SJ8000 4K Wifi Action Camera

This was a surprise for me, but this review happened when I was pondering on ebay since I found out i had a £15 off £30 purchase if i paid via the mobile app and also I had some money in Paypal from a refund of a chargeback case against me for a copy of RCTW i posted to someone (physically put through the Royal Mail system). Which this was £31 including Postage.


If you want this one, you can buy the one i bought from eBay seller Comyur or amazon might have some 

The video is below

The Box, 

Now lets see how this looks, its actually very well designed for a Chinese product, which has some good features like 4K ULTRA HD and ACTION CAMERA as well as pictures of Mid to Extreme Sports pictured, but the main fact you see the camera is a good sign as well so you know its real, as the meme suggests. Wifi and 2.0" LCD are listed. 

The front of the box

The top of the front of the box

The sides of the box are more on the diagrams of the sports this can handle such as Skiing, Cycling, Rock climbing, Pyramid climbing something on a plane and even Sailing. But there are QR codes for the App this supports which is not too bad to be fair. There is also a sticker on stock code from the supplier i bought from on eBay.

The icons for sports this can handle

Pictures of sports along with the stock code and QR codes for the apps. 

Then we have the back of it which lists the full specs of the camera along with the Multipurpose and other things the camera can be used for, like a Dashcam or a CCTV system on the budget.

A massive table of the specifications on the back 

Then we open up the contents 

Now to be fair, for the money, you get quite alot in terms of accessories for the camera, like hooks and straps and some cables which makes this quite attractive, they did the nice thing of the camera sealed into the waterproof casing, which is ok but can be very stiff to get out, some of the bits are the same but i just did a picture of it all in, makes it easier to see i feel. 

How it looks in the box

A closer look

Some of the parts layed out

More parts

Even more parts

a bit more

more parts but the manual and camera included

The Manual

This was hard to understand along with the print being too small, which makes it look like its not worth having, except the pictures do make it worth it to see what accessory goes on what part of sporting equipment. But that took some detail to look at 3 or 4 times before evening knowing it was talking about the screws that are long, one half is traditional Chinese too. 

The front of the manual

Part way in

The chinese side of the manua

Another part of it

Setting up the Camera

Now it was time to use it, which after seeing it in the case, which worked quite a treat, I had to take it out of the case to fit a 1GB Micro SD card since thats is all i have since i loaned my other cards to my parents for their holiday. But it worked nicely and I looked at the settings for it, there were a fair whack of options i could use. From lowering resolutions to adding a watermark and more. 

The front of the Camera

The back of the camera

The back of the camera with the menu on

the camera out of the case

a look at the connections and the Micro SD card slot

Video Settings 

the list of resolutions to choose from

imaging options

what the options photo mode can do

the General settings like formatting the card and reset and firmware version.

The testing

Part 1: Normal Use

Now i would have high hopes for this camera and to be fair, it didn't dissapoint for the money it was costing me, Since it recorded 720p at 60FPS and thats a decent settings, which for the 1st test clip, was not that good but the cycling one really shown how fast it could handle. 

The details on the video

But the images were a bit of a let down, sure the quality was good but they were not Widescreen which makes this a major shame for blogposts and wide shots but it confuses me since if video can be widescreen, so can be the pictures, but oh well, also the light was slightly too bright for it, like a webcam style problem, but this only had an ISO of 50. 

A picture near a pond

That fisheye angle isn't that good in the selfie

the details of the image

But fitting the handlebar accessory was a bit of a nightmare since the screws were falling out and the rubber piece and also the diagram was too small to understand what was needed, ok it took me nearly 8 minutes to get fitted but that is still longer than usual for a simple put on a handbar type bit. 

preparing to fit the bit onto the bike

the front of the camera when its fitted

from the riders view, it looks ok but sometimes hard to focus on or the traffic

But when cycling, it was stable and working, minus a slight fault of tilting left and right which meant readjusting to it every so often to keep it straight. Also the sound was muffled when in the casing, just be aware of it when using it. 

a pic while trying to tilt it

Part 2: The PC Cam

This could also be used as a webcam, this was plug and play once you select PC cam on the menu if the cable was plugged in, it gave me 720p at 60 fps which was not too blurry but there was a bit of pixelation so that might not look good in some social eating streams which i'm planning on doing so this helps me .

OBS has the details, the mic does not work with it

how it looks on a stream for example

The Conclusion

So then, with a £32 action cam, how do i think it performed, I think it performed very well, it did what it said on the tin and using it was simple, no DLSR training needed. ok the wifi is a bit to work on if your not sure, but its not turned on unless you want it to be, a webcam mode is nostalgic but useful and a removable battery means you have a backup to buy if you need it. 

With this lot in mind

omracer's Rating: 8/10

The Good Points: 

• its pocket size
• good value
• removable battery
• 720p @ 60FPS
• the brackets for bikes are included 
• standard connections like micro usb, micro sd and micro hdmi
• webcam mode
• easy to use

The Bad points: 

• The manual is a bit of a not easy to understand
• if your a wuss with strength, the case for the camera is hard to open
• no widescreen support for photo mode
• the audio quality is not as good as i once thought, muffling and low quality
• There is a possible chance of overheating if overused

And that goes another review, I hope you enjoyed it and I will try to use it more soon.

Might be more reviews next week or the week after on food products if I have time

omracer

Natural Elements HOT Chilli Chocolate Shower Gel

This was delay, i really apologise for this, but I've wanted to do this for a while, a SHOWER GEL review. So here it is, a bargain from trago mills, Natural Elements HOT chilli chocolate shower gel. Does it work, will it help me get a girl like the Lynx advert offered on their chocolate spray years ago. Lets try to find out.

You can Buy it from HERE since that's the only place online easily selling it. I got mine for £0.25 from Trago Mills on clearance offer.

The Packaging

This is a simple tube, with a creative design thats a light hearted joke but works nicely, ok its hard to see the HOT but thats a nice twist i think. But the back is full of text, now shower gels have to be due to safety, skincare and also how to use along with details and ingredients.

The Using: 

Well one thing with this is that the stuff, its running and looks slightly discoloured melted milk chocolate. But it does wash off easily, even though it can stain the carpet and curtains if not sorted quickly, But when you lotion it on you, it feels runny and smooth when you put it on your skin, which it does the usual foam when rubbing it in. The gel can thin even more and then just wash off but keep the freshness and the chocolate smell is there but very temporary is the smell of chocolate but if your lucky, it can linger and give you that chocolate smell and hopefully make it work on ladies and so on and so forth. 

How it looks on the hands

This is what it looks like when rubbed in to the skin

How it shows on my legs

The reaction & Conclusion

Well to be fair, when i;m out, No one has smelled chocolate on me except my sister and family and that was once, which means this gel isn't as strong as i would expect it to be, but then again is cost me £0.25 so i'm not expecting me being like a chocolate man. With this in mind

omracer's Rating: 4/10

The Good Points: 

• It looks good in design
• There is a smell of chocolate
• It is soft on the skin
• its cheap (this price was anyway)

The Bad points

• The smell isn't strong so this won't work on a night out or working long day, a major worry
• If not washed out, stains can happen
• the actual gel colour might put people off

More reviews coming soon :)

omracer

Volkano Sports Series Black and Red VS203bkr

So, its more earphones, now sadly one of the earphones i bought in work in May, the 360° ZS-2 Water Resistant Sports Earphones. Which were ok until last week when one earpiece died and basically Veho said just go and get a replacement from the reseller. Which in my case was speak to a distributor i bought them from, they kindly gave work a credit note and told me to throw them away, veho then said to me about discount for a replacement which I might follow up and review.


But for now, we try a South african brand of earphones, yes you heard that. Volkano. Which 2 suppliers at work have offered me, one has been a bit of the we can do everything bluetooth earphones which then have stuck buttons, but this was a sports earphone as i normally buy them, or so i thought.

You can buy them HERE which is funnily enough, the same price of £13 that Work was selling them at. But eBay and Amazon have no idea on the brand in terms of the earphones or headphones.

The Packaging. 

Now this is a Red and black affair, but the design of the item, with icons for the devices which can use it, A simple phone icon, a Vita/GBA shape and a ipod with equaliser inside. Now you have a actual picture of a Guy, (a bit faded out of him ,but with his polished grease lightning hair and somewhat twight reference eyes and face, with a shirt coloured orange design. The box opened in a new and cool way, like a flap which then shows the earphones inside. 

The front of the box 

If you open the flap up, then this is it

 But then the sides, then thats simple, one has the volkano logo in Red and the other has got "Volkano Sports Series" with some of it in a reflective silver and red for the sports series. But then the back, which has its paragraph or 3 of minimalist text. With a blurb at the top about the product range, to then icons and the V logo, which leads into the details of the earphones. The adjectives are nicely used and not that Chinese advertising text you would expect, like proper English. Well played to those designers of the packaging, Finally we get the Specs and the safety notes which are useful yet irrelevant due to the digital age children of the selfie and possible trump generation are. 

The side of the box with the V

Volkano Sports earphones

The back which gives the blurb and specs

  Inside the box and setting up the earphones

Now we come to uboxing these nice ravishing earphones, with a little feature i was worried about, the actual earphoines cable are shorter but they do provide an extension, which is ok but maybe not idea for trying to use it when running or tight jeans. Also another fault is that the hooks are NOT actually ATTACHED to the earphones, and attaching them was ok but it was close to popping off in some respect but in one way, its a good thing since it can make any earphones sports ones which is cheaper in the long run but that has not been tested nor do i want to expect this to happen. 

The clearer picture of the box

Uncover and you see more

Then we see how short the normal cable is

This is how they hook on (almost literally)

When i fitted them on, they were prety solid in the fitting, which I wore them while sitting down and did not fall out one bit, but I will be wondering when running in them. 

How they fit on one side

How they fit on the other ear

The testing, a Run to work 

So then, trying these out was not as easy as i thought, since WITHOUT using the extension cable, the cable was 10mm short, Since when running and listening to various sounds like Antifreeze and Lush Life (a slightly different remix than the one used for the POWWOW TV), i noticed the left ear was not as clear with every step i take for running and also it was some muffling in there too which is a shame really, Since i also had to adjust my iPod Nano and clip it to jeans to be able to keep it stable but changing tracks is a bit of a pain that way. But there was almost a very slight sign of the left ear trying to pop out, this worries me a bit.

My advice would be use the extension cable since thats the best option, but its a bit of a shame Volkano went for this approach, since it makes things trickier in a shape or form. But I reckon the real test will be when i have a Night out on the day after I bought these.

Conclusion

This might of been a rush purchase but to be fair, I wanted to try these sports ones to see if they can handle an omracer lifestyle of running places with loud video game OST being inspiring to the mind and (if playing any Sonic OST), faster on the legs. So far i don't think they will last as long as I would need them too. 

omracer's Rating: 5/10

 The Good Points:

• The ear hooks are detachable
• The colour of them is nice
• The packaging is clear and hipster looking
• Built in Mic
• An extension lead is included

The Bad Points: 

• The earhooks can be fiddly to attach
• The sound has a muffled feel to it on loud
• The cable is 10mm too short to be easy to use without the extension
• The price is a bit on the steep end than I normally buy earphones like these at
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