ThiEYE T5e WiFi 4K 30fps Sports Camera 16MP

I have this camera for ove 1 and a half year. I would say that is a very nice camera with unique quality videos and features . I have to say that the video recording is really amazing and the quality is extreme good. The only down is the photos and the stabilization of the photo, the quality is not so good and a lot of the photos are blurred. But the videos will reward you in any Pixel level and Fps.
Finally after a short period of owning I had an accident and the camera fall withe the housing on it, at a marble floor. After that hit, except that the housing had a problem with water, the camera broke a little bit at the down adge despite it was inside the housing. I wonder because it wasn't a high fall but I think it had some dangerous acceleration. The problem is that after a lot of use and some hits its still working great except some days that every some seconds it freezes all the time. Even with a lot of restarts thats going on and now I dont use it so much because its more tedious than fun!

If you take care of it without "destroying" it like me and if the problem of the freezing is related to the falls then I believe that this camera is one of the best and its gonna last long. Also there is another matter with the temperature of the camera that increases crazy on recording, especcially with a Power bank connected and recording timelapse videos but I noticed that a lot of cams do that so I dont know really if its so bad or not.

Nov 23,2018

I spent a lot of time on YouTube and forums researching comparative information on Action cameras. The ThiEYE T5e happened to feature in the top 5 list quite often, constantly being compared to the GoPros.

While I personally don't have first-hand experience of comparing with other action cameras, the T5e appears to live up to its reputation. Some action cameras flatten the blues and greens, that make the videos look bleak and unnatural. This isn't the case with the T5e.
The videos are extremely well saturated, crisp and balanced. This can be further compensated with the plethora of settings available to tweak. The app in my opinion is a better interface with which to change these settings. Connecting through the app was a breeze.

Though I'm not too convinced the price is entirely justified, the form-factor and video processing done on this tiny device is quite impressive. The build quality is also very reassuring.

I received the camera in 10 days' time and fortunately had no trouble with customs and duties.

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The only demerit I noticed with this cam (and I'm not sure if this is common to all action cams), is that the camera heats to an extremely high temperature that it's scary. The video setting appears to influence this much, as it seems to get hotter on 4K faster than on 720p.

While the accessories supplied are adequate to get started with action videography, I think a few additional mounts may have sweetened the deal.

Sep 27,2017

After checking out a lot of different camera reviews, I decided to go for ThiEYE T5e and I'm very happy I did!

Video Quality in 4K is excellent, check out my video for proof. The EIS stabilisation in 1080p is good as well. I'm using it mostly for scenic video's and not action shots.

Battery lasts around 1,5 hours in my estimation.

Accessories are of good quality plastics. I'll be buying some extra ones for sure (such as selfie stick).

Camera feels solid and well-constructed.

Video has a warm colouring/saturation to it which I personally prefer over the colder images produced by for example the GoPro Hero 5.

It has a microphone-in option for which I'll be buying the ThiEYE microphone set to do interviews.

Basically the price-performance ratio is the best!

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The menu is not as convenient as it could be, but all you need to change often is the recording quality anyway.

Sound inside the plastic housing is a bit muffled, but not a problem for me. Voices closeby are still clearly audible.

Dec 11,2017

Pesquisei MUITO antes de comprar esta belezinha, tomei a decisão de comprar e não me arrependo. Assim que chegou, já atualizei para o firmware mais recente que está disponível no site da fabricante e é bem fácil de atualizar.

O áudio é ótimo, você consegue configurar a sensibilidade do microfone nas configurações, comprei o microfone de lapela específico para ela (mesma fabricante) mas não chegou ainda, creio que a captação que já é boa se tornará muito melhor com o microfone externo.

Para quem está pensando no 1080p 60fps, é uma câmera fantástica que em boas condições de iluminação vai te dar uma imagem bacana, com boa estabilidade e bom contraste.

Oferece 4K 30 FPS, mas sinceramente eu não vi a necessidade de utilizar essa qualidade pois a relação qualidade x tamanho do arquivo não compensa, mesmo com um cartão de 64GB, você só conseguirá algo próximo de 2 horas de vídeo, enquanto conseguirá fazer até 5 horas em 1080p 60fps.

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Nada!
Custo x benefício excelente!

Jul 31,2018

I already owned a GoPro Hero 3 white when I ordered this and was looking for a cheaper 4k capable camera. I order the T5e based on other reviews and it does not disapoint at all, providing superb images & video, image stabilisation, easy to use and adjust settings, and 2 batteries included for much less than the GoPros. Ive not needed to use any customer support yet, but firmware upgrades are provided via the Thieye website; whilst there may not be a dedicated pc app to upgrade, its a simple enough process with loads of support from other owners online. Some people have complained about the case not been waterproof, but ive had no problems so far (used in seawarer down to 2 to 3m depth).

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The Thieye app for Android is not amazing, but there are alternatives out there such as the inventively named 'Action cam'. Having said this i have noticed that on both apps the speed over wifi is not the best so watching recorded 4k video via wifi is not practical and downloading a large video via wifi takes forever!

Jun 07,2018