When comparing GoPro Hero 4 Silver vs Action Cam Mini, the Slant community recommends Action Cam Mini for most people. In the question“What are the best action cameras?” Action Cam Mini is ranked 4th while GoPro Hero 4 Silver is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Action Cam Mini is:
Connecting wirelessly allows for live-preview and managing settings. The camera comes bundled the Live View Remote that allows connecting up to 5 cameras, recording GPS coordinates and navigating the menu even with gloves on.
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Pros
Pro Has a touch-sensitive LCD screen on the back
Allows for framing shots, previewing filmed footage and easy menu navigation.
Pro Small, light, durable
Pro Customizable exposure up to 30 seconds
For both single and time-lapse low-light shots it's possible to manually adjust exposure settings up to 30 seconds.
Pro Can connect wirelessly to a smartphone for preview and settings
A smartphone app can be used to adjust settings as live-preview the image.
Pro Huge selection of accessories available
Hero 4 Silver is compatible with all GoPro mounts offering a wide variety of accessories available for the camera.
Pro Waterproof up to 40m
Pro Has 3 FOV options
Pro Reasonable low-light capabilities
The camera can be set to automatically adjust frame rate to increase low-light performance.
Pro White balance, color, ISO, sharpness, shutter speed and exposure values can be manually adjusted via Protune
Protune is disable by default, but can be enabled in the settings.
Pro Built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Allows wirelessly connecting to a smartremote or a smartphone.
Pro Can capture 4K15, 1080p60 and 720p120
Pro LCD has very little impact on battery life
With the LCD screen off shooting 1080p30 video the battery will drain in about 2h10m, while with the screen on at full brightness the battery will drain in about 1h55m.
Pro Connects wirelessly to a smartphone or Sony's Live View Remote
Connecting wirelessly allows for live-preview and managing settings. The camera comes bundled the Live View Remote that allows connecting up to 5 cameras, recording GPS coordinates and navigating the menu even with gloves on.
Pro Comes bundled with waterproof housing
The waterproof housing works at a depth of up to 5m.
Pro Reasonable electronic image stabilization
At the expense of reducing FOV from 170 to 120 degrees, Action Cam Mini is capable of stabilizing the video via its SteadyShot technology.
Pro Can take 12MP stills
Pro Durable
Pro Waterproof up to 5m with a bundled case
Pro Can capture 1080p60 and 720p120
Action Cam Mini can record up to 1080p60 at 50Mbps to XAVC S.
Pro Relatively cheap
Cons
Con Short battery life
Con Short battery life
The battery drains after about 80 minutes of shooting. Luckily, it can be swapped out with a different battery quite easily so the downtime is minimal.
Con Wi-Fi connection can sometimes be unstable
Con Curved lens limits underwater use
Con Changing settings requires a wireless connection
Con A microSDXC card is required to record at highest quality
To record at 50mbit per second in XAVC S a microSDXC card is required.