Reviewing the SJCAM C300 - What's Wrong with This 4K Action Camera?

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In this video, I'm going to review the SJCAM C300 - the latest 4K action camera from SJCAM. I'll discuss what's wrong with the C300 and give you my thoughts on whether it's a good action camera or not.

If you're looking for an affordable 4K action camera, the SJCAM C300 might be a good choice for you. However, I recommend that you don't buy the C300 if you're looking for superb image quality or GoPro Hero 11 like stabilization...

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[XiaoboTechnology]

Considering the price, I think this product is not bad. Good low light performance and very big battery pack, the image stabilization is not bad I think.

[mariusmarius]

Absolutely fine camera for the price, will buy it no problem.Actually rather excellent for the price point.

[CleverMunkey]

I own the sj4000 and it's still functional right now. I used to compare it with Xiaomi Yi cam and GoPro Hero but finally decided to go with sj4000 due to its low price and acceptable quality. At that time, it has a display too and yi cam didn't. Now that other China branded action cam (akaso) is doing better than sj. What a pity!

[goodfodder]

Bought the pocket cam version, in case it helps - my opinion as there are not many reviews in english. fyi it does not come with an sd card. My unit came with the latest firmware dated late march 2024.
By default the device configuration seems to be for a dashcam, not an action camera - hence IQ out of the box is terrible with overly aggressive sharpening using all ‘normal’ settings.
Hence to get the most for action video; set 1080p60 or 1440p30 for optimal IQ (1440p60 stutters), sharpness ’soft’, noise reduction ’low’, EV -1.0, WDR on, distortion correction off, codec h265, WB fixed as appropriate e.g. ‘daylight’, bit rate high, other settings ‘normal’.
Then sharpen and perform noise reduction via post processing in your preferred app. IQ is then quite acceptable for the price of $70.
=> Update - 2.7k appears to be the full sensor frame with 4:3 aspect ratio. Comparing 2k and 1080p samples - believe a 1080p 'window' of the full sensor frame is used. i.e. 2k video is simply 1080p upscaled (at least with image stabilisation). The 2k image however appears superior to 1080p due to a higher bit rate (~13mbps v ~9mbps h265 30fps).
Conclude an imx335 sensor
For sure I won't be buying another Sjcam (-j) product any time soon

[mogumogu]

Actually. It's good enough for me. I just wanted a small camera that i can strap on my body to record family events so that i don't miss any important memories

[aryaprincess]

I have an SJ5000+ myself, back in those days it cost about 1/3 of a GoPro and did a rather amazing job, no 4K obviously but for the price it worked well. I had great expectations of SJCams but sadly other GoPro knockoffs managed to get better quality and some even are in part with GoPro like the DJI cameras. The only thing I can say is that for close to 100$ you get a rather good product. But if it is faux-4K that is again a deal breaker. I can get me a 1080p action knock-off for like 20$ if I want to.

[dreamer]

But this product is relatively inexpensive, and in this price range, this model is really rare and has a certain value for money

[RedskullPro]

I search the sjcam c300, the only video that shows up is yours :D

[charles]

I wasn’t aware of the Sj Cam drama. It’s a shame because SJ was one of the first affordable GoPro style cameras. It was not, perhaps, as good as the GP, but it wasn’t bad! All that said, the video examples look great ….. to me anyway.

[thomassymonds]

Thanks for the review! How long does the big battery on the c300 last whilst recording 1080? It says 6h on the website! Thanks 😊

[tedwingate]

Do you have a link for the SOC and image sensor used in this thing? I can't find anything on it but the specs seem to imply they're using the Navatek NT96683 and Sony IMX117 sensor.

[goodfodder]

Doubt the soc is a NT96660 as this does not support x265, more likely a NT96680 variant which is newer

[magnets]

low light performance looks pretty good

[olmade]

They should have improved the sj10 pro with an external mic option.. with its low budget, could have captured the motorcycle vlogger market...but no..

[painting_village]

Hi Mihail, I hope you are well, I just want to start YouTube and I need your help if this camera can show the image well at a distance of one meter for knitting with yarn!?? Thank you for guiding me

[pixelpeter]

Got a C200 and one thing for sure: it feels like a little tank as its body is made out of metal, and it's water (rain?) proof without a case. Looks to me that this C300 needs to be used with that 'batterygrip' as on its own it only has a screen pointing in the same direction as the lens; great of course if you're self-absorbed and filming/photographing yourself all the time, but unusable for 'normal' use. Do like the fact that the screen is a touch-screen, as the button-pushing on the C200 is rather annoying. What timelapse settings does the C300 have?

[wladialves]

Dude, you only criticized the camera, I have a c100 and a c300 they are excellent especially when you are paying 130 dollars, I found your video advertisement for the Gopro, ok go ahead but be fair.

[lamefart]

Another fake 4K cam (2.7K actual sensor size), my 7 year old SJCAM M20 still functions properly. Stabilization worked better than my 7 year old Hero 5. I'm using it as a dashcam now so I might replace my M20 as a dash cam then.. (I already have a standalone dashcam but I like something I can remove)

[Indianoamericanorussiano]

But other reviews say with extra battery pack it lasts for 6 hours at 1080p 60 fps setting !

[ralpholeni]

Hi, congratulations for your reviews.
I have a Firefly 8SE and would like to add this C300 cam.
Is this cam in terms of image quality, making 1080 video, is it inferior to the Firefly 8SE?
Is the stabilizer similar or inferior?
Thank you