YI 4K ACTION CAMERA: UNLEASH THE BEAST INSIDE
by mitch002
by mitch002
Specs Sheet:
Whats in the Box:
Video Unboxing:
Sensor:
The most important upgraded of new Yi 4K is the image sensor. It is now using a faster IMX377 12-megapixel image sensor with a sensor size of 1/2.3 inch. It is capable of shooting video in 4K ultra HD resolution at 30 frames per second. Comparing to the 1080P full HD of Yi Action Cam, it is really a great improvement and may be the main reason to go for the upgrade.
Lens:
The lens quality is also very much improved especially the aperture. The lens is built in a 7 layers optical glass with a big aperture of F/2.8 and a great wide angle of 155 degrees. This will surely improve your landscape photo and videography and will also improve the video and image quality in low light.
Battery:
The battery capacity of new Yi 4K is 1400mAh which is very good for any action camera. The battery can be charged with the help of USB from any PC or by using any USB charging adapter. You will get approximately 120 minutes of total working time at a video recording of 4K (30fps) and it will give around 8 hours of standby time. So in total the battery given is very much powerful and it is a large capacitive battery as well. The working time of Yi is 80 minutes at a video recording of 1080P (60fps). You can carry spare batteries should you require more time in recording.
LCD Display:
One of the big compromises you can find in the older Yi is the unavailability of LCD display screen. This is surely done to reduce the product cost. But this is not the case for Yi 4K. Here you will get a decent 2.19 inch LCD display with a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels and a pixel density of 330PPI. The LCD screen also sports a touch panel. So, it really was a big leap in the Yi 4K.
The Yi 4K supports a dual-band WiFi that can give you a faster download speed. It also upgrades the chipset to the latest version of Ambarella A9SE75. This will surely improve the processing speed of the camera. It also supports a micro SD card up to 64 GB. It is recommended to use a micro SD card of class 10 or higher. This will ensure to produce a great quality video output.
In this action camera, there is nine picture taking modes: Usual picture, Timer photo, Continuous shot, Usual video, Time-lapse video, Slow-motion video, Time-lapse image, Loop video and Video + Time-lapse picture. With the help of this action camera, some mind-blowing videos can be captured. For an example, you can record flower opening videos, ice, and snow melting videos, the sun rising videos, and the sun setting videos, etc.
You can use this camera under a 20 degree to 85 degree Celsius temperature. That means this camera is compatible and suitable to use even in a very hot and humid area. It has a 6 axis anti-shake feature. This will definitely help you to record good quality pictures and videos even when you are doing surfing, parachuting, skating, rafting or where the vibration on the camera is out of your control etc.
There are currently three color options available for Yi 4K, White, Black and Rose Gold. The looking of the camera is rectangular in shape and the size of this action camera is 2.36 x 0.83 x 1.65 inches. The total weight of this new Yi 4K is just 60 grams. Can you imagine how light weight is this camera is to handle upon? This action camera is for a highly professional person, who will love to have this camera on their hand while taking pictures or videos. This is really designed with high technology and with excellent performance quality.
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Video from Yi Action Cam:
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Conclusion:
After all the action that we had plus the presentation of the specs as well. We can say that this camera has taken a big leap since its predecessor. Now if you are already using the first generation, this is a worth upgrade indeed, the LCD alone and the battery life already made it a big upgrade to have over the older one. The international version of this camera is available for 250 USD. China version is also available for 1499 RMB. The international version will always be more expensive because it passed several standard certification for USA and EU consumption.
