GoPros are expensive and don’t come with many accessories, which means you have to spend even more. The AKASO V50 Pro promises to be an affordable action camera that gives you “good enough” video for less. Does it deliver? Mostly.
An action camera is probably not the first one you should buy. If you don’t bike, hike, surf, fly drones, or even leave the house much, you probably don’t need one at all.
But they can be helpful when you’re on vacation, or if you take up a sport or an active hobby. You might fearlessly travel everywhere with your camera, but sometimes, you just want something small, light, and easy to use.
However, if you don’t plan to use it often, you shouldn’t spend much on an action camera. That’s where the AKASO V50 Pro comes in. It’s a little more expensive ($120 at this writing) than some other options. But for the extra money, you get all the accessories you need and better menu navigation. It also offers 4K video recording, albeit, at 30 frames per second (fps). If that’s not enough, though, you can step down to 1080p resolution and get 60 fps.
(Nearly) All the Accessories
As cameras go, the V50 Pro looks pretty generic. It’s small, rectangular, has a big ole lens on the front, a micro HDMI port, and a mini USB port you can use for an optional external mic. The casing looks like gray rubber, but it’s hard plastic.
One area that does set the V50 apart from more expensive options is the sheer number of accessories it comes with. You get two bike mounts, a waterproof case (up to 30 meters in depth), two helmet mounts, a few other mounts, two batteries, a dual battery charger, and a wrist remote. The only thing it doesn’t include is a microSD card, but you probably already have a few of those sitting around. If you want to record in 4K, though, you need a fast card—something that writes at least 60 MB/s.
Because the V50 comes with nearly every mounting accessory you could ask for, it’s going to save you more than a few dollars. The waterproof case is necessary because, unlike a GoPro, this camera isn’t water-resistant. That’s sad, but acceptable, given it costs nearly one-third of the price.
You get about an hour and a half of usage out of each battery, and it takes about two hours to charge one completely. A GoPro lasts about two hours on a single battery, but it only comes with one. So, the trade-off is worth it as long as you charge both batteries before you record.
An Easy-to-Use Menu Interface
In addition to all the accessories, the V50 has something else cheaper action camera’s do not: a touch screen.
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