Hands on with the Akaso Brave 7 LE action camera: Perfect for vloggers and time-lapse videos Review

I have relished applying the Akaso Brave seven LE motion camera. It has all of the characteristics I need in an motion camera, and it has application regulate and a wristband for remote regulate.

Like a lot of motion cameras, the box is full of extras. In addition to the camera and waterproof scenario, there is a wristband with remote regulate buttons, two batteries and a battery charger, a USB cable and a bag full of GoPro-compatible mounts for helmet, bikes, and a wide variety of other mounts to web page pretty much everywhere.

The camera by itself — even without having the battery fitted — is perfectly developed and significant at 192g in its waterproof housing or 108g on its personal. On the leading there are two buttons: just one to take photographs, and a manner button. The user manual is simplistic, with a QR code for the user to download the user manual.

The battery door was tough to open (thrust the button in the base and slide the door) supplying me many minutes of annoyance ahead of I worked it out.

As soon as the camera is switched on, the controls are simple to configure. The batteries previous for around two hrs if recording at lower resolution, and about just one hour per battery at 4k/2.7k.

You do need to insert your personal micro SD card up to 64GB in size — this is not equipped with the camera.

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The Brave seven LE has a good touch display screen which is about 50mm. The show is uncomplicated, with a manner icon in the leading left hand corner, an audio recording icon and battery degree.

At the base of the display screen there is a playback icon, the picture resolution and settings. Swipe across any of these icons and scroll as a result of the choices to alter settings this kind of as picture resolution, established loops, timelapse and burst manner characteristics as perfectly as regulate exposure settings

Modes can be established to photo, movie, playback, and photo or movie established up to alter settings. You can configure different concentrations of timelapse, or document in gradual — or rapidly movement.

Image stabilisation can be switched on, you can empower wind sounds reduction and established the camera to regulate settings in lower light-weight.

The camera by itself is waterproof up to 1.five metres, but, with the waterproof housing fitted, you can dive with the camera down to 40 metres.

There is a diving manner setting to compensate for the deficiency of pink light-weight underwater in tropical and blue water. Thanks to COVID-19 my diving trips have been delayed for a calendar year, so I did not check this element.

You can also use the motion camera as a sprint cam. If you plug the camera into your cigarette lighter socket the camera will turn on mechanically when you start off the motor and end when the motor is switched off.

You can download the Akaso GO application in the application retailer to enjoy again written content on your mobile gadget. You do need to join the Brave 7LE to your mobile gadget. You can also delete and transfer files from your camera to your Android cellular phone.

You could need to regulate the privacy settings on your iOS gadget to empower this to come about. Akaso also says that you can not download 4k or 2.7k video clips to Apples equipment by the application. You need to use a card reader and transfer them from your SD card.

There is a mini HDMI port, also hidden driving a really safe button press sliding door, which is tough to clear away, so you can join the camera specifically to your Television for playback.

The photographs taken by the camera are genuinely fantastic and switching the camera to the entrance display screen is a good touch when recording selfies, or vlogs. It is uncomplicated to use and has an intuitive UI.

All in all, the Akaso Brave 7LE motion camera is is a fantastic little camera that can be managed remotely, and has all the extras you could need for your active life.