SJCAM SJ5000X Elite

In the product line of the Chinese company SJCAM, the camera with the SJ5000X Elite index occupies a key position — it opposes itself to the flagship GoPro Hero 4 Black Edition. And it is absolutely not in vain.

rich kit

Externally, the action camera really stands out as if it were a circled copy of a GoPro. Not only that, it is fully compatible with the widest range of gopro accessories. But it’s not even necessary to buy them — the package includes a rich variety of nice additions for all occasions : a waterproof box (for filming at a depth of up to 30 m), a swivel frame, bike handlebar and helmet mounts, a belt clip, Hook-and-loop and much more .

Video recording

At the heart of the camera is a 12.4-megapixel sensor from the most reputable player in the market for photo and video modules — Sony. It is capable of recording videos in 4K format (3840x2160 pixels) at 24 fps, but not in "native", but in interpolated resolution (that is, artificially increased by analyzing data from neighboring pixels). In FullHD (1920x1080 pixels), videos are written at a speed of up to 60 fps. The maximum aperture of the complete lens is f / 2.8, and its angle of view is 170 °. The field of view can be programmatically reduced to 140°, 110° or 70° in order to weed out the excess from the frame.

Display

The body of the action camera has ribbed edges, which will protect it from slipping out of your hands. But he will collect fingerprints well. The entire back face of the "brick" is given over to a 2-inch screen with a resolution of 960x240 pixels. It greatly simplifies the sighting process and allows you to do without a smartphone when taking photos or videos. By the way, all data is recorded on a microSD card with a maximum capacity of up to 128 GB.

Use cases

The functions of motion sensor and cyclic video recording allow the SJCAM SJ5000X Elite to reorient itself into a surveillance camera or a DVR. In the latter case, the action camera will record videos of 3, 5 or 10 minutes in length. and automatically turn on when power is applied. In standalone mode, the camcorder can stay on for about an hour when shooting 4K video with Wi-Fi enabled, or an hour and a half when recording video content in FullHD format.