At its current price of CAD$80 (USD $65), on Amazon Canada, it is a fantastic deal and substantially better than any other sub $100 camera offered. Mainly whether or not this camera is worth it to buy comes down to price. Where to BuyĪmazon Canada | Amazon USA | AliExpress Conclusion There is a somewhat “tinny” aspect to it, compared to some other cameras that have more rich audio with bass and depth. It’s a little bit fuzzy but at least it is pretty loud and easy enough to understand. Audio QualityĪudio quality from this camera is fine. This photo shows off the level of detail accomplished by the Gitup camera as almost all text is readable on the oil drum. Side by side with cameras built on similar hardware show off how much better this lens is with text being legible to a smaller size and fine details like leaves being more easily discernible. The same issues persist with color balance, however, when it comes to actual resolution the higher quality lens really struts its stuff. This camera offers some of the best still photos of any action cam, in terms of detail. As well, many other properties can be adjusted including contrast and sharpness and two additional vividness levels of video colour saturation. This can be used to overcome some of the drawbacks noted with colour balance in the Video Quality section of this review, as the camera can be set to a custom white balance. One of the unique features about Gitup cameras is their high level of customization. At least if there is some light source brighter than standard street lights, it is possible to tell what is going on around. Turn Low Light off for sharper video at expense of brightness. This results in brighter video but also blurrier video. With Low Light turned on, the camera will drop below the 1/30 sec shutter speed required for each individual frame. This changes how the camera handles frame rates. Video Quality – Low LightĪt night, this camera offers two modes: Low Light On and, surprise, Low Light Off. Occasionally some situations have problems with exposure such as this pathway which is surrounded by many shadows. This over exposure also happens in other situations with a lot of shadows as this camera is not great at holding onto highlights and instead pushes them far too vibrant. Also, it tends to blow out the sky in almost a “nuke” type pop of brightness (albeit not as bad as the original IMX078 Novatek cameras). As with most Novatek cameras, this cam by default colour balances too reddish in situations that should be bright green. However, colour balance is still not great. Gitup has really refined the Novatek platform over the years and it shows in the quality of their firmware. Lens flares are smaller and more pleasant and sharpness persists throughout the frame. There is a great level of video detail in almost every resolution offered, with the lens quality of this camera being notably better than many budget cams. It is not particularly useful, so better use the 1440p instead. It offers the typical Novatek stretched fake 4K, upscaled from 2880×2160 24FPS to fill a normal video frame. In the day the video quality of this camera is quite good, although not excellent. Settings are broken down into two separate menus, one for overall settings such as date and time, and the other for function specific settings such as video resolution. The user interface is intuitive and well thought out. There is no secondary battery included which is unfortunate because this camera does not take the standard batteries that many budget cameras take, so the availability may be limited. This camera is not waterproof without an external case, which is included in the box, as are a basic set of mounts. On the back is a large and vibrant touch screen that is easy to see during the day. Unlike other budget cameras, it has quite a bit of weight to it and that lends to a solid feeling. The build quality of this camera is sturdy.
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