Uploaded June 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Quick video showing the wifi/Android apps for the new cheap Gopro clones compared with a genuine Gopro 3, and the latency on their video preview.
All of these are great for framing shots/mounting camera's, but they are all too slow for FPV flying etc (even if Wifi didn't interfere with RC control).
Gopro is by far the worst for latency, but has other advantages.
Costs are vastly different (I purchased these with my own money, so this is unbiased).
Gopro 3 Black is now an old model, second hand these still fetch £200
SJ4000 wifi is around £55 new with waterproof case and lots of accessories.
banggood.com/SJcam-SJ4000-WiFi-Car-DVR-Camera-Sport-DV-Novatek-Waterproof-p-939976.html?p=MW2604548780201404KC
Xiaomi Yi is £45 new without waterproof case (waterproof case available seperately for around £10)
banggood.com/Original-XiaoYi-Ambarella-A7LS-BSI-CMOS-WIFI-Sports-Action-Camera-p-969228.html?p=MW2604548780201404KC
I tested on my Galaxy S2 smartphone and latency in frames/time is:
Gopro H3B 1sec1frame = 1.033 seconds
SJ4000 wifi 19frames = 0.63 seconds
Xiaomi Yi 15frames = 0.50 seconds
In practical use any of these are fine for framing/positioning camera's, none are fast enough to be considered 'realtime' which is generally reckoned to be under 0.1 seconds.
Quick video showing the wifi/Android apps for the new cheap Gopro clones compared with a genuine Gopro 3, and the latency on their video preview.
All of these are great for framing shots/mounting camera's, but they are all too slow for FPV flying etc (even if Wifi didn't interfere with RC control).
Gopro is by far the worst for latency, but has other advantages.
Costs are vastly different (I purchased these with my own money, so this is unbiased).
Gopro 3 Black is now an old model, second hand these still fetch £200
SJ4000 wifi is around £55 new with waterproof case and lots of accessories.
banggood.com/SJcam-SJ4000-WiFi-Car-DVR-Camera-Sport-DV-Novatek-Waterproof-p-939976.html?p=MW2604548780201404KC
Xiaomi Yi is £45 new without waterproof case (waterproof case available seperately for around £10)
banggood.com/Original-XiaoYi-Ambarella-A7LS-BSI-CMOS-WIFI-Sports-Action-Camera-p-969228.html?p=MW2604548780201404KC
I tested on my Galaxy S2 smartphone and latency in frames/time is:
Gopro H3B 1sec1frame = 1.033 seconds
SJ4000 wifi 19frames = 0.63 seconds
Xiaomi Yi 15frames = 0.50 seconds
In practical use any of these are fine for framing/positioning camera's, none are fast enough to be considered 'realtime' which is generally reckoned to be under 0.1 seconds.
