The market for small action cams has become highly competitive these days, with a lot of chinese manufacturers competing with a very low price against the leader – GoPro. And here’s another new contender from China – Apeman TRAWO. Apeman TRAWO Action Cam – a GoPro contender? Impressive Specs and Body Looks Like a GoPro When I looked at the specs of the new Apeman TRAWO cam, it caught my attention as it lists an f1.8 lens and a panasonic image sensor. Which is quite different to most other action cams which typically use an f2.8 lens and a Sony image sensor. It shoots up to 4k30p (no 24p or 25p mode), 2.7k30p, 1080p60 and 720p120. Note: on the Apeman website the cam claims to have a 2.7k60 and a 1080p120 mode, which is not available on the model I tested (A100 with the V2.1.0.1-A firmware) – I asked Apeman via email and they confirmed my finding – apologizing for this error. I do not know if those modes will be included in the future. Apeman TRAWO Findings Hence, I took it for a spin on a sunny afternoon in Vienna. Here are my findings: OK build quality, lots of accessories included needs a waterproof housing (included), which typically destroys audio quality 4k30 mode is very detailed and nice quite contrasty image, no „flat“ look available all other modes lack detail, e.g. the 1080p60 mode doesn’t look like full HD at all electronic image stabilization works quite well, but it...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 15 May, 2018