23.4.2018

I bought this just before a 3 week family holiday to Australia as a backup/extra camera to my GoPro Session. I did purchase a cheaper 16Mp version under a different brand but decided at the last minute that it might be better to spend a bit more and get one with a 20Mp sensor and image stabilization. Overall, it's awesome and I've been utterly delighted with it. Over 4 weeks of use I shot nearly 70Gb of video and still footage from Go-Karting, to wildlife to snorkeling on the barrier reef, it's not let us down once and the image quality has been top notch. The only extras I've added have been a floaty handle for swimming and the extra two batteries and little charger that's £9.99 on Amazon.These are essential as each battery only lasts about an hour an a quarter and on an action packed day out I'll easily rip through all four batteries. So,onwards to the details. First off, image quality is excellent and definitely worth spending the extra for this version over the 16Mp sensor versions. Stills quality is also much improved and for video 1080p and 50fps is the sweet spot, this gives smooth and sharp footage with great colour even when played back on a 70" TV screen. The 2K and 4K setting were a bit jerky due to the lower frame rates so I rarely if ever used them. The smartphone app does all you need and works fine on Android or Apple. The only quirk is you need to turn on WiFi on the camera, then activate airplane mode on the smartphone, then turn on WiFi on the phone and connect phone WiFi to the camera WiFi - and only then open the App itself. If you don't follow these steps and in this order you won't manage to get the app to connect to the camera and you'll get no clues as to why it's not working from either the manual or any on screen messages either. Follow the correct sequence and everything works perfectly, although not nearly as fully featured as the GoPro app it's actually faster and more reliable. With everything connected correctly you can remotely control the camera, view live footage and download footage to your phone and share it online. Find and download the manual from the Campark site, it's pretty detailed, it is accurate and explains all the features well. In daily use, picture quality is excellent, the image stabilisation works well and dramatically improves the footage in comparison to non stabilised footage. Low light performance is definitely grainier and much worse quality than in normal light but I was quite shocked as to how successful it was at capturing useable footage in extremely low light conditions. By extremely I'm talking about underwater in total darkness bar some weak coloured LED pool lighting. The footage was poor but it did work. Around an outdoor dinner table at night with dim lighting the footage was excellent. sound quality is good but not excellent and close not quite as good as my GoPro Session. It works well as close range but doesn't seem that sensitive to sound beyond about 3 - 4 metres range. Once in the underwater housing the sound quality is worse, fine for underwater and in a close range pool environment but using it out of water in the waterproof housing makes voices muffled and less clear. The menu is easy and intuitive, the touch screen and software is fast and responsive, the camera feels well made and has so far proved perfectly reliable. In summary and compared with my GoPro Session, the footage at 1080p is as good as the GoPro, the GoPro might be marginally brighter and sharper but there's virtually nothing in it. I suspect the Campark has the better sensor but the Session has a better quality lens. The GoPro has slightly better sound quality and is waterproof without a housing but you can't change its battery. During a day spent on the Barrier Reef the GoPro was flat and out of action whilst charging from a powerbank after 1 hour whilst the Campark managed 4+ hours of filming via four batteries and by the time the last battery was flat the first two were recharged via the little dual charger and the powerbank and ready for more. Over the course of 3 weeks holiday the telling pint was that when reaching for a camera I kept finding myself grabbing the Campark X20 as opposed to my GoPro Session. The reasons being mainly that the video quality was excellent, the sound quality was perfectly Ok, the battery life through having removable and extra batteries was a huge improvement over the Session, and the touch screen and menu system was much more user friendly that the GoPro Sessions simple two button and tiny screen option. It's great if you just want to turn on or off recording but the moment you want to switch from video to stills or change from 1080p to slow motion it gets very awkward. The X20's touchscreen is way simpler. Even using the buttons on the waterproof case to scroll through the menu options is easier than the GoPro Session alternative. So all in all, excellent camera and well worth the extra money over the 16Mp sensor versions.

10.9.2017

A really great touch screen action camera with a mass of features, I already own a GoPro Hero5 but feel I got sucked in by the name a bit and although it has some nice features it also has some very irritating ones and a lot of design flaws so wanted a more advanced action camera with a touch screen feature along with the ability to have a ultra wide angle, something missing on most budget action cameras and after a lot of searching thought this would be the action camera for me.It arrived in a Campark branded flip top box opening up to a zip sided case which contained the camera inside it’s waterproof case, a multitude of attachments and fittings and the battery in the bottom section of the case all inserted into cut out foam padding,on the top section of the case behind webbing it had the instruction manual along with some additional fittings. After unpacking everything I fitted the battery into the camera, put it on charge and started to have a read through the manual.The manual is very clear and easy to follow all being in English and has clear linked diagrams to descriptions of functions, features and uses alongside the operating instructions. I installed the CamKing application to my Android phone as per the instructions at the back of the manual so it was ready to go when I set the camera up.Once the battery was charged I inserted a micro SD card (not supplied) and turned on the camera, the camera has an onscreen tutorial the first time you switch it on which I found very useful showing the swipe motions, I found the touch screen very responsive and after a bit of messing about getting used to it very easy to navigate and adjust. I then went on to link the camera to the CamKing application which works very well and you are able to adjust many of the settings of the camera from this along with remotely record and take snap shots.I tried to test the camera with as many different recording situations and settings as I could, I tried it as a dash cam which worked very well and certainly on a par with the dash cam I have fitted in my car, I tested the waterproof case which gave a total seal not letting any water what so ever through the case as you would expect and found the recording quality superb. I tested the slow motion feature on all settings x2 x4 and x8 and this worked very well. I then fitted it to my cycle helmet and went out for my daily ride and was really impressed with the gyro image stabilization and anti-shake functions giving me very clear stable footage.I have added some video footage and will also add some pictures showing the camera unpacking, going through the touch screen menu, linking the CamKing application to the camera and going through the menu on that. I then show some footage of testing the waterproof camera case followed by a short clip of my remote control truck doing a simple jump using the slow motion feature to record on x4, finally showing some footage from my cycle ride, unfortunately I was unable to fit the dash cam footage on the video due to the size restraints. Please note my original video is of high quality but the video quality often degrades considerable when uploaded through Amazon’s optimisation system but hopefully not too much.What I liked*************- Superb quality recording- Holds up to a 64gb micro SD card, a lot of cameras are limited to 32gb- Easy to navigate touch screen and swipe menu system on the camera- Ability to use the camera as a dash cam with full features of a standard dash cam- The CamKing application works very well and makes it easy to control the camera and settings remotely- The 170°ultra wide angle works really well- The front LED displaying mode, battery level and lasting time a very neat and useful addition- Gyro image stabilization and anti-shake functions work really well- Nice zip sided case containing a multitude of fixtures and fittings for the camera- The waterproof case, easy to open and close and works perfectlyWhat I Didn’t Like********************- Not so much as a dislike as something I would have liked as it only states one battery but I would have liked the addition of a spare batterySummary**********Superb camera, I paid an arm and a leg for my GoPro Hero5 but now realise a lot of the cost was paying for the name and for less than half the price this camera with the touch screen and great recording quality along with all the features is a far more useful and practical camera for me, I would certainly recommend it along with giving it full marks. If you have any questions please feel free to ask I will do my best to answer.

29.1.2019

I'm an experienced leisure photographer with a quality DSLR but I've never used an action camera before. I'm not a cyclist, surfer or action man so I couldn't justify spending hundreds on a top notch camera without assessing whether I would get sufficient use for my filming requirements ie. holidays and filming my grandchildren splashing in the paddling pool.The X20 was in the middle ground price wise so I can assess and gain experience without being worried about losing or breaking it. Additionally there's no worry if the children want a turn at filming. I've only had it a week so haven't had chance to test the underwater function yet or extended trials on the numerous options.First impressions are very positive. It's entirely plastic but looks well put together and relatively easy to use - the buttons function with short or long presses so at first it's a bit of trial and error achieving what you actually want to do. The touch screen is very easy to use but obviously cannot be used when in the waterproof housing - here the buttons are required. When in the housing the sound is poor to non existent. However an additional housing door is supplied which has slots cut out so the microphone can pick up ambient sound better, which it does. When not in the housing the sound quality is satisfactory - but note there is no wind filter so wind noise maybe an issue. There is no socket to connect an external microphone. The slotted housing allows the camera to have some protection from dirt and the odd splash but is not for underwater use. Note the remote (which has a wrist strap) isn't waterproof. The camera accepts a 64GB Micro SD card.Although described as 4K this is not native and is achieved through interpolation of the 2K mode. I made short movies at all three resolutions and frame rates 4k/24, 2K/30 and 1080/60fps, all were very reasonable considering it's January in the UK and light is not at it's brightest. It was a limited test but I couldn't see much difference on my iMac screen - could be my age. They looked really good on an iPad sized device. I will probably stick with the 1080 as it has the highest frame rate of 60 fps and should be better for fast moving kids. As expected films and pictures shot in low light were poor, but this is standard for cameras with small sensors.I don't use the time/date stamp function as it makes everything look like a police video. This is not a problem as EXIF data is exported with the movie or picture which gives date, time, dimensions, size, exposure time etcI'd read on another review that changing the battery caused the date and time to be lost and therefore tediously had to be reset manually. This is not the case - I removed the battery for about six minutes and the date/time was still good when the battery was refitted. I don't know how long it holds the information but certainly long enough to change to a fresh battery.The batteries have to be charged in-camera via a standard USB socket (lead is supplied). The camera will still work whilst being charged so this permits extended time-lapse etc. it could also be charged from a battery pack carried in the pocket. A stand alone charger and two batteries cost about £10.Customer support is also good - I had a query and contacted them by email and they responded within 24 hrs.The instruction manual is not the best. The contents are ok, a bit succinct, but the problem for me is the size. The text is very small and the illustrations are smaller still. It was a strain trying to read it.A previous model of this camera came supplied with a bespoke carrying case for the camera and accessories. It would have been nice for this to have been included still.Overall this seems a good camera at this price point and comes with numerous clamps, brackets, sticky pads and velcro - Gopro compatible.

1.9.2018

Hello,I usually don't write reviews, but since Amazon and the seller of this camera are encouraging buyers to share their objective opinion, I wrote one to give you an insight on what to expect.The camera struggles a bit in the low light conditions. The video resolution I find myself shotting with the most is 1080p 60fps, because it's not a real 4k camera, and I like the buttery smooth movements. It does a fair good job at taking videos in good conditions. For the price you pay, you get a solid image quality. The pictures in good light do look ok, but I wouldn't use it for such purpose as most smartphones or dedicated cameras take better photos than this action camera, it does struggle in low light to take photos,

19.10.2017

This tiny action camera from Campark is really the dog's whats-its.These camera have become incredibly popular in recent times, as they are tiny and easy to carry everywhere. They are usually described as 'action camera' as they have fast shutter speeds and good video quality to allow you to catch fast moving subjects in sports.Most of these (cheaper) cameras I have seen have been ok, but stuck with 1080p resolution and cheap back screens with confusing buttons. This all singing, all dancing model is different.You can take 4K video (only at 24 fps though), and the stills can go up to 20 MP. And best of all, the back screen is finally a touch screen,

31.8.2018

I bought the Campark X20 Action Cam as an upgrade. My original rollei action cam was quite heavy, bulky, had a poor battery life and video resolution was only 720p. Plus to use wifi I had to attach a special unit that required it's battery charging before use. This was very inconvenient and fiddly. I rarely used it because of these negatives.The Campark X20 is a great improvement in every department. It is small and compact, even in the waterproof case. There are no back attachments as everything is built in. The batteries last well over an hour each and are small and light too. The touch screen makes the cam very easy to use and the inclusion of all the accessories means after charging the batteries the cam was ready to use instantly.

22.7.2019

So far I’m pretty happy with this camera (I’ve had It a week). It replaces a 3 year old £30 action camera that I picked up. I’m very happy with video quality compared to my old action cam. I mainly record in 1080p HD, and don’t have equipment to display 4K footage, so can’t really comment on the quality. Though as far as I understand the footage is interpolated, that’s to say that it is basically upscaled to 4K. To get true 4K footage you’re going to have to buy the X30 instead.Mostly I will use this to record footage when I’m on my motorbike and some low light footage. In both cases I’m really happy with the quality of the footage. I’m not expecting GoPro quality or the features,

7.10.2019

Bought this for multi-use, and have so far used it as a Dash cam, Cycle cam, DIY Cam (poked though hole to look under floor boards whilst viewing live on phone via wifi) and as body mounted cam & on selfie stick when out walking in the countryside.For all these uses it works really well, I don't have another similar camera to compare it against but for it's price I have not been disappointed.I was surprised by the number of mounting accessories it came with, however some instruction on how to mount/use some of them would be beneficial, e.g. I still have not worked out how to attach the wire loop to the camera. The Bike/tube mount would benefit from being a little larger,

5.9.2018

I bought this Campark X20 having also recently purchased an AKASO EK7000 primarily for use when mountain biking and for ski trips with the family. This camera was about £30 more than the AKASO but having used both I think it's worth spending the extra.Firstly the Campark X20 has a nice high reolution capacitive touchscreen compared to the lower resolution non touchscreen on the AKASO. There's also a nice responsive and fairly modern looking user interface with much more control and settings to play with than the cheaper camera. There's also the second LCD screen on the front which stays on after the main screen shuts off with power saving so you can still see if its recording and check battery level etc without needing the main screen.

7.6.2019

Camera arrived promptly via Amazon Prime. It was well packed and further protected by the underwater housing. It comes with a box of accessories, a remote control and two batteries.Unfortunately it turned out that the original camera I received was faulty, so I was unable to test same. I contacted the manufacturer and they sorted it out immediately.I have now used the replacement whilst Mountain Biking in the most difficult of weathers. Taken it up to 5000 meters in altitude and underwater to 40 meters. I have also used it for time lapse and as a Webcam. I also love the slow motion feature, which will slow the action down in increments, to one eight of normal speed.I have to say that it performs beautifully and I am very impressed.

26.1.2019

I wanted a half-decent, small, outdoor camera, mainly for time-lapse videos. The main brand camera of this type is far too expensive for me, so I read many different reviews of similar cameras. This one seemed to represent good value for what it offered, and was even better when it came on a limited time offer on Amazon. The camera is indeed very small and light. The rear touchscreen screen takes up almost all of the rear of the camera, and responds well to touch. The menu system is simple and easy to use. The front screen shows very basic info such as video time and basic battery information. There are 4 external buttons. The memory card, mini USB, and HDOut sockets are on the side.

30.4.2018

I am trying to get out and about a little more and thought taking videos and photos would help and in any weather.Thus time to try some budget action cameras.I got a Yi 4K+ with gimbal which is okay but sound is very poor (worse on gimbal) but also wondered how other ones worked.I tried a £25.00 one, well two but both had control problems.Thus the A20 which of course is not True 4K but does come with a case, two batteries and a good range of accessories.The instruction manual is also better than most.No battery backup for the date so if you change the battery these have to be set again (using the touch screen) otherwise as the filenames are made from the date and time much confusion can arise.

16.5.2019

As a complete novice to photography I bought this camera for a trip we are going on to Iceland. I wanted a waterproof camera for when we swim in the Blue Lagoon. Firstly I tried it in the hot tub, It has a specific function for underwater photo's & video which makes the light right for the application, both the underwater and normal settings produced very good photo's and video's.Although it doesn't say it in the information I found that it would zoom in & out slightly by pressing the buttons on the side.I have set it up in the garden on the motion detection setting and had fun watching the birds flying in & out to the feeders and bird bath and the various squabbles that have taken place.I have very limited experience setting up wifi connections,

23.1.2019

If you are looking for a budget GoPro alternative, look no further.For the price of this camera, it is feature packed with a good quality picture both still and video.Touch screen controls and menu are intuitive to use.Feels well built and robust. Comes with 2 batteries included which is good as the only downside I could find was the battery life but as you can buy 2 extra batteries with a dual charger for as little as £8 its not the end of the world.I purchased this to use on an up-coming holiday to Cape Verde where I will be scuba diving and snorkelling and wanted a good video camera for the under water shots and this was cheaper than a GoPro and cheaper than a waterproof housing for my digital SLR camera.Comes with a waterproof housing rated to 30 meters which suits my needs,

24.7.2020

I had need of an action camera to take still photographs with and could not justify the cost of the brand leader that has the letters g and p in their name. I researched other less expensive brands and was not impressed with the specification. Then I saw the Campark X-20 advertised on Amazon. I decided to take the plunge and ordered one. It was delivered the next day and I couldn't wait to open the package. I am a photographer and have a collection of high quality digital cameras so I know what to look for in a piece of equipment. I was immediately impressed with the quality feel of the camera. The controls are not flimsy and feel business-like.

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