Initially, action cameras were invented to record stunning extreme-video, the creators were able to captivate the audience with the very idea of such cameras, while optimizing the production process in such a way that now, at the peak of their popularity, virtually everyone can afford to buy an action camera. The choice is not limited to standard GoPro - a huge variety of cameras allows you to find the best for any hobby and at an affordable price. For those who decided to buy - we reviewed the best action cameras 2015 .
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Ricoh Wg-M1
Ricoh Wg-M1 impresses, above all, its appearance."Armored" action camera looks like a gadget for an iron man - and really ready to survive a huge amount of adversity. However, for 16,000 rubles we are offered not the most convenient camera and the average quality of shooting - although FullHd.
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Ion Air Pro 3
Ion Air Pro 3 has limited functionality due to the size, but still, even the best action cameras 2015 will succumb to it in one - in the ability to shoot underwater without a special box. Looks like a flashlight and a very impressive camera was created just for this - a widescreen lens and the ability to record in FullHd / 60s to help you.
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Garmin Virb Elite
Garmin Virb Elite claims the title of the best action camera 2015 for skiers. Here for this purpose a lot of interesting functions are created: both speed sensors, and, for example, GPS-navigation. But the camera itself turned out average - even despite FullHd, the color rendition here is an order of magnitude worse than GoPro - which is very strange at a price of 21,000 rubles and much larger size of the camera itself.
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Sony HDR - AS100V
For recording quality AS100V does any competitor - even GoPro Hero 4 and Panasonic HX - A500.Particularly pleasing is the wide angle of view - much wider than that of competitors. In general, the quality of recording is the best action camera 2015 .However, the AS100V has a huge minus - it does not look like an action camera. Yes, a large set of accessories can secure it in any position, but it's hard to find a person who will prefer it to GoPro - even despite the price difference. The Sony product today costs about 12,000 rubles.
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SjCam Sj4000
For 6000 rubles you get a camera that looks the most like GoPro 4 externally - but, of course, not internally. The difference between SjCam and other GoPro clones is the presence of a display on the reverse side - but it is naturally not convenient. Everything else is at the level of other cheap action cameras - however, the 's best action cameras 2015 SjCam4000 is attributed to FullHd, design and a set of accessories.
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Polaroid Cube
Opens our top-five best sports cameras 2015 - Polaroid Cube. This is surprisingly "cheerful" action camera, despite its modest size. The 45-gram crumb is equipped with a five-megapixel matrix, is capable of shooting in honest FullHd and submerging in water up to 5 meters - in general, it has all the reasons to be bought. Control - through a couple of buttons on the body and a mobile application. The only drawback of the Polaroid Cube seems to be a small park of accessories, but at a price of 6,000 thousand rubles it is quite possible to forgive.
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Xiaomi Yi
The Chinese company, whose smartphones were the most similar to Apple's smartphones, looked at the market of the best action cameras in 2015 .And yes, they are doing the same - now their action camera is very similar to GoPro.
Xiaomi Yi is an excellent option for all beginners to shoot action video. For 7000 rubles you get an action camera that perfectly shoots in FullHd, it has a wonderful design like GoPro( by the way, there are no marks on the case that it's Xiaomi) and a cool mobile application. And also - all the chips from previous versions of GoPro. By Yi is suitable the whole park of accessories of the "big brother", and therefore there will be no problems with universality. The only serious difference is the complete absence of the monitor from the rear - all control is carried out using a pair of buttons on the case and the application on your mobile.
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Panasonic HX-A500
HX-A500 is positioned as the first action camera with full-format 4K-video. Indeed, in Panasonic have achieved this earlier than in the GoPro - for half a year. And still the main thing in A500 is another - its form factor. Instead of a monoblock, the camera is divided into 3 elements: a control cabinet, a camera, and a connecting cable. Due to this, Panasonic A500 is recognized as the camera with the most convenient control. However, there are big problems in the rest. So, for example, to fix the camera itself is quite difficult - the horizon is constantly falling. Yes, you can control the camera through the control unit with the screen, but it takes time. Frustrating and a standard set of fasteners - very much the bezel on his head rubbing his ears - wearing a long time is trite hard. But pleases the number of accessories, where there was a place even attachments to the microphone. In general, at a price of 15,000 rubles A500 I would like to call the best action camera 2015 in the nomination "budget competitor GoPro": here and video in 4K, and a lot of accessories, and a handy mobile application. And yet - a huge space for improvements.
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HTC Re
In general, HTC Re in its appearance hints that this is a camera for real travelers - and with a clear bias for research. However, in fact the camera is intended, rather, for a comfortable selfie( just imagine how it looks on the selfie stick!).Despite its appearance of the submarine periscope, HTC Re does poorly both with immersion in water( without additional accessories it drops only a meter), and with any extreme sorties - it corny lacks accessories to successfully gain a foothold on you. And yet, among best action cameras 2015 is not without reason. It's simple - HTC Re is very stylish and comfortable. With it, it's really convenient to do selfies, shoot simple videos and travel. Its ergonomics( only 2 buttons on the case) makes it easy to shoot photos and videos - even in slow motion. Quality is stable FullHD.And also - a very cool mobile application - here HTC show all their experience in creating smartphones and peripherals. The functionality of the application is colossal, we will not describe it - let's just say that it allows, for example, to conduct a direct videoconference. However, whether all this is worth 12,000 rubles is a good question.
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GoPro Hero 4 Black
Choose best action cameras 2015 and do not call GoPro - it's impossible. Until now, GoPro is the main action camera in the world and an indispensable tool for any extreme. In favor of Hero 4 Black says a huge number of accessories for all extreme life events, user-friendly applications on Google Play and the AppStore, excellent video quality in 4K( the main fist Hero4 Black), and a significantly improved recording quality in dynamics. Among the shortcomings can be identified the same uncomfortable interface and the lack of a touchscreen( everywhere except for the Silver version), and yet - its price in the Russian market - all the same it's an average of 28,000 rubles.