Sony AZ1 Action Camera Mini POV HD Video Camera

Great little camera! Pros: - Lighter than a GoPro at 63gr with battery vs 88gr - which matters for quadcopters and planes for example - Great form factor, again compared to a GoPro. It seems like the volume is the same but it feels and looks smaller. Its easier to mount on cars, bikes, helmets, rc planes, etc too because of the shape. Also, when mounted on the helmet it does not stick out like a GoPro which is great at high speed and also great for your head if you do fall. (GoPro are really dangerous for that) - Good video quality in all modes, slightly worse than the GoPro 3 Black and 4 Black, but better than GoPros 3, 4 silvers and white. Better than the Mobius too, by far. No problem with the exposure control either, very fast. - Its waterproof. Without the case. That means you can splash it, it can rain on it, it can fall in water, etc. Of course, you can't dive without a case tho. Still.. this is enough for most use cases! - You have a screw mount without using the case (but also with) unlike the GoPro - XAVC 50mbp support - The digital stabilization system. This thing is great because it saves a lot of editing time. Your videos are ready to show/post as soon as you finished recording. It does work well and that feature is a great advantage over the GoPros. The Meh - Setting up the camera requires a smartphone or a sony watch/accessory. You cannot set it up otherwise. Now, the smartphone UI is very nice and works very well especially if you have NFC (swipe the camera and it auto connects), but still. - The camera case is a little on the heavier side when you need to use it, compared to a GoPro. - Video quality while quite good is not up to par with the GoPro 3 Black and GoPro 4 black (not to mention not being able to record in 4k and the other GoPro features). Not really a deal breaker tho, since the quality is still quite good/better than a GoPro 2. The Bad - Honestly, I can't really fault it right now. The price could be a little lower, I suppose.

I bought this camera for a multi use camera for vacations and such. Although it does not have any screen, the wifi makes up for it. In fact, I prefer seeing the camera pov through my phone than the actual camera. VIDEO 5/5 The quality of the camera is sustainable. Not "4k" or any of that. 1080 is great for me because it meets today's standards as well as not taking as much space as higher qualities. The case slightly blurs the camera, but no notifiable unless compared. The fish eye is wonderful, as it is very wide. CONSTRUCTION 4/5 The camera is durable in and out of the protective case. The only fragile part is of course the lens. This insures the care free factor of an action camera. This thing is not going to break! Well. kind of, my battery live a short life, but easily replaced, and cheap. EASE OF USE 5/5 Simply put a micro chip in, download the app, and start recording. I advise to buy extra batteries, as they are very cheap and useful. Especially if your first one breaks. I was able to get it running without any external help. Pretty Easy. Compared to the competition, a go pro, this is a much more solid camera. The pricing is simply better than the go pro.

I have this camera and also a Gopro Hero 3+. I like this camera, the picture is good, although night time shooting is not the best (Gopro is better). The Applications (play Memories) is better than the Gopro App. Both have intuitive menus and are easy to use. One thing that is hard to work around is the terrible battery life. I had to purchase a external battery charger and velcro it to the tripod for any extended recording time. At least you can hook the external battery to the camera during recording, which you can't do with the Gopro. Overall I would recommend this camera.

Pros: The camera is really small. It is not clear from photos, but it is tiny. Which is good. Image quality is Ok. Dynamic range could be better, but it matches what other sensors of this size can do. Image stabilization is great, picture not jumping. The camera is extremely wide-angular with noticeable distortion on sides. Cons: I was surprised, that I can't switch between photo-mode and video-mode using just a camera. I thought there should be a switch or maybe two buttons, one for still-image, one for movie, but no. You need either remote control, either switch mode using your phone or tablet, which takes several minutes. With iPad you need to do the following: turn WiFi on camera, select this WiFi network on your phone (connecting...), then open app (searching for camera...), and only then you can switch photo/video, and after that you need to turn off WiFi on camera to avoid battery drain... and now you can make a photo (where am I and where is my bike?) Second issue is that the waterproof housing has curvy front window, so it can't be used for under-water photography. I've tried to use it to protect from rain, no much luck. All you can see are drops. So, I'm not sure, what scenario this "waterproof" housing is designed for. And also there is no mounts for this housing. The only one Sony currently offers for this camera can be attached to a bare camera only. I thought, I could use it for snorkeling, attaching to the mask on my vacation. No way. Returning.

I already have one and needed another for multiple view points. Great little cameras. Everyone has GoPro's - I like to be different. Sony makes quality products. This unit is small and works great! I use bot the wrist remote and the phone App - both allow me to change settings, start and stop recording and move from Camera 1 to Camera 2 to make sure I have the cameras pointed where I want them.

Pros: Compact, lightweight, nearly same quality as bigger AS100. Just ideal for handheld gimbal use. Cons: Stupid Sony as usual. Can't be used on a multi rotor since there is no HDMI and no AV OUT. No option to switch to narrow mode without enabling Steady-shot which just ruins the image quality. Hope the successor will have those covered.

Hello, To start off I don't like it, I don't like it and I don't like it. Why? CONS 1. Fish Eye Lens effect and Grainy video (no matter what format or quality you chose) 2. No zoom (can't zoom in or out unless you are running back and forth) not even digital zoom PROS 1. Small compact (fits in your pocket) 2. Cool features like Live Feed & Multiple Camera modes 3. Underwater condom thingy 4. Slow Motion 5. Great as a helmet or bike camera (even comes with the attachments to allow you to do that). I know you'll say to me. But how can you not like it and have 2 CONS and 4 PROS? Because the whole point of a HD Camera was to take good videos. When you pay $200+ for a camera that says HD you want it to be High Definition. By High Definition I understand to be High Quality video not that it defines video noise very well. If you are going to buy this be aware that it is primarily to be used in action sequences where the camera will be used on a helmet, a bicycle, while swimming or whatever you like to do. This is a terrible camera to use to shoot home videos of your kids birthday party, your family vacation (unless you do one of those I'm going to climb Mount Everest vacations) or just everyday life. It does have some cool features like taking photos periodically while filming, joining several cameras together, live feed, take pics only and the fact that it is very small. Anyway, hopefully my review provides help to others. I had watched reviews on YouTube and I expected much better quality.

This thing is awesome. I mounted it to my motorcycle helmet with some heavy duty velcro and a small tie down. Image is VERY crisp and clear. HD video recording. Only problem with this is it captures a TON of wind noise and you cannot attatch a mic to it unlike it's bigger version.

思っていたよりも、コンパクトで性能も良くて、説明書がついてなかったので、多少不安でしたが、 ネットで説明書が見つかったので、設定もスムーズに行えました。 これで、もう一台と合わせて、２台態勢が整ったので、これからの模型ライフが、楽しみです。

本体が小さく軽く操作が簡単です。ただ純正のバッテリーが販売されていないので長時間の撮影が難しい。

もともとカメラと三脚変換アダプターしか使わない予定だったが販売時の写真にはUSB充電コードが付属していたような・・・？ 可の商品だったので一寸心配していたが試し撮りでは問題は起きなかった。数年使えればと思っています。

記録メディアが認識出来ない マイクロSDが対応との事で入れたが記録出来ない。

小型軽量で取り回しがイイですね。 バッテリーの持ちが行動範囲内なので今のところ問題は無いです。 画質や手振れ補正も自分の欲しいレベル以上になっているので丁度良かったです。 予備のバッテリーも購入していますが、できれば防水ケースでもUSB給電が出来ると長時間のライドで安心なのですが。 本体並の防水(防滴か)仕様でもいいのでこれからの新型製品で是非実現して欲しいですね。