Yes, Toby deals again :thumbsup: About the same league as a Gopro 5, but almost half the price, and still a Nikon. 4k recording, 1080p/60fps, slightly better image quality than GP, slightly worse sound, slow motion, good still images, time lapse and even has a remote control. What I didn't like, and didn't pull the trigger in the end, is the wide-angle 170° fov giving a fisheye effect. I don't know if its possible to be corrected in post (any advice welcome).
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pwel
27 Sep 17#1
Yes, Toby deals again :thumbsup: About the same league as a Gopro 5, but almost half the price, and still a Nikon. 4k recording, 1080p/60fps, slightly better image quality than GP, slightly worse sound, slow motion, good still images, time lapse and even has a remote control. What I didn't like, and didn't pull the trigger in the end, is the wide-angle 170° fov giving a fisheye effect. I don't know if its possible to be corrected in post (any advice welcome).
whelan189
27 Sep 17#2
Can't wait to see the 90 fov get more popular
daskapital
27 Sep 17#3
Fantastic camera and price. It says its 25/30 FPS at 4K if anyone is wondering, and this is about half the price of Amazon. heat from me. Love tobydeals too got my phone from there. No import tax / customs charges.
abdi12346
27 Sep 17#4
Hero5 or this ladies & gents?
ualla
27 Sep 17#5
Voted hot.
I've been considering this for the past 30 mins, but have decided not to pull the trigger. The Hero 6 is going to probably be announced tomorrow so I am hoping that the Hero 5 will drop in price. Although many have said the 6 will just slot into a higher price bracket and the 5 will stay the same price. I can hope though I guess. If it doesn't, I'd be torn between this Nikon and the hero 5 session.
The hero 5 is a better camera, although double the price as pointed out. If I knew I was going to take full advantage of the money spent on a hero 5, I would get that.
Bully
28 Sep 17#6
Reviews are not great on amazon.com Ignore amazon.co.uk as they are all paid for reviews.
androidavis
28 Sep 17#7
Reading reviews it seems that the main issues are that the battery isn't great and that it's firmware needs improving. A deal breaker for some though may be that you can't record while leaving the camera plugged in. If recording a long continuous event you can't leave it connected to the power supply charger or an external battery with USB ports. Frustratingly this camera seems to have GoPro 5 well beaten on image quality. But GoPro has been in this game a long time and knows about batteries and firmware. Either Nikon will improve its firmware, including allowing things like recording while plugged in, or wait till the new one comes out
johnrs
28 Sep 17#8
I wonder how this compares to the Xiaomi 4k Plus. It's a bit more expensive at about £200 but gets very good reviews.
pwel to johnrs
28 Sep 17#9
The yi 4k+ is overall much superior camera (many reviews on yt), this one is more comparable to the yi 4k..imo I think these "action" cameras are way overpriced, so the decision depends on what's the use and what features you really need...
sam_of_london
5 Oct 17#10
Thieves . Cancelled my order but would not refund money. Stay away from these crooks
ualla to sam_of_london
6 Oct 17#11
wow, sorry to hear. have they at least attempted at an excuse as to why they don't want to refund your money?
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heat from me. Love tobydeals too got my phone from there. No import tax / customs charges.
I've been considering this for the past 30 mins, but have decided not to pull the trigger. The Hero 6 is going to probably be announced tomorrow so I am hoping that the Hero 5 will drop in price. Although many have said the 6 will just slot into a higher price bracket and the 5 will stay the same price. I can hope though I guess. If it doesn't, I'd be torn between this Nikon and the hero 5 session.
The hero 5 is a better camera, although double the price as pointed out. If I knew I was going to take full advantage of the money spent on a hero 5, I would get that.
Ignore amazon.co.uk as they are all paid for reviews.
Frustratingly this camera seems to have GoPro 5 well beaten on image quality. But GoPro has been in this game a long time and knows about batteries and firmware.
Either Nikon will improve its firmware, including allowing things like recording while plugged in, or wait till the new one comes out