In these days of frenzy in which the only thought was aimed at releasing a new top of the range by Xiaomi a news has gone deaf. In fact the news can be safely traced back to the period of MWC 2017 in Barcelona, where the company YI Technologies has presented a new action camera that looks and performs similar to the YI icon but adopts the body of the most performing YI 4K Action Camera. No further specifications were given while we are now able to give you some indication of the name that will be YI Lite Action Camera.
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- YI first generation
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- YI Lite
As soon as dettop the YI Lite seems to be a first-generation update resulting in lighter and more compact, capable of capturing full HD video 1080p to 60fps e photo with resolution 16 megapixel. It is possible to turn around video in timelapse to 30 fps and slowmotion but also in 4K unfortunately only to 15 fps resulting in shots. YI Lite adopts the sensor from 16 MP Sony Exmor CMOS IMX 206, Ambarella A7 processor, wide angle lens from 150 ° and f / 2.8 aperture and integrates one image stabilizer digital format for sharper and more stable footage in 2K / 30fps and 1080p / 60fps video formats. The true evolution of the first generation, however, lies in the presence of one LCD screen integrated by 2 inches with resolution 320 x 240 pixels and one battery from 1200 mAh with warranty of up to 140 minutes for 1080p / 60fps shooting. At the connectivity level both WiFi and Bluetooth are present.
Some people have already tried YI Lite advising him to upgrade from the last generation, given the improvements that have been made, although according to him something could be improved, including the movie that is slightly overexposed when the ambient light is really high. There are no specifications regarding the sale price though a cost of about $ 100 is assumed which is not very far from the launch price of the first generation YI. Currently YI Lite is not available at any store, not even at the official site of the company, but the giant Amazon USA has listed the product as if the new action chamber could be exclusive.
This YI Lite definitely makes sense given the many complaints received for the absence of a screen on the YI Action First Generation Camera. If we add that many users do not need to have video resolutions in 4K, this new camera has surely found its good market share, also considering YI Lite can mount the same auxiliaries of YI 4K and YI 4K +. And what do you think? Meanwhile I leave you to the video of the lucky colleague who has already been able to test some field.
The Yi Action Room I keep in mind for a while. He had an update to be able to record at 1080p / 60fps and 2k / 30fps but the price never fell below 99euro and is only on Amazon. I hope this new Lite version can also be bought from Chinese stores to save something. However this new version with the display is really complete.
With Digital Stabilization and Human Prices have finally made sense. I'm looking for the right price and I'll probably take it