SJCAM SJ6 Legend
With the appearance of the SJCAM M20 In May 2016, things have been more or less quiet around the well-known action cam manufacturer “SJCAM” for the past few months. However, a new model, the SJCAM SJ6 Legend, was announced at the beginning of September, which not only looks good on the data sheet, but also brings some visual innovations. The internet has not yet provided any test reports on the SJCAM SJ6 Legend, which is why we will first take a closer look at the camera in this preview.
Update September 19, 2016): The Action Camera is now also on the official one Homepage of the manufacturer listed. Accordingly, the SJ6 Legend should appear in October 2016. One of the render shots also shows that this Action Cam can be controlled with the SJCAM Remote and that an external microphone can even be connected!
Update (November 28, 2016): The clip-on lavalier microphone is now also available! The microphone comes with a short cable and a longer cable.
Display
The SJCAM SJ6 Legend is traded as the direct successor to the SJ5000 Plus and has two major innovations. One of the innovations is that the SJ6 Legend will be equipped with two displays. The back is the 2 inch main display, which has a resolution of 240x320 pixels. This is used to output the live image, the images taken can be viewed on the display, and camera settings can also be made. It is essential that this display now also has an integrated touchscreen, which makes the camera even easier to use. There is also a small LCD display on the front, which shows the camera status (recording time, battery level, recording mode).
Image processor and image sensor
Another innovation is the image processor, which is now a Novatek 96660. This enables video recordings with a maximum resolution of 4K at 24 frames per second. However, this 4K resolution is only interpolated and is not achieved natively. Of course, smaller resolutions are also possible, such as 1080p at a maximum of 60 frames per second or 720p at a maximum of 120 frames per second. The image sensor used is still the Panasonic MN34120PA sensor. This resolves with a maximum of 16 megapixels and was already used in the SJCAM SJ5000 Plus. Videos are saved in MP4 and MOV format.
Other
Other notable functions of the SJCAM SJ6 Legend include a WiFi module, which allows the action cam to be connected to an app, electronic image stabilization and an integrated tripod thread. With the SJCAM app, the action cam can be operated via a smartphone/tablet. Settings can be made, you can access the recordings you take and even share them on social media. The image stabilization is digital and is sufficient to stabilize a hands-free FHD recording. However, you should note that an “EIS” cannot replace a gimbal!
The battery of the new SJCAM has also been enlarged by 100mAh and now has a capacity of 1000mAh. It is not yet known whether the size of the previous 900mAh batteries has changed or whether these can still be used.
Website of the manufacturer: www.sjcamhd.com
Video comparison of the SJCAM SJ6 Legend with the SJCAM SJ7 Star
Terry
18. September 2016 13 to: 33
I actually think it's cool that SJCAM now also offers an action camera with touch screen. The interpolated 4K are too high in the price. Interpolated 4K is also cheaper and the price does not justify the touch screen. I prefer to stay with my M20.