Xiaomi Yi Sports Camera Is The Incredibly Cheap Alternatve To GoPro Action Cams
The Xiaomi brand has become immensely popular for introducing gadgets that offer pathbreaking specifications for incredibly low prices, making them a must-have for the masses. Be it in the smartphone domain or Smart TVs, Xiaomi currently rules the roost with its superb portfolio of devices. Today, they have unveiled their first action camera with Xiaomi Yi Sports Camera. With this gadget, it has entered the territory dominated mostly by GoPro series of cameras. Priced at a mere 399 CNY which roughly converts to $64 or Rs. 3,900. It is not only the price that's appealing with the Xiaomi Yi Sports Camera. The camera actually offers some of the greatest features in a compact body, rendering it a worthy competitor to GoPro cameras.
Let's check out the Yi Camera specifications. Alongside the ability to capture 60 FPS video in both 1080 pixel and 720 pixel modes, the Xiaomi Yi can not only capture super wide-angle 16 million pixels photographs, but also a 155 degree view angle. Equipped with a Sony BSI sensor, the Yi Camera packs support for 64GB microSD card and can capture 7 FPS trajectory pictures and underwater pictures at 40 meters (if you buy the waterproof shell separately). For capturing great shots, there's 3D noise reduction, H.264 high-fidelity codecs, digital image stabilizer and MCTF (motion compensated temporal filtering technology).
On the connectivity side, the Xiaomi Yi Sports cam supports WiFi as well as Bluetooth. If users go for the Yi Camera Travel Edition priced at CNY 499, they can fetch in the self-rod kit in the package. The camera also features remote control handset app and bluetooth remote control. All this has been packed inside a body made of polycarbonate material, which not only keep the weight low, but also makes the camera resistant to rough use.
Right now, the Xiaomi Yi camera is available only in China, but we expect them to reveal details about the global roll out soon enough. Till then watch the following video -
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