bazzab Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Hi all I am looking at purchasing a gopro type camera... Anyone used or own cheaper equivalents? If so which ones? Thanks in advance Bazza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningB525 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 I've got an sj7000 it's pretty good. Awesome for diving, but it's poor in low light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Look at sj7000, I bought one for my recent holiday for use in the pool and it was fantastic for 30 odd quid. It came with waterproof case and loads of attachments. I'm sure it's probably not as good as a go pro but for that kinda money it served it's purpose really well. It's full HD. It does have quite a wide field of view so not sure how shooting videos would turn out but for want I used it for it was great, also at that money I was happy to let my 6 year old run around with it. Not sure I would with a go pro Lots of videos on you tube of footage from sj7000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzab Posted August 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Ooohhhhhh they look good. Thank you chaps. I assume here a fixed field of view?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraivi Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Contour Roam 2, got some great video and images. Tough bit of kit too. Now the Roam 3 is out, the roam2 versions are a lot cheaper now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weejase Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 I was going to go for the Gitup git2 as it has loads of great reviews from a sub £100 camera. I ended up going for the gopro hero4 silver though. Don`t ask me why, as I haven`t a Scooby about them ;o)....I may still get the gitup as it has a gyro stabilisation chip for smooth footage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Of ALL places! Maplin! I was in there the other day and saw a go pro type action camera and they had the TV above it with actual play back! I was most impressed! Sports vid on motorcyles, cycling, and other high speed scenarios were all played back in very good definition. The cost started at about £60 to £100 for the top one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseplant Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 The first question is what do you want it for? I have used the GoPro cameras a lot for my fishing and diving antics. As someone else said, they have wide angle lenses so something a little way away is going to seem like it's a lot further away on playback! Also, battery time is quite limited. Having said that, they are probably the best of the bunch and have the price tag to match. GoPro should be releasing their new model in the next few months, so it might be worth waiting if you can. Even if you don't want the most up-to-date, prices will fall on the current models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzab Posted August 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 To take shooting for pics and video. For attaching to cars etc. For water too. Think I'm going to try the sj7000. At that price I won't expect full HD but will give me a good indication of how much I'll use one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 To take shooting for pics and video. For attaching to cars etc. For water too. Think I'm going to try the sj7000. At that price I won't expect full HD but will give me a good indication of how much I'll use one. It is full HD. As said low level light is not great but for 30 quid it's worth a punt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 I have an sj4000 and vouch for the quality. I can only assume the sj7000 is at least as good. Great price too. The field of view is wide but perfectly usable. Although I bought mine for shooting and hill walking, I used it on a family holiday recently. Even my wife was impressed with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srspower Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 The sony hdr as15 i have is much better quality than a gopro and it has a zeiss lens. It cost around 160 a lot less than the gopro equivalent at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deker Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 i looked at these for mountain biking and opted for the gopro (the new one is about £100 I think), my choice was made due to the quality when going between low light and bright sunshine (in and out of forest and going between trails), from the videos I watched the gopro seemed to handle it a lot better, if you're using is when there isn't a sudden variation in light then the cheaper ones are pretty much as good quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 All my shooting videos have been recorded on sj cams. Earlier vids on sj1000 & more recent ones on sj4000. Brill cameras & good price. Check out my channel in my signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breastman Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 I use a Contour GPS and its a great bit of kit. Just noticed on Groupon today though they've got one on for £20 posted. May well get one for additional shots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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