What is an Action Camera?
Action cameras are digital camera that record any action being performed while you are being immersed in it. These cameras have a rugged and tough design and usually dust and water-resistant. Some of the high-end action camera features hyper smooth videos with inbuilt video stabilisation by using the EIS and OIS which are Electronic and Optical Image stabilisation respectively.
These Action Cameras are capable of capturing videos like high definition, Time-lapse, HyperLapse, Slow mo’s, Super Slow Mo’s in 4k quality. These cameras are mounted in a way that they can display the shooters point of view, either they are placed on helmets, bicycle handlebars, Skateboards, etc.
Who uses these Action Cameras?
These type of cameras are usually famous amongst the Moto Vloggers, Mountain bike cyclists, Ocean Sports players or almost anyone willing to record some action! The good quality action cameras are generally priced high, because of the top-notch shooting quality they provide. However, there are cheaper options available in the market but the quality would also not be the same. The young YouTubers can start their channels by using such low priced cameras for their content creation.
Brand’s and Types of action Camera’s Available
1. The leading brand in the action camera category that provides top-notch performance and quality is GoPro, they have been into this industry since the very beginning and thus, are the masters! GoPro Hero 5 is the most valuable action camera available in the market. However, if you want a cheaper alternative Gopro also has “Hero Session” cameras that are small in size and do not have displays. The GoPro Hero 7 is their flagship camera that features the hyper smooth technology and provides gimble like image stabilisation.
2. Garmin Virb is also another famous Action Camera in the market, generally purchased by the cyclists, this camera features the capability of showing your ride data along with your riding video, for example you can mount the camera on the handlebar of your bike and go for a race, after your race/ride you can connect your Garmin Virb to your Garmin GPS based device and have all the riding information on your screen.
3. SjCam is a relatively cheaper option available for the people who want to start using action cameras or want to get into Moto vlogging. Their camera range starts from 5k and goes unto 20k thus providing price flexibility to its users, the lower versions do not feature water or dust-proof technology but yes they are certainly protected to some extent.
These are being increasingly used day by day and yes they are chosen because of the wide variety of shooting options that they provide, as they are tough enough. Log on to www.noidacyclingclub.in for more action camera related information.
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