Action Camera [Opinions please]

[zolen8]

Hello there everyone! We are planning with gf to Action Camera lets say. But for what? Mostly it will be only for filming (it's her job/hobby). Weddings, advertisement creating, and lets so for simply stuffs like traveling, maybe some action while driving with bikes, jumping from plane with parachute or anything else. Well I just want to hear your guys opinion about those cameras. If any of you had some of them and have any experience I am happy to hear if you don't mind sharing :)). Lets so give your different opinions for budget/no budget limit/filming/action and so on. Thank you very much guys!!

 

 

Xiaomi Yi: http://amzn.to/1TWSX5g

 

Hero4 Session: http://amzn.to/1PhPnU1

 

Polaroid Cube+: http://amzn.to/1PhP23V

 

Sony HDR-AZ1: http://amzn.to/1TWSGiQ

 

Garmin Virb-XE: http://amzn.to/1TWSCQ9

 

Sony HDR-AS200V: http://amzn.to/1TWSy2I

 

GoPro Hero4 Silver: http://amzn.to/1PhP4J3

 

GoPro Hero4 Black: http://amzn.to/1TWSLmp

 

Sony FDR-X1000V: http://amzn.to/1TWSLD7

 

DJI OSMO: http://amzn.to/1PhPe2T

 

GoPro Hero3+ BLACK: https://www.amazon.com/GoPro-Adventure-Camera-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B00F3F0GLU

[Electronics Wizardy]

If you have the money buy the gopro hero 4 black

[AkiraDaarkst]

I wouldn't use an action camera to film an action scene, unless it was for fun.  There's just no easy way to match footage from an action camera like a GoPro to footage from a cine camera like a RED.

[xQubeZx]

The GoPro Hero 4 Black I would say. The GoPros are great, I have a few friends that own ones and they are very happy with them and the footage you get is nice. 

 

Now, I would use them for extreme sports and mainly that. I wouldn't capture a wedding or stuff like that or cinematic things with a gopro. They are not intended for that. They are intended for more of a First person view kind of thing mounted on say your helmet, chest, or skii or similar. (A selfiestick while skiing can be cool too) but imo thats how they should be used. Capturing what you see and feel kind of thing. To capture a friend or so say mtb'ng from a few meters away its better to use a dedicated camera for that. Either a dslr with video features or a camcorder.

[bob345]

If you want to film weddings and make advertisements, an action camera is going to be a poor choice. You will either want a mirrorless or a dedicated camcorder for that kind if stuff.

[iEatBalls]

If you can afford it, I would be choosing between a Hero 5 Black and Yi 2 4K. The GoPro will be somewhat waterproof without the waterproof case, so the audio coming out of the camera will be slightly more bearable.

[AkiraDaarkst]

18 hours ago, zolen8 said:

traveling, maybe some action while driving with bikes, jumping from plane with parachute

For filming fun and personal stuff during traveling and as a camera for filming while driving, cycling, skydiving, just buy the action camera you like.  I use a Sony action camera when I play paintball, airsoft and what I film is just for fun, to share with my family and friends.  When I travel, I use the same action camera as a way to log my journey.  But I avoid using action cameras for any type of commercial work, the footage from these cameras are very difficult to match up with stuff from my higher end cameras.

 

18 hours ago, zolen8 said:

Weddings, advertisement creating

I wouldn't recommend using any camera for commercial filming.  Get a proper camera setup for these types of work.