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SJCAM SJ20 Dual Lens
Two lenses on the front, and neither of them is for 360 capture. One is an f/2.0 daylight lens; the other is an f/1.3 night lens, and the camera switches between them. It is the only camera in this catalogue that solves low light with optics rather than a bigger sensor or noise reduction, and for night riding or filming from a car that is a genuinely different answer. The cost shows up everywhere else: 4K stops at 30 fps, the bitrate is 25 Mbps — the lowest here by a factor of five, and low enough that fast motion visibly falls apart — and there is no horizon lock. It did surprise on endurance, running 2 hours 17 minutes in an independent four-camera drain test, third of four and ahead of a camera costing twice as much.
Sensor area against the rest of the catalogue
Derived from the standard optical-format table rather than copied off a spec sheet, because makers print a fraction that hides it. The table and the arithmetic.
Specifications
Features
- ●Two lenses: f/2.0 for day and f/1.3 for night, switched in software
- ●4K30 with 20 MP HDR stills
- ●Dual screens and dual batteries
- ●Six-axis gyro stabilisation
- ●8x zoom and a 135° field of view
- ●Case rated to 40 m
Strengths
- +The f/1.3 night lens is a real optical answer to low light, not noise reduction
- +Outlasted the Insta360 Ace Pro 2 by more than half an hour in a same-conditions drain test
- +Dual screens and dual batteries as standard
- +Mounts on the GoPro fingers every clamp and harness is built around
Drawbacks
- −25 Mbps ceiling — a fifth of the flagships, and fast motion smears at it
- −4K caps at 30 fps and there is no horizon lock
- −No bare waterproofing; the 40 m case is mandatory near water
- −SJCAM publishes no battery capacity or weight
The strengths and drawbacks above are drawn from the manufacturer’s specifications and published reviews. No body of owner reports for this camera has been read, so nothing here claims to speak for its owners.
What owners say
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