This was a comparison of the Akaso Action Camera EK7000 and the Gopro Hero3 Black Edition. The Akaso is a cheap Gopro knock-off costing only $79 dollars as of November 2016. The Gopro Hero3 is a better camera and costs about $150 dollars on eBay as of November 2016.
The quality of the Gopro is better and produces a more realistic image. The underexposed areas yield much better quality and have less contrast which is helpful in post should you want to make color or light adjustments. Freeze the video and check out the shaded areas and you will notice the Gopro maintains better detail.
For the money, the Akaso is quite respectable. You really can’t complain for the cost, and the Akaso comes with a lot of mounts and accessories. The Akaso has a LCD screen on its backing which can be helpful.
Overall, it is a matter of preference, slightly better quality vs. cost.
nice review there! i like the difference of the shades and colours between
those 2. i ordered ek7000 btw it’s cheap but the best for its price :)
why thank you. I will be doing a review on a $49 camera with a Sony sensor
that looks identical to the one in this video. it should be up in a couple
of days.
thanks for the great info. I’ve been making my videos with an Ipone 4s
Thank you for the review. The side by side comparisons were exactly what I
needed.
W U at 1:22 I totally disagree…the greater distinction can be see on the
flag bumper sticker with more clarity with the AKASO. Gopro seem to like to
white out everything without contrast… atlest in this comparison anyway.
does the akaso have fisheye view?
Thank you for the simple, but informative review! People can pick these two
apart forever, but without the side-by-side comparison I doubt anyone would
know the difference.
I understand why that the gopro is the most popular- everybody likes to say
‘Gopro”! But not to the tune of nearly triple the price or more for
something that is almost as good.
This rule does not apply to food. ?
Hello, do you think you could download firmware from your akaso? I bought
the same, but probably its fake or maybe there is some bug in my firmware.
Im not sure. Im searching for someone who can download firmware and send it
to me. then I can burn it into my akaso. I would be appreciated.
wow I like the Akaso one more… its a cheaper knock off too!
I can see that you know a lot about this. I have a drone phantom 3
professional and the image and video is the best. I was about to buy a
gopro session or go pro hero plus, both for hobby photography and for
professional photography. These two because I fit the budget, but I found
the akaso EK7000 for a very low price vs the gopro, then I am thinking of
buying that than also records in 4k, but I am afraid that I do not hava the
same quality of image and video as the go pro, or that does not have the
same lens opening. Could you help me with some advice?
Awesome review is this okay for the under water????
The GoPros today have narrow modes that get rid of most of the barrel
distortion. Does the EK also have that ability? Anyone compare sound
quality?
seems akaso is the way to go
nice review. Have you tried the 4K recording of Akaso? How’s the
resolution? Thanks!