what's happening everyone my name is Alex and welcome back in today's video we are checking
out the latest action camera from a castle the one that I have here today is called the brave
for elite and this camera is not available quite yet so I'm not sure what price this
camera will have when it becomes available however when it does become available I will
have some links in the videos of description so this action camera can record the maximum
resolution of 4K at 60 frames per second and at that resolution we also get video stabilization
with a lot of a castle cameras that I've seen in the past there is no video stabilization for
4K at 60 frames per second recordings but yeah so this one we do get that video stabilization
and that is very important now this is also the first a castle camera that doesn't take an SD
card so this camera has a built-in 64 gig memory so so you cannot install an SD card on one side
that's good on one side well you're gonna be stuck to 64 gigs of internal storage this is
also the first action camera from a castle that doesn't have a removable battery so the battery
is built in so you're not going to be able to replace that you cannot have the second
one so you just have to charge the camera and that's about it so yes this a castle camera is
a bit different than all the other a castle action cameras that I've seen in the past
all right so we're gonna split this video into three or four sections I'm gonna say the first
section will have to do the video stabilization so I'm gonna show you some sample recording so
you can figure out how good or how bad the video stabilization on this action camera is the second
um section of this video will have to do the internal microphone so I'm going to show you
how the internal microphone records the sound basically I don't believe that we can install
an external microphone on this action camera so this one we don't get the USBC Port we don't get
the mini USB port nothing so we only have this port right here and the camera actually comes
with the cable that you're gonna have to use every time you wanna charge the camera or whenever you
want to download the footage from the camera to your computer you can also install the cast so go
app and you can download the footage to your phone that way just in case you're wondering all right
um the third section of the video will have to do the video quality so I'm going to show
you different resolutions in different settings so you can see how good the video quality from
this action camera is and lastly the fourth section will have to do what comes in the
box and of course we'll take a closer look on the camera so let's start by checking out some sample
recording so we can figure out how good a video stabilization on the castle brave for elite is
all right so this is the first video stabilization test for this test I'm recording in 4k at
30 frames per second and as you can see for yourself I am walking we're gonna start running
we'll stop and we'll walk again so you can see how the video stabilization works on the
different situations and of course under different circumstances so yeah 4K 30 video stabilization on
okay and we are moving on to our next test for video stabilization for this recording I'm doing
four cats 60 frames per second and of course we have the video stabilization enabled right now
I'm walking I'm also trying to keep the camera as steady as possible we're gonna start running for
a bit [Music] turn right somewhere around here and we'll spin around then we'll go backwards
so yeah this is how a recording in 4k 60 frames per second would look like if you have the video
stabilization enabled so the video stabilization is available at 4K 64k 30 2.7 K we have 1080p at
60 1080p at 30 and everything below that and I also have a 1080p at 30 frames per second
recording so you can have video stabilization for 1080p at 60 1080p at 30 but you're not gonna have
video stabilization for 1080p at 120 frames per second so let's run for a bit we'll turn right
we'll go this way and we're gonna stop here so 1080p at 30 frames per second on um the castle
brave for elite and of course we have the video stabilization on okay so next on our list for
video stabilization I am riding the bicycle we are recording in 4k at 30 frames per second and
we'll see how the camera does if you are moving left to right um with a bicycle so we'll go right
go left once again right once again and left once again so yeah 4K 30 frames per second of course
we have on the video stabilization enabled for this test
so what do you guys think about the video stabilization that we get from the castle brave
for elite is it good enough or you're expecting better should I make a video comparing this camera
to a GoPro 10 or a GoPro 11. definitely leave a comment down below and let me know your thoughts
about the video stabilization that we get from this action camera all right next we're gonna
move on to our next section which has to do the internal microphone so I'm going to show
you a couple of recordings in different settings just so you can see how the internal microphone
on this camera will pick up on a sound so let's check out those two recordings okay so for our
first microphone test as you can see for yourself I am outside currently it isn't windy so the only
thing you should hear is my voice we have a couple of birds here and there but overall it's pretty
quiet so this is how the internal microphone on the castle brave for elite would capture sound
under these conditions I am currently recording in 4k at 30 frames per second next I'm going to
talk behind the camera so you can see how the microphone captures sound if you're talking
behind the camera alright and we are moving on to our next test for the internal microphone now for
this test you're probably gonna hear the traffic aside from my voice it is slightly windy so you
may hear some wind aside from my voice as well currently it's pretty quiet there are no Cars some
passing by so now you should only be able to hear my voice so this is how the internal microphone
on the castle brave for a liquid capture sound if you're talking behind the camera I also have the
camera about half a meter um in front of me so 4K 30 frames per second so what do you think is the
internal microphone on this camera good enough considering that you're not going to be able to
use an external microphone with this so you're basically going to be stuck with that internal
microphone that we have in it is that good enough do you think it should have been better definitely
leave a comment and let me know on your thoughts all right next to them we're gonna move on to our
next section of this video so in this section I'm gonna show you different recordings of different
resolutions and of course in different settings just so you can see how good the video quality
from this camera is now for the night time on the recording that I'm gonna show you which will be
towards the end of that um I'm gonna show you a small recording without these two LED lights here
on and one other recording that has these LEDs on just so on you're aware and I'll have that
written down on the screen all right so let's check out those recordings and I will be right
back okay and we're moving on to a quick recording done in 4k at 30 frames per second here we have a
combination of sunshine and of course some shade I'm painting the camera slowly to the left and
we're actually walking towards this Tower here I'm gonna walk this way and we're gonna spin around
just so you can see how the camera captures uh this tougher conditions because well most cameras
don't like um when it's super bright and then you have darker places um Warrior recording of course
so yeah 4K at 30 frames per second all right and we're moving on to another quick 4K at 60 frames
per second the recording I'm basically standing still and I am I'm spinning around up the camera
trying to hold it as um as steady as possible of course but let's walk a bit this way so here we
have a few more buildings but we do have the same combination of sunshine and the shade
so four kids 60 frames per second on the castle Brave 4 elite
okay and we are moving on to our next recording for this recording
I've switched the resolution to 1080p at 60 frames per second we're gonna pan right slowly
and back left Wanna Walk This Way
I guess we can walk this way
so this is our recording in 1080P at 60 frames per second would look from this action camera
okay we are moving on to our next recording so I'm doing 4K at 30 frames per second now
and I'm curious to see how the camera does if you're coming from like a sunny place and you go
somewhere with a lot of Shades so here for example because it is um darker here coin comparison I
actually see a fish or two fish or three fish that's crazy so if I turn the camera this way
so you see I'm in the shade here but it is quite Sunny around here so yeah 4K 30 frames per second
on the castle Brave 4 elite I also want to show you how a 1080p at 120 frames per second recording
would look like keep in mind that this resolution we don't get video stabilization so if you're
walking if you're riding the bicycle as I am right now your footage will probably look a bit shaky
so yeah this is how recording in 1080P at 120 frames per second would look like from this camera
okay and we're moving on to one of our last daytime recordings for this recording I've
switched the resolution to 1080p at 30 frames per second and once again we do have the video
stabilization and enabled at this resolution I'm gonna stop here and left and back right [Music]
so recording would look like if you record in 1080P at 30 frames per second all right
so we have a quick recording in low light I'm currently doing 4K 30 frames per second and I
cannot see anything on the screen here and it's not actually that dark what I'm filming here
so yeah this camera is definitely not gonna do that great I'm in low light let's turn on that
um LED that we have all the two LEDs that we have on the front and see how that looks okay and we
are moving on to our second recording for this recording I did turn on those um two LEDs on the
front of the camera so now yes um we can see a bit better but still this camera should not be used
um to record in low light but yes those two LEDs um it is a bit uh better I'm gonna say so
what do you guys think about the video quality that we get from the castle brave for elite is
it Elite enough for a camera that's called Elite definitely leave a comment down below and let me
know your thoughts on or you're expecting better was this one you're expecting all right taking
a quick look at the camera itself so the camera itself is waterproof without the case but they're
not gonna be able to go that deep with it if you want to go deeper there is a waterproof case that
comes in the box so you're gonna have to use that case on the front of the camera here we
have a little screen and of course we have another screen on the back of the camera now the problem
is you cannot have both screens on at the same time so you can either have the back screen on
or the front screen on the front screen is not a touchscreen only the one on the back is a touch
screen now for the screen brightness I feel that it is pretty good for an a castle camera mostly
Castle cameras don't have the brightest screen out there but this one seems to be pretty decent
and I can even see it in direct sunlight so it is pretty bright and out today as you can see
for yourself so the top here we have a couple of buttons on the left hand side here we have
um that port for that magnetic cable that I mentioned earlier so if you want to charge the
camera you're gonna have to use that the magnetic cable if you want to download the footage you're
gonna have to use that at the top of that at um or just above that we have the holes probably for the
speaker on the other side of the camera we have the power button and at the bottom of the camera
we have a quarter inch screw hole so yes you could Mount the camera on a tripod on the front
here we also have the lens and the two LEDs that I mentioned earlier and yes these two LEDs do get
quite bright of course using the camera is also pretty simple because as I mentioned earlier that
back screen is a touch screen so you can change everything from that touch screen but if you
don't want to use the touchscreen you can change modes and of course start and stop recordings from
these buttons that we have at the top here or if you do have the a castle Go app installed on your
phone you can control the camera from your phone you can change settings and of course you can see
a live view of whatever the camera sees right on your smartphone now the Wi-Fi range is not that
amazing more than five meters and you're not gonna be able to see any thing on your phone so keep
that in mind personally I don't use that a castle Go app pretty much never with any a castle camera
but it is there if you do want to use it as for the box and well what comes in the Box I mentioned
that waterproof case a bit earlier so you could use that waterproof case if you'd like them and
we also have a remote control for the camera so you can turn on the recordings you can stop the
recordings from that remote control so it could come in handy if you don't want to touch those
buttons on the camera or if you have the camera or on a tripod or something like that aside from
that of course you're gonna get a very small user manual you actually have to scan a QR code to see
the full user manual and aside from that you're gonna find a bunch of mounts a bunch of stickers
so there is potential to mount this camera pretty much anywhere I feel that this one actually gets
more accessories in the Box than any other a castle camera that I got to throw up until now so
there you have it this is the latest action camera from a cast so let me just find it in the backpack
here so they cast so brave Forum Elite what do you think about this camera is it worth buying
a camera like this should you spend extra money and buy yourself a GoPro what are your thoughts
about this camera that we got from a castle this um yeah definitely leave a comment and let me know
also if you wanna see a camera comparison between this and the GoPro 10 or GoPro 11 or maybe the DJI
osmo mobile leave a comment and if there are enough comments I will definitely make that
comparison video as well alright guys um thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next one