I use my Yi 4k more than my Hero 5. That touchscreen is the best. The UI is perfect. My FAVORITE feature is the SLOW MOTION SETTING. No shooting, upload and edit. It's all right there. Definitely, getting the Yi 4K Plus.
I"ve been following Yi for a while now after a few trips to China. It's an amazing product for sure and I'm a big GoPro guy and live in San Diego. This Yi 4k plus is BADASS.
This is by far one of the best channel to help grow a RU-vid channel. I have over 2k subscribers all thanks to you, Sean. You deserve over a millions subscribers, Sir. Much love from Florida =)
Just stopping by to congratulate you on all the success. I started watching you almost from the start and now I see your channel has grown a lot! Good stuff!
Amazing Video! I really wish there were more reviewers like you. Your video was prompt, covered each and every point about the product. And made me reach a buying call. I was looking for a budget action cam for my cycling and a little other adventures...also shooting kids and all!! And was super confused between going for gopro hero 6 or yi4k. I believe this will solve all my purpose!!! No one anywhere mentioned that even Yi app has quick edit feature.... Great review! Thanks
Was looking at getting a 4k camera without breaking the bank. This review really helped. I'm sold. I live in Las Vegas and those shots of Lee Canyon in snow were great.
Love the videos and reviews man, plus i really love the poster behind you "if you never want to be criticized, dont do anything new". thanks again for the reviews and keep it up!
I'm a guy who already owns 5 different action cams. I have to admit, the video quality from this Yi camera looked very good in this video. Yes, impressive. In late 2016 I bought myself a 4K action cam, it was only $80. As you can guess, the video image looks pretty crappy, no doubt a low quality sensor. Next time I am buying an action cam, I'll keep the Yi 4K in mind, your video review swayed me in that direction.
I am awaiting the release of the 4k plus which is due in ten days. Hoping to get it nice and early as I live in China so hopefully will get early shipping. it has the advantage of USB C, external MIC and stabilized 4K. Great vid as per usual!!
for the price I don't think you can beat it. When I was looking for a budget action camera I stumbled upon this video. I purchased the yi 4k once I had enough and I've been really happy with it.
Thank you for this review, I am looking for another action camera to replace my Apeman which no longer works properly, and I am going with the Yi 4K Action. At this point in time, July 2019, it is on Amazon for $98, while the 4K+ is twice that, $199. For me, the only real advantage I see with the 4K+ is 4k/60FPS, which really is not worth double the price for me. I am not professional, I just do homegrown YT videos, and if I want to do slo-mo stuff I can always use 1080/120FPS, I would be fine with that. Good review, I like your approach, just subscribed!
I own this camera and I'm mostly happy. Two points. #1 Battery life is NOT good. Buy extra batteries! #2 maybe I don't know how to do it, but I wanted to record some footage in "Stealth mode"(w/out making to many "Beep" sounds that cameras these days make) and I went in the menu looking for a way to mute the, let me call them, "menu command beeps". But there seem to be no way to do this. If you hit "Mute", you'll hear no "Beeps" but you'll record video w/out sound! >>>Do I need a Firmware upgrade?...or...Does this camera just doesn't have that capability? On a different note, this seems to be a great deal!
Thanks for the comprehensive review ! I think I'm going to get this camera, but I'm also looking at the SJCAM SJ7 which has similar features but is a bit cheaper and comes with accessories such as a waterproof housing.
Hi Sean, Thanks for the video. I went out to purchase one after watching your video - perfect timing for my upcoming Great Wall trip. I do have some inputs for the manufacturer. First, I bought it from Amazon, and I paid $137. I think this price is reasonable knowing how much I paid for my GoPro. My first impression was, it has good workmanship. The stick seems to be sturdy and feels good in my hand. Its weight (stick plus camera) feels just right. That said, I think a few things can be improved: 1). The English instruction is not clear. It was probably written by someone who is not a professional English technical writer. Some of the technical words used are not those which are commonly used in the US. Overall, the printed and online literature and instructions in the app are confusing and in need of improvement. 2). The camera lens came with a thin temporary protective plastic layer. I would suggest providing a permanent removable cap for protecting the camera’s lens when the camera is not in use. 3). This is minor but probably worth mentioning. The small bronze-color cap on the stick’s bottom where the lanyard is connected to appears to be cheesy. I think it will look better if it is black or white and made of similar material with the camera mount. Thank you Sean for sharing.
I feel you do a pretty good review! I'm getting tired of the gopro products, because they seem to record out of sync with the audio, the picture quality of the video is terrible in low light conditions as I'm seeing in comparison with new cameras these days. I'm still in the dino era of these cameras. I still have a couple of gopro hero 3's. I can't stand the offset of the audio and video syncs. And for xmas, my wife got me a gopro session, it's not the 4k version, but it's a terrible camera also. I can't seem to delete any pictures or videos on the fly, I basically have to get home on my computer and delete or review. And sometimes when I mean to just touch the button and start recording with the session, apparently, I must've accidentally, and not knowingly touched the only button besides the small button on the back, and it set the camera to take still pictures rather than record a video. And then when I get home to my computer, I will realize that I don't have videos, and it's just one picture. I can't stand this camera now. I do like the compact size of the gopro but, I don't really mind a camera that's larger in size. I just want a decent priced camera that will do it's job correctly. I'm not a techy guy as I think I am. Others seem to know more about tech stuff. Also, I can't seem to wifi connect with my gopro to my phone at all. I have a profile account. I'm able to bring up the app on my computer, but not my phone with gopro. So, I will prolly look into this YI 4K camera. It seems to have more features than my session. I just would like 4K quality. Not interested in the slow motion just yet. I basically ride a motorcycle everyday to work and back and would like to get good picture quality in case of an incident, to protect myself legally. Anyhow, thanks for the good review.
Great review Sean! Thanks for all the hard work. I was wonder about rolling shutter on this camera. I have used the Hero 4 for a motorcycle video I did and the footage was almost unusable. The wobble and distortion was distracting. Did you notice rolling shutter in this Yi 4K? Thanks again.
How funny I've been following your videos for a while now and it got me by surprise that you actually went to where I work at montage laguna beach, it would haved been a pleasure to meet you 😀
Hi Sean. Thumbs up for your reviews!! I'd like to know if you've used a polarisation filter or manual color grading in the post processing @4:20 and 5:56... The sky looks awesome and the colors are strong, a lot stronger compared to the most yi4k videos I've seen so far. Thx in advance
You mention the extra tripod mount for attaching to waterproof case, is that included in the Kupton accessory pack? If not, do you have a link? Great review!
We move on. I was getting a bit tired of the barrel distortion that my little action cameras give, so I thought it time to move up to a Yi 4k. This is one interesting Chinese camera, and is by far the best action cam I've ever used. At £122.50 including its dedicated underwater housing, it's the most expensive action cam I've bought. A quick rundown shows it's beautifully made, has an excellent 2¼'' rear touch screen, takes genuine 12 MP stills and has a top movie resolution of 4k (3840x2160) at a proper 25 FPS. It shoots timelapse and slo-mo, it records stereo through two tiny onboard mics, has a built in loudspeaker, a tripod socket, spare batteries are less than £6 each and they're charged in situ via USB. It has all sorts of other tricks up its sleeve, but for me the biggest selling point (do I actually NEED another action cam?) is the fact that you can film and shoot stills in a genuine undistorted picture mode. So byebye barrel distortion with all its bendy telegraph poles and curvy horizons, and hello to the very wide angle rectilinear mode. I use this all the time. OK, it doesn't see quite as wide as when filming in the barrel distorting mode, but isn't a 17mm field of view of 104° (35 mm equivalent) wide enough for you? The picture quality is nothing short of breathtaking on a 4k TV, very sharp indeed. I have handheld shots taken inside King's Cross station, and then I look at the untouched central blow-up, where every sign can be read. Then there's comparison shots, taken seconds apart from the same place, showing the different field of views when the distortion is dialled out. I am very impressed indeed with this Yi 4k, and have done some pixel-peeping in Photoshop to see if the non-distorting mode sacrifices resolution. I'm pleased to say it doesn't, the only loss is in absolute field of view coverage.
Just got this for $200 NZ on Aliexpress (like 120 US) fingers crossed my money is well spent. Was using the original Yi and its incredible for so cheap, especially those 16MP pics
Hii! Thank you so much for your review. So helpful!! I have a question, Is it possible to plug external mic by using adapter cable and put it on the usb port in that camera?
Hi! Thanks once more for such a great communication, great! Is this better than the thiEye? Yes I saw your video on the thiEye!... Isn't the sound and image better? I'm in between those two! Please reply! Thanks
The Yi 4k+ is about to go on sell and it will be the best action camera on the market. 4k 60fps amazing video from a action camera and the new tricopter drone coming soon from them looks great too! ✌😎🤳
Care to share your yi 4k recording settings? Also: do you sharpen in post (and how?) I hear having it at low in cam is best? Unsharp mask? Or perhaps sharpen with denoiser 3? Keep up the good work!
Wow. I have this camera that I won on one of your giveaways. I have to say your footage is beautiful. I have not used it yet because most of my filming is done indoors and I found my iPhone to take better videos than the Yi action camera. But that is likely the videographers skill rather than the camera itself. 😆
Thanks for the sincere video. I am making a decision in which one to buy, either the YI 4K or the 4K+, I don't think I need the 60fps for 4k video. But having the ability to connect and external Bluetooth mic, or having voice control commands are very important to me in an action camera. Do you know if the YI 4K supports now the possibility to connect a mic or supports voice command with a firmware upgrade?
Where can I purchase the "tripod mount screw" for the waterproof case to attach to the selfie stick? (it's the only link of gadgets that isn't in tour description) Very informative video, you've help me decide to purchase this camera along with its gadgets rather than the go pro, which saved me some $$$.
Definitely worth the price, especially over the Gopro imo, the only thing that doesn't make sense to me is that they don't include a lens cover which would cost them literally pennies. I picked up a rubber shell though for cheap on ebay that came with a rubber cap as well. Also the battery is beyond crap for usable length so you'll want extra batteries on hand.
I believe you can plug an external mic into the USB charging port. Don't see any reviews mention this. But the yi site says it supports mice via the charging port.
Have you had a chance to check out the new Sony action cam? I hear that with it's on board stabilization and its really good mic, it's almost the perfect action vlogging camera.
Here's a question. What is the real capabilities of the processor. Is this thing up-scaling footage from HD? Is the frame rate, legit. Meaning slow motion etc. Is it fame accurate? Or is doubling up frames?
Can you do a video on how to update the firmware on this Yi 4K camera please! The link is NOT found and when Plug into power source, cannot turn on camera? Please help! Thanks.
Hi Sean, Great review and thanks. Hey some refer to it as the Yi two, on ebay I can only find Yi 4k. Can we assume it's the same thing? I don't want to buy some old first gen dog. Thanks mate .... from sunny Australia
The 1 thing that SUCKS on this camera, is that the screen turns black after 1 min and you cannot see what you are recording, and there is NO setting to adjust this. Other than that its a good camera.
hi there, I am trying to buy an action camera on a budget and looks like this is a very good option, I will be using this camera on a motorcycle helmet, the questions is if this camera has some time of remote control where I could stop recording and start the recording without touching the camera. thanks in advance for your reply.
Thanx for video I want to buy this camera soon but main question Q.What Best Micro SD 128 for 4K recording on that camera???? If possible drop the link to amazon Thanks
Please please just have look here and reply me . My question is, how is the focusing feature for closeup shot. Im looking for vlogging like sitting in room and want to make videos. So this camera will help to make close up shoot with better face focus or not???
