Sports cameras have always been the professional equipment of outdoor sports and extreme sports players. For ordinary consumers, the price of thousands of them is always disappointing. However, as Xiaoyi, an enterprise in Xiaomi's ecological chain, enters the sports camera market, this kind of high and low status will never return. The standard version of Xiaoyi's sports camera is three hundred and ninety-nine The price of RMB yuan enables consumers who like sports to take pictures with great personality and appreciate the charm of sports cameras. It is indeed a rare entry price choice.

  Product&Details

  As an enterprise under the ecological chain of Xiaomi, the packaging of Xiaoyi sports camera also adopts the design of Xiaomi style. The paper box packaging of log pulp color is simple and environmentally friendly without too much decoration, which is also worth advocating.

On the back of the package are the parameters and production information of Xiaoyi sports camera. From the data, this sports camera adopts F2.8 Large aperture one hundred and fifty-five ° Ultra wide-angle lens, which can capture a wider field of vision, SONY 1600 Megapixel CMOS The sensor provides excellent imaging effect, and video recording is not pursued 4K Virtual height of, maximum support 1080p （ 60fps ）It's good enough. The overall hardware quality is pretty good.

The inner box is lined with paper, and the camera and lens surface are covered with film, so the protection is in place. The battery, charging line and manual documents are placed on the lower layer. The quality of the battery and charging line is good, and the sports camera also gives a delicate feeling. The color of this model is jungle green, which is matched by two bright colors, cyan and green, and has great visual impact. For young people, This lively style of color is very attractive and pleasant.

The whole shell of Xiaoyi sports camera is made of plastic, but the grain design of each side is slightly different. In addition to the lens, the front of the camera is a large round switch button with a ring around the button LED Display light, display status and camera remaining power, blue is 50%~100% , purple is 15%~49% , red is 0-14% When the camera needs to be used, press the key once to turn it on. Long press to turn it off, and it will be sent continuously when it is turned off five The beep reminds you that the power display is a bit extensive in actual use, which is not as good as that of most mobile power supply segments LED The display is intuitive.

Video recording is set independently above the camera / The photographing button is also equipped with a status indicator light, which is used for video recording Mic The holes are also located on the top side, Wifi The independent switch is designed on the side of the lens. In addition to the standard camera fixing hole, the bottom side also has a buzzer and status indicator light. The entire side is decorated with brick lines. The details such as the status light, button and interface are all in place. It looks harmonious and unified. The functional design also takes into account various shooting needs three Status display lights are set on each side to facilitate viewing the camera status from all directions, which is more user-friendly.

In addition to the status indicator on the back of the ants, there are two covers, namely, the battery compartment and various interfaces. Before use 3.7V 1010mAh The rechargeable lithium-ion battery contacts are pressed down into the cabin MicroUSB The charging port is used for charging two Hours, SD Card slot not supported 4GB The following TF Card, maximum support 64GB TF Card, because the HD camera requires a high writing speed, the official recommends matching class10 As for the use of the above high-speed cards, in fact, some cards that are used well on other devices may not be suitable for ants. It is recommended to purchase genuine storage cards from formal channels, HDMI The interface needs a special adapter for switching, but this accessory is not standard, but for ordinary users, the use frequency is relatively low.

Officially, the ants are only the size of a matchbox 60.4x42x21.2 mm However, the match box is hard to find now. We will compare it with several common objects. It is much smaller than the ordinary magnetic card in size, slightly thicker than the standard poker box in thickness, and the whole machine with batteries is only 72g On the palm of your hand, you can clearly feel the small and light ant, which is very suitable for outdoor use.

APP&Experience

Xiao Ant can be used alone or with a mobile phone, but only when connected with a mobile phone can Xiao Ant play all the functions, and it is more convenient to manage photos and videos taken.

The connection is very simple. Enter APP There will be a prompt to open the ants Wifi After the blue indicator light of the switch flashes, click the connection button on the mobile phone to automatically connect successfully, APP The interface of is very simple, including shooting, camera album and discovery three Song part, shared by shooting seven Three modes, including ordinary photography, timed photography, delayed photography, motion track, ordinary photography, snapshot and delayed photography, also support the setting of resolution and light metering mode. The album function can see the photos and videos in the camera, download them to the mobile phone, delete them, and also connect the motion camera directly to the computer as U Disk identification and management. It is found that there is a user shared selfie video, which is very interesting. If you are prompted that it cannot be read when you first use it SD Card information needs to be formatted, most of which are SD The card is incompatible. It is recommended to replace the card and try again.

There are also many personalized settings in the setting menu, such as video, photography, camera, and equipment, which are very detailed. For users with different needs, such settings greatly improve the adaptability of the product and make it convenient for users to use.

The snapshot function is specially mentioned here. After the snapshot recording is completed, you will enter a style selection page, including stunning, beautiful, black and white, retro, red glow, time and heartbeat seven This kind of filter can process the snapshot video with the corresponding style, which is more convenient and personalized. On the video viewing page, you can enter the wonderful moment, automatically generate the picture puzzle in the video, and can share and download it to your mobile phone.

The standard camera base interface at the bottom of the Xiaoyi sports camera can be installed on the selfie stick or camera tripod with standard screw connector, or on some self stabilizing PTZ frames specially designed for sports cameras Wifi Connected to mobile phones, the transmission distance is considerable, and there are many suitable occasions. Depending on the usage, the endurance is 1~2 The cloud head carried by the dragonfly drone like the insect can be perfectly loaded into the ants for aerial photography within hours. However, because it has been raining recently, it is a pity that there is no chance to go out for aerial photography.

Live shooting&suggestions

Finally, we put on a few live shot samples, and it can be seen that the overall performance of the Xiaoyi motion camera is still good, even compared with the current thousand yuan mobile phones, it is not a loss at all. Of course, we should first ignore the distortion of the wide-angle lens. If you mind, you can set the lens distortion correction on the mobile phone, but it will lose the picture quality.

There are many ways to play sports cameras. Traditional accessories such as helmets, leggings, bicycles and mobile holders are the most basic way to quickly enter the use scene. There are more novel ways to play than you can imagine. Some people fix sports cameras on surfboards to record the moment of splashing waves, Some people put sports cameras in dishwashers to satisfy endless curiosity, others take sports cameras into the sea to take pictures of the beautiful underwater world, and some people transform sports cameras into driving recorders. No matter how you play, as long as you are willing to play, you can record all these real moments with this little thing in your hand.

As for the Little Ant Sports Camera, although it is a good entry product, it still needs further improvement if you want to play happily. Here are some suggestions, hoping to be more perfect in the subsequent products.

one Increase the display screen, not high resolution, just to shoot and manage the memory happily when the phone is out of power or too late to connect;

two A plastic line can be added to the small cover plate in the back interface area to connect it to the machine, and it can rotate downward after being turned up, which does not affect the operation and can avoid the loss of the small cover plate;

three There are not enough accessories. Although many things are common to other products, we still hope that there are more specially adapted accessories to choose from;

four . Develop different scene modes and optimize the camera settings, such as night view, continuous shooting, etc.

summary

Compared with the sports camera products of international famous brands such as GO PRO, although there is still a certain gap in image quality and professionalism, and the surrounding accessories also need to be further enriched, the price of Xiaoyi's sports camera is undoubtedly very attractive. For beginners of sports cameras or users with low requirements for sports photography, Buy a small ant to practice your hands and cooperate with mobile phone image processing APP , which is also a very good choice for daily recording and sharing.