Closer Look

The Explorer 4K is the latest action cam from Elephone. The small camera features an entry-level price and makes these products available to basically anybody. Like other Asian brands, also Elephone appears to be interested in the market for action cams. The Explorer 4K uses the classic and well-proven "brick" design, which has been combined with a rubber surface and high quality plastic. The action cam uses a 16.0MP OV4689 HD sensor paired with a low consumption Allwinner V3 processor. The Explorer is capable of recording 4K footage although in this case only 15 frames per second are achieved. Other than that 1080p @ 60 and 2.7K @ 30 are supported. All viedoes are encoded using the H.264 algorithm. Regarding connectivity, there is a mini-USB port, a mini-HDMI port and WiFi. Unlike other models, this camera is also equipped with a small 2 inch TFT display with 960 x 240 pixel resolution.

Inside the package there are a few interesting goodies providing you with a lot of flexibility.

Software

Although there is a useful display, Elephone also offers WiFi connectivity allowing to remote control the action cam via your smartphone or tablet. The application is free and available for Android and iOS. Once the WiFi on the action cam is activated, the pairing with your smartphone is as simple as it gets and you'll receive a live image feed from the camera. With the application it is not only possible view the live image, but also to change all settings and shooting modes.

Battery life

The battery is probably one of the best parts of this device since Elephone ships a removable 1050mAh battery pack. It makes the devices run for almost 2 hours recording in 1080p @ 60 fps. Unfortunately it takes the 1A charger rather long to recharge the battery. We actaully measured 2 hours.

Page 1 - Introduction

Page 2 - Preview

Page 3 - Specifications

Page 4 - Closer Look

Page 5 - Camera

Page 6 - Video sample

Page 7 - Conclusion