iSAW EXtreme Action Camera Review

1. Introduction2. Packaging3. iSAW EXtreme Action Camera (1)4. iSAW EXtreme Action Camera (2)5. Testing the iSAW EXtreme Action Camera (1)6. Testing the iSAW EXtreme Action Camera (2)7. Battery Life and Closing Thoughts8. View All Pages

The claimed battery life recording at 1080p at 30fps is ‘up to 150 minutes.' I got nothing like that sort of battery life and hit 99 minutes with the Wi-Fi disabled.

Turning the Wi-Fi on dropped the battery life to a mere 46 minutes which is a massive difference. Both of those figures were achieved with the 2-inch LCD screen enabled. I was surprised to see that disabling the LCD didn't have any benefit for the battery life.

Although the battery life was lower than I hoped you'll still get through the best part of 16GB of storage on a single charge.

If you were choosing an action cam based purely on the specification then you might not see much difference between the iSAW EXtreme and, say, one of the GoPro Hero3+ range. The hardware inside the cameras is very similar and the leading contenders all shoot 1080p video using a Sony sensor and store the movie on Micro SD media.

The fundamental difference is that iSAW offers a single package that does pretty much everything you need and the price is very reasonable.

Inside the stunningly attractive package you get the camera, two mounting frames and a handful of mounting hardware that will suit pretty much every customer. As part of the deal you get the 2-inch LCD screen and built-in Wi-Fi which means you have no need to splash out extra cash on a remote control as you can simply use your iPhone or Android phone.

I was impressed by the quality of the video and photos produced by the EXtreme and the only significant gripe (apart from marginal battery life) is that the microphone could do with some work to improve the audio.

You can buy the iSAW EXtreme Action Camera from Amazon for around £225 inc vat.

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Pros

• Excellent video quality at 1080p and 720p
• Good selection of photo modes
• Built-in Wi-Fi works very effectively with the iSAW app
• The 2-inch LCD screen makes set-up very easy
• Loads of accessories to give you plenty of mounting options
• The price is pleasingly low

Cons

• The iSAW name is terrible.
• Audio quality is no better than passable
• Battery life could be improved
• The iSAW website and support could do with some work.
• The pop-off lens cap is rudimentary

KitGuru says: Impressive performance and you get plenty of accessories for the price

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