hi and welcome to a new video of broken
window theory the video we bring to you
this week is a bit different than usual
quite a while ago two companies that
Oakland get cheap cameras have got in
touch with us both ican't XIT and Eggman
send us the latest 4k cameras so we can
test them which basically means we got
them for free until then the gopro hero4
black was our faithful companion since
late 2015 we've been shooting our herbux
videos with this camera but the apeman
aat
as well as I context I t 4k action cam
are way cheaper and both have great
features in this episode we're comparing
this free action cameras to find out
which one is the best to shoot
exploration videos so stay tuned hands
down action cams are great they're small
of a good image quality for low budget
and they're extremely versatile
seriously they can be mounted nearly
everywhere you can basically shoot
without holding the camera so your hands
are free which is convenient while doing
FX that's why it's very important for us
to bring an action cam along in our
explorations as previously said in this
episode we're comparing the eye contacts
84k with the ape-men IAD and the gopro
hero4 black although we got two of these
cameras for free this video reflects our
honest opinion we got no money from the
manufacturers so now we will compare
several categories and before we taking
a closer look at the action cams we
start with the different box contents
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let's start with the camera I context 18
what stands out immediately
that comes quite a number of additional
equipment with the action can different
mounts adapters and adhesive pens you
can basically start right away and
attach your camera and numerous surfaces
all of this equipment is compatible with
other action cams as well there's even a
skeleton frame housing this is quite
useful if you're planning to use the
audio of your recordings because what
the underwater housing you won't
understand anything we already use some
of this stuff that's why not everything
is in the original packaging anymore the
I context IT 4k camera comes with the
second battery and we were very happy
about this quite useful is this camera
remote according to the manufacturer it
works upto a distance of 10 meters you
don't even have to set up anything it
works straight away the only thing you
need to do is to turn on your camera
unfortunately there's no charging device
there's only this USB cable so you can
charge the battery of the camera with
the computer or maybe your smartphone
charger you can get all of this for
around 80 euros this was the list price
at the time we made this video
let's take a look at what the camera of
Edmond has to offer
besides that badass name of course here
the action cam comes in this handy case
which is pretty nice when we're taking a
look inside you can see that we use some
of this equipment in the past as well
but the content is similar to the gear
that comes with the camera if I can take
citee we can find several mounts here
adapters and adhesive pads too and yes
there's even the second battery and the
skeleton frame housing but the charging
unit is also missing there's only the
you speaker
furthermore there's no camera remote but
after all we're very satisfied about the
amount of box contents you can get for
around 85 euros
unfortunately the GoPro can't keep up at
all when it comes to box contents
there's only a small amount of equipment
you get down the water hosing a few
months and pets and a charging cable
that's it no second battery no skeleton
frame housing and all remote control and
you have to pay hold on to your heads
300 euros and upwards even three years
after the launch of this action camera
the gopro hero4 black is still that
expensive cheeky or is the price
justified let's take a closer look at
those cameras so this is the eye context
84k
we got it in blue but of course this
camera is also available in other colors
the perk of the version and baby blue
it's easy to find when you lose it the
pattern on the side gives the camera a
good grip we really like the display
however this isn't a touchscreen but you
can't expect that for 80 euros the
operation of the camera is easy and
intuitive the icon takes 84k offer
several resolutions like 4k or 1080p
with up to 60fps and 720p with up to 120
fps apart from that the camera comes
only with a few more settings picture
settings like a flat image or ISO for
example are completely missing
Oh eight-minute ad has been an action a
couple of times already this explains
the fancy used look it's the version of
2017 meanwhile a successor has been
released it looks similar to the camp
from a context IT both cameras are
nearly identical in that regard the
ape-men a 80s different modes - by the
way we were able to watch the recordings
of the aad as well as what the AI
context 84k we reached the resolution
settings again here you can choose
between Ultra HD Full HD and lower
resolutions like it was possible with
the other camera but when it comes to
the additional settings you have way
more possibilities with the 8-minute 80
for example you can change the angle of
view this was shot in 70 degrees you're
able to go higher stepwise until you
reach 170 degrees which you can see now
another suite additional function is the
gyroscope stabilization in this shot
it's turned on the camera was handheld
while walking now we see the footage
without the gyro the image is a bit
shaky now we reach the gopro hero4 black
from the outside it looks similar to the
other action cams but here the microSD
card slot and the additional ports are
covered besides that there is no
integrated display here if you want the
screen you can buy one which you plug
into the camera the hero4 is easy to use
and you have multiple recording modes
again like video or photo by the
settings are even more extensive in
comparison to the AAT of course you can
choose between several resolutions it's
even possible to shoot in 1080p with up
to 120 fps that's really cool for
slow-motion furthermore you can shoot
extremely flat images with a function
called protune as you can see the
contrast and saturation are really low
that's very neat for editing and we're
using this all the time when it comes to
ISO you have a wide range however now
it's time to see those cameras in action
first of all it's important to mention
that the cameras of ican't XIT and eight
men aren't able to shoot true 4k the
chips of those action cams are only
allowing a maximum resolution of 2k
footage so the 4k is interpolated
meaning the footage doesn't look as good
as true 4k however the gopro hero4 black
is capable of a good 4k resolution so if
you want to buy an action cam because of
the Ultra HD you need to spend quite
some money the best thing now would be
to compare the footage of the camera
with side-by-side shots
therefore we built this improvised
action camera order hey guys it's
working
at first we realized that I can text 84k
is recording a smaller picture angle
unfortunately you can't change them you
can only do this with the cameras of
ape-man and go from besides that the
picture noise of the I can't XIT 4k is
pretty strong especially in low-light
this doesn't look that good the other
two cameras can handle this better but
when it comes to chromatic aberrations
in the eye context of 80 4k is the
better choice for example when you shoot
Windows with the 8-minute 80 you can see
those violent image artifacts nearly all
the time our GoPro has this problem very
often as well only with the eye context
84k those aberrations are more subtle
another thing we don't like about the
AAT is the high contrast you get when
you're recording in dark surroundings
you lose plenty of details because of
that and unfortunately you don't have
the possibility to change something in
the settings of course the gopro hero4
black offers the best image quality but
the footage of the two competitors is
convincing as well here you've got some
more shots so you can see for yourselves
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the big weak spot of all three cameras
is the battery
we have tested the maximum battery life
of the action cams while shooting 4k
footage the camera ican't XIT recorded
around one and a half hour until it shut
down the eight-minute ad ran out of
battery almost fifteen minutes earlier
our GoPro has also a battery capacity of
approximately one hour and fifteen
minutes but it was the one that heated
the most a non-stop operation it's
important to say that the battery life
of all the three cameras is depending on
their use are you using the display is
Wi-Fi activated and so on that way we
never reached the maximum battery life
during regular operations especially not
when it's cold for discharging battery
you don't even need freezing
temperatures it already happened several
times to us that for example our GoPro
ran only for a few minutes
although the battery had been charging
the whole night before but there is a
perk that all action cameras haven't
come the batteries are key so if you're
planning to buy one of the cameras which
is showing you should invest some money
in backup batteries another advantage
you can charge all these cameras on the
moon which means you just need a mobile
power supply and the cable that comes
with the cameras very important for
videos is to sell right now I'm using
the camera I can't XIT gave us and I
would say it sounds quite ok you tear
everything that happens in the close
proximity around the camera for example
stepping on this glass hearing my voice
and everything but if you really want to
use the sound of your recordings
you should definitely avoid using the
underwater house because you won't hear
them the same applies on the 8-minute 80
which I'm using right now the audio
quality of this camera is okay but it
could be better of course but to be
honest for a small budget like this you
won't get anything better
so if you really need good audio quality
for your be ducks or something similar
you should definitely get an external
mic
but an external mic is only working with
this GoPro because the other two cameras
don't have any audio input so I'm
recording with the hero4 black right now
but I'm only using the internal mic
that's why the sound is okay too but
it's not ideal
every action cam we're showing you here
comes with its own app by a Wi-Fi you
can remote control your recorder but in
practice we are rarely using those apps
so we will only take a short look at
them now that that works with the eye
contacts 84k is called a smart TV camera
and smart device can be connected quite
fast you can view your recordings and
change all the camera settings all of
this works fast and we haven't had any
problems yet Sanji cam is there for the
8-minute 80 and it's a real problem
child the devices are connecting super
fastly but the app is crashing all the
time and there are even more bugs for
example as you can shoot at a maximum
resolution of Full HD when you're using
the app all the resolutions above aren't
working for some reason if you don't
want your app to crash or you can use is
the record button at least this is
working with our troubles
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in contrast to that there from GoPro is
working really well the connecting
process takes a relatively long time but
the app runs stable the big perk due to
the fact that the hero4 has no
integrated display you can use the app
for life view with this app you can
completely remote control the camera to
and change all the settings really quick
as the last point we're taking a look at
the photo function of those cameras
probably no one is buying an action cam
for the pictures and that's a good thing
mostly it's not more than a need
additional option these photos were
taken with the ican't XIT 4k as you can
see all the pictures are over sharpened
which doesn't look nice at all
however the chromatic aberrations aren't
that obvious unlike with the ape-men AAT
here those optical aberrations are
pretty eye-catching but all the photos
are nice to look at and are taken in the
higher resolution even higher than the
resolution of the pictures from our
gopro but in line with our expectations
it offers the best image quality thanks
to protein you can achieve great results
when editing the images but as we
mentioned earlier we don't place that
much value on the photo function of the
action cams
up to this date we have barely used it
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to summer
all we can say is each of these three
cameras is quite good
I can't XIT and ape-men both deliver
their action cams with a great amount of
equipment for a small budget if you're a
beginner we would recommend those
cameras to you however both have their
pros and cons so you have to choose
which one is the best for your needs
but if you're doing serious video
production you won't be satisfied with
them you probably need to grab the GoPro
and spend even more money for all the
additional gear and that's it that was
our review of the icon to excit 4k
versus gopro hero4 black vs. 8 minute if
you know any other action cam which you
think is better than the ones we showed
you in this video please let us know in
the comment section down below and if
you like the a context 84k that much
that you're planning to buy it now we've
got some good news for you the
manufacturer has a special offer right
now it says the camera for low price but
the discount is only available for a
limited time so better be fast take a
look in the video description to find
out all the info and make sure to tune
in next week when we upload another epic
FX adventure stay safe guys
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