$150 8k Video Camera | Does It Suck?

[@nerwin]

I feel really bad that people buy these. it's not even that cheap....you can easily buy a better used camera that takes better video than thing for the same price.

[@yuriythebest]

yeah - just get a used sony camera from 10 years ago and you'll get better value

[@nerwin]

@@yuriythebest exactly! I swear nobody does any research. They just buy what they see on Amazon that has "same specs" as a $1000+ camera but for only $150 lol

[@ruffprophetproductions]

One of my students in my photo class bought one of these, I just shook my head and said “please tell me you can return this” lol

[@yuriythebest]

@@ruffprophetproductions I think, if someone buys this for a photo class it's best to tell them kindly that maybe photography is not for them

[@nerwin]

@@ruffprophetproductions "but sir it shoots 8k! - That's like professional, right?" Hehe

[@johnmackey5150]

The camcorder looks like you're in 2006 😂😂

[@FoxTailWhipz]

Right 🤣

[@agunemon]

Actually a good use for these cams... shoot like its in the 2000s or 90s hahhaha

[@MrJ0mmy]

@@FoxTailWhipz left

[@NightPhoenixPress]

1996. 😂😂😂

[@niki123489]

Plot twist: It's a time machine!

[@CarlosFranca001]

At 6:59 the focus is screaming on the 5R 🤣🤣, but even out of focus it still better than the 8k Cam 🤣

[@abram-green]

Gotta love how smooth that 6k30 is over the 8k15, I can REALLY tell the difference.

[@Astrolavista]

Well done on the comparison which hammers home a good point. Hopefully, this will reach some of those that would otherwise consider buying this over a second hand Sony, Canon, Lumix etc. I mean for 100$/£ more you could get your hands on a BMCC 2.5K with RAW Video and 12 stops of DR, Or a GH2 or 3 if you want something ready to go out of the box.

[@giofromjamaica]

To be honest I think that camcorder is better for night time ghost busters videos 😂

[@tigermki]

Bought this exact camera early in the year to replace the DSLR i was using for my railfanning, i have it set on the 4K/30FPS setting and while the video quality is good if not better than the last camera it does however mute any audio it picks up regardless if i'm using the internal or external mic, not sure if it's due to the camera being overloaded on the sound it picks up and trying to compensate or if there's some hidden setting i have to find and change.

[@DREADPOOL]

I was thinking about just buying one of these cheap cameras. Glad I ran across this video. Do you have any recommendations for one that has night vision?

[@tomperconti]

Interesting video. I was curious about how that "8K" video camera performed at HD and 4K levels (which would've been an apples-to-apples comparison). I still expect the other cameras to do better but I was curious. Perhaps a short followup to this video? Thanks!

[@izzieb]

Be interesting to find out what the actual resolution of the sensor is.

[@Tonellacam]

like a 360p

[@warmoaran3]

@@Tonellacam no, its about 8mp or so. they interpolate it probably.

[@vidthreenorth4007]

If you feel like do more testing of low end stuff, I can recommend the Canon Vixia R70 and Sony CX405. These are roughly the last 1080P camcorders these companies made. The interesting thing is that the zoom on these are optical. 32x optical zoom on the Canon (2.8 - 89.6mm, claimed F1:1.8). The lenses were optically stabilized. Older versions of these same camcorders were Canon R40 and Sony CX-240. There were other models too, but these are the examples I know about. Panasonic had some too.

[@BuzzAdven]

i'm kind of curious if it looked any better in 4k or 1080p. The frame rate, just didn't seem like it was actually doing 24 or 30fps.. Seemed kind of choppy in general

[@WASTEssbu]

i wonder the same thing

[@Maggashi]

sony a73s hands down an awesome camera, we have a bunch of FX3's at work, and i kinda love them for how small they're(basically same camera, same 12mpx sensor, same internals just different body), the bonus with the a73s is that it has a viewfinder. I was kinda surprised of the quality of the nex 5r, that looked a lot better than i thought it would. like i think you where out of focus though so i would love to see how it looks in ideal conditions, but those colors looked great.

[@Knochi]

Great😎 i've been searching for exactly that Video for weeks. Thanks for Uploading dude. You safed me before that camera, I was really Interessen to buy but after your great Test, I will Not. Thanks for That🤩

[@MostBever]

Perfect Big Foot and UFO camera!

[@codythep]

My mom was interested in this thing. It's garbage, thanks for reviewing it for us!

[@gtralive-2025]

A Blair Witch Project camera! Price went up to 169$ thanks to your vid!

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

lo I really love showing the comparisons between different cameras. Seriously, that makes all the difference. It's really sad how pathetic the camcorder is once you compare against other cameras.

[@agunemon]

Honestly? You would be better off with an old lg G7 or V30, put it in a rig and a gimbal and you are golden to shoot 4k or 2k videos. not to mention those phones are ip68 rated and batteries are easy to replace and are not superglued to the phone.

[@paulkeable7485]

I got one of these and the quality is better then the review shows. I'm a newbie so I don't pretend to know what I'm talking about. But I can say out of the options I had, this was the best cheap choice. I recorded a red moon on my 8k Samsung phone it was ok but not really good. I use the 4k Camera on my other Samsung a50 something. The red moon was yellow... I want to capture moon and sunsets and the views around where i lived. Im abit poor and need to start myself a go fund my camera page or something. I don't think the 8K camera this video is reviewing is really not bad. I learnt that you can have a 8k but its useless if the light sensors are small. Some break and some are just cheap and small..... That is what I was experiencing on Phone cameras. On the camera light sensors tend to be bigger than on phones. Old cameras didnt have 8k or megapixel. Digital camera these days isn't so flat but it brings out the pixel blurring especially in dark light for shooting stars as an example. Like I said im no expert and really I don't know much about camaras but this 8K one for the price matches the 8k samsung phone camera. If I had the money I would buy the sony or cannon over £1000 pounds not dollars in my country. But the 8k cheap £159 on amazon camera I was surprised in the quality. Every now and then the Chinese do copy a good thing like some Hawaii phones have match samsung in some ways. This is a not to bad copy product. As you can tell I wrote this post on my phone where the buttons are to bloodt small.

[@offjanis]

i would buy for the night vision feature

[@Twizzforsberg]

Yes thats something i miss

[@FilmingAustralia1623]

I have a 2015 Sony AX33 thats 4k and has night vision and its a good camera

[@DangerousDevilOfficial]

I have a Sony AX100 Prosumer 4K Video Camera. And it has awesome night vision. Very good for that.

[@plankton.mp4]

This thing is not even worth 20 Bucks. There is no scenario where it would make sense to buy it, not even if you would like to achieve a certain look. It's a scam in every single way

[@chickenfried12]

Unfortunately it targets those who don't know better :(

[@warmoaran3]

id say its worth something to someone if they know not to expect much. cheap cameras like these are fun to throw around and experiment with, especially the easy access to IR.

[@robertwalker4099]

I bought a Goggorly brand 8K Video Camera on Amazon for $159.00, so far, so good, hopefully it will last for me (age 73) it seems to work well and looks good, although with many things you buy online, it requires a “Test of Time” to hopefully be realized if it was a Good or Bad Buying decision.

[@averymcdaniel423]

I bought this same camera. Im satisfied with what I need it for. You don't need a $2000 camera for a $200 purpose

[@Pink-biscuit-media]

I wonder if a gimbal would help with the stabilization

[@warmoaran3]

if you can get one for cheap, its perfect for IR photography or video, you just take it apart, then manually move the IR cut filter up, and bam, full spectrum! the IR mode makes it B/W, so thats why you need to move the filter manually.

[@warmoaran3]

and FYI, I didnt buy one, a friend gave me one as he had one, and didnt need it.

[@isaacmcguire05]

2:32 anyone else spot it says WARM TIPS 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DarkpawTheWolf]

I would be curious to see what this looks like in semi-low light. I see it is an f3.2 on it, so it's not letting in much light. This seems to be the biggest problem with these cheap cameras, they need just GOBS of light before the sensors pick up anything.

[@JJARCHIE]

Its also the sensor size

[@WupperVideo]

In 2009 I had a Medion 720p camcorder, that had about the same image and audio quality. And also it was in about the same price range. Buying something like that in 2024 is just a scam. Why don't they buy current smartphone replacement cameras and put them into a housing like that?

[@PHLocalExtremeSports]

Don't by any unknown brand 1080p/4k/8k any camera style, its like 720p video stretching to 4k 6k 8k, its like 20$ cheap action camera with case body of a camcorder.

[@reduxmod4044]

Nex5 out of focus?

[@FoxTailWhipz]

It struggled a bit to keep focus on my face, definitely should've stuck it in manual focus.

[@reduxmod4044]

​@@FoxTailWhipz i see, definitely better buy used nex 5 than this garbage :).

[@OogLavaStudio]

@@FoxTailWhipz or native lens? :)

[@felipediazdevivar4869]

Hi! I had this camera as a gift, i found there no way to focus a subject... it has like a fixed position focus. I make podcasts, and for the video i was using poco x3 pro and redmi note 13 pro plus for having two angles. The poco is not very good, but it focus, the redmi was a lot better but I got stolen two days ago. I am trying to figure out how to record with a decent quality de video, for the audio I have really good gear, but now I have the video limitation. Also I have a nikon d5600 but it records up to 30 minutes, and the interviews usually take an hour (i want to be fully focused on the interview and dont make any pause for the camera) what are your suggestions? there is a way to update this really bad camcoder in order to it to be able at least to focus? Thanks for your time anyone who reads or makes any suggestion!

[@manuelyagui1920]

If you want a good cheap camcorder under $100 usd, look for the Canon Vixia HF R300, good 1080p quality, large optical zoom, a microphone input, headphones audio output and even clean HDMI output for streaming.

[@jermainelong1843]

The night vision mode would be good for another Blair Witch type flick, but that's all.

[@errol3184]

I wonder if it's true 8k. Some cams they make for kids are upscaled and advertise the upscaled res.

[@juna61]

I guess it could be used for artistic things that are retroish and smudgy... I don't think it has any room for anything else.

[@rubster1975]

Why not show what it looks like in 1080p? Nobody shoots 6k when it comes to vlogging or KZbin.

[@itzyoung]

agreed. Sadly he missed the opportunity

[@typhfanuwu7526]

It’s a cheap camcorder there all trash I owned 4

[@kai_johnsonn]

I want to know now what are the technicalities that make it a poor camera? So, it does shoot in 6k, so why isnt it good? Explain to someone like me who knows nothing about cameras. I would assume this 8k camcorder achieves more than 1080p, so why then does the footage look comparatively worse than your 1080p Sony in regards to the colour grading? In fairness, the 8k (6k) camera does look *sharper* than the 1080p Sony, but it looks worse overall. Is that similar to when you edit a photo and whack the sharpness up? Could you call a +100 sharpness setting photo 4k?

[@rexcellencemagee6729]

I needed some 4k b cameras so I got 3 of the Amazon Camera, I’ll tell you what, they aren’t that bad, but I’m using a Sony v1 as the main camera and Davinci Resolve, so they are giving me peak opportunity to look good!

[@VKB09]

the car pic taken by the fake 8k came was fair enough good

[@xAbhimanew]

i'll take a 1080p with better quality.

[@FoxTailWhipz]

For sure!

[@PhannyObsession]

When it boots up and says Welcome’ like that, you know you’ve been scammed! It’s like all these cheap smartphones, smartwatches & tablets etc. all use the same OS

[@DroseMr]

Love these videos😂!Thank You

[@playbookshowme484]

7:28 this might be the best UFO and Bigfoot camera eve'ar!

[@TheTechspert]

Bro I lowkey jumped at 8:09 👀👀

[@briantw99]

You say it's 30fps but even this video is only 24fps, and even then the video youw ere getting from the cheap camera had most frames doubled, so you were actually getting like 12-13 fps

[@LiveMyJourneyTom]

Shame on Amazon for letting sellers get away with complete false advertising. This is beyond trash.

[@CuhStatus]

hey can u make a sony fs100 video in 2024 please

[@Chode_studios]

Yes bro

[@Fiffabe]

Yes

[@KamarNi_Graphics]

Watching from Nigeria ❤❤❤❤

[@BuddhangGala]

The Brand name is 8K

[@NewGenFestival]

Smart move

[@GarretClaridgeMeerkat]

wow thats such BS, Plus now old brands like Polaroid and such selling the names to products like this

[@ScotianBlooded]

would be good for a horror film lol

[@Mizai]

my internet doesnt even allow to watch 360p or higher

[@swanseamale47]

8k 30fps? I don't think so. Way too choppy, more like 15fps.

[@thephilosopher5799]

Yeah it’s 8k 15fps

[@NightPhoenixPress]

This is a cheap action camera housed in a camcorder body. The mic isn't that bad. The 8k looks horrible in almost every circumstance.

[@PawFromTheBroons]

8K must be the numbers of complaints and returns to Amazon.

[@genus.family]

8Kilos of artifacts?

[@MuhammadMundir]

wow very nice camcorder

[@PhannyObsession]

I just feel bad that some young kid is going to spend their first wage packet from McDonald’s on something like this hoping to be the next MKBHD or iJustine. They’re better off spending the same amount on a 2nd hand iPhone XS or Samsung S10. More creators like you need to show them how cheaply it can be done

[@mrray52381]

Short answer… yes it does suck. Unless you are only going to use for ir night vision… but that’s it..

[@scottcol23]

haha, go figure its a welcome device.

[@JuanSanchez-ik7wx]

apples and oranges. focal point is different on each camera at 7:01

[@goobfilmcast4239]

My well-considered comment: Caca doo doo

[@kenaldrintony]

chicken burger next video bro while recording your self eating it

[@dondonproductions3699]

The camera looks like a webcam 😨😱🤣

[@denizkendirci]

it does.

[@ZbandzOma]

My phone got betta quality Dan da camera 😂

[@MrJ0mmy]

My blu view 2 $15 phone takes better videos and photos

[@thephilosopher5799]

For $50 used this would be a deal.

[@hime1269]

It is not a camera, but a toy.

[@phillipallen3030]

pretty much junk quility will never compare to a $3,000-camera

[@typhfanuwu7526]

8k? Or did it mean 8mp😂

[@averymcdaniel423]

People buy what they can afford at the time.

[@toojeffcjs]

8 kilobytes Camcorder

[@Looki2000]

that sharpening looks awful

[@raphaky]

8k webcamcorder

[@theowlfromduolingo7982]

This comes really close to a cash grab product.

[@g-r-a-e-m-e-]

I hope the reviews on Amazon tell it for what it is - terrible!

[@Project_Slagharen]

even my camcorder from 2008 is 10x better 💀

[@CarlosRodriguez-mj3uj]

The video is jittery on the 8K Camera. My iPhone has better video.

[@mac2pictures540]

good please can you get me one camera i don't have money to afford one, am a beginner

[@warmoaran3]

your phone

[@kinp86]

A6700 better

[@djedje5750]

my 3310 takes better videos

[@super_guide]

You don't know for what to spend money

[@mexidraw]

A thrift shop’s camcorder can record with better quality than this crap

[@haplopeart]

TLDR...Its crap!

[@sadashivan89]

😂😂😂😂😂 waste of money.... Please

[@KadencyChicago]

Iphones are better lol

[@ElijahTichborne]

Absolute trash