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The first useful question is not which brand but which shape: something you bolt to a helmet, something you wear, or something that records everything and lets you decide afterwards. Each type has a different set of specifications that actually matter.

360

13 models

Record the sphere, choose the angle later. The cost is a reframing pass on every clip and far less resolution than the box says.

~$199–~$1,049 · 6 brands

Budget action

13 models

Under $300, where the headline numbers look close to a flagship and almost nothing behind them is.

~$69–~$279 · 3 brands

Flagship action

9 models

Full-size, sealed, mounted to things. Where GoPro, DJI and Insta360 actually compete, and it is no longer about resolution.

~$229–~$699 · 3 brands

Compact / mini

6 models

Small enough to wear and forget. Two of them now carry a flagship-sized sensor in about fifty grams.

~$179–~$449 · 3 brands

One type is not listed above because it currently holds a single camera, and a hub page for one item is a thin page. It is still in the full catalogue.

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42 action and 360 cameras from 8 brands on one spec sheet, with the sensor area worked out in square millimetres and every battery claim printed next to the setting it was measured at.

Specs come from the makers’ own documentation. There is no test lab and no staff here, nothing is a paid placement, and no page carries a retailer link.

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  • Campark
  • Kandao
  • Ricoh

Prices shown are approximate, based on our last catalog update, and may differ from what any retailer is charging today.

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