Over the last Five years or so the entry level action Camera market has become increasingly competitive as more and more brands try to launch their own cheap GoPro alternative to tap into this lucrative market. It’s no secret that many of these entry level action cameras are poor quality and essentially a total waste of money but thankfully there is light at the end of the tunnel!
Rather than come into the action camera market from a different niche, Akaso have set themselves the goal of becoming the go to brand for anyone looking to purchase an entry level action camera. Each subsequent generation of entry level action camera that they have release have taken the market by storm and quickly became the dominant camera on the market and today we are going to be looking at the Akaso Brave 4.
When it comes to performance, the Brave 4 really does stand apart from the competing cameras at this price point in the market and offer some of the best features available. The list below covers some of the primary features that the Brave 4 has to offer :-
Video capturing at 4K/24fps, 2K/30fps and 1080P/60FPS. 20MP camera sensor for photographs. Excellent on-board microphone. Fully adjustable camera lens for 170°, 140°, 110°, and 70° photographs. Smart gyroscope technology for surprisingly good image stabilization for the price. Waterproof down to 100 feet when in the included case. Excellent battery life. Easy to use navigation menu.
Now, you may be noticed some of the competing cameras listing features such as a 20MP camera sensor or 4k capable videobut the actual image quality often tends not to be up to scratch. The Akaso sensor performs very well, even in low light conditions while the codec used to save the video footage or photographs you capture helps to ensure you are getting the best quality possible. The video below was recorded using the Akaso Brave 4 and offers a great example of showing the type of image quality you can expect when using the camera as well as how good the built in image stabilisation on the camera is.
The adjustable lens on the camera also allows you to tweak its performance to capture some epic landscape photographs too. If your action sport of choice is something like snowboarding then you will be able to easily capture the epic breathtaking landscape views you see at the tops of the mountains before you snowboard down them. As the majority of other cameras on the market right now at this price point use a fixed lens angle, this helps to push the Brave 4 even further ahead.
Now, moving on to the navigation menu of the action camera, not only have Akaso ensured that it is very easy to navigate even if you are brand new to using an action camera but they have made sure that the touch screen is very responsive too. As many popular action sports involve water or cold temperatures, many touchscreens struggle when the user tries to use them with wet or cold fingers. Although Akaso have not totally overcome the problem on the Brave 4, it is definitely a leap in the right direction and the touchscreen is much better than most competing cameras, even at higher price points when it comes to using it with we or cold fingers.
Moving onto the build quality of the camera, another problem many action cameras in this price range have is that they are simply not robust enough to be an action camera and break quickly. Thankfully, Akaso have built on their experience and feedback from their previous generations of camera and produced one of the most robust cameras to be released to date. On top of this, it is also still lightweight while also having the robustness to take knocks and bumps without issue too.
The final point that we want to make is that the reputation of the Akaso Brave 4 is second to none It literally has thousands of independent reviews of the Brave 4 online that you can read to see the excellent reputation that the camera has managed to earn for itself. When thousands of people are saying that this is the action camera for them, you can rest assured that it is probably the best budget friendly GoPro alternative on the market.
