MJ Castle
Camera, mic, handle, hood, remote, and two tiny battery packs. SD card inserts in the bottom. Battery pack slaps on the back. Neither can we accessed with the handle on. Microphone has its own battery and charger so make sure that's on if you want audio. Mic needs to be plugged in where the camera opens, meaning you can't close the viewport with the external mic plugged in or you shatter your screen. When you close the viewport the camera automatically turns off. The camera is small and lightweight. It has a digital zoom function which is poor. It appears to be sturdily built and worth the money. It's small cool and sleek looking when all of it's assembled.
It's a great home video camera or if you're a streamer or content creator it might be useful. The remote is nice and allows you to swap to IR mode, take pictures, record video and other things of the touch of a remote from across the room. I put a 128gb SD card in it and it showed it could capture about 8 hours of video. The battery packs were fully charged before use and lasted barely an hour each. The external mic lasted both camera batteries and some. Luckily it charges USBC and you can just have a cable running to it keeping it alive. Technically you could run it on a power brick or USB wall charger full time. Next to the microphone port is a mini HDMI out so it can output directly to your monitor or capture device.
It's not 4k, but who needs 4K anyways? I'm not a production company and I can't afford terabytes of storage for a 2-hour video. For normal people with normal needs, this is a perfect entry level camera at a really good price point. Sd card, not micro but can use micro in an SD adapter as I've tried and it works.
TLDR - cameras 1080p and sturdy, great accessories, poor battery life and plug layout design. Overall a really good bargain. Highly recommend a 128GB SD card minimum.
| Brand Name | LKX |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 2.29 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 4.72 x 2.52 x 2.24 inches |
| Batteries | 2 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
| Color Name | Black |
| Special Features | hot-shoe |
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