time for post-edit to patch up the files to make a complete video. Freaking inconvenient. Otherwise, all are ok. Please help me to rectify this. Thanks a zillion.
@@TechMishka i wasnt recording with 4k. I used to own one unbranded china-made sports cam and it's duration is every 15 min, which is still a lot better. My friend has a Yi 4k but it doesnt break up the files at all.
@@TechMishka Received my new Eken H6S Cam , check it out , i tried underwater on 1980p 60fps and looks good, as for the sound since its mounted on a waterproof casing , it still sounds ok, th-cam.com/video/dXgIP-HLW2Q/w-d-xo.html
The footage is very detailed. Good show from eken. But the t5e still reigns the throne. The h6s is cheaper (in my country) so considering that, it's pretty impressive.
1 week ago I was in a decision for my 1. action cam so far. To the competitors of the final selection belonged the Eken H5s, Eken H6s, Eken H5s+ , Sjcam Sj7 Star, ThiEye T5e, Hawkeye Firefly 8s. I really had could order every single camera, it wasn't easy to decide 😨😁. If the Eken H6s have had more than just 60fps in Resolutions like 1080p as you mentioned already in the video I had orderd it straightaway. The aluminium housing, the dual screen design, the clean/decent lookin/valueable design, a true/native 4K 30fps resolution, all the useable accessories included and thats at a price tag about 73€ were the deciding arguments for this nice action camera. To answer the question which is the better One I would say in Specs and Resolution espacially the relatively low fps-Rate at 2,5K/1080p by the H6s I would say the ThiEye T5e is the better choice in terms of video perfomance. But in look and valueable materials the H6s is the ultimate Eyecatcher. The final Winner of the bunch was the Sj7 Star cause of it's Allround-Performance📹👏👍😀.
Thanks Jaron - this is a very well detailed research you have made. Indeed - the market is now full of tempting solutions and models and we just look to squeeze the absolute maximum :-) So at the end the T5e was your choice?
Congratulations! Although there are mostly bad things that could be said about the way SJCAM does business, this is maybe the best actioncam based on this chipset that has been released until now. Probably you have seen that already- bt just in case - make sure to upgrade your firmware - there are plenty of lovely new features with the latest versions. And better EIS! ;)
According to you which action camera should I buy, I do motorsports. MGcool3 / thieye/eken/sjcam. my basic priority is good video quality with smooth frame rate. Thanks in advance.
Yeah! In that case - look for one of the three: THiEye T5e, FireFly 8s or SCJAM SJ7 Star. The last two models have plenty of accessories. You may also check the Yi 4K lite. Just pick the one that has the best price and check whether accessories are important for you (there are a lot of them with Firefly and SJCAM)
Yes, all the Ambarella A12-based action cameras are getting a bit hotter when shooting. Battery life depends on the usage - should be somewhere between 25 minutes and 60 minutes (depending on resolution used, playback and screen used)
@@pangoarts5917 It won't explode. The hottest camera I've ever had was the Elephone Explorer K - I always had the feeling it will melt down. But nothing wrong happened. Usually the battery is far away from the chipset, and the heat that you feel is because of the metal body - it hjdisposes heat in a better way so that the processor cools down. It shouldn't explode. On the SJ7 Star cameras using the same chipset, there was a note on the display about the same fact - that the body will get warmer.
@@TechMishka my camera is also getting very hot and the memory goes back to factory settings. the dealer tool changed due to this camera problem but again the same. keep warming up.
helo i bought this camera and i am not getting good quality video i am getting 2 video recordings of the same video one is 360 p an another one is 1080 p
The 1080p one is the video reflecting your configuration. The 360p is a smaller video which the camera uses for playback. You need the larger one :-) Have you tried switching to 4K? Does it show better results? Can you show a sample of your footage?
Hi Aaron - yeah, it does. However it has no dedicated dashcam mode. THere are many other actioncams with dash-cam mode though - so you may look for other models too. Eken usually don't have that.
Hi Rahul, The SooCoo uses NTK96660 chipset, which is already close to three years old. The Ambarella A12 in the Eken will have better performance. If you are looking for something good below 100 USD - check the reviews of the ThiEye E7 and the T5 Edge, as well as the MGCool Explorer 3 and the Rexso Explorer K. All of them are good cameras.
tech4all Thanks alot for your quick replies.. I mostly use the camera for image purpose and very few times for video. Out of the five suggested items, which one has better sharpness and colours..
tech4all Earlier, I have seen all your videos.. But unable to choose one option.. Please suggest me the best one by your personal experience.. Thanks Inadvance..
Hi Rahul - I very well understand your concerns and doubts - I would feel the same way too :D Right now, if I had to buy an actioncamera that is good, I will likely still pick the FireFly 8s - it is a model from 2017 and a very good one! But price is maybe a bit steep for you. Therefore - what you have chosen is good enough: The Eken H6s. If you order it via the link provided in the description of the video, it may give us a minor bonus, without affecting the price on your side. Also - you may use coupon GBCE to get a modest discount.
tech4all Firefly 8 is out of my budget. One week back I have seen a price of 82$ for EKEN H6S , I kept it aside because of lack of touch screen, but now price has raised to 116$ .. I promise you, I will surely order anyone of the item which you have suggested in the above comment with your referral link.. I like your reviews alot, you are so sincere and very friendly to answer.. I Heartfully wishing you to see your name in the Top Reviewer's list soon... Keep Helping and Stay Blessed with Huge Success...
Excellent review! What do you recommend to record in 1080/60 and have EIS? Or do you recommend that recording on this camera at 1080/60 have good image quality as well? I quite like the colors of the Eken H9R, but I would like something similar, but with EIS, and I can't find anything. Thanks!
Hi Bruno, thank you for your question! I am quite a fan of the 60fps performance of the SJ7 star (a bit more expensive) and the FireFly 8S (which is more budget-friendly). Also I believe the ThiEye T5e performs excellent for that and have seen it at awesome prices lately.
Thanks for the quick reply! The cameras that you mentioned I saw them, but I can't get them in Amazon USA, it's a shame. I was told that the Akaso V50 is very similar in quality to the T5E, but that it doesn't record well in 1080/60, do you know if it's true?
From the reviews I've seen - yes, there may be some complications with the 60fps. It has similar hardware, but different color and picture settings. Could be that there have been firmware updates to fix that.
I remember having seen it on a sale couple of weks ago and it was around 100. Right now there seem to be no working coupon codes, unfortunately. Maybe waiting for a few days is a good idea?
Yes, the stabilization is OK for an action camera. Not even close to GoPro hero 7 and SJ8 pro, but is good for fixing minor shakes. Running will be shaky though.
I've been looking at action cams recently to use instead of my phone (LG G6) in low light situations. Of course, I also want one for other reasons, but low light is my primary concern. I want to be able to use it for on stage at concerts. My G6 handles fairly well in this situation. I was first looking at the Mijia. Then I discovered the Gitup F1. Now there is this Eken You have reviewed all three of these cameras. Which one do you think would be the best for my purposes? I seems like the Mijia has the best firmware support. From what I understand, that is a pretty big deal as far as action cams go.
From the three mentioned, I'd go for the GitUp if low light is the top priority. There is a camera I have not reviewed, but based on feedback could be recommended - the Yi Lite :-) Overall - the LG G6 has awesome camera and most of the action cameras won't be better than it. Again - to be short and clear - take a look at both the Yi Lite and the Gitup F1 :)
Hmmm..... I actually just picked up a secondhand Yi 4K with some extra batteries for the same price as a new F1. Surely, the Lite couldn't be a better option. Could it?
No, no, no - the Yi 4K at that price is HELL OF A DEAL :-) I believe you took much more power than anyone can get at this price! Congrats. Looking forward to your initial testing and feedback.
Hi just subscribed , I have and love the Eken h9 with the H9 it has the upside down function record in the menu system, but when you skipped quickly on this menu i did not see the upside down menu tab , hopefully Eken have not taken this feature off this , can you please confirm this has it, as the reason to upgrade is the addition of EIS which the h9 does not have, hope to hear from you cheers ing-ee
@@TechMishka hello, of these 3 cameras for sure xiaomi passes 4k.Tyle good I heard about eken but you know better you will definitely buy xiaomi with your help. Greetings and thank you again darek from Poland, I'm announcing your TH-cam channel
Thank you Dariusz for your support! :-) Like mentioned - look around for the best possible price - quality is very similar and each one of them has its good sides.
@@TechMishka Hello, I have long wondered about the purchase of an inexpensive sports camera, about which I thought about eken h6s or another good model of them or other models or sj cam 7000 there are so many webcams that can help me choose something or XIAOMI or some other THIEY camera model I am asking for help in the selection, I greet darek from Poland and I am waiting for the answer
Sir thanx for your great review just wana ask i have this camra can i buy extra batteries of fireflys and a compact charger. Is thats work well and durable in my eken h6s action camera?
It is the sdandard microphone with the audio gained and normalized to -0.5db. The microphone is mono, but is quite ok. Ambarella-based cameras have good audio processing.
Hi Nikola! Working right now on Eken-Alfawise review which is more or less the same. Honestly - the photos that this cam does are not good... It does better job on the video-side.
@@TechMishka thank you. Please then recomend me best budget cam woth beat pic/video quality in your opiniom which can be used for hiking/dashcam and similar....please :)
@@NEZNALICA many models will fit your needs - this is what most of the action cameras are designed for. I believe you better choose a device with more accessories and mounts. I tend to like a lot the FireFLy 8S/SE and Akaso V50 Pro - easy to use and with tons of extras. This video may also be useful: th-cam.com/video/-HIM45qXgY0/w-d-xo.html
Hi IVlemphiz, thank you so much for your kind words! No image rotation :( You can do that in post-production with software (VSDC is good and free for use).
Nice and informative review as usual. I agree with you that it's missing some features there but it is a step up. Build and quality is better (looks similar to SJ7 Star) price is decent, and you can turn stabilization off and on. Does it have a rotation or upside down mode? Can it compare with the T5E or even the Firlefly 8S.........Hmmm...Price wise yeah, features... not quite but getting close Maybe with a firmware update to add some of those missing features. At least more control over contrast and picture quality and slow motion. Most important, product support. Thanks again for a great review.
Practically there is no on/off switch about stabilization - more of a choice from the resolutions. And there is no way to have no stabilization on 1080p, but at least you can control it at 4K. There is no upside-down mode - that would be your editing software :D I am most concerned about the product support. And I truly doubt there will be any significant firmware additions :\ I see that you had some issues with the SJ7 - but overall it feels like a more complete product compared to the Eken. Still - a good catch for the price. Thanks for your summary and thoughts! :-)
Yeah, I finally looked at the Resolutions and see now that the 4K at 30fps has no stabilization and the 25fps does. So you really can't turn stabilization of or on, just switching to 4K 30fps.
Oh, must be because of the color grading applied - reflection which got masked. It is entirely transparent just like the other cases. Sorry about that, didn't notice it during the post-production.
I bought it and I’m afraid I can only disagree on the video quality. I notice that the footage in this review are made with medium ambiant light. In sunlight, it’s just bad, in a sense I really doubt this is a real 4K. But using it in 1080p is also very disappointing, I found my old SJCam M1 better in any way (except the EIS, absent on the M1)...Not worth the money spent, despite the good package.
SJCAM M1? Maybe you mean M20? Most action cameras perform rather poorly in bad light conditions, this one is no exception, of course. Generally - small sensors need a lot of light in order to deliver good results. And probably there's good reason why EKEN do longer make action cams.
Dostałem xiaomi mija 4k A tu zonk nie działała wysłałem na gwarancję pech! A tak myślałem nad Eken! Dalej mam mieszane uczucia płacimy za markę jak na razie .
Crap camera. I have one. Bad chromatic aberration, lack of upside down mode. It keeps resetting itself and the date. Quality is so so, very pixelated at 1080p, let alone at 4K. If you are reading this while sitting on the fence, save your money for something better. As for 6s = success .... well .... what can I say? Success in ripping clients off? Very likely.
Hi Nicola, you are the second person sharing very bad opinion about this camera. Would you please post video samples with the pixelation? Did you try to get in touch with Eken support and ask for a possible firmware update? Could be their old favorite story - another hardware revision that is worse than another. Because mine doesn't do any of these. Are you sure yours is genuine?
@@TechMishka I contacted EKEN when I first received the camera asking if they would consider adding the flip feature in a future FW update. They never bothered answering. Over the weekend I will share with you some video footage showing the bad quality as well as photos with really bad CA. The camera is only a few months old.
Here you go .... one photo displaying really bad CA (the prurple fringing on the upper right corner) and one video, appearing grainy and pixelated. Link: www.dropbox.com/sh/fzrpfom0gwjm959/AACXb6lAYcsbgN4EVFuh93Nda?dl=0
I can see that. Many action cameras suffer from that - especially if there is no aspherical lens used. Only a few models handle this better, but it still is wide-angle with a bit of fish-eye. The grainy part is related to the small sensor and optics. It looks like genuine one, just... yeah - a lot of room for improvement by Eken.
That's quite bad news :-( What is bad - lighting, details? What resolution were you shooting at? If you upload a sample somewhere I can take a look and see if post-processing could help
Hi, i don''t remember the resolution but it wasn't 4k,and i'm sure it was 30fps. In 4k 60fps battery time and video quality was rubbish .Here you can watch some samples : th-cam.com/video/6PzYIGehm5w/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/obvA-7ybHKs/w-d-xo.html
i did expect much more from that camera, for me video quality is rubbish, it's hard to watch it on full screen, can't compare to very old gopro models ,sorry but camera in my phone makes much much better videos so what's the point to buy something like this?
I am interested in buying the Eken H6S, does it still exist to sell this model? I live in Brazil, is there delivery to Brazil?
Leandro Wagner.
Likelt there are some units left in some Aliexpress sellers.
Mine doesn't make this good image, so I wonder if I got the correct product, since I bought it from China.
That's the thing about Eken - they sometimes change the hardware components, but keep the same model name.
Sometimes image looks bad because of the light - if you shoot in dark area, or with a lot of light/dark objects in thwe same scene, it may look worse.
But if the image is considerably worse - could be something wrong with the hardware.
it depends on the lighting, just received mine and it looks ok , th-cam.com/video/dXgIP-HLW2Q/w-d-xo.html
I am looking for anactioncamera but I can't decide beetwen eken h6s, akaso brave 4 and sjcam sj7 star. Pls any help?
The Brave 4 is nice; I think I'd go for the SJ7 - excellent hardware used.
Здравей и поздрави от България! :) От известно време се наслаждавам на ревютата, които правите и съм абсолютно впечатлен!
Присъединявам се към мнението на един от коментиращите в друго видео, че качеството на канала е на нивото на най-добрите от о 500K. Виждам, че клиповете ги снимате в България и затова си позволявам да пиша на български, а и английският ми не е много добър. Конкретно към молбата ми...
Очаквам с нетърпение да направите ревю на EKEN H5s Plus. Все още няма достатъчно ревюта в тубата, но от това, което прегледах ми се вижда доста тъмна картината и много мнооого зелена.
Продължавай в същия дух. Имаш позитивно излъчване, което кара хората да те гледат. Успех :)
Здрасти! :-) Мног ое ободряващо да видя мнение на човек от България и такива коментари, разбира се, много ме зареждат с желание да продължавм. Радвам се, че тези ревюта са полезни и помагат да се добие по-добра представа за възможностите на тези камери.
Аз едва вчера разбрах за наличието на Eken H5S Plus, и ще потърся варианти да пристигне и да мога да я разгледам по-обстойно. Поне на теория изглежда чудесна и с дългоочаквани пообрения по липси, които ги няма в предните модели.
Освен това, в близко време очаквам да бъдат обявени още 2-3 модела от други марки, които да направят по-силно впечатление. Следващите 1-2 месеца определено ще бъдат интересни :-)
does this record continuous video? I had mine before the Eken H9R it records only every 10mins.
It does chunks 10 minutes each. As far as I remember there is option to disable that feature.
@@TechMishka can you show me that option and how?
It is the third menu called "video interval". I checked on the menu of anothewr Eken camera and the only options are 1 minute and 5 minutes. WOuld you please send me an email on Tuesday - contact@tech4all.net - I will be able to check then.
Good review Sir very informative and a pleasure to watch 😎👍👍
I'm still waiting for the H5S Plus, since I've read it has a better video quality, but I guess this one will have to do it for now for the people. And regardings your question, I don't find the quality of the video better than the T5e or the Firefly 8s, but maybe that's because of my monitor or the youtube compression!
As usual, great review. Very informative and complete, thank you!
Hi Alejandro, thank you so much again for the kind words!
I was not ware for the existence of the H5S Plus, so I will see if I can get it for review. It seems to have awesome characteristics, and 100fps on FullHD - that is admirable ;-)
I'm stuck with my H6S video intervals at every 5 min, meaning each video file is max 5 min of recording. If i have a 30min footage, then there will be 5 files and i have to spend time for post-edit to patch up the files to make a complete video. Freaking inconvenient. Otherwise, all are ok. Please help me to rectify this. Thanks a zillion.
I cannot remember if this is a setting or nor - most actioncams do that, especially with 4K. Reason is the file system of the SDcards.
@@TechMishka i wasnt recording with 4k. I used to own one unbranded china-made sports cam and it's duration is every 15 min, which is still a lot better. My friend has a Yi 4k but it doesnt break up the files at all.
The audio when you are at the snow is that comes from the built in mic ? because it sounds good
Yes, the audio is from the Mic. Note that the snow is an awesome noise absorber, so it helps it sound better. But the mic is good!
Great,i just ordered the Eken H6s,
It cost $80 here in Thailand so I'll give it a try, hope it turns out good like you did :)
@@TechMishka Received my new Eken H6S Cam , check it out , i tried underwater on 1980p 60fps and looks good, as for the sound since its mounted on a waterproof casing , it still sounds ok, th-cam.com/video/dXgIP-HLW2Q/w-d-xo.html
The footage is very detailed. Good show from eken. But the t5e still reigns the throne. The h6s is cheaper (in my country) so considering that, it's pretty impressive.
Should i use it for vlogs??
Yeah, it will do fine.
1 week ago I was in a decision for my 1. action cam so far. To the competitors of the final selection belonged the Eken H5s, Eken H6s, Eken H5s+ , Sjcam Sj7 Star, ThiEye T5e, Hawkeye Firefly 8s.
I really had could order every single camera, it wasn't easy to decide 😨😁. If the Eken H6s have had more than just 60fps in Resolutions like 1080p as you mentioned already in the video I had orderd it straightaway. The aluminium housing, the dual screen design, the clean/decent lookin/valueable design, a true/native 4K 30fps resolution, all the useable accessories included and thats at a price tag about 73€ were the deciding arguments for this nice action camera.
To answer the question which is the better One I would say in Specs and Resolution espacially the relatively low fps-Rate at 2,5K/1080p by the H6s I would say the ThiEye T5e is the better choice in terms of video perfomance.
But in look and valueable materials the H6s is the ultimate Eyecatcher. The final Winner of the bunch was the Sj7 Star cause of it's Allround-Performance📹👏👍😀.
Thanks Jaron - this is a very well detailed research you have made. Indeed - the market is now full of tempting solutions and models and we just look to squeeze the absolute maximum :-)
So at the end the T5e was your choice?
No the Sj7 Star
Congratulations! Although there are mostly bad things that could be said about the way SJCAM does business, this is maybe the best actioncam based on this chipset that has been released until now.
Probably you have seen that already- bt just in case - make sure to upgrade your firmware - there are plenty of lovely new features with the latest versions. And better EIS! ;)
but by the way, whats better?? h9r or h6s?
I like the H6s better.
According to you which action camera should I buy, I do motorsports. MGcool3 / thieye/eken/sjcam. my basic priority is good video quality with smooth frame rate. Thanks in advance.
Smooth frame rate will mean 30 fps or 60 fps? And do you plan to shoot at 4K or Full HD (1080p)?
+tech4all 1080p 60fps might be okay for me..so please can you suggest I am confused and video quality must be great
Yeah! In that case - look for one of the three: THiEye T5e, FireFly 8s or SCJAM SJ7 Star. The last two models have plenty of accessories.
You may also check the Yi 4K lite. Just pick the one that has the best price and check whether accessories are important for you (there are a lot of them with Firefly and SJCAM)
I ordered sj7star
Although I dislike some of SJCAM business practices, the SJ7 is an awesome model! Excellent choice! :-) May you make a ton of great videos!
mine getting hot when its on. is it normal? and how long for batt life?
Yes, all the Ambarella A12-based action cameras are getting a bit hotter when shooting.
Battery life depends on the usage - should be somewhere between 25 minutes and 60 minutes (depending on resolution used, playback and screen used)
@@TechMishka thanks 😊👍
@@TechMishka is it safe to use during heat? I'm afraid it will explode or something else. I have no experience in using it
@@pangoarts5917 It won't explode. The hottest camera I've ever had was the Elephone Explorer K - I always had the feeling it will melt down. But nothing wrong happened. Usually the battery is far away from the chipset, and the heat that you feel is because of the metal body - it hjdisposes heat in a better way so that the processor cools down. It shouldn't explode.
On the SJ7 Star cameras using the same chipset, there was a note on the display about the same fact - that the body will get warmer.
@@TechMishka my camera is also getting very hot and the memory goes back to factory settings.
the dealer tool changed due to this camera problem but again the same.
keep warming up.
How it's stabilisation
It is stable or not
May i know what is the set up at the menu that you made changes for the show scene ?
I have used the Auto mode for shooting during the whole time. The only changes were related to the resolutiuons.
Hello. Can you help me out ? Which one is better? Ekem H9R or Eken 6s?
I'd go for the H6S
H9r vs h6s Which Is best
The H6s has superior hardware.
helo i bought this camera and i am not getting good quality video i am getting 2 video recordings of the same video one is 360 p an another one is 1080 p
The 1080p one is the video reflecting your configuration. The 360p is a smaller video which the camera uses for playback. You need the larger one :-)
Have you tried switching to 4K? Does it show better results? Can you show a sample of your footage?
Can you crop picture shots of videos in exact moment via eiz app? I can't seem to find this option like on go pro.
No such option, unfortunately.
Hi what do you recommend in a $100 range?
Check this out: th-cam.com/video/RXkYmWw6Fv0/w-d-xo.html
Does it have a continuous loop function? Plan to use it as dashcam, appreciate your response!
Hi Aaron - yeah, it does. However it has no dedicated dashcam mode. THere are many other actioncams with dash-cam mode though - so you may look for other models too. Eken usually don't have that.
Thanks. I got this H6s from Aliexpress for USD$75, with remote😁
Yummy! Quite a deal! Enjoy a lot using it.
What about battery life?
45-80 minutes depending on what and how you shoot :)
Hello Dear,
Which one is better for taking photos...
Eken H6S or SOOCOO S200...
Any suggestions below 100$ price range ...
Hi Rahul, The SooCoo uses NTK96660 chipset, which is already close to three years old. The Ambarella A12 in the Eken will have better performance.
If you are looking for something good below 100 USD - check the reviews of the ThiEye E7 and the T5 Edge, as well as the MGCool Explorer 3 and the Rexso Explorer K. All of them are good cameras.
tech4all Thanks alot for your quick replies.. I mostly use the camera for image purpose and very few times for video. Out of the five suggested items, which one has better sharpness and colours..
tech4all Earlier, I have seen all your videos.. But unable to choose one option.. Please suggest me the best one by your personal experience.. Thanks Inadvance..
Hi Rahul - I very well understand your concerns and doubts - I would feel the same way too :D
Right now, if I had to buy an actioncamera that is good, I will likely still pick the FireFly 8s - it is a model from 2017 and a very good one! But price is maybe a bit steep for you.
Therefore - what you have chosen is good enough: The Eken H6s. If you order it via the link provided in the description of the video, it may give us a minor bonus, without affecting the price on your side.
Also - you may use coupon GBCE to get a modest discount.
tech4all Firefly 8 is out of my budget. One week back I have seen a price of 82$ for EKEN H6S , I kept it aside because of lack of touch screen, but now price has raised to 116$ .. I promise you, I will surely order anyone of the item which you have suggested in the above comment with your referral link.. I like your reviews alot, you are so sincere and very friendly to answer.. I Heartfully wishing you to see your name in the Top Reviewer's list soon... Keep Helping and Stay Blessed with Huge Success...
Excellent review! What do you recommend to record in 1080/60 and have EIS? Or do you recommend that recording on this camera at 1080/60 have good image quality as well? I quite like the colors of the Eken H9R, but I would like something similar, but with EIS, and I can't find anything. Thanks!
Hi Bruno, thank you for your question!
I am quite a fan of the 60fps performance of the SJ7 star (a bit more expensive) and the FireFly 8S (which is more budget-friendly). Also I believe the ThiEye T5e performs excellent for that and have seen it at awesome prices lately.
Thanks for the quick reply! The cameras that you mentioned I saw them, but I can't get them in Amazon USA, it's a shame. I was told that the Akaso V50 is very similar in quality to the T5E, but that it doesn't record well in 1080/60, do you know if it's true?
From the reviews I've seen - yes, there may be some complications with the 60fps. It has similar hardware, but different color and picture settings.
Could be that there have been firmware updates to fix that.
tech4all where have you seen thieye t5e for a good value? I've been looking for it but I've found for price higher than camera was announced.
I remember having seen it on a sale couple of weks ago and it was around 100. Right now there seem to be no working coupon codes, unfortunately. Maybe waiting for a few days is a good idea?
Good review. question. Eken H6s or Akaso V50x ?
The V50x is newer and better in my opinion.
Thanks!
Does it really stabilzes the video? Have you tried running? Did it?
Yes, the stabilization is OK for an action camera. Not even close to GoPro hero 7 and SJ8 pro, but is good for fixing minor shakes. Running will be shaky though.
@@TechMishka gotcha.. thanks..
I've been looking at action cams recently to use instead of my phone (LG G6) in low light situations. Of course, I also want one for other reasons, but low light is my primary concern. I want to be able to use it for on stage at concerts. My G6 handles fairly well in this situation.
I was first looking at the Mijia.
Then I discovered the Gitup F1.
Now there is this Eken
You have reviewed all three of these cameras. Which one do you think would be the best for my purposes? I seems like the Mijia has the best firmware support. From what I understand, that is a pretty big deal as far as action cams go.
From the three mentioned, I'd go for the GitUp if low light is the top priority.
There is a camera I have not reviewed, but based on feedback could be recommended - the Yi Lite :-)
Overall - the LG G6 has awesome camera and most of the action cameras won't be better than it.
Again - to be short and clear - take a look at both the Yi Lite and the Gitup F1 :)
Hmmm..... I actually just picked up a secondhand Yi 4K with some extra batteries for the same price as a new F1. Surely, the Lite couldn't be a better option. Could it?
No, no, no - the Yi 4K at that price is HELL OF A DEAL :-) I believe you took much more power than anyone can get at this price! Congrats. Looking forward to your initial testing and feedback.
Hi just subscribed , I have and love the Eken h9 with the H9 it has the upside down function record in the menu system, but when you skipped quickly on this menu i did not see the upside down menu tab , hopefully Eken have not taken this feature off this , can you please confirm this has it, as the reason to upgrade is the addition of EIS which the h9 does not have, hope to hear from you cheers ing-ee
This function is NOT available with the H6s Model.
What do you recommend me, akaso brave 4, eken H6S or eken H5S plus? Thank you
Honestly, I'd recommend looking for something else; But if I had to pick among these - maybe H5s Plus.
Slow motion and external microphone option is missing which is disappointing. I think we need more than just good quality footage in 2018 in a budget.
Yeah - we seem to get more and more demanding about features. Hopefully Eken will listen to the feedback and make sure to include more features.
wow just come by to tell you , your voice is just like in TV commercial :)
Wow - I should think about changing my job then 🤠
Usas microfono
externo? Ya que la camara no teiene buen sonido
Witam jaką kamerkę polecicie Eken h6s lub thieye v5s czy Xiaomi Mija 4k pozdrawiam.
From the mentioned models - Mijia 4K is the better action camera.
@@TechMishka hello, of these 3 cameras for sure xiaomi passes 4k.Tyle good I heard about eken but you know better you will definitely buy xiaomi with your help. Greetings and thank you again darek from Poland, I'm announcing your TH-cam channel
Thank you Dariusz for your support! :-)
Like mentioned - look around for the best possible price - quality is very similar and each one of them has its good sides.
@@TechMishka Hello, I have long wondered about the purchase of an inexpensive sports camera, about which I thought about eken h6s or another good model of them or other models or sj cam 7000 there are so many webcams that can help me choose something or XIAOMI or some other THIEY camera model I am asking for help in the selection, I greet darek from Poland and I am waiting for the answer
I see that you've chosen the Xiaomi 4K and that's certainly and excellent choice.
The mavic air is awesome, I want one but will see what the Spark 2 is all about. Cheers my brother, and left you a like.
Hey man, thank you so much for stopping by. Indeed, the Air is nice, just need to wait a few more weeks for proper weather :-)
Sir thanx for your great review just wana ask i have this camra can i buy extra batteries of fireflys and a compact charger. Is thats work well and durable in my eken h6s action camera?
Yeah, the batteries are a popular model and you can find a lot of cheap spares and a charger.
you using audio wireless right? no way h6s had this audio quality.
It is the sdandard microphone with the audio gained and normalized to -0.5db. The microphone is mono, but is quite ok. Ambarella-based cameras have good audio processing.
Outdoor pictures samples please. Thank you and you have great reviews
Hi Nikola! Working right now on Eken-Alfawise review which is more or less the same.
Honestly - the photos that this cam does are not good... It does better job on the video-side.
@@TechMishka thank you. Please then recomend me best budget cam woth beat pic/video quality in your opiniom which can be used for hiking/dashcam and similar....please :)
@@NEZNALICA many models will fit your needs - this is what most of the action cameras are designed for.
I believe you better choose a device with more accessories and mounts.
I tend to like a lot the FireFLy 8S/SE and Akaso V50 Pro - easy to use and with tons of extras.
This video may also be useful: th-cam.com/video/-HIM45qXgY0/w-d-xo.html
@@TechMishka thank you! Will check it!
Does this offer IMAGE ROTATION? Great review as usual
Hi IVlemphiz, thank you so much for your kind words!
No image rotation :( You can do that in post-production with software (VSDC is good and free for use).
@@TechMishkahi I have the camera and i would like to use this app.can you give me a link to it cuz I just cant find this aplication /:
The remote is not waterproof, just handle rainy situations ;) Thanks
Nice and informative review as usual. I agree with you that it's missing some features there but it is a step up. Build and quality is better (looks similar to SJ7 Star) price is decent, and you can turn stabilization off and on. Does it have a rotation or upside down mode? Can it compare with the T5E or even the Firlefly 8S.........Hmmm...Price wise yeah, features... not quite but getting close Maybe with a firmware update to add some of those missing features. At least more control over contrast and picture quality and slow motion. Most important, product support. Thanks again for a great review.
Practically there is no on/off switch about stabilization - more of a choice from the resolutions. And there is no way to have no stabilization on 1080p, but at least you can control it at 4K.
There is no upside-down mode - that would be your editing software :D
I am most concerned about the product support. And I truly doubt there will be any significant firmware additions :\
I see that you had some issues with the SJ7 - but overall it feels like a more complete product compared to the Eken. Still - a good catch for the price.
Thanks for your summary and thoughts! :-)
Yeah, I finally looked at the Resolutions and see now that the 4K at 30fps has no stabilization and the 25fps does. So you really can't turn stabilization of or on, just switching to 4K 30fps.
I noticed that there was some kind of tulip shade on the waterproof case that you did not mention. 2:05
Oh, must be because of the color grading applied - reflection which got masked. It is entirely transparent just like the other cases. Sorry about that, didn't notice it during the post-production.
Hi, do you check Eken H5s plus? What I see on description they have all parameters what mis in Eken H6s, and the price is nearlly this same
Thank for Review I want compare gopro hero 2018.
The specs of these one and the hero 2018 are not that different. I'd go for the hero 2018 because of the user experience and the more modes.
Great video
THanks Helaman :-) If you have friends interested in this kind of tech, feel free to share it with them - this helps me a bunch :-)
Thank You, very much for video.
Hey, most welcome you are!
Yesterday ,
I Just brought this camera 😁
Did you get the Eken only model, or the Eken-Alfawise?
I bought it and I’m afraid I can only disagree on the video quality. I notice that the footage in this review are made with medium ambiant light. In sunlight, it’s just bad, in a sense I really doubt this is a real 4K. But using it in 1080p is also very disappointing, I found my old SJCam M1 better in any way (except the EIS, absent on the M1)...Not worth the money spent, despite the good package.
SJCAM M1? Maybe you mean M20?
Most action cameras perform rather poorly in bad light conditions, this one is no exception, of course.
Generally - small sensors need a lot of light in order to deliver good results.
And probably there's good reason why EKEN do longer make action cams.
Dostałem xiaomi mija 4k A tu zonk nie działała wysłałem na gwarancję pech! A tak myślałem nad Eken! Dalej mam mieszane uczucia płacimy za markę jak na razie .
great video, tks!
I want to buy it but it not in Cambodian OK
You can purchase this from any big webstore with worldwide shipping.
I am from Sofia Bulgaria too!!!Говориш доста добре английски.Ако не беше минавал под моста щях да си помисля ,че си от Америка :)
Ехааа, много готино, че от време на време ме откриват хора от България :-) Надявам се да те виждам по-често наоколо из коментарите.
tech4all с удоволствие!!
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Hey Iван, what does that mean?
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After video, bought myself))
Crap camera. I have one.
Bad chromatic aberration, lack of upside down mode. It keeps resetting itself and the date. Quality is so so, very pixelated at 1080p, let alone at 4K. If you are reading this while sitting on the fence, save your money for something better.
As for 6s = success .... well .... what can I say? Success in ripping clients off? Very likely.
Hi Nicola, you are the second person sharing very bad opinion about this camera. Would you please post video samples with the pixelation? Did you try to get in touch with Eken support and ask for a possible firmware update?
Could be their old favorite story - another hardware revision that is worse than another. Because mine doesn't do any of these. Are you sure yours is genuine?
@@TechMishka I contacted EKEN when I first received the camera asking if they would consider adding the flip feature in a future FW update. They never bothered answering.
Over the weekend I will share with you some video footage showing the bad quality as well as photos with really bad CA.
The camera is only a few months old.
Alright Nicola, looking forward to see them.
As for contacting Eken - did someone reply at all?
Here you go .... one photo displaying really bad CA (the prurple fringing on the upper right corner) and one video, appearing grainy and pixelated.
Link: www.dropbox.com/sh/fzrpfom0gwjm959/AACXb6lAYcsbgN4EVFuh93Nda?dl=0
I can see that. Many action cameras suffer from that - especially if there is no aspherical lens used. Only a few models handle this better, but it still is wide-angle with a bit of fish-eye.
The grainy part is related to the small sensor and optics. It looks like genuine one, just... yeah - a lot of room for improvement by Eken.
back from holidays and all my movies are very bad quality :(
do not buy it, waste of money
That's quite bad news :-( What is bad - lighting, details? What resolution were you shooting at? If you upload a sample somewhere I can take a look and see if post-processing could help
Hi, i don''t remember the resolution but it wasn't 4k,and i'm sure it was 30fps. In 4k 60fps battery time and video quality was rubbish .Here you can watch some samples :
th-cam.com/video/6PzYIGehm5w/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/obvA-7ybHKs/w-d-xo.html
underwater :
th-cam.com/video/urw-gBZMef4/w-d-xo.html
in car:
th-cam.com/video/6pWzbb-14Ag/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Andrew!
Quite honestly I believe the quality on the vids is fine. COlors are ok, and details are ok. Are you concerned about the shakiness?
i did expect much more from that camera, for me video quality is rubbish, it's hard to watch it on full screen, can't compare to very old gopro models ,sorry but camera in my phone makes much much better videos so what's the point to buy something like this?
Love this vedio
Thanks Rich!
Welcome bro:-)