OVERVIEW: ThiEye i60 - inexpensive action camera for normal people

At the time of its launch action-camera intended for fans of dangerous activities. With this purpose, they were equipped with watertight housing, a wide-angle lens and a special focus technology, not sensitive to shock and impact.

However, over time it was found that these properties can be useful not only extreme. Modern action cameras come to our rescue whenever smartphones and conventional camcorders can not cope with his task. Here are a few example scenarios where shooting is preferable to conduct the camera, resistant to external influences.

• Shooting outdoors in heavy rain or snow.
• Shooting under water: in the pool, in the tropical ocean, or simply in the aquarium.
• Shooting on a fun party with singing, dancing and bathing in soapsuds.
• Survey of different animals - from the home peaceful seals the sample chamber to the tooth, to the wild inhabitants of the jungle, trying to try you.
• Shooting at an amusement park: on the carousel, racing cars and roller coasters.

With all these and many other "consumer" applications can easily handle the camera ThiEye i60 4K - the hero of this review.

Specifications

The emergence of GoPro Hero4 Black, has the ability to shoot in 4K, made, apparently, an indelible impression on the producers of the other chambers. Anyway, now any of them considers it its duty to draw on the box is a magical symbol.

However, not all the cameras that promise to shoot in 4K, know how to actually do it. ThiEye i60 4K actually records in high definition, but when you view the output file is sometimes observed frame loss. Therefore, we recommend that you use as the base 1 080p mode (60 fps), in which the picture is just wonderful.

Video

• Resolution: 4K 25 fps, 2,7K 30 frames per second, 1 440p 30 fps, 080p 1, 60 fps / 30 fps, 720p 120 fps / 60 fps / 30 fps.
• Fast shooting.
• G-sensor.
• Format: MP4.
• Codec: H.264.

A photo

• Resolution: 12 MP (4000 × 3000) / 8 M (3264 × 2448) / Mn 4 (2304 × 1728).
• Continuous shooting by 3/5/10 frames.
• Timer 3/5/10 seconds.
• Slow Shutter: 3/5/10/30/60 seconds.

Food

• Battery: 1050 mA and 3.7 V.
• Video recording time: 1 080p 90 minutes (depending on the operating mode).
• Power: 5 V / 1 A.

housing

• Waterproof box that allows you to shoot under water to a depth of 40 meters.
• LCD: 1.5 inch TFT LCD.
• Wide-angle lens: 170 °.
• Connection: Wi-Fi, microUSB, HDMI (Type D).
• Weight: '65
• Size: 59 × 41 × 25 mm.

Appearance and equipment

ThiEye i60 4K comes in the original box with a transparent semi-circular area from the top, that would hint at its deep essence. Being checked out of the box, the camera shows us a completely normal body, which has already become a kind of standard for action cameras.

The only bright detail that distinguishes ThiEye i60 4K from the competition - a bright orange ring around the lens. No function is in itself does not contain, except that it will be easy to explain to children where to look and where cheese.

Layout of controls, too, does not stand out. Deeper front is a button on and switch modes, and the top is convex a power button and stop recording. Below you'll find the battery compartment. On one side is an HDMI and microSD nests, on the other - the buttons for menu navigation.

As for equipment, it is also quite standard for Chinese cameras in this price range. The box includes numerous attachment by which to fasten ThiEye i60 4K to virtually any surface or body part.

The only thing worth mentioning - is the presence of a special waterproof bag, which can be useful for packaging and transportation of the camera during the attacks on the environment. Here thank you for it!

field experience

To test the camera I shot several commercials in different conditions and situations. During the filming, I lowered the camera in the salty sea water, bathe in pools, dug in the sand and dropped to the ground. All tests ThiEye i60 4K stood perfectly. Waterproof housing reliably protects the camera from external influences, while allowing you to shoot under water and underground. I like it.

But even more positive emotions I got when I came home and looked at the footage. Despite the fact that the street was autumn cloudy day, the picture turned out a clear and bright. However, I will not force you to his opinion, just look at the examples below and make your own conclusions.

This playlist includes eight clips recorded using ThiEye i60 4K. You can switch between them with the help of the player control panel. There you should be sure to include 1 080p HD mode to fully see the quality of shooting.

Additional functions

Slow Motion Mode

In ThiEye i60 4K camera has 720p high-speed shooting mode (120 fps), which makes it possible to take a very quick process, and then display them in the form of delayed video. In general, a novice filmmaker would do.

Mode Time-Lapse

This feature is, on the contrary, allows you to compress lengthy processes in the spectacular short videos. Great for shooting sunrises and sunsets, blooming buds, swelling of the kidneys and other interesting subjects.

mode DVR

In this mode, the camera will turn on automatically at a time when the power appears. Shooting is done in continuous mode, with a new record as the memory card is replaced with the older.

Compound smartphone (iOS, Android)

C using a special free app, you can connect ThiEye i60 4K wireless Wi-Fi network to your smartphone. You will be able to control the recording directly from the mobile phone as well as view it on the screen captured video.

Results and impressions

To personal acquaintance I have to be honest with ThiEye i60 4K, I do not expect any surprises from it. Yes, and what you can expect from a camera that costs about a hundred dollars? And if you hurry up a bit, then today sale can buy this miracle even cheaper!

Especially I was surprised when I tried this gadget to work. Packaging, assembly and security-ThiEye i60 4K do not concede much more expensive competitors, and the video quality is sometimes even surpasses. Such a surprise!

In my opinion, ThiEye i60 4K represents one of the most decent options if you need accessible protected camera for capturing the highlights of his life. In general, a reasonable choice for normal people.

The author expresses his gratitude to the store Geekbuying for allowing to test the camera ThiEye i60 4K.