I've just shot a test video to see if this camera is suitable for shooting repairs. Short answer - not really. Long answer - here's the video I shot. ruclips.net/video/5MT3RHN3Vi0/видео.html
what's the cheapest hands off camera that can be used for stereoscopic VR POV recording, hands off, like this one? VR really benefits from higher resolutions and framerates, so something like 2560p at 120 hz would be very good for authors.
i actually put a suction cup on my forhead the day before this family event as a joke for the kids attending.. confirmation thing.. didnt think about it for 5 or so minutes and it gave me a nice hickie looking mark basically between my eyes.. thankfully it dissapeard before the next day when the event was going to happen 😂
@@oyvinator We had those babies toys with a big rattly ball on a wobbly stem with a big sucker on the bottom. It stuck wonderfully to my forehead. Came in to school to teach the next day and passed a colleague with a huge big red circle on his head, just like I had, we both collapsed laughing. When I used to shave my head I found I could get 8 of them on my head at once, which caused several kids to start pointing at me screaming hysterically in the toyshop.
I think the camera is perfect for someone who needs to take descent hands free video of something they are working on like a mechanic, or wood turning or a repair specialist. Not really suited to walking around. Good review though as usual :-)
This is actually perfect for catching those drivers playing with their phones. Just a turn of the head when overtaking and off to a police report with evidence. Yay!
Good for the youtubers doing tradeshow interviews as well I'd imagine. Have a separate mic recorder and then sync them up in software later. Though, it would look very star trek at that point.
I think this camera is not usable for any scenarios you have mentioned because it doesn't have OIS. This makes the footage annoying and fatiguing to watch for more than a minute.
let's be real though it's for recording POV while you frick. this guy's gonna mercilessly hammer his wife's vagoo while this thing's strapped to his head blinking, he didn't even try coming up with a use case bc he knows we know
I've been looking for something exactly like this for my "Thrifts" videos. I reckon this fits the bill; so thanks for that Mat! Although I'll wait for your opinions on the EP7 first!
I was thinking of the thrifts type of videos too that you and LGR make - but yes I'd hold off until we see how the EP7 works, some of those charity shops are a bit on the dull side (in every sense of the word).
So if the camera has a native 4 MP sensor it isn’t shooting real 4K video anyway. A frame of 4K video is roughly 8 MP. The 20fps spec could be caused by the internal upscaling it’s performing while recording. 4 MP comes out to about 2.7K in video terms, so presumably that mode is the one using the sensor’s native resolution.
"Who would shoot vertical video?" Oh, don't get me started! Does anyone else shout at the television when one of those ridiculous portrait video clips turns up on the news?
I can understand portrait video for face-to-face video phone calls, but NEVER for anything else. We see in landscape vision, our eyes are horizontally next to one another, we do not have one eye above the other. Portrait video is totally incompatible with TV screens and computer monitors. It makes zero sense. It is an indication of a general dumbing down. When everyone used cameras to take photographs and videos they knew instantly that if you wanted a portrait picture instead of landscape all you have to do is to physically turn the camera through 90 degrees. But with phones, people expect the software, their apps, to be able to do these things. I remember asking someone, why don't you shoot video on your phone in landscape, and she said, "I don't know how to do it on this phone"! As I said, it's dumbing downm de-evolution. People are getting stupider and stupider.
This seems pretty much perfect for a technician in the field, for things like electrical installations, or even something smaller like electronics repairs and mechanics repairs. It's a very useful kind of documentation for backtracking and finding potential errors, and GoPros are far too expensive for something like that.
Am I the only one now searching RUclips for EP7 reviews? Image stabilization is a MUST. EDIT: Yep, The EP7 does have better stabilization but the field of view 'FOV' is considerably narrower. Just like Techmoan said.
Not same make let alobe model though look on Ali Express or e-Bay for cheaper 480p-720p versions w/ likely poorer performance & lower capacity SD card capacity (4GB-8GB) if not committed though want to try out the idea . I bought one of these back in ~2010 or so on ebay that supported 480i analogue to digitially converted video in MPEG2 .AVI... Think it was 4GB/FAT32 and files were stored in 128MB chunks w/ a playlist archive file. Also the olayback on PC resulted in black bars on both X&Y like pulling out the HDD from a DVR and watching it on a computer back in the day. I'm sure a few sellers still exist still selling this era crap for cheap
While a wide FOV is useful, especially if you can't see the shot and are filming things in your hands (up close), a narrower FOV will probably look less unnatural with the fish-eye effect, too
"This video is unavailable on this device." I'm on a Samsung galaxy S9 and they usually work fine. *Update* working great now! Thanks Techmoan, love your videos!
I've spent ages trying to work out whereabout in Lancashire he's from. Every now and again he sounds ever so slightly scouse (probably the Lancashire influence on our accent). Now I know the answer :)
@@ctyragdoll It would depend on how the battery is connected up but it would most likely use a standard sized lithium ion battery that you could order online or get from an eletric hobby store. and even if you couldn't find one you could always power it from an external USB power bank.
I should send a link of this to a few police friends of mine whose departments have refused to buy them bodycams. My local city department uses a higher quality of those that seem to be designed for police use, but this doesn't seem like it'd be bad for officers whose departments won't fund "proper" cans.
I think it's always worth mentioning that there IS a purpose to saving images with a resolution higher than the native resolution of the sensor, particularly if you can choose a resolution that's EXACTLY double the native resolution. To be honest, I kinda forget WHY it's useful to do this, but I think it might have something to do with image compression and noise filtering. There is diminishing returns, of course, and tripling or quadrupling the native resolution won't get you much better pictures than double.
"This video is unavailable on this device.": On an iMac in Germany. Edit: Same on my iPad (still in Germany, my beamer is currently broken. Scotty is working on it)
Same thing on my Windows 10 laptop in the US. Weird. Edit: And then, after multiple refreshes, one finally worked and I can view the video. Also weird. Edit 2: But only in 360p.
I can sit for hours watching these, even the dishwasher one haha! Don't matter what item it is really the channel is great I really enjoy it but I always get like into it and stop what I'm doing to watch it! Haha
Back in the day I used Google Glass to record daily happenings from my travels. Needless to say, the quality was horrible. It only supported 720p30 and had absolutely abysmal low light performance. This by contrast seems amazing (almost).
The 90 degree view on the image stabilized version is probably due to sensor cropping so they can do pixel shifting. That may still result in rubbery looking video.
@@Techmoan Why would you use a toilet? Seems that it would be quite heavy, the shape is all wrong and you would look ridiculous... hehe To our non-UK friends, a "lav" is shortened slang for lavatory ;)
@@smartroadbiker My American elementary school always called it a lav, because as they said, "there's no bath in there." I dunno if it's common in US schools or if I'm just among fellow weirdos.
I've been watching your videos for years! Hearing some sound effects. Showing your face with a great camera. You stepped up in your editing since 2015👍👍👍
I'm honestly not a fan of any device that requires a smartphone to use it properly. I prefer cameras to be self-contained. Then again, I also prefer physical buttons to the weird touch spots this camera seems to have. But I don't have a car to drive at the moment so I don't really have any use for a hands-free camera.
I feel these are better then a dash cam as they give the added ability to show where your hands and point of view was at the time of a crash. There isn't alot stopping somone saying with a dash cam footage your at fault as you were on the mobile or didn't use your mirrors etc
I wonder if the smaller field-of-view for the stabilized version is because it crops the image to allow digital image stabilization (moving the active area).
If they use a crop mode for the stabilisation it would be good if it could be switched on and off so you can choose your angle of view. Have to say, you get a lot of tech for your money and maybe firmware updates can help get the specs up to what they actually quote in the book. I Look forward to the EP7 review.
This would definitely be useful for people doing precision handiwork videos like real-time model kit building until they found a better way to see what they're doing on their main camera's viewfinder. Might have to remember this for future reference.
If this tech was more compact it would be better then body cams, often the issue with body cams is the events that take place are not always directly infront of the officers body and especially in close scuffles or shootings where the firing posture is at a 45 degree angle.
Great video. I'm looking for a camera to film my puppet building and I think this would be perfect. Not much walking about involved so the stability issue won't be a big problem.
this would be ideal for recording my wheelchair view when out and about or any art projects i would need to get the battery pack though as 2 hours just isn't enough great video
When at 10:30 he started walking and saying " now you notice one feature this camera is missing; image stabilization", I was like well driving up the shoddy UK roads (5:15 , wtf) already has shown that.
Could you to a quick demo of using it to repair something ? I have looked for a head mounted cam to record service/repair work and this looks perfect to catch everything, but how well does it work at recording at arms length (50cm should be ok for this) or when I am looking at something a bit closer. Nothing fancy just a quick recording.
Hi I am very new in exploring technology, and often when I look for videos they blind me with science and I can't understand, regardless how many times I go over it. I thoroughly enjoyed this demonstration, it was precise it was clear, my friend Zacit to me. In the future if I'm looking for any technology has showed to check you out. It was brilliant thank you you take care Now ❤️
I feel like this would be pretty cool for car journalism coupled with a couple of go pro cameras. It could give you some cool shots of a drivers perspective while they talk about driving the car. Usually the up-top camera is too awkward for smaller hard-top cars and it has a weird perspective that doesn't feel natural. This feels a lot more natural.
Wouldn't play on mine this morning, but it's working now. Not sure if it changed anything, but it started fine after I set the resolution to 480 instead of auto.
I had a surprise when I noticed you driving past my house on Schleswig way in Leyland ha ha. Love your channel im a retro tech fan too. I used to love going into second hand hi-fi shops in the 90s. I've still got a lot of technics separates and loads of different speakers. Those were the days.
Wouldn't play on mine this morning, but it's working now. Not sure if it changed anything, but it started fine after I set the resolution to 480 instead of auto.
Just bought Ordro EP7 camera. It's amazing! Very light & compact, sooting perfect 4k video! It has micro-HDMI output so it can be used for live outdoor streams, I guess. Will try to use this feature in my VLOG
Did anyone spot it or question it (as they well might if you had a phone held up)? Image quality looks fairly standard for this type of the product (always a bit over-sharpened in my opinion) but the colours look very nice on this. Very true to life.
2:04 I've noticed that in China they refer to a micro-sd card as a "TF card". I saw the same thing on my 3D printer and it was confusing at first. Any idea what TF stands for?
Wao, thats a sweet gadget, and I only see this thing getting better over time. Would be interesting to see some Hat / Cap with this sort /type of tech built in. It would make more sense, bcs you wont need that extra gear to mount it on your head, and field of view would be better. OIS should be default feature for devices like this and maybe some better night mode options.
I think this is very watchable it's look like most auto-blogger type content. This should be good way to show how ergonomic/comfort car is, if u get a shitty visuals u know this ride like a wheelbarrow
Wouldn't play on mine this morning, but it's working now. Not sure if it changed anything, but it started fine after I set the resolution to 480 instead of auto.
I like it because driving your car with a camera on windshield it only showing one direction and being on your head you can look around and see more of your surroundings .
I'm sure that you've already seen tons of comments saying this, but I cannot watch the video; in the app, I get a "this video is unavailable on this device" error. In a browser, it just does nothing. Edit: works now.
Need some sorta image stabilization. Otherwise, a nice wearable camera. Not that I need it. But it's nice. Type-C port for charging and LED (or maybe IR LED?) for lighting on the right side would be nice too.
Hoping the image stabilized version is reviewed soon. I have been looking at this model on aliexpress and intend to use it for onsite repair work. Your video of this model definitely put the brakes on my purchase. My needs require stability and emulation by software isn't going to cut it. Thank you for saving me from wasting time and money on this model. Looking forward to your review of stabilized version!
This was an interesting video, I could possibly see myself buying the EP7 and using it to record paintball or Nerf games when there's an event going on near me here in the Riverina (NSW, Aus), since the gimbal stabilisation would help counteract the shakiness of a bobbing head when moving on the field. Also would be useful for when riding my cycle around town or such as well, in case something happens.
Sort of thing you'd probably want to wait a generation or two before you pick one up. I'd like at least 4K/24 personally, with image stabilization. Well, I say that, but I wouldn't really get much use out of it. Especially if they don't fix the perspective to get around glasses being visible on the side.
I had a dream once in which my normal, everyday vision appeared like the playback from a camera like this without any image stabilization. I didn't do anything out of the ordinary during the dream, just walked around and completed normal tasks. One of the worst headaches I've ever awakened with. Inherent image stabilization - something not to be taken for granted.
Great review Mat. Its amazing, but not a surprise that an awful lot of these mini budget cams sporting 4K never live up to that spec, esp. on their frame rate. I know its a U tube rescaling but apart from the jerky 4K video its res. quality (to me) looked nothing better (in fact a lot worse) than 1080P footage. On the other hand the audio is very good, and yeah who shoots vertical video on their phones - everyone almost!
Another negative is it's easier to see you speed as a dash cam replacement. They will get better, black and white and a ir head light might help a lot.
If the manual lists a 4MP sensor, then it doesn't even have enough pixels to produce a native 4K image at all, regardless of what tricks they play with framerate. 4K (in the most common and lowest-resolution variant) is 8.3MP. The "2.7K" mode would be the highest you could use and have roughly enough pixels to legitimately pull off, but based on the image quality it doesn't look like it's close to achieving that, either.
This is exactly what I’ve been looking for, I want a camera I can clamp to my hat bill when doing repairs on some machines or if I’m in a building alone. Incase I am blamed for something.
@@darajovanovic2714 FFMPEG is quite universal tool for video manipulation with many filters, one of them being deshake filter. Sadly there is no graphical interface to easily use it for most people. At one side it makes sense, it's so universal you probably couldn't even make anything like that user friendly. On other side there might be ways. Some programs use ffmpeg in background but usually offer only very basic file conversions, usually even with no filters to apply.
I believe you mentioned the spy glasses at the start. I had those and my problem was the camera set too high so I'd have to hold my head down more than normal. I also have the Bluetooth earpiece, again another problem was it was too loose on the ear and kept falling off. I think I'll try this, thanks
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I've just shot a test video to see if this camera is suitable for shooting repairs. Short answer - not really. Long answer - here's the video I shot. ruclips.net/video/5MT3RHN3Vi0/видео.html
Hey, whats the battery life of this thing? Sure wish you'd put that info in your videos...
*wink*
@@microbuilder You know you should really watch the whole video before you comment.
Wink.
what's the cheapest hands off camera that can be used for stereoscopic VR POV recording, hands off, like this one? VR really benefits from higher resolutions and framerates, so something like 2560p at 120 hz would be very good for authors.
@@cheater00 Exactly what I was thinking watching this - wouldn't it be great if there was also a model with a camera on both sides of your head.
@@microbuilder Go to the 12:00 mark.
I still prefer the look of having the suction cup action camera on top of my bald head.
I’ve seen you around - you’re right it does look cool. The slap shot.
Ouch
U could make a 3D version if there's enough space for 3 suction cups
i actually put a suction cup on my forhead the day before this family event as a joke for the kids attending.. confirmation thing.. didnt think about it for 5 or so minutes and it gave me a nice hickie looking mark basically between my eyes.. thankfully it dissapeard before the next day when the event was going to happen 😂
@@oyvinator We had those babies toys with a big rattly ball on a wobbly stem with a big sucker on the bottom. It stuck wonderfully to my forehead. Came in to school to teach the next day and passed a colleague with a huge big red circle on his head, just like I had, we both collapsed laughing. When I used to shave my head I found I could get 8 of them on my head at once, which caused several kids to start pointing at me screaming hysterically in the toyshop.
"Sir, are you recording?"
"No..."
*Green flashing light reflecting off every surface in the room*
I did that when I was walking around - already looked like a nutter, didn’t want to be a flashing nutter too.
@@Techmoan oh come on, you revel in it :)
@@Techmoan *insert joke about flashing in the park*
@@Dozenspeed this bluetooth earpiece was my grandfathers and it has been handed down for generations
@@Techmoan I think a flashing nutter is something completely different ;)
Thanks for your tests, based on EP6, we've improved the auto-focus, 4K/30fps resolution, and gimbal anti-shake functions, without distortion.
I have absolutely no use for this but still want one.
@@koenw No, the video was just PUBLIC for one second.
That's the "Techmoan" effect 😂
You stupid boy.
Me neither really though I really want one.
Don't we all 😆
I think the camera is perfect for someone who needs to take descent hands free video of something they are working on like a mechanic, or wood turning or a repair specialist. Not really suited to walking around. Good review though as usual :-)
This is actually perfect for catching those drivers playing with their phones. Just a turn of the head when overtaking and off to a police report with evidence. Yay!
Good for the youtubers doing tradeshow interviews as well I'd imagine. Have a separate mic recorder and then sync them up in software later. Though, it would look very star trek at that point.
Oh yeah, this could be great for an electronics restoration video.
I think this camera is not usable for any scenarios you have mentioned because it doesn't have OIS. This makes the footage annoying and fatiguing to watch for more than a minute.
let's be real though it's for recording POV while you frick. this guy's gonna mercilessly hammer his wife's vagoo while this thing's strapped to his head blinking, he didn't even try coming up with a use case bc he knows we know
As a u.s. viewer, it's just after 5 and I've been driving for fgor hours. This is exactly what I was waiting for. Love your videos, man.
Why are you watching RUclips videos while driving?
Alright. Just woke up. That was a typo. I meant drinking. Sorry for worrying you 😘
Your action cam reviews are why I started watching you so it's great to see you getting back to the "roots". Thanks!
I've been looking for something exactly like this for my "Thrifts" videos. I reckon this fits the bill; so thanks for that Mat! Although I'll wait for your opinions on the EP7 first!
I was thinking of the thrifts type of videos too that you and LGR make - but yes I'd hold off until we see how the EP7 works, some of those charity shops are a bit on the dull side (in every sense of the word).
Didnt expect to see you here
@@Techmoan >>> You ought to make one of your muppet videos with one of them wearing one of these cameras...😊
So if the camera has a native 4 MP sensor it isn’t shooting real 4K video anyway. A frame of 4K video is roughly 8 MP. The 20fps spec could be caused by the internal upscaling it’s performing while recording. 4 MP comes out to about 2.7K in video terms, so presumably that mode is the one using the sensor’s native resolution.
"Who would shoot vertical video?"
Oh, don't get me started! Does anyone else shout at the television when one of those ridiculous portrait video clips turns up on the news?
Yeah, and it ended up pixelated if they compensate with a horizontal screen by zooming it in..
Yes! "for gods sake turn the phone to landscape"
My Mrs. Does this I'm like 🙄 how many times do I have to tell you
"who would shoot vertical video?"
Other than everyfuckingbody?
I can understand portrait video for face-to-face video phone calls, but NEVER for anything else. We see in landscape vision, our eyes are horizontally next to one another, we do not have one eye above the other. Portrait video is totally incompatible with TV screens and computer monitors. It makes zero sense.
It is an indication of a general dumbing down. When everyone used cameras to take photographs and videos they knew instantly that if you wanted a portrait picture instead of landscape all you have to do is to physically turn the camera through 90 degrees. But with phones, people expect the software, their apps, to be able to do these things. I remember asking someone, why don't you shoot video on your phone in landscape, and she said, "I don't know how to do it on this phone"!
As I said, it's dumbing downm de-evolution. People are getting stupider and stupider.
For anyone else wondering who Simon Yam is ..... he "is a Hong Kong actor and film producer"
Thanks
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Vee Macks I was thinking the same. It might be a coincidence. I’m sure it’s a difference person and hundreds of Simon 🍠.
This seems pretty much perfect for a technician in the field, for things like electrical installations, or even something smaller like electronics repairs and mechanics repairs. It's a very useful kind of documentation for backtracking and finding potential errors, and GoPros are far too expensive for something like that.
Missed the dashcam reviews, your dashcam videos are the best most comprehensive and well thought of
Am I the only one now searching RUclips for EP7 reviews?
Image stabilization is a MUST.
EDIT: Yep, The EP7 does have better stabilization but the field of view 'FOV' is considerably narrower. Just like Techmoan said.
Nope, not searching. I'll wait for the Techmoan review.
Not same make let alobe model though look on Ali Express or e-Bay for cheaper 480p-720p versions w/ likely poorer performance & lower capacity SD card capacity (4GB-8GB) if not committed though want to try out the idea .
I bought one of these back in ~2010 or so on ebay that supported 480i analogue to digitially converted video in MPEG2 .AVI...
Think it was 4GB/FAT32 and files were stored in 128MB chunks w/ a playlist archive file.
Also the olayback on PC resulted in black bars on both X&Y like pulling out the HDD from a DVR and watching it on a computer back in the day.
I'm sure a few sellers still exist still selling this era crap for cheap
A narrower FOV also has something positive: It won't capture the glasses, it was a bit distracting.
While a wide FOV is useful, especially if you can't see the shot and are filming things in your hands (up close), a narrower FOV will probably look less unnatural with the fish-eye effect, too
I can't wait to see all the POV stuff on Xhamster filmed using this.
I guess this cam is designed exactly for this.
Lack of image stabilisation might impede the experience
@@DenkyManner thus the new version that includes image stabilisation
Porn is degenerate.
@@ll-mc8bx Depends on the production values.
"This video is unavailable on this device." I'm on a Samsung galaxy S9 and they usually work fine.
*Update* working great now! Thanks Techmoan, love your videos!
S10e, same 😔
Same here on a lousy stylo5....
I hope this is not a regular thing.
Same here
Same here on iPhone 6s
Same here, played fine earlier today, came back to watch the rest and won’t play. Both LG tv and IPad.
That awful moment that I realised one of my favourite RUclipsrs was literally 30 feet from my work place and I didn't see him :(
I've spent ages trying to work out whereabout in Lancashire he's from. Every now and again he sounds ever so slightly scouse (probably the Lancashire influence on our accent). Now I know the answer :)
The first in car video is from Leyland and in other videos he's been around Standish, Heskin and Eccleston
I thought he lived in Manchester?
@@JohnsysChannel Wigan I think.
@@JohnsysChannel Guys, I know this is the internet, but please try not to be creepy...
OMG that battery life announcement! xD
How long is a battery life? I wish it was more prominent. That seems to be a spec he always glances over.
In all honesty, I really just zoned out right at this moment and would have missed the comment about battery life.
I'd be more concerned about how hard the battery is to replace when it eventually gives up the ghost - and if you can source one that fits..
@@ctyragdoll It would depend on how the battery is connected up but it would most likely use a standard sized lithium ion battery that you could order online or get from an eletric hobby store. and even if you couldn't find one you could always power it from an external USB power bank.
I should send a link of this to a few police friends of mine whose departments have refused to buy them bodycams. My local city department uses a higher quality of those that seem to be designed for police use, but this doesn't seem like it'd be bad for officers whose departments won't fund "proper" cans.
I think it's always worth mentioning that there IS a purpose to saving images with a resolution higher than the native resolution of the sensor, particularly if you can choose a resolution that's EXACTLY double the native resolution. To be honest, I kinda forget WHY it's useful to do this, but I think it might have something to do with image compression and noise filtering. There is diminishing returns, of course, and tripling or quadrupling the native resolution won't get you much better pictures than double.
"This video is unavailable on this device.": On an iMac in Germany. Edit: Same on my iPad (still in Germany, my beamer is currently broken. Scotty is working on it)
Yeah, same thing here on an Android phone in the US
same thing on an android phone in the uk
Same on the Android app, I tried opening it in the browser and it worked, so I tried again with the app and now it works there as well. 🤷♂️
Same thing on my Windows 10 laptop in the US. Weird.
Edit: And then, after multiple refreshes, one finally worked and I can view the video. Also weird.
Edit 2: But only in 360p.
Available here in Canada on a Mac Mini, but only at 360p resolution ?
I can sit for hours watching these, even the dishwasher one haha! Don't matter what item it is really the channel is great I really enjoy it but I always get like into it and stop what I'm doing to watch it! Haha
Back in the day I used Google Glass to record daily happenings from my travels. Needless to say, the quality was horrible. It only supported 720p30 and had absolutely abysmal low light performance. This by contrast seems amazing (almost).
The 90 degree view on the image stabilized version is probably due to sensor cropping so they can do pixel shifting. That may still result in rubbery looking video.
I'm getting an "unavailable on this device" message and I can't cast it to my TV?
Nor will it play on my Switch
Just getting a blank black screen - no video
same
Same
Seems that only this video simply won't play at all on my PC.
Chey it works now on my phone
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I am disabled and trying to record video on my phone is difficult, this looks easy enough to operate
Interesting how there's an actual auricle on the mic.
@@StormBurnX yes the audio is great - as good as a lav.
@@Techmoan Why would you use a toilet? Seems that it would be quite heavy, the shape is all wrong and you would look ridiculous... hehe
To our non-UK friends, a "lav" is shortened slang for lavatory ;)
Now a lav cam is something else entirely. Ask Chuck Berry.
@@Techmoan Literally reviving interest in his famed classic "My Ding-a-ling" 🤣🤣🤣
@@smartroadbiker My American elementary school always called it a lav, because as they said, "there's no bath in there."
I dunno if it's common in US schools or if I'm just among fellow weirdos.
This is how a video should be done. Great job.
What about using this for B roll footage when working on a project?
That’s one reason I bought it - repair videos.
@@DirtyRobot Have you made a video about it? If not, could you make a video about it? I want to know more.
I've been watching your videos for years! Hearing some sound effects. Showing your face with a great camera. You stepped up in your editing since 2015👍👍👍
I get this error when trying to play this on my Android phone
This video is unavailable on this device.
Interesting. Perhaps try and watch it via the web browser or try a thirdparty app like "NewPipe"
I'm honestly not a fan of any device that requires a smartphone to use it properly. I prefer cameras to be self-contained. Then again, I also prefer physical buttons to the weird touch spots this camera seems to have. But I don't have a car to drive at the moment so I don't really have any use for a hands-free camera.
I feel these are better then a dash cam as they give the added ability to show where your hands and point of view was at the time of a crash. There isn't alot stopping somone saying with a dash cam footage your at fault as you were on the mobile or didn't use your mirrors etc
I wonder if the smaller field-of-view for the stabilized version is because it crops the image to allow digital image stabilization (moving the active area).
Most likely.
If they use a crop mode for the stabilisation it would be good if it could be switched on and off so you can choose your angle of view. Have to say, you get a lot of tech for your money and maybe firmware updates can help get the specs up to what they actually quote in the book. I Look forward to the EP7 review.
In that case, you could just use a piece of software to do it on the EP6 version (obviously not the same one as used in this video!)
This would definitely be useful for people doing precision handiwork videos like real-time model kit building until they found a better way to see what they're doing on their main camera's viewfinder. Might have to remember this for future reference.
Those '1st Amendment' Auditors will love these.
*I've been watching their RUclips videos from the UK
If this tech was more compact it would be better then body cams, often the issue with body cams is the events that take place are not always directly infront of the officers body and especially in close scuffles or shootings where the firing posture is at a 45 degree angle.
You've got your own set of auditors (police reactions to public photography) in the UK
They seem to love carting around "Look how big my Camera is" size.
Great video. I'm looking for a camera to film my puppet building and I think this would be perfect. Not much walking about involved so the stability issue won't be a big problem.
By the looks of it Mr. Techmoan has been assimilated by the Borg.
Retep4565 Yesr will it play on my switch
I'm getting major "Universal Soldier" vibes from this. I want one!
this would be ideal for recording my wheelchair view when out and about or any art projects i would need to get the battery pack though as 2 hours just isn't enough great video
Interesting that Amazon are now offering the ‘plus’ version of this with EIS for £119.
When at 10:30 he started walking and saying " now you notice one feature this camera is missing; image stabilization", I was like well driving up the shoddy UK roads (5:15 , wtf) already has shown that.
I've had one of these for a couple years now that I use when cycling as a kind of bicycle dash cam. Works great :)
Could you to a quick demo of using it to repair something ? I have looked for a head mounted cam to record service/repair work and this looks perfect to catch everything, but how well does it work at recording at arms length (50cm should be ok for this) or when I am looking at something a bit closer. Nothing fancy just a quick recording.
Here you go ruclips.net/video/5MT3RHN3Vi0/видео.html
Hi
I am very new in exploring technology, and often when I look for videos they blind me with science and I can't understand, regardless how many times I go over it.
I thoroughly enjoyed this demonstration, it was precise it was clear, my friend Zacit to me.
In the future if I'm looking for any technology has showed to check you out.
It was brilliant thank you you take care Now ❤️
look forward to the ocular implant review.
I feel like this would be pretty cool for car journalism coupled with a couple of go pro cameras. It could give you some cool shots of a drivers perspective while they talk about driving the car. Usually the up-top camera is too awkward for smaller hard-top cars and it has a weird perspective that doesn't feel natural. This feels a lot more natural.
Techmoan at 60p? Yes please!
Huge fan; Thanks for all you do, Tech.
I can't watch this video. It says it's unavailable on this device (tried on both desktop and mobile)
Wouldn't play on mine this morning, but it's working now. Not sure if it changed anything, but it started fine after I set the resolution to 480 instead of auto.
@@HoleDweller Yeah. I could watch it too during the afternoon. Maybe some format conversion on the server side wasn't done yet
Watching a review of a 4k recorder in 360p because RUclips is awesome as always...
I get an error message on iPhone in USA: “This video is unavailable on this device.”
Interesting. Perhaps try and watch it via the web browser or try a thirdparty app like "NewPipe"
Got the same message when chrom-casting to my TV from a Samsung in Sweden. It was watchable directly on the phone though.
The USA is a foul place.
I had a surprise when I noticed you driving past my house on Schleswig way in Leyland ha ha. Love your channel im a retro tech fan too. I used to love going into second hand hi-fi shops in the 90s. I've still got a lot of technics separates and loads of different speakers. Those were the days.
It makes me subconsciously nervous watching you drive. Despite knowing better, my brain keeps thinking, "He's driving on the wrong side of the road!"
I’ll wait for your verdict on the 7 serie. That might be nice for biking videos.
Thanks for sharing.👍🏻
" This video is not available on this device." hmm never seen that before
Region locked to the UK for some reason
@@FnordOok I'm in Portugal, on a Samsung Galaxy. I can watch it
@@halfmanhalfpuppet3641 PORTUGAL, CARALHO! :)
@@halfmanhalfpuppet3641 odd.. well it's locked out of the US at least then. I had to fire up the VPN set to the UK to watch the video.
I'd buy it. 1080p recording was surprisingly good considering the cost 👍🏻
This video is unavailable on this device
Wouldn't play on mine this morning, but it's working now. Not sure if it changed anything, but it started fine after I set the resolution to 480 instead of auto.
3:25 It seems to jiggle around a bit as your move your head. I hope that's not a problem in the video.
"This video is unavailable on this device"
I'm on a galaxy note 9. What the heck
1423big iPhone here.. same thing
Same huawei p20
Same. Samsung tablet S6
Same here - and I`m on a PC. Even tried a few browsers. Never seen an error like this.
Same here
Just bought Ordro EP7 camera. It's amazing!
Very light & compact, sooting perfect 4k video!
It has micro-HDMI output so it can be used for live outdoor streams, I guess. Will try to use this feature in my VLOG
4:00 We are borg. You will be assimilated...
Resistance is futile
Or in the Doctor Who universe, "You will be upgraded. You will become like us. The Cyber Race shall reign supreme."
Did anyone spot it or question it (as they well might if you had a phone held up)? Image quality looks fairly standard for this type of the product (always a bit over-sharpened in my opinion) but the colours look very nice on this. Very true to life.
Says "This video is unavailable on this device." on my iPad Air2 iOS 13.3.1
2:04 I've noticed that in China they refer to a micro-sd card as a "TF card". I saw the same thing on my 3D printer and it was confusing at first. Any idea what TF stands for?
It's like the 1980's imagining what tech will be like in the year 2000. Doomed from the start.
Great video, as always. I'm in awe of your editing, it must take hours. Not a bad price for the features.
But ... whats the battery life on this device?
Wao, thats a sweet gadget, and I only see this thing getting better over time. Would be interesting to see some Hat / Cap with this sort /type of tech built in. It would make more sense, bcs you wont need that extra gear to mount it on your head, and field of view would be better. OIS should be default feature for devices like this and maybe some better night mode options.
That footage is straight up un-watchable! So unstable, I feel like I'm getting seasick
It's fine
There are such things as video stabilising apps. Just saying.
I think this is very watchable it's look like most auto-blogger type content.
This should be good way to show how ergonomic/comfort car is, if u get a shitty visuals u know this ride like a wheelbarrow
The walking footage was hard to watch, but the other stuff was pretty good.
Thanks for reviewing this device, I'll watch for an updated review of the new, image stabilized unit next.
After "This week," I expected him to say "I'ave been mostly..."
Heikki eating Bourbon biscuits
@@AlanThomsonsim "eating taramasalata"
I bought it via eBay imported from China...Which was nice.
The footage in the car was far better than I expected, looking forward to see you review the model with stabalisation.
can't even watch it on my phone
Wouldn't play on mine this morning, but it's working now. Not sure if it changed anything, but it started fine after I set the resolution to 480 instead of auto.
Great review as always! It’s a challenge to find a product where budget and great combine.
Everything is reversed. You're driving on the wrong side of the road... And your car 😂😂😂
(How many trolls won't get this, I wonder?)
So glad that I'm not the only one who thought Borg when first seeing this camera.
Im really looking forward to the EP7 video with image stabilisation
The microphone on this little camera is actually quite amazing
What a super cool thing, love it. But I'm interested in the steady version works before buying one though.
Do you think stepping up from U3 card to a higher spec might allow video capture closer to the advertised?
Love your videos mate. Plus nice to see a bit of Dunkirk Hall near Moss Side off the dual carriageway. It was an unexpected highlight for me!
I like it because driving your car with a camera on windshield it only showing one direction and being on your head you can look around and see more of your surroundings .
Would love one for my workshop.
I like that you can see in the rear view mirror while shooting through the windscreen...
I'm sure that you've already seen tons of comments saying this, but I cannot watch the video; in the app, I get a "this video is unavailable on this device" error. In a browser, it just does nothing.
Edit: works now.
Need some sorta image stabilization. Otherwise, a nice wearable camera. Not that I need it. But it's nice.
Type-C port for charging and LED (or maybe IR LED?) for lighting on the right side would be nice too.
4k 29fps still looks fine to me. Having recently done some filming for security purposes, resolution is more helpful than frame rate, in my opinion
Except it's barely 3K ! Which you'ld expect of a 4Mpixel sensor. 1080p = 2K = 2Mpixels. 2080p = 4K = 8Mpixels .
Hoping the image stabilized version is reviewed soon. I have been looking at this model on aliexpress and intend to use it for onsite repair work. Your video of this model definitely put the brakes on my purchase. My needs require stability and emulation by software isn't going to cut it.
Thank you for saving me from wasting time and money on this model.
Looking forward to your review of stabilized version!
This was an interesting video, I could possibly see myself buying the EP7 and using it to record paintball or Nerf games when there's an event going on near me here in the Riverina (NSW, Aus), since the gimbal stabilisation would help counteract the shakiness of a bobbing head when moving on the field.
Also would be useful for when riding my cycle around town or such as well, in case something happens.
Sort of thing you'd probably want to wait a generation or two before you pick one up. I'd like at least 4K/24 personally, with image stabilization.
Well, I say that, but I wouldn't really get much use out of it. Especially if they don't fix the perspective to get around glasses being visible on the side.
For typical action cam usage, why not gopro+head/chest harness?
I had a dream once in which my normal, everyday vision appeared like the playback from a camera like this without any image stabilization. I didn't do anything out of the ordinary during the dream, just walked around and completed normal tasks.
One of the worst headaches I've ever awakened with.
Inherent image stabilization - something not to be taken for granted.
Thanks for the video Mat. I look forward to the video with the image stabilisation. Best wishes.
Great review Mat. Its amazing, but not a surprise that an awful lot of these mini budget cams sporting 4K never live up to that spec, esp. on their frame rate. I know its a U tube rescaling but apart from the jerky 4K video its res. quality (to me) looked nothing better (in fact a lot worse) than 1080P footage. On the other hand the audio is very good, and yeah who shoots vertical video on their phones - everyone almost!
Another negative is it's easier to see you speed as a dash cam replacement. They will get better, black and white and a ir head light might help a lot.
If the manual lists a 4MP sensor, then it doesn't even have enough pixels to produce a native 4K image at all, regardless of what tricks they play with framerate. 4K (in the most common and lowest-resolution variant) is 8.3MP. The "2.7K" mode would be the highest you could use and have roughly enough pixels to legitimately pull off, but based on the image quality it doesn't look like it's close to achieving that, either.
This is exactly what I’ve been looking for, I want a camera I can clamp to my hat bill when doing repairs on some machines or if I’m in a building alone. Incase I am blamed for something.
For stabilization you can use ffmpeg with vidstab filter (vidstabdetect + vidstabtransform) or just simpler (probably not so good) deshake filter.
What is deshake filter? Is it the special tool?
@@darajovanovic2714 FFMPEG is quite universal tool for video manipulation with many filters, one of them being deshake filter. Sadly there is no graphical interface to easily use it for most people. At one side it makes sense, it's so universal you probably couldn't even make anything like that user friendly. On other side there might be ways. Some programs use ffmpeg in background but usually offer only very basic file conversions, usually even with no filters to apply.
I believe you mentioned the spy glasses at the start. I had those and my problem was the camera set too high so I'd have to hold my head down more than normal. I also have the Bluetooth earpiece, again another problem was it was too loose on the ear and kept falling off. I think I'll try this, thanks
Took a while but this video is finally available for me to view. 😁