Best crap 40 USD Go Pro clone

[Pearlman]

Yi 4k+ is a good option - check out the youtube video comparisons ...

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[Sbiriguda]

YI 4K Plus Action Camera con Custodia Impermeabile 4K/60fps Nero: Amazon.it: Elettronica

Yi 4k is 299.99 EUR
Probably worth the price, but out of the price range here

 

[Sbiriguda]

By now the easiest choice for the price would be apeman
I think this would be Apeman A80
https://www.amazon.it/apeman-WIFI-A...rs=10900108031&ie=UTF8&qid=1534411465&sr=8-34

There are different models also sold here
https://www.amazon.it/Impermeabile-...srs=10900108031&ie=UTF8&qid=1534411353&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.it/Apeman-fotogr...srs=10900108031&ie=UTF8&qid=1534411353&sr=8-8
https://www.amazon.it/sottacqua-Imp...rs=10900108031&ie=UTF8&qid=1534411441&sr=8-25

 

[Sbiriguda]

Yi 4k+ is a good option - check out the youtube video comparisons ...
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Anyway it seems there are good second hand options
YI 4K CON custodia subacquea - Audio/Video In vendita a Monza e della Brianza
For example here sold at 150 EUR with underwater housing

 

[stepfen]

Rollei 415 is another option. In amazon.it it sells for 80 euros (with all accessories including 40m underwater case) but that's how much I bought it like 2 years ago. Now you should be able to get it cheaper elsewhere. No 2k/4k - only 1080p but decent quality for the money.
An advice: all these cases are very easy to get scratches in front of the lens - be careful - I did ruin mine. You can find the case only for 2-3 euros in e-bay. It won't probably be exactly for your camera's make/model but if the buttons match (number and position) then it will probably fit. You might want to stock a backup if you go to dive trips etc.

 

[Kharon]

Is the waterproof case that it comes with actually waterproof or did you use a GoPro case?

The case that comes with it is waterproof. I had it down to 130' - no leakage or other problems.

 

[Kharon]

@Kharon , can you fit the backscatter macro flip in lens on the cheap clone? I have been thinking I want the cheapest/best set up to get some tiny nudibranchs photos.

I don't know. The shape of the external lens part is rectangular. On the goPro it's square. So it would take some modification.

Thanks
Do I understand well that in the 69 USd version you get also the underwater housing the bag and all the accessories?

Actually the USA version is $55 and it comes with the UW housing, several mountings, battery, and cables. I bought an extra battery and a bunch of extra weird mountings. The one I found best for UW is this one:

https://www.amazon.com/EVERYDI-Hand...&sr=8-5&keywords=plastic+knuckles+mount+gopro

I can slip it on my fingers and still have use of that hand. I turn the camera on as soon as I'm in the water and then all I have to do it point and press one button and it starts taking video or pictures - which ever I have it set for.

 

[D_Fresh]

So the a80 (and likely its successor) do come with the dive housing, 2 actually. And I've had it down to 36 meters with no leaks or issues.

Regarding filters, most GoPro housings are actually rectangular, by a few mm depending on which generation. The Apeman housings are square, like 40mm x 40mm. I've used electrical tape to fill the gaps on the side between the filter clamp and the Apeman housing.

 

[Sbiriguda]

5 Top Selling Budget Chinese Action Camera 2018 | Review of the Best of Aliexpress

I found this article on aliexpress chinese cameras
Interesting also because some of them sometimes are the same product sold under different brand names
For example sj4000 is Eken

 

[Sbiriguda]

Anyway it seems there clones... of the clones!
Fake Eken, fake Xiaomi, etc. etc.
So buying from ebay and alixpress this must be kept in mind, perhaps Amazon is safer