First of all I never thought it was possible. If someone were to ask me if I knew about any decent mics in this price range I would tell them that there aren't any. This one is different. Although it certainly isn't as good as a more expensive mic it is the best $20.00 one I have seen. The microphone comes in a decent quality case. Nothing amazing but certainly not bad. The mic is where most of the money went. The sound quality for vocals and spoken word is really good and this mic has amazing off axis noise rejection as well allowing you to get good recordings pretty much anywhere. The plosive and handling noise rejection are terrible but if you have good mic technique, a pop filter, and a boom arm or micstand you won't have any issues. The exterior build quality is pretty good and heavy. Not SM58 heavy but certainly heavier than other $20.00 mics. This does not feel like a $20.00 mic, it feels like a quality mic. The inside is where they cheaped out a bit. I have seen these mics survive drops but they are nowhere near as sturdy as a genuine SM58. If you drop it it might survive but it might not. On the other hand if it does fail it is only 20 bucks. I have 2 of these things in my mic locker and I love them and would highly recommend them. I still use my more expensive mics because they are definitely better but for 20 dollars the cheap XM8500s sound amazing and have held up well. I use them for vocals, spoken word, and some small instruments. I find that these mics sound good with harmonicas and some other small instruments. I might use them to record the band or local youth group because they sound great and are pretty cheap. Don't let people borrow your expensive mics! If you are looking for a vocal mic that sounds great and feels fairly sturdy this is a REALLY good option.

10.22.2020 Edit: With updated support for newer versions of Android, the app is finally useful again and I can raise my rating for the product. One star still left off because actually getting the damn thing to record video took me several hours of intense digging through message boards - official documentation was of absolutely no use - and it still doesn't work most of the time. Engineered a workaround with window capture on a desktop app running on my home server, but would prefer usable native support.I might have felt remiss about not reviewing this camera when I first bought a pair of them in late 2017 because for the price I feel that they are perfectly adequate devices that allow me to keep an eye on my home when I'm not around. However, now that I'm experiencing issues that strip out nearly 90% of the functionality I expect from the camera, I feel it's my duty to warn others. I exclusively use Amcrest's Android application to access my cameras, and ever since upgrading to Android 10 the formatting within the app puts the buttons for literally ever major function out of view and makes them inaccessible. Before the Android upgrade, I had control over the number of feeds displayed on screen, the PTZ controls, resolution options, microphone and speaker enable, quick screenshots, and more, but now literally every one of those functions is impossible to reach. The cameras are now good solely for providing a relatively low-res image from a single position, which is not what I bought.Reaching out to Amcrest support, I find them to be completely silent in response to my requests for help. I may update this review to be more favorable if an update to the app eventually fixes these issues, but given that the last month with these cameras already has me looking to spend serious money on replacements from a more reliable company, I doubt it'll come in time.

Comparison between the V50 Pro vs Yi Lite.The V50's biggest feature for me is the ability to record in 4K30 with the different angle of views with EIS on! The V50 Pro takes much better quality photos as well as 4K30 video. Yi Lite's 4K20 video is interpolated so it is blurry containing much less details compared to V50's 4K30. The V50 has two external buttons for much easier menu navigation when it's inside its waterproof case. It also has a red filter setting for underwater recording. V50's LCD is easily visible in sunlight while the Yi Lite is barely visible even on it's brightest settiing. I prefer the audio from the V50. It is less harsh. The V50 gets less hot while recording video and with less battery usage compared to the Yi Lite. Akaso recommends using up to a 64gb card but I was able to use a Lexar 128gb without issues.Yi Lite Pros : able to shoot photos while recording video. LCD touchscreen is a tiny bit more responsive. The biggest advantage of the Yi Lite over the V50 Pro is its ability to record much better low light videos. I own more advanced gear to record 4K video and take photos. My main use for the V50 Pro is to record 4K action videos in bright daylight and in wet conditions. The V50 Pro allows me to shoot in risky situations and places without having to worry about damaging my V50 Pro.Taking into consideration the low cost of the V50 Pro it records good quality 4K30 stabilized video and is an excellent value with all the included accessories (underwater case, extra battery, charger, remote control, etc.)Akaso just released a new Firmware(need to test) that allows the use of an external microphone for better audio! Goodjob Akaso! Could you please release a firmware to allow LDC to work with the EIS stabilization on?

Although I have written a review elsewhere, I'll go ahead and write my thoughts here after one month.First off, the headset is actually more comfortable now. I realized that by loosening the band a bit, it gives the most surface area across the top of the head. This means that the weight is distributed evenly across the headband, and along with the clamping force, it's perfect. I often forget I'm wearing a headset at all.Next, originally the headphones with flat equalization were a bit to focused on the high end. By using 'negative equalization' I just lowered the highs a bit, leaving up the the lows, and some of the mids. I can say that I have listened to my entire audio library. Just having access to rich deep audio really makes the think and feel differently about audio in general. Never going back to tinny pc speakers, or tinny headphones again.Next is build quality. As a dedicated PC user only, I have no issues with enabling or disabling any feature available from SteelSeries with this headset. Some features have taken some time to troubleshoot, such as microphone software drivers.. but nothing more than fully hard booting my computer. (Using shut down instead of restart in windows 10).The headphones themselves are great build quality. A nice firm ear cup seal for extremely great audio, an aluminum alloy headband, an on-board mic mute button, a great quality noise-canceling microphone with access to sidetone, a non-step volume controller, and the SteelSeries engine to access every feature of the headset including DTS audio, and Hi-Res audio, and Equalization.The gamedac. I will describe this device a bit more differently than even SteelSeries describes it I think. First off there are four ports on the back of the gamedac. Mobile (Which should just be labeled audio-in) is for audio-in, it's a 3.5mm jack that you can source audio from anywhere AND it will work in conjunction with the amplified audio micro-USB port (which is both power and audio in from the PC, including DTS) to give you dual audio sources in your headset (the audio-in port is also unamplified and dts will not come through it, but it will reproduce the incoming audio). To be clear the usb port, used in conjunction with audio-in port will provide both amplified DTS usb audio, and audio-in audio. The Optical should work similarly by switching to PS4 mode (without having a ps4 to use, I will leave out comments related to it.) The remaining port is called line-out. Which in my opinion should be called Pass-Through because it doesn't involve the amplification from the gamedac itself, it's just a pass-through.It should also be noted that audio out from the gamedac can be accomplished by purchasing a $10 3.5mm adapter from SteelSeries, which also ships with a secondary 8-pin cable that's longer than the original cable. So this addresses any and all concerns about handling audio with this gamedac.So in summary for the gamedac is that this device is the audio handler, it has on board audio control, equalization, basically everything the SteelSeries software does, except for custom RGB profiles. Although you can still access pre-configured RGB profiles with the gamedac.Also something that isn't clear is.. that this headset has a 6-channel audio device (produced by gamedac). When using non high-res output audio a device called gamedac game appears in windows 10 devices. In my opinion because this is a 6-channel device is that it supports 5.1 speaker configuration. And with DTS enabled this means that incoming audio that supports digital surround sound that it gives to me behind the head, left, more left, right, more right, and forward sounds. It also gives many many rich levels of bass, along with all the different layers of treble for a very crystal clear experience.That's about it. My experience is 5/5 so far.Side Notes: I don't experience any static issues, no popping, no distortion whatsoever.This headset was purchased independently, and this is a non-biased non-sponsored review.

The AnkerWork B600 listed an impressive feature set that made it more than a regular webcam but also a bit less than a video conference room solution. In trying to appeal to both consumers and small businesses, the device’s high price, strengths, and weaknesses made it perfect for neither market, but that did not mean it was a bad product. Far from it. In fact, it had been one of the best cameras I had tested over the years despite some of its shortcomings.Anker’s newest camera was one of the few, relatively affordable devices that combined a high-resolution webcam, loud speakers, multi-array microphones, and a video light into a single package. Power it with the right 10W USB-C input, and it could operate from a single cable as a portable, all-in-one videotelephony tool for home, road warriors, and small groups alike.VIDEO QUALITYOf the utmost importance was the video quality that was quite impressive even in low-light conditions. Where several cameras produced overly warm, dark images or created motion-blurred, grainy videos in a pitch-black room, the AnkerWork literally “outshined” them with the built-in lightbar. It took me quite by surprise when the on-screen image of my self was cooler in tone with less fuzziness and closer in representation to reality. Mind you, the video was only limited to 2K resolution at 30fps in a sea of 4K webcams that costed far less, but I had yet to come across a mainstream video conferencing platform that affordably streamed in actual 4K across all participants’ devices, including Zoom, Microsoft Teams/Skype, WebEx, and GotoMeeting. Most of those calls had commonly downgraded to 1080p despite 4K camera — but not 4K streaming — support.AnkerWork’s video performance was helped with a 5-megapixel, 1/2.8″ image sensor and f/2.0 aperture lens — the latter two contribute greatly to low-light capability. It featured an adjustable field-of-view of 65°, 78° (default), and 95°, with the former two capturing the most flattering look without a fisheye effect. For comparison, the 120° ultra-wide angle of the Enther & Maxhub 4K webcam made anybody on the outskirts of its edges look like aliens whose faces were stretched out like flattened balloons. One should note that even though the Enther’s lens was a slightly better f/1.8 for low-light scenes, the B600’s videos still looked preferable.The B600 could be swiveled horizontally at a full 360 degrees and tilted downward at up to 180 degrees to find the best angle to represent you with. It also featured an AI-powered auto focus, image enhancement, and “Solo-Frame” that followed my face as I had shifted around the seat during long meetings. That ensured I was in focus but could also become a distraction for the other participants. The latter feature was enabled by downloading the optional AnkerWork software available for Windows and Mac OS X.HDR nor Windows Hello for seamless PC authentication were supported, unfortunately.LIGHTBARCircling back to the built-in, innovative lightbar, my immediate thought was to have it cast some life into the eyes as a catch light. Adding that sparkle to the otherwise dark eyes was something I had always looked for as a former wedding photographer. Alas, the light’s size was too small for the arm’s length distance I had the video bar mounted at to make any sizable difference. This brought me to lighting in general. To make yourself look more flattering, a large, diffused light source coming from the side or top is preferable to one shining directly in front of you (as is the case with the B600). It would have added dimension and make the subject appear more slim. Instead, the B600’s position casted a flat light onto the face that could look unflattering in some scenarios, but that would still be better than a face with no illumination at all.The relatively small output of the diffused lightbar made less of an impact in a well-lit room, but where it shone were dark or back-lit environments. B600’s light casted shadows out of my silhouetted face when sitting in front of a bright window and minimized motion blur and image noise in a pitch-black setting. My other webcams had struggled in the same tests, making the lightbar more useful than I had thought. On a practical level, the lightbar could be folded down to act as a privacy lens cover but required both hands to open or close. A color-coded LED could be found beneath the lens:- Steady blue light: Camera or Microphone is on- Steady red light: Microphone is muted- Flashing red light: Power adapter is incorrectly plugged into Data portSETUPInstallation was simple despite the included quick start guide having been too minimal for my taste. Connect the included (but very short) 3′ USB-C data cable from the camera’s back, black port to the computer and the power adapter to the B600’s blue USB-C connector. You may replace the 3′ cable with any other length to accommodate your setup. [Update: Anker informed me that newer shipments now include a 5′ cable.] The USB-A port was for use with other Anker products, such as a USB receiver for connecting the company’s wireless headphones (ie. AnkerWork H700). A single USB-C cable could be used to provide both power and data to the video bar if the computer provided 10W (5V @ 2A). In my case, it did not and I had to connect the power adapter to the video bar to keep the camera from restarting.No driver or the AnkerWork software had to be installed on either Windows or OS X — the video bar worked right out of the box. My computer’s audio played right through the built-in speakers even when the camera was not in use. Ubuntu Linux was supported, but I did not test the B600 on that operating system. Do note that the AnkerWork software was only made for Windows 7-11 and Mac OS 10.13 and later. The camera did not work on my parents’ Sony Android TV, though I imagine it may be possible if you were willing to spend time finding and installing the proper driver(s).HARDWAREThe clean lines of the B600, along with the cloth fabric on the back portion of the video bar, gave it a nice, luxurious feel. It could be mounted on a monitor, laptop display, or tripod via its threaded base, though its 1 lb weight may have been too top-heavy for slim screens like the MacBook Air. The video bar’s main body (without the stand and lightbar) measured 7″ wide, 2″ tall, and 1.5″ deep. On the right-hand side of the face, there was a capacitive touch strip to quickly control the brightness of the lightbar. Touch-sensitive controls for muting the microphone and turning on/off the light flanked the left and right, respectively.Side-firing, dual 2W speakers were loud enough to clearly hear conversations from across the Beelink GT-R Mini PC-connected TV room, prompting my family on the second floor to come down to hush me to be quiet. The sound was good, had no distortion on the loudest volume, but lacked bass. That was rather disappointing when considering how good Anker’s Soundcore speakers were.My coworkers heard me loud and clear during our meetings thanks to a four-microphone array with noise reduction and echo cancellation. They indeed neither heard any echo coming from the speakers nor discerned my little kids’ screams in the adjacent room. I would have expected them to pick up the children’s roars at least, but they hardly did. Nicely done, Anker! On the other hand, my team mates did note that my voice sounded tinny when they met from one of the larger conference rooms. The B600, thus, may be most suitable for smaller groups where four persons could huddle around it.SOFTWAREThe video bar’s features could be finely tuned using the optional AnkerWork software. Optional because the webcam worked just fine without it. Configuration options included:- Image Setting – Brightness, sharpness, saturation, contrast ratio, and horizontal flip- Lightbar – Brightness, Color Temperature, Always On, Auto light adjustment-- I had set the color tone to warm so my skin did not look so ghostly coolFirmware upgrades could be done through the application for bug fixes and feature enhancements.CONCLUSIONThe AnkerWork B600 came with innovative ideas and deservedly earned the 2022 CES Innovation Honoree and Red Dot Product Design awards. It tried to include features for both consumers and small businesses, but the high price gave it less of an appeal to the broader market. The lightbar, in particular, married with the excellent image processing and fast lens, produced surprisingly great results and put my other webcams to shame in low-light comparison tests. I wished the light source would be a bit larger to create a more noticeable, lively catch light in the eyes, or could perhaps be swiveled to the side as off-camera lighting to give the subject’s face more dimension and a more flattering look.Sound coming from the speakers was loud and clear, but lacked the bass and excellent audio that Anker’s other brand, Soundcore, puts out. The B600’s noise reduction and echo cancellation, however, pleasantly worked well in that other participants did not discern any echo and barely heard my little kids screaming in the other room. Even though the four-microphone array picked up my voice well, it did not bode to my coworkers’ liking when conferenced in from a large room and suggested limiting the video bar to a smaller space suitable for four persons.Anker’s webcam, lightbar, video bar — or whatever you wanted to call this hybrid — had set a nice bar as a consumer-friendly, portable, all-in-one videotelephony solution, but at perhaps a price too high for the average person. My hope remains that a company will one day create a standalone videoconferencing product, like the abandoned Logitech Revue with TV Cam, that simply plugged into a television’s HDMI port without the need for a computer. Until then, the B600 had been a great addition for meeting with my coworkers and children’s teachers, and had replaced the Enther & Maxhub Wide Angle 4K as my daily camera.

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 It's my first action camera,I mostly use it for video photography in hiking and nature.The camera is very small, and comes with a lot of useful accessories, most of which I barely got to use, but for some Ive used, I can say that they are very good In terms of material quality and usability.Video quality is really good for such a small camera, very sharp and detailed.Audio quality is ok, you can add external microphone to the camera (there is just one kind you can plug, others won't work - need to buy it separately, it's not in the package), But even with it, The sound does not improve too much, so I recommend adding another recording and then join it later with editing software. (But I'm a "audio freak" so maybe for others it's good enough)Battery is good enough, last for a long time.What's really needs improvement, is the app, It has a lot of bugs, and it crashes very often, so most of the time I don't use it, only when certain settings need to be set.Besides, it's very easy to work with and switch between menus with the physical buttons, and I learned all the options pretty quickly.In terms of stabilization when moving, Everything runs relatively great, I mostly use it when walking, not doing any extreme action So it's pretty stable, I have added a gimbal anyway, so I can use it without the "image stabilizer" function, and it's working great. Without any issues.I really liked the watch attachment, which lets you shoot stills or start recording, works really well and the response time is instant.In conclusion, I think that as a newbie with this type of action camera, it really does the job well, the video quality, and easy control really makes it a good deal.Yes there are some quirk's, but I'm sure it will be updated in future updates.Recommended !

Update to my update: I wear these things all the time now, not just for work, but for podcasts, when cooking, etc. also, Bose700 microphone defeats the comparable Sony model hands-down! I am on calls all day with folks who have the high end Sony model, and their mic sucks!!! I think the Sonys may be a bit more comfortable, but just barley, And both models feels absolutely amazing so that point is null. I have had almost no issues, STILL, as I write this review. The only issue is the bluetooth connectivity is a little funky, but hey, If you have a dozen bluetooth enabled devices in your house, its gonna try to connect to them. Keep the app updated and you'll be fine. Blows my mind how many haters are out there against the Bose 700. Feels kind of like paid shills tryna knock the KING of audio headphones...Update: finally got these in the mail from NewEgg. I know I know, didn't buy them from Amazon, but I got a screaming deal through my work at NewEgg. Got these bad boys for $250. Anyways, I have had absolutely ZERO issues with the app (maybe they have fixed the bugs people were complaining about from last year??). For sound quality - as one user stated, sound is very subjective, but imo the bass is NOT lacking and they are one of the better sounding headphones I've ever experienced. The microphone sounds amazing, I just got off a call and my co-workers and client all said the sound was fantastic, with no background noise bleed at all. The noise canceling is good, but you don't even need it on - the phones naturally cancel about 20% by themselves. The comfort is great, not the absolute best thing ever, but very very nice. Wore them for 4hrs straight yesterday before I needed to take a break. The one negative is they, ever so slightly, feel a bit too heavy... Like I said above, I can easily wear them for 4hrs straight so they are more than acceptable comfort wise. they just feel a bit too heavy compared to what you're paying. idk, maybe its all the sweet tech inside them, and the design needed a bit more material. I don't feel the weight reduces comfort at all, its just kind of weird how they feel a bit heavier than you'd expect. I think the headband is where the extra weight comes from. Long story short - I had NO problem at all with the app, no dropped connections, etc etc. Comfort is great, sound is fantastic, noise reduction is on point, and calls are amazing. only down fall, which doesn't impact comfort or functionality, is they are weirdly slightly heavier than you'd think. oh and I think there's like 20+ hrs of battery life when they are fully charged which is awesome.I have tried a bunch of phones over the past few years, from budget to expensive (Sennhieser, JBLs, Sony, Skull Candy Crushers, Old Bose models, etc, etc) and these blow them all out of the water, BY FAR. The people posting negative reviews have got to be trolls. The one legitimate gripe is the app is a little funky and it may get weird hooking up more than 3 devices, but my partner is past the initial set up and is hooked up to two different laptops and an iPhone and it's fine. People are insane saying these are bad phones, they are absolutely some of the best on the market, and the comfort is by far the best ever. Anyone complaining about the comfort has no idea what they're talking about. If you have problems with the app, or maybe if you're a true high-end audio-file I suppose you could knock the sound quality (but even then the sound is pretty darn fantastic) that's the only few things I could maybe give you. but anyone knocking the comfort is in for a long journey finding something more comfortable than these.

During lockdown, I found it impossible to work while my husband was on constant conference calls. Being in a small flat, there was no escaping the sound - so I started researching noise-cancelling headphones. I needed the very best on the market.We all know Bose as being the expensive music equipment brand but Sony have made leaps and bounds in the headphone market and it came down to two sets: Sony WH-1000XM3 and Bose 700. I watched tens of YouTube videos, review pages and reviews here on Amazon. They're comfy - they're not comfy, they can't do this - yes they can do this. It got to the point where it boiled down to which were the best at cancelling sound. I have no doubt the Sony are more comfortable for long periods of time, but that wasn't my number one selling point.I chose Bose for three reasons: they are slightly better at cancelling noise, they can connect to two devices at the same time and they have the best microphone built in. I received them a month ago and I am so impressed with them. I sit half a meter away from my husband, yet with the headphones on and music playing, I can't hear him talking. Having my PC and phone connected at the same time means, I can listen to Spotify while I work and get alerted when I get a call/message and best of all, I can answer the call and speak through the built in headset and I'm heard perfectly.Comfort - after a few hours, they do start to feel tight and my ears get sweaty. So I take them off for 10 minutes and all is good again.If, like me, you need the best noise-cancellation and for your headphones to connect two two devices at the same time, these are the ones for you. Yes, they're expensive, but you can't put a price on being able to work in peace.