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Amazing 4K camera and complete accessories for a fraction of the price of a GoPro.
Upon receipt, the camera was well-packaged in a compact box. Once i unraveled the shrink wrap, i opened the box to find a very small camera in its waterproof case. I then opened the other box inside the larger box to find all kinds of mounting accessories, a spare battery (you get 2 in this package), a spare waterproof sealed door (you get 2 in this package), and the remote trigger for taking pictures or starting a record of the video camera.You will find all the mounting accessories you'll ever need. As well, there is a top box where Tenker has included a selfie stick, and if i hadn't opened that box on top i wouldn't have known. It comes with a very high-quality portable selfie stick that would cost $15 by itself!!! But let's get back to the camera.First, i charged up the battery already installed with the micro-USB cable that came included in the box. Then i powered it up, and scrolled through all the menu functions. It is easy to configure and set-up. But there is one caveat, you can't use the camera until you install a MicroSD card. Since i have plenty of memory cards laying around, i installed one of my 32GB cards. Turns out, 32 GB is the largest size MicroSD you can install, according to the specs of this unit.So in goes the card and then it's easy to snap pictures with the camera and the external trigger remote, and also to record video using the red button functions. The video quality is amazing and definitely 4K. You can also choose from 1080p, 720p, etc.But this camera has 4K quality. Now i see where the mounts come in. Since this is as compact and small as a GoPro, you can mount it on a helmet, a bike, a Drone, a car, and even a Dungeness crab trap which is what i will be using it for to video shoot crabs i am catching in the San Francisco Bay ocean waters. It comes with mounts, and i can easily twisty tie a 2nd safety tie so it doesnt detach from my crab pot. The waterproof and water tight housing the camera seems to be very high grade and leak proof. I will know once it drops into the salt water and down 60 feet down below in the ocean.All in all, this Tenker K1 action camera and accessories unit is a bargain for $49.99 . GoPro's go for over $400, and this is just as good, and i can buy 5 of them and still be cheaper than 1 GoPro. And there is a 12 month warranty on this unit, so i am not worried it won't last. It appears very well made, and should take a beating and still last a long time. Time will tell.For now, this has got to be the best bargain i've found on Amazon in years. The selfie stick is already worth $15 by itself. And the camera comes with it's waterproof case and a spare battery and spare waterproof door. And the picture quality is top-notch!I will be buying these to stock up as Christmas and birthday presents to friends!
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An Excellent 4K Action Camera
The media could not be loaded. The Tenker K1 4K Action Camera takes fantastic video and pretty good still photos. It comes with a lot of the usual extras that one would expect from most non-GoPro action cams: extra battery, clips, mounting adapters, a water resistant case, etc. It even has a rather long selfie stick. I mounted it on a Bugs 3 quad to test out different shooting modes - 1080P 60fps, 4K 25fps, and 720p 120fps. I compared it to the LD4000 action camera that I've been using for years and has been my primary action camera for many years. I would definitely recommend the Tenker K1 4K camera for its video quality. The default video setting is 1080p 60fps in my opinion is the best shooting mode for this camera after testing the other modes. I verified the resolution of the videos using VLC. The quality of the videos is really, really good. Images were in focus and colors looked great. The 4K video is crisp, but the lower frame rate makes fast motion jittery at times.Changing the camera settings was pretty intuitive. The description advertises image stabilization, but I did not see anywhere in the settings to change or enable this function. This said, the videos were quite smooth. I was able to use the timer and other functions with ease. The screen is bright enough to see in direct sunlight. The waterproof case enabled excellent underwater video and kept water at bay, at least in my pool.The WiFi capabilities were a bit frustrating however. The wifi remote that came with mine would not work. Turns out the CR2025 battery was completely dead. The android app worked well most of the time, but would freeze up from time to time when doing video, causing the app to crash.Be sure to use a good microSD card, at least a Class 10 UHS 1. The largest card the camera can use is 32mb. That's about 3 hours of 1080P 60fps video.The first battery lasted about 2 hours before showing low battery. This included using WiFi for some of that time and also doing 4K video recording, which from what I understand uses more resources. Plugging the camera in using the included microUSB cord charges the battery. Plug the cord into your own usb charger or computer. To charge the extra battery, you'll need to swap them inside the camera or use an external action cam battery charger (not included).If the Tenker 1K continues to be reliable and shoot amazing video it will replace my very reliable LD4000 action camera.Full disclosure: This product was provided to me at a reduced cost, in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion based on my own experiences with the camera. No one else has seen nor approved this review before publication.Edit: I am very impressed with the 60fps and 120fps shooting modes for slow motion playback and for capturing stills from the video itself. The images are crisp and I did not notice any dropped or duplicated frames making slow motion playback look pretty incredible.
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