WEBVTT 00:00:00.760 --> 00:00:08.920 I'm not going to sugarcoat this every Chinese GoPro wannabe makes these 00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:15.240 unbelievable claims about great full HD or even 4K video recording for 60 bucks 00:00:12.519 --> 00:00:21.279 or whatever but every single one of them that I have ever touched has been 00:00:18.680 --> 00:00:26.359 obviously converting the data from some horrendous 00:00:23.240 --> 00:00:27.840 640x480 sensor if you're lucky not to 00:00:26.359 --> 00:00:33.920 mention that many of them have a completely unusable UI 00:00:30.880 --> 00:00:37.360 so to call my expectations going into 00:00:33.920 --> 00:00:41.079 this review of the ye action camera 2 00:00:37.360 --> 00:00:46.600 low would be very generous so then to 00:00:41.079 --> 00:00:46.600 say that I was blown away would be an 00:00:54.879 --> 00:01:01.600 understatement cooler Masters masterc case maker 5 features their free form 00:00:59.440 --> 00:01:06.720 modular system allowing you to customize adjust and upgrade make it yours through 00:01:04.119 --> 00:01:12.119 the link in the video description let's start with the basics I've got the 00:01:09.240 --> 00:01:16.080 selfie stick kit which includes the E2 camera as I'll be referring to it for 00:01:13.880 --> 00:01:21.560 the rest of the video a battery a kind of cheap feeling clip-on plastic shutter 00:01:18.119 --> 00:01:25.400 button and a surprisingly robust selfie 00:01:21.560 --> 00:01:27.320 stick with a locking telescopic well I 00:01:25.400 --> 00:01:32.360 guess it's a stick terminated with a quarin threaded post and a Smartphone 00:01:29.520 --> 00:01:37.600 holder bracket that screws onto the one side down here at the bottom it's not 00:01:35.119 --> 00:01:42.439 perfect by reversing the gender of the threading or including an adapter it 00:01:40.360 --> 00:01:47.320 could have been used to put a phone at the end of the stick when you are not 00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:49.280 using the E2 and the top swivel could be 00:01:47.320 --> 00:01:52.880 a bit more flexible which would both be welcome improvements to its General 00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:57.640 usefulness but I can't fault the selfie sticks build quality overall which 00:01:55.119 --> 00:02:02.920 brings us to the camera itself it's pretty plasticky feeling another or two 00:02:00.960 --> 00:02:07.240 would Inspire more confidence in this product but hey as long as she's got it 00:02:04.960 --> 00:02:12.319 where it counts right at the bottom is the battery and Micro SDXC compartment 00:02:09.560 --> 00:02:19.840 along with the female quarin Mount at the front is the f2.8 7 element 155° 00:02:16.760 --> 00:02:22.519 wide-angle lens covering a Sony IMX 377 00:02:19.840 --> 00:02:28.720 12.35 megapixel effective seos image sensor capable of 4K video or 12 megapix 00:02:26.120 --> 00:02:34.519 Stills along with a status indicator light on on the side is a micro USB 00:02:31.519 --> 00:02:38.040 charging port on the top are the Dual 00:02:34.519 --> 00:02:40.080 microphone ports and a speaker Grill 00:02:38.040 --> 00:02:46.959 wait a minute why would it need a speaker ah yes because on the back the 00:02:43.640 --> 00:02:51.239 entire back of the unit is taken up by a 00:02:46.959 --> 00:02:53.480 640x 360 pixel wide format 00:02:51.239 --> 00:02:58.760 touchscreen and if you've ever had a major video project riding on correctly 00:02:55.760 --> 00:03:00.239 framing a shot with a GoPro Hero 4 black 00:02:58.760 --> 00:03:05.879 you will surely appreciate apprciate this inclusion and the implementation 00:03:02.760 --> 00:03:07.959 isn't halfast either the viewfinder is 00:03:05.879 --> 00:03:11.879 butter smooth and so is the menu navigation so whether you're changing 00:03:09.959 --> 00:03:16.599 settings or reviewing a clip you just shot all of which is doable over Wi-Fi 00:03:14.560 --> 00:03:21.040 with the GoPro app by the way eliminating this step especially with a 00:03:19.159 --> 00:03:26.159 multicam setup where things can get jostled mid shoot like we frequently 00:03:23.040 --> 00:03:29.400 find ourselves in a lot of time and 00:03:26.159 --> 00:03:30.840 guesswork can be saved and the E2 00:03:29.400 --> 00:03:34.599 actually supports changing all those settings and previewing your shot live 00:03:33.000 --> 00:03:39.239 through their mostly stable app on your phone if you prefer that approach as 00:03:37.200 --> 00:03:43.560 well though none of that would be valuable if the shots from your 00:03:41.000 --> 00:03:50.159 perfectly positioned camera looked like trash would it so let's have a look at 00:03:46.519 --> 00:03:52.680 some 4K 30fps footage first compared to 00:03:50.159 --> 00:03:58.799 the only camera from GoPros lineup that also shoots at that resolution the Hero 00:03:55.000 --> 00:04:01.360 4 black so overall whether we're talking 00:03:58.799 --> 00:04:07.360 about low light Performance Auto whitee balance scene brightness change response 00:04:04.040 --> 00:04:10.120 or really anything else I was really 00:04:07.360 --> 00:04:14.599 impressed by this little camera and that's without having access to some of 00:04:12.480 --> 00:04:19.639 the modes that only work at lower resolutions the Sixaxis electronic image 00:04:17.519 --> 00:04:25.040 stabilization that only works if you're shooting at resolutions below 4K and no 00:04:22.560 --> 00:04:30.320 higher than 60 frames per second is freaking cool and probably worth it for 00:04:28.160 --> 00:04:35.520 some people to drop all the way down to 1080p in order to take advantage of it 00:04:33.240 --> 00:04:41.080 though on that subject I really wish that 2560 by 1440 was a shooting option 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:45.840 since it would be a balance between having some sensor left to enable 00:04:43.520 --> 00:04:50.400 anti-shake and also having the ability to crop and punch in your footage though 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:54.600 I'm not going to deduct too many marks for this given how impressive this 00:04:52.240 --> 00:04:59.320 camera is at half of what we paid for the action cams that we use for most of 00:04:56.840 --> 00:05:05.000 our projects with the biggest shocker yet to come the battery life we are used 00:05:02.800 --> 00:05:10.560 to taking a case load of replacement batteries on any GoPro shoot and 00:05:07.960 --> 00:05:15.960 switching over to a fleet of e2s would cut in half the frequency with which we 00:05:13.320 --> 00:05:20.560 need to replace them with sound quality being yet another strong point I mean 00:05:18.919 --> 00:05:24.560 sure it's not perfect it's not as good as a lav mic or a boom mic but when 00:05:22.759 --> 00:05:29.319 you're speaking directly into the camera from selfie distance even with a fair 00:05:27.240 --> 00:05:35.680 amount of background noise it's a fast and easy way to get surprisingly usable 00:05:31.800 --> 00:05:37.800 audio so I'm in China courtesy of ZTE 00:05:35.680 --> 00:05:44.639 ZTE can never keep track of what the Canadian way is check out this hotel 00:05:40.600 --> 00:05:46.639 room all right press conference is over 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:51.960 so it's time to uh join back up with Brandon and see where he's at on b-roll 00:05:48.560 --> 00:05:53.960 for the C camera with the camera as long 00:05:51.960 --> 00:05:59.160 as you're not using the waterproof case though I've yet to find any action cam 00:05:56.080 --> 00:06:01.759 that has really solved that problem on 00:05:59.160 --> 00:06:06.880 that note their 40m polycarbonate and glass waterproof housing is not included 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:11.199 with the kit we got but while I don't have pricing for it yet based on the 00:06:08.759 --> 00:06:16.360 last generation ye camera it should land in the $10 to $30 range it doesn't allow 00:06:14.199 --> 00:06:21.400 the use of the touchcreen obviously but the top button lets you do all of the 00:06:18.120 --> 00:06:24.639 essentials power start stop record and 00:06:21.400 --> 00:06:28.680 power off and this is great it uses a 00:06:24.639 --> 00:06:31.120 GoPro compatible mounting system which I 00:06:28.680 --> 00:06:38.120 guess leads us right into the usual issue with any action cam that isn't a 00:06:34.280 --> 00:06:41.240 GoPro the relatively immature accessory 00:06:38.120 --> 00:06:44.120 ecosystem now some stuff that's not 00:06:41.240 --> 00:06:47.840 available for the E2 can be ignored the waterproof case accessory makes it 00:06:45.919 --> 00:06:53.840 compatible with many GoPro mounts including head chest and even scuba suit 00:06:50.360 --> 00:06:55.919 Etc but the first- party one anyway 00:06:53.840 --> 00:07:00.360 lacks a more acoustically friendly backing for audio recording while using 00:06:58.160 --> 00:07:05.000 those GoPro accessories and I also don't see an obvious solution for non- 00:07:02.879 --> 00:07:09.360 mounting related accessories like external battery chargers nothing seems 00:07:07.199 --> 00:07:12.240 to be available at 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