AKASO EK7000 Pro Ultra HD 4K Action Camera Review

Testing!

While we have talked a good deal about the AKASO EK7000 Pro and what it can do, there is nothing quite like a practical exercise. We, therefore, decided to brave the mildly cold weather to see just how good (or bad) this camera really is!

Camera – Pictures!

The AKASO EK7000 Pro can be used as a still image camera and the quality is surprisingly decent. That is, however, very dependent on a key factor that is often the case for such cameras. Namely, lighting!

In poor lighting, the camera quality suffers quite significantly. While the image is relatively decent, it’s certainly not particularly crisp or strong.

The above picture is actually a pretty good example of this as, at least in my opinion, the keys on the piano become much clearer with the better lighting to the left side of the image.

In terms of fine focus detail, however, the camera also struggles. Coming up close to this rather fine example of a car badge, it all gets a bit blurred.

That isn’t, however, to say that the AKASO EK7000 Pro is incapable of good quality photographs. As you can see above, with decent lighting and (arguably) with larger surroundings, it copes much better.

We should, of course, note that the AKASO action camera hasn’t necessarily been primarily designed for still image photography. That being said, however, while the results are not fantastic, with the right lighting you can get some pretty impressive results.

Video

For testing the video quality, we ideally wanted some comparative results to adjudge just how good (or bad) the varying camera quality settings are. We, therefore, choose 5 of the setting an ‘average’ user would be most likely to use and set it up to record some moving objects. Namely, the traffic!

4K Video @ 25 FPS

Being the most powerful setting offered by the camera, it seemed logical to immediately dive into the 4K setting. Offering 25 frames per second, initially, I must admit that I was a little disappointed with the overall quality. Upon a re-evaluation of this, however, during my editing, I have changed my mind. The 4K setting, while not mindblowing, is surprisingly good.

2.7K @ 30 FPS

Acting as something of an ‘ultra HD’ compromise. The 2.7k settings offer a slightly faster 30 FPS. While I can see the drop in quality between the two best options, this is a ‘smoother’ experience.

1080p @ 60 FPS

Having reviewed a number of 4K action cameras in the past, I have nearly always found that the 1080p setting is where the camera is most happy and while I do like the 4K settings a lot, I think this is true with the AKASO EK7000 Pro.

720p @ 120 FPS

Offering the highest frame rate available on the camera, the 720p clearly gives a drop in the camera quality. Having an action camera capable of recording in such high-FPS rates, however, is very impressive and certainly unusual.

720p @ 60 FPS

Finally, we come down to a more pedestrian 60 frames per second. Admittedly, between both of the 720p videos, I can’t honestly profess to seeing much difference in the quality. If you do, therefore, choose to use this setting, you might need to make your own mind up.