Best Action Cameras No Matter What Your Activity

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If you're in the market for a new action camera, it can be difficult to decide which one is best for your needs. They all have different features and abilities. 

No matter what kind of action camera you are after, GearBest sells a wide variety, and there's sure to be one that suits your needs. Even if the camera isn't right for you, there's no need to worry with GearBest as they offer a 45-day money back guarantee. What's more, you can use the camera with the peace of mind that there is a 1-year free repair warranty in place and lifetime technical support for all products.  

Here we run down 6 popular action cameras from GearBest and what they're suited for. GearBest also sell a wide range of accessories for action cameras, too. 

H9 Ultra HD 4K Action Camera

The H9 Ultra HD 4K comes with a waterproof case, making the camera ideal for use when participating in water sports. 

The camera features a 170-degree wide angle view, making it great for capturing wide vistas. It can support a microSD card of up to 64GB, enabling you to capture high-res videos without issue. 

Built-in Wi-Fi makes the camera easily controllable with a smartphone, giving you full control, live preview and photo playback options on the larger screen of your smart device. 

There is a burst photo mode, letting you take 3 images in 1.5 seconds and a time lapse mode. The camera is ideal for outdoor sports like cycling and surfing. The camera has a 12-megapixel sensor.

Find out more about the H9 Ultra HD 4K action camera 

SJCAM SJ5000X 4K Sport Action Camera (Elite Edition)

The SJCAM has a 12-megapixel CMOS sensor with gyro anti-shake stabilisation, making for smoother videos. It also has motion detection capabilities. 

The camera supports clear HDMI output, and there are multiple video recording formats including 4K, 2K, 1080P and 720P. Freeze fast action with bust shots of 3, 5 or 10 photos per second.

It's also capable of continuous shooting for 2 seconds, 5 seconds or 10 seconds as well as capturing time lapse images at 3 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds or 20-second intervals.

It has an IP68 waterproof rating of up to 30 meters when the waterproof case is used. Great for a wide variety of action sports, the camera comes with a helmet mount, bike mount and more. Thanks to its motion detection capabilities, it's also great for home security.  

Find out more about the SJCAM SJ500X action camera

Firefly 6S 4K Wi-Fi Sport HD DV Camera

The Firefly camera has a narrower 140-degree field of view than the above options. It has a 16-megapixel Sony CMOS sensor. 

There are manual adjustments available and the camera has gyro image stabilisation and Wi-Fi. Burst more let you capture 11 photos in 1 second. A microSD of up to 64 GB can be used. 

The camera comes with a wide variety of mount options including a waterproof case and bike seat post pole mount. 

Find out more about the Firefly 6S 4K action camera

Elephone Elecam 360 Dual Lens Camera

The Elephone Elecam 360 has two lenses, one on each side to give a full 360 view of your surroundings. The videos from both 220-degree lenses are seamlessly stitched together to give one image. 

The camera captures video in 960P, at 30 frames per second. There is built-in Wi-Fi to transfer images and control the camera with a mobile device. 

It comes complete with a 32GB microSD card and is great for not missing anything from your surroundings. 

Find out more about the Elephone Elecam 360 Dual Lens action camera

Elephone EleCam Explorer Elite 4K Action Camera

The EleCam Explorer Elite is a 12-megapixel camera capable of capturing 4K video at 60 FPS. The 170-degree field of view is nice and wide, so you don't miss anything. 

There is a special underwater mode that improves lighting underwater by 15-30% letting you take better images under the waves. Built-in electronic image stabilisation helps to reduce camera shake and vibration.

Night and timelapse at night modes allow for customisable exposure settings when shooting in low light. 

Find out more about the Elecam Explorer Elite 4K

Xiaomi Yi II 4K Action Camera

The Xaomi Yi II 4K has a 12-megapixel sensor and a 7-layer glass lens with an f/2.8 aperture. 

It has a 330PPI touchscreen and is capable of 120 minutes of recording in 4K. It has dual band Wi-Fi built in for a faster download speed. 

The camera is capable of being used in temperatures as cold as -20 to a maximum of 85-degrees C.

Find out more about the Xaomi Yi II action camera