With many years of experience working with an action camera camcorder I have a few things that will help you when choosing your next action camera. I have been filming extreme sports for many years and found that a few things has to be in place in order to get the right results. Way to often I have been filming what I thought was the perfect moment but when looking at things afterwards I just find that something was not working as supposed with the action camera.
The first thing you have to consider is weather what you are filming will do with a small and handy action camera or if the quality has to be even better and you will have to go with a larger camera. personally I find that a small action camera most of the times will do because most action cameras records in HD anyway.
My first choice is to find a handy action camera that is small and lightweight because when doing extreme sports I can not be tied down to a large camera I have to be able to move which is not as easy with a larger camera. The camera also needs a minimum of protection so it will not break with just a small hit or drop to the ground. The protection you will find in many variations just make sure you still have easy access to work with the action camera and the buttons otherwise you will go crazy in the long run.
Battery time is very important to have a look at and how easy it is to charge. An action camera now a days are more or less easy to charge and do have good battery time but still check it out. The indicators on the camera which tells you if it is recording or not has to be bright light otherwise you will run into problems when filming in daylight. Which brings me to the next point which is the possibility to film in both daylight and places with not so much light.
For me the sound is very important and for some this might not be an issue because when editing you can just have music playing but I like to have the real sound from what I am doing and this is a tough choice when you do not want to have big microphones sitting around but it is possible to find an action camera where you have less noise and more of the real sound and by this I mean are you filming while driving on the bike the noise from the wind might catch the microphone but having a case for the camera might solve this issue for me the best solution so far has been the Go pro action camera but you might find other solutions that will suit your needs.
Remember these few guidelines are things I have found good in the process when choosing an action camera but what might be good for me might be the right solution for me might not be for you so also go with your own gut feeling.
The first thing you have to consider is weather what you are filming will do with a small and handy action camera or if the quality has to be even better and you will have to go with a larger camera. personally I find that a small action camera most of the times will do because most action cameras records in HD anyway.
My first choice is to find a handy action camera that is small and lightweight because when doing extreme sports I can not be tied down to a large camera I have to be able to move which is not as easy with a larger camera. The camera also needs a minimum of protection so it will not break with just a small hit or drop to the ground. The protection you will find in many variations just make sure you still have easy access to work with the action camera and the buttons otherwise you will go crazy in the long run.
Battery time is very important to have a look at and how easy it is to charge. An action camera now a days are more or less easy to charge and do have good battery time but still check it out. The indicators on the camera which tells you if it is recording or not has to be bright light otherwise you will run into problems when filming in daylight. Which brings me to the next point which is the possibility to film in both daylight and places with not so much light.
For me the sound is very important and for some this might not be an issue because when editing you can just have music playing but I like to have the real sound from what I am doing and this is a tough choice when you do not want to have big microphones sitting around but it is possible to find an action camera where you have less noise and more of the real sound and by this I mean are you filming while driving on the bike the noise from the wind might catch the microphone but having a case for the camera might solve this issue for me the best solution so far has been the Go pro action camera but you might find other solutions that will suit your needs.
Remember these few guidelines are things I have found good in the process when choosing an action camera but what might be good for me might be the right solution for me might not be for you so also go with your own gut feeling.
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