Akaso Ek7000 App

As we have been mentioning in a few of our articles over the last few weeks, the entry-level action camera market is definatley heating up with more brands releasing their own cheap GoPro alternatives due to action camera technology becoming cheaper and cheaper to produce. This is excellent for anyone looking to add a budget-friendly action camera to their collection of camera accessories as brands is compeating with each other to knock out a cheap camera that offers you excellent performance.

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Due to this, we have noticed a steady increase in people reaching out for advice on a number of different action cameras on the market over the last few months. Our regular readers will probably know that we have been publishing a fair few articles based around various camera bodies that we have seen people reaching out for advice on and today is the turn of the Akaso ek7000.

Around three years ago, Akaso absolutely dominated the entry-level action camera market and managed to earn an excellent reputation for themselves. They knocked out camera after camera that blew the competition out of the water and allowed the Akaso range to become the dominant camera range in the sub-one hundred dollar price bracket. Due to this, we see a ton of people asking about their various cameras so we have decided to publish our own, dedicated Akaso ek7000 review to help any of our readers who are considering adding the camera to their collection.

Now, although the Akaso ek7000 was pretty much the undisputed king of entry-level action cameras back when it was released and managed to earn an excellent reputation for itself times have definatley changed. Technology evolves at such a rapid pace these days that the ek7000 is definatley showing its age and even the latest flash ship from Akaso, the Brave 6 blows it out of the water with only a small increase in price.

That said though, in our opinion, Akaso has become complacent due to the success of their older cameras and have stopped innovating as much as they once did. In our opinion, the Akaso Brave 6 is missing basic technology that we would expect as standard in a modern entry-level action camera and in our opinion, the Apeman Trawo is the best cheap action camera on the market right now. It has an excellent reputation amongst the community and pretty much dominates this price point at the time of writing.

In our opinion, our readers should seriously be considering the Apeman Trawo over the Akaso ek7000 as it is a much better action camera with only a slight increase in price. That said though, we know that a some of our readers will still want to know more about the ek7000 so we will still be going over our review of the action camera below. We will also be sharing various points throughout the review as to where the Trawo is better due to the ek7000 being almost four years old at the time of writing and having dated technology in it.

Performance And Functionality

Although the performance and functionality of the Akaso ek7000 is definatley starting to show its age when compared to what is available from the latest compeating action cameras on the market right now. That said though, Akaso really did do an excellent job with the ek7000 back when it was released onto the market and it has aged much better than the other action cameras from back when it was released.

Although the ek7000 does offer 4k video footage, it is digitally upscaled 4k rather than native 4k. Depending on what you are planning to do with your new action camera this could be an issue as it can rapidly deplete your camera’s battery power for the digital upscaling process. Essentially, the ek7000 actually captures its video footage in a lower resolution and then processes it to digitally change its resolution to meet the requirements of 4k.

In all fairness to Akaso, this process is still very common today on higher price point cameras due to it being such a cheap technology. That said though, the Apeman Trawo is a similar price point and offers native 4k right out of the box making it a much better option. Not only does this result in better battery life but it also removes the excess heat that is generated during digital upscaling footage that may lead to overheating in the ek7000. That said though, if you don’t plan to use 4k video and want to record in a lower resolution, this is not an issue and the Akaso ek7000 should be able to perform well enough.

The camera is able to record its video footage at 4k with twenty-five frames per second, 2.7k with thirty frames per second, and 1080p at sixty frames per second. In our opinion, for optimal performance of the ek7000 as well as the best possible battery life, the 1080p setting is the best and it also offers the best frame rate too.

One thing that may hurt the ek7000 is the lack of 720p at one hundred and twenty frames per second. This is essentially the slow-motion setting for compeating action cameras and is supported by the Apeman Trawo but is missing on the ek7000. If you are wanting to capture your action sports in slow motion or to record some slow-motion b-roll video for your vlogs then the lack of a slow-motion mode can be a pain.

The video above has been recorded with the Akaso ek7000 using its 4k digital upscaling setting and as you can see, there is a little drag on the footage that can definatley have an effect on the level of image quality that you are able to capture. This is why we highly recommend the Apeman Trawo over the ek7000 due to it offering much smoother video footage at higher resolutions to ensure you get the best image quality possible.

Additionally, the image stabilization technology on the ek7000 is so dated that it may well be none existant by today’s standard even for the entry-level action cameras. If you do choose to go with the Akaso ek7000 then a cheap action camera gimbal like the Feiyutech G6 is pretty much going to be an essential camera accessory. It will ensure that you are getting super smooth video footage and in our opinion, is the best action camera gimbal on the market right now.

Although it was pretty much the standard for the sub-one hundred dollar price point back when the Akaso ek7000 was released, the camera has a 12MP camera sensor. This is most definatley sub-par by what you can get today for the same price range with the Apeman Trawo coming with a 20MP camera sensor as standard. If you are planning on capturing a large number of photographs with your new action camera then the Trawo offers much better stills than the ek7000.

The ek7000 has a fully adjustable lens that has aged pretty well with you being able to select either 170°, 120° or 90° for your photographs. This lets you get some narrow close-ups while also being able to adjust the field of view to ultra-wide-angle to capture any epic landscape scenes that you see while out and about on your adventures. Although the more modern action cameras also offer you a 70° option, there is very little difference between 70° and 90°.

The Akaso ek7000 uses a 1050mAh battery that is able to power the camera for around ninety minutes when capturing 1080p video footage. The camera comes with two batteries allowing you to power your action camera with one while you carry the spare battery with you. If you do need a longer battery then you are able to pick up a USB power bank to allow you to charge the spare battery in your bag while on the move while using the other battery to power your camera.

Although the Akaso ek7000 has managed to earn a great reputation amongst the community while also earning plenty of excellent independent reviews from action sports enthusiasts most of these are from a few years back. Although the customer base of the Akaso ek7000 is still growing at a slow pace, in our opinion, the Apeman Trawo is the camera that you should be going with.

User Interface And Control System

All modern action cameras pretty much use the exact same control interface system no matter what brand is actually manufacturing the camera. This is largely due to the touchscreen system being so commonplace these days that going with anything else will likley be detrimental to its sales. Although the Akaso ek7000 has a solid control system the touchscreen technology is definatley dated if you are involved in a water sport or winter sport. This is still commonplace with some of the lower quality action cameras on the market right now though due to touchscreens being a nightmare when your fingers are wet or cold anyway.Akaso ek7000 app for android

That said though if you are not involved in an action sport that involved water of cold weather the control system for the Akaso ek7000 should perform fine for you without issue. The navigation menu is very easy to work through while the options are all easy to find with ease making the system on the Akaso ek7000 very user-friendly for anyone who has not previously used an action camera as everything is so straight forward.

The camera is also fully compatible with 2.4g wireless technology too and comes with a wireless wrist strap remote control with your purchase as standard. This allows you to easily operate the basic functions of capturing a photograph or start/stop your video capture right from your wrist. This is particularly handy if you are in a sport where your action camera will be chest or helmet-mounted. Additionally, if you are doing something like mountain biking, the wrist remote also lets you keep one hand on your handlebars at all times while controlling your ek7000.

Smartphone App

Akaso uses the Smart DV app for their action camera range and in all fairness, the app works pretty well and seemlesley syncs with your action camera with few known connectivity issues at the time of writing. Although the feature list of the smartphone is limited, it can let you tweak your camera settings directly from the app but the actual navigation menu on the camera is just as quick.

There are no features on the Akaso ek7000 that require the smartphone app to function either meaning if you don’t want to use the smartphone app you really don’t have to. In all honesty, we doubt that many of our readers will get many benefits from actually using the app anyway but we just wanted to make our readers aware that it does exist and does perform well compared to some of the compeating cameras apps.

Build Quality And Design

The build quality of the Akaso ek7000 is another area where it excels in back when it was initially released onto the market but technological advancements over the years have enabled newer cameras to outperform it. This is mainly with the weight of the camera as the majority of current generation sub-one hundred dollar action cameras we a fair bit lighter than the ek7000 while being just as robust as small.

Again though, this is going to depend on what you are doing as we know more and more people are using cheap action cameras for vlogging rather than actual action sports. If you are just planning to vlog or capture video footage for your social media accounts then this probably won’t matter much but again, the image resolution of the Apeman Trawo would make it the better option over the ek7000 for vloggers and social media influencers anyway.

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The Akaso ek7000 comes in at 0.9 x 2 x 1.5 inches making it fit the majority of action camera mounting units on the market right now allowing you to mount the ek7000 to pretty much any action camera accessory you can find. It comes in at around 0.2 pounds of weight and although this should not be an issue for the vast majority of our readers, it may cause issues with some of the cheaper action camera gimbals by knocking you over the gimbals maximum load capacity.

The build quality of the waterproof camera that comes with the ek7000 is pretty solid in all fairness and can protect your camera down to around one hundred foot. That said though, we have seen a few reports of the cases leaking at its deeper limits. On the flip side of this though, this is a very small number of reports in the grand scheme of things and the protective cases can take a ton of punishment during use in other activities that can have an effect on their watertight sealing anyway.

Our Verdict

That concludes our ultimate Akaso ek7000 review and we hope that you have found it helpful. Although the Akaso ek7000 was a solid action camera back when it was released we would not recommend that you add it to your collection of camera accessories in this day and age. There have been multiple releases in the Akaso range with the Brave 6 (click here to read out full review) being their latest action camera.

That said though like we said back at the start of the article, the Brave 6 definatley falls short in a number of areas and in all honesty, is overpriced for what you are actually getting for your money in our opinion. We would highly recommend that our readers take a serious look at the Apeman Trawo and consider adding it to their collection of camera accessories instead as it is a much better option.

It has managed to earn itself one of, if not the best reputation of the current generation of cheap action cameras while earning a ton of excellent independent reviews from the community. Additionally, we have our own review of the camera and it also came top of our list of action cameras under $100 too.

Akaso is known for their action cameras, which have become increasingly popular over the past decade. The EK7000 is one of their most advanced models and its main selling point is the 4K shooting capability. It’s a great asset for individuals who participate in extreme sports and want to document their adventures. The camera has been on the market for less than two years and has amassed thousands of reviews. It is also ranked as a #1 Best Seller on Amazon in the Cameras category. If you are not sure this is a good purchase for you, find out more in this Akaso EK7000 action camera review.

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  • 4K Ultra HD action camera. Professional 4K 30Fps & 2.7K 30Fps video with 16MP photos at up to 30 frames per second for incredible photos, which is 4 times the resolution of traditional HD cameras.
  • Wireless wrist remote control sports camera. With a wrist 2.4G remote, you can capture the world in an all-new way. Controlling the camera, framing shots or recording video is convenient.
  • Longer battery life. AKASO EK7000 action camera comes with 2 rechargeable 1050mAh batteries. Each battery can record up to 90 minutes. No more worry about the recording time for this Action camera.
  • Built-in Wi-Fi & HDMI, edit & share YOUR action in minutes. Just download App(AKASO GO) on your phone or tablet and connect with this action camera. Wi-Fi signal ranges up to 10 meters.
  • 100 Feet waterproof camera. AKASO EK7000 is designed to withstand extreme environments, together with durable waterproof case. With the accessories, transform it for indoor and outdoor activities.

General Specifications

As we kick off this Akaso EK7000 action camera review, let’s take a quick look at the technical specifications and features that the camera has to offer.

Type: Digital sports action camera
Resolution: 1080p, 2.7K, 4K
ISO:

  • Native ISO: Not specified
  • Extended ISO: Not specified

Continuous shooting rate: 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps
Size: 0.9″ x 2″ x 1.5″
Weight: 1.4 pounds
Mediastorage: MicroSD card

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Key Features

With the Akaso EK7000 action camera, you have the option of shooting in 4K at 25 fps, 1080p at 30 fps, and 1080p at 60 fps. The camera has a 2″ LCD screen for viewing videos and a super wide angle lens that makes it easy to capture videos in all kinds of weather. We love the fact that you can use this camera 100 feet underwater without worrying about damage, thanks to the included waterproof casing.

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The WiFi capability is a nice bonus for individuals who love showing off their work to family and friends. You can also take advantage of this feature when editing or viewing videos on a phone or laptop. The Akaso EK7000 action camera also comes with a USB cable, a lens cloth, a protective backdoor, a bike stand, helmet mounts, and clips.

The next sections of this Akaso EK7000 action camera review takes an in-depth look at its features.

Image Quality and Performance

The whole point of owning a camera is taking quality shots and shooting great videos. That said, it only makes sense that our Akaso EK7000 action camera review touches on the camera’s image quality and performance. The Akaso EK7000 action camera is capable of shooting professional 2.7K footage at 30 fps and 4K at 25 fps. It captures 12MP still photos at up to 30 fps. The 170-degree wide angle lens is a welcome addition that creates a great immersive effect. For a camera in its price range, the auto focus is spot on and the colors are incredible.

You can capture footage and still photos in any of the available modes including single photo, burst photo and time lapse. The sensor can capture 12MP still photos at 30 frames per second. Contrary to what you would expect from a 4K camera, the Akaso EK7000 action camera recordings don’t look very good when shot in slow motion and at higher resolutions. Videos shot at standard frame rate are not too shaky and look smooth.

Design and Controls

If there is one area where the Akaso EK7000 action camera excels, it is design and controls. All of the components are housed in a smooth silver build, which is then encased in a transparent cover. The Akaso EK7000 action camera is quite compact compared to other models and the sensor protrudes from the body, but this isn’t too much of a problem. It ships with a 2.4G RF remote control that allows you to record and take still photos while on the move.

You can also use it to frame photos without using your hands. WiFi capability makes it easy to pair the camera with your iOS or Android device. However, you will have to download the Akaso app to take advantage of this feature. This camera is powered by two rechargeable 1050mAh batteries that allow for up to 90 minutes of recording time. It also ships with a waterproof casing that is IP68 certified, allowing you to use it at a maximum depth of 100 feet underwater without worrying about damage.

Note: If these aspects are important to you but this camera isn’t exactly what you’re looking for, we also recommend reading our review of the Victure Action Camera.

Pros

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There are many things to love about the Akaso EK7000 action camera some of which are mentioned below.

  • Has WiFi capabilities.
  • Compact and lightweight construction.
  • Shipped with handy accessories.
  • 4K ultraHD recording.
  • Has a 170-degree wide angle lens.
  • Picture quality is crisp and sharp.
  • Great sound quality.
  • Spare batteries are easily available.
  • Compatible with GoPro mounts.
  • Waterproof casing works for a maximum of eight hours.
  • Great color production and exposure.
  • Has the ability to shoot time lapse videos.
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Cons

  • Doesn’t have any internal memory.
  • Low resolution still photos could be better.
  • Battery life could be better.

Recommendations

If there is one thing that this Akaso EK7000 action camera review has revealed, it’s that this is one of the best sport action cameras on the market. For one, you can shoot 4K footage at 25fps. You can also opt for 1080p recording at 60 frames per second if you want the smoothest video quality. We love the waterproof casing as it allows you capture still photos and videos almost 100 feet underwater. What’s even better is that the inbuilt WiFi allows you to remotely control the camera via iOS or Android.

Pro Tip

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The Akaso EK7000 is a great investment – in fact, its the best action camera in its price range. It has great video quality and behaves extremely well in all weather and visibility conditions. However, if you’re serious about your action videography and only want the best, we recommend also taking a look at the GoPro HERO6. It’s a bit more expensive, but it makes up for the extra investment with great still image quality and functionality.

Verdict

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For the adrenaline junkie who loves documenting their adventures, the Akaso EK7000 action camera would make a great investment. It works great for documenting skydiving, skiing, surfing, bike rides, runs and hikes. The camera boasts superior recording and excellent performance, something that extreme sport enthusiast look for. Users can mount it on the helmet, surf board, chest or bike and utilize their phones or remote control to frame shots. This action camera comes with many useful accessories including USB cable, remote control, bike stand, helmet mounts, batteries and more for an exceptional shooting experience.

Last update on 2021-08-11 at 15:01 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API