– Brave 7 LE Action Camera, Navitve 4K 20MP IPX7 Underwater Camera

I wanted to upgrade from my basic action camera but still didn’t feel I could justify the cost of the mainstream brand. I saw this, watched some reviews and thought it must be too good to be true for the money (but then that would have meant all of the reviews were wrong.) I decided to give it ago and see for myself and I wasn’t disappointed. Simple to use and navigate. Build quality is excellent, accessories galore and comes with two batteries and a charger. Image and video quality is fantastic compared to what I was used to and for someone who just wants to record and enjoy holiday trips and days out, this provides excellent footage. The main test will be when we go on our regular safari game drive holiday early next year and it’s mounted to our car over rough terrain - an added benefit is that I don’t need to worry about the chance of rain and putting it inside it’s case. I’m yet to try out the waterproof capacity without the case when swimming but to be honest, I’d probably use the case anyway for that added protection. A word of advice though - don’t make the mistake I made initially. I watched some footage back on the camera and was dissatisfied with the sound and video quality. Once you view/download onto your phone, tablet or computer etc, all your worries will go away. Obviously the speaker and screen on the camera can only do so much. I don’t know how Akaso have packed so much into something so small and kept the price down. Whilst those more professional than me may see the difference against top end models, 99% of people like me will just love this.

Hi Folks! I do a lot of outdoor adventures ( Long distance hiking, Kayak Touring, EMTB / Bike Packing etc. ) I've always taken my Sony RX100 to take stills but, thought I'd start recording videos for social media etc.. and wanted an action cam that would get me started and wouldn't break the bank. I didn't want to spend Gopro money to find I found the video thing a faff. So, I did some research and cheeked out reviews online and saw that the Akaso brand was one of the best at a more budget friendly price. I finally went for the Brave 7 LE for a paddling trip 85 miles down the river Wye, Wales, UK to see what I could capture on video. WOW! I have to say I'm blown away by the image quality ( All shot at 4K 30FPS wide angle ). It really does look quite amazing once down loaded onto my lap top. Sound quality is also good, both internal and ( YES! now included on the LE ) external mic. It's picked up my voice very well from being attached on the front of my 14ft kayak. And did a decent job of picking up background noise too. The touch screen and interface are very easy to use and not complicated at all. The wristed strap remote worked well ( Included ) as long as you pointed it at the camera. Which is really handy because I couldn't reach it from where it was mounted. The app seems to work as well. Although I only tested that at home. Image stabilization works well on a kayak. Even on class 2 rapids! After down loading and using Clip Champ ( very easy to work out after about an hour of playing with it ) I've managed to create a very good 1st video of one of my adventures. I'm so impressed with the Brave 7 LE I will deffo be buying at least one or two more brave 7's or 8's to capture different angles of my up and coming adventures. Which will enhance video experience and content. Pro's Wallet friendly 4k Action Cam Front and rear screen Lots of mounts and accessories x2 Batteries Remote control wrist strap Very easy to use Quality Image Good stabilization Good sound recording Waterproof Not a £350.00 Gopro Hero 10 Con's The "beep" could be louder Not a £350.00 Gopro Hero 10 In all, I'm very impressed with Akaso Brave 7LE and am happy to buy a few more in the Akaso range for future video capture. If you want a great wallet friendly action cam look no further. Happy Trails.. M

Update after more than a year of use The camera may be old but, after a year of use, I decided to update the review because I actually grew very fond of it. The camera offers an amazing value for money and a rich set of features. The other positive reviews cover the gist. It is very reliable and well made. I never had any issue with it and it survived a couple of hard falls at speed on tarmac. During daylight, the video is clear even at the low resolutions and the colours bright and pleasant. Lots of settings to play with and get the desired results whether it's video, photos or slow mo etc. The killer feature for me were the two batteries and the dual charger. That would give me more than two full hours of solid video recording, which matters to me. It also comes with an extensive set of mounts and adapters covering very different uses. It's also easy to attache it on some gopro mounts which was useful for me as I had a set of 3d printed custom mounts and the transition was seamless. For the record, I had two complains: One was solved after a bit of experimentation and it was that I would often stop the camera unknowingly by touching the screen. I figured out that when you have lock enabled AND start the recording with the button instead works perfectly as it will only stop the recording by pressing the button. The second was that it would lose the date/time when left without batteries an issue. This may be solved by their support, in which case I will update. Finally, the communications I had with the company regarding had been top quality indicative of a top notch support.

I was on the lookout for my first action camera and on doing a bit on-line research the brand Akaso cropped up, so I checked out some YouTube videos and they looked ok, I was hoping to get the Akaso 6 plus or Brave 7 but couldn't find them on Amazon so decided just to take a chance on the 7 le, I haven't actually gotten the chance to test it out and about due to contracting the C virus so have been stuck in doors. I have managed to take a couple of snaps and a short time lapse video from my bedroom window (not very exciting). The image quality looks ok and I am hoping to test it out properly when I go to the lake district in a month's time. The camera comes with an impressive amount of accessories including waterproof case, two batteries and remote control watch which seems to work well enough. The camera feels well built with an easy to use touch screen though the the compartment covers for the battery and connection ports are difficult to open but this is due to the fact it is waterproof and they need to be tight fitting. I would say this would be a good first action cam, not to expensive and comes with almost everything you need, I did purchase some extra bits a case and other attachments. So for a first action camera I would say its a good buy. Note - My firs pic showing the Akaso bundle was taken with my phone and not the Akaso 7 le.

Everything looks really good and all the attachments is amazing

Camera feels well made and solid. rear touch screen is easy to use to navigate through the settings menus. My fat fingers did occasionally change settings between shot while holding (more user error, but be careful when holding and check the settings read out on screen) Dual screens is a bonus. Only the rear camera is a touch screen. Battery life so far has been about hour per battery. The rear screen turns itself off after a couple of minutes when recording and the camera can be set to power off automatically when not in use. That the camera comes with 2 batteries & a charger that will take both batteries at once is a great addition. Additionally, a power cable can be connected while in use, with a driving setting and loop recording mode means it could be used as a dash camera. (Driving mode the camera will automatically switch on and start recording when it gets power, loop mode means it will automatically split videos into 1/3/5min segments and overwrite the oldest video file on the card when the card is full.) Camera comes with a wide variety of mounts, couple of straps & waterproof case. Though it doesn't come with a hand grip or tripod. Have put in a 128Gb SD card which will hold around 5 1/2hrs at full 4K @ 30fps or around 12hrs at 1080 @ 30fps Usage wise - the picture is very good. Image stabilisation is a must. Have found while the wind reduction helps a little, the microphone still suffers from picking up a lot of wind noise, and as the camera is not compatible with an external mic, alternative methods need to be found - either fitting a foam cover over the camera, or using a separate sound recorder. The included remote on a watch strap means you can start/stop videos and take pictures without touching the camera. In addition there is an app from which you can remotely control the camera and change settings.

Having had chance to play with my ‘Akaso Brave 7 LE at the weekend, i must say I’m really impressed with it. This is my first action cam, so i don’t have anything to compare it to, but i chose this model mainly for the dual screens, which i figured would be useful. Image quality at 4K 30fps is certainly good enough for my efforts. Bright, with well balanced colours. I haven’t used the other settings yet. I bought it mainly to use on my bike for cycling adventure videos. I was concerned about image stabilisation mounted on the handlebars, but i have not been disappointed. Seems pretty stable to me. Sound wise it seems reasonable. I may need to tweak a few settings. Photo quality is as good as your gonna get from a tiny sensor. But i own a mirrorless camera. I didn’t buy it for photos. So all in all a cracking little camera for the price. I’ve just checked and it’s now £22 cheaper than what i paid. A bit annoying, but i can’t grumble really. Especially when you look at the accessories you get with it. There’s a mount for every conceivable purpose, altho I’m using a little ball head clamp for the bike. But the two best bonuses are, the wrist band remote control, which is very useable and handy. And the underwater case. I’m no diver, but I’ve got uses figured for this already. These accessories alone would cost £60+ for the likes of a GoPro. I can see me having a lot of fun with this. Along with mastering editing, I’ve got plenty to keep me occupied for the year.

The quality of videos and photos are good. You can record video about 2hours with full charged battery, it is also fair to use with this price. But it doesn’t have GPS, cannot use auto low light sensor with anti shaking feature. You need to set date/time manually and not automatically sync with you mobile through apps. Do not have one button powering and video starting mode. So I may choose GoPro 8 or 9 (second hand) which you will be able to buy similar price now if someone asks me what action cam to recommend for better apps and more features. But if you want new and fair quality video and photo in the price range, it is no bad or I can say above my expectations.

It's a good product for the price it costs. Could have a better image resolution. But it's quite user-friendly

So far I'm really happy with the camera, I'm using it for diving videos and it is absolutely amazing. It is god value for your money, and what is more important the quality is superb. It matches the quality of many expensive brands.

Buena cámara, calidad precio, resistente, grava bien, yo la utilizo para la bicicleta de montaña, grava bien en los descensos, pero recomiendo ponerlo a 1080P a 30, Alta, y activado la opción de vibración, salen mejor las imágenes, si lo pones a 4K necesita mucho proceso el chip para gravarlo, y a esta resolución de 1080P a 30, salen mejor las imágenes, necesita menos proceso el chip, la batería me ha durado 2 horas y 3 minutos, y aún me sobraba batería, solo utilicé una de las baterías, con dos baterías supongo que supera las 4 horas y mas, trae muchos accesorios, y dos baterías, mas que de sobra para la bici, etc., tiene dos pantallas que se agradece la frontal a la hora de hacer selfis, utilizando un palo selfi y el reloj que trae para hacer fotos y vídeos desde tu muñeca, o adaptada al palo selfi, las fotos son increíbles en resolución, pero hay que tener cuidado de no moverlas, pues me han salido fotos movidas, también en la noche no grava muy bien, ni fotos ni vídeos, habría que configurarla en las opciones para la noche, tubo fluorescente, etc., cosa que aún no he hecho, yo he comprado aparte más accesorios tipo Kit de GoPro, que suelen traer de todo por unos 20 a 40 Euros, aparte compré accesorios para el manillar o tija de dirección de la bici que se nota menos que llevas en la bici esta cámara, no me gusta llevarla en el manillar por encima, o casco. Echo de menos que no hay carcasa de goma, o metálica, para esta cámara en el mercado WEB, pero supongo que es una recientemente nueva, ya saldrán carcasas mas adelante, solo la carcasa protectora de agua que trae de accesorios la caja, la recomiendo, estoy muy contento de haberla comprado.

Giudizio di sintesi: prodotto serio e ben fatto. Se state cercando una classica videocamera per uso generico ritengo che sia una buona scelta o addirittura ottimale nel rapporto costo/prestazioni. Cose da sapere: Per chi abbia il dubbio, il formato nativo in cui registra la videocamera è il .mov e di base è impostate per registrare in blocchi da circa 3 giga che nel massimo formato consentito (3840*2160 con 30 fotogrammi per secondo) coprono una decina abbondante di minuti. L’impostazione può essere cambiata passando a una diversa tipologia della registrazione (definita a “loop” e selezionabile a 1, 3 oppure 5 minuti: attenzione, in questo caso sovrascrive sui vecchi file una volta terminato lo spazio disponibile). Per quanto riguarda la scheda di memoria SSD Il formato supportato più capiente è dichiarato da 64 giga, classe 10. Siccome la durata d’uso massima della batteria è di circa 3 ore, grosso modo finisce prima la batteria che la capacità d’immagazzinamento dati della scheda. A favore o pregi: Estremamente compatta e solida. Interfaccia d’uso banale nella sua essenzialità. Il doppio schermo garantisce un minimo di visibilità anche in caso di autoscatti (selfie). Corredata da un set completo di accessori di ancoraggio per ogni esigenza – anche se, nel mio dettaglio personale, le staffe per la bicicletta che ho provato hanno una vite abbastanza corta che ne permettono il fissaggio al solo manubrio e non al telaio (e girando in città con la bicicletta il manubrio si muove molto più di quanto sia auspicabile per rivedere il filmato senza causare un effetto di disorientamento visivo – insomma mi era venuto il mal di stomaco - e no, non sto scherando) Contro o scomodità: La meccanica d’apertura del cassetto di scorrimento che copre le prese usb, al contrario di quello per la batteria, risulta un po’ difficile da azionare. Non viene fornito un tappo che copra l’obiettivo della videocamera L’applicazione per la connessione da cellulare, che ho testato con un telefono android di versione antecedente al rilascio della videocamera, fallisce la connessione e quindi non è utilizzabile (si, ho provato tutti gli hack indicati da molti altri utenti, inclusa la disattivazione della rete dati) Considerazioni generali: tanto la qualità delle riprese video che delle foto scattate è per lo più eccellente in condizioni ottimali, tuttavia con l’impostazione di visuale ad angolo più ampio si notano delle problematiche di messa a fuoco – che tutto sommato, non avendo in realtà provato prodotti premium delle fasce di mercato più elevate che magari hanno filtri e sistemi di gestione ottica multifocali, ritengo ampiamente ragionevoli. L’audio è limitato al microfono incorporato poiché non esistono prese esterne, personalmente non ho avuto modo di approfondire la cosa ma mi sembra comunque sufficiente a soddisfare le esigenze generiche. Per altro, soprattutto in questo caso mi sorge spontanea un’osservazione: se dovete fare riprese di tipo professionale che magari coinvolgono addirittura personale fonico dedicato, è evidente che fareste meglio a rivolgere la vostra attenzione a prodotti di fascia, ovvero costo, maggiore. A me sembra un ottimo oggetto per l’uso occasionale. Esempio ripresa video: • 3840*2160 con 30 fotogrammi per secondo • Filtro audio riduzione del vento attivato • Ripresa effettuata con angolo largo • Stabilizzatore attivo (per lo più sono le fenditure e disconnessioni dell’asfalto che causano il tremolio delle immagini) • Videocamera fissata con altro supporto rispetto a quelli in dotazione • Frequenza ottica 50hz – infatti potreste vedere alcune luci come quelle dei semafori che creano una strana instabilità della luce • Rendering video eseguito a 1080p

I bought this camera mainly for family trips and record memories with my son. The package is great with a variety of accessories. I had a little issue with the waterproof case, opened a ticket and the support received was great. They promptly replied and offered a replacement (a new case). One of the best supports I have experienced so far. Kind, fast, reliable. The camera works good. I also bought the floating stick to use it in the water. I'd definitely buy it again.