RunCam 5 HD camera
RunCam is about to release the real GoPro Session competitor – RunCam 5. It has SONY IMX377 1200MP sensor, supports recording at 4K up to 50fps and 1080p up to 120fps and also 1440p in 4:3 format. RunCam 5 has so called “SuperView” feature – it can stretch the entire image horizontally in same proportion from the whole 4:3 sensor into the 16:9 ratio video.
The dimensions of the RunCam 5 is exactly the same as GoPro Session 5 camera, so almost all the GoPro mounts will be compatible with the RunCam 5. New camera housing is made from high intensity hardened PC (Germany brand polycarbonate) plastic and it has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 lens protection screen.
RunCam 5 weight even less (56g) than previous RunCam 3S (69g).
Unfortunately new RunCam camera will not have WiFi capability. So it means camera cannot be controled and set up remotely. Camera settings can be changed via CameraConfig.ini file on the SD card. You can either manually change the settings directly in the file or use an online app (https://app.runcam.com/runcam5/) to make a configuration file and save it on the SD card.
Release date: June 2019, MSRP price: US$99.99
Available @ Banggood: https://www.banggood.com/RunCam-5-12MP-56g-Smallest-4K-Cam-…-1494081.html
RunCam: https://shop.runcam.com/runcam-5/
RunCam 5 User manual: https://www.runcam.com/download/runcam5/RunCam5-Manual-EN.pdf
Specifications:
Image Sensor: SONY IMX 377 (1200MP)
Video Resolution: 4K@50fps / 4k@30fps / 2.7K@50fps / 1080P@120fps / 1080P@60fps / 1440P@60fps
Field of View (FOV): 145°
Video File Format: MOV
TV out mode: NTSC (720*480) / PAL (720*576) Switchable
Communication Interface: Micro USB
microSD Card supported: Up to 128G.
U3 recommended (4K50/2.7K50/1080P120 requires
U3 or above; other solutions require U1 or above)
WiFi: No
USB Power Input: DC 5-15V
Battery Capacity: 950mAh
Power Consumption: Max 620mA @5V
Dimension: 38*38*36mm
Net Weight: 56g (with battery)
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No WIFI control and INI file? Not waterproof? Not enough. Next!
Why do you need it waterproof? Is your multirotor waterproof?
Wifi control, waterproof? When is the last time you use a wifi connection mid air changing the camera settings while flying, not even talking about diving underwater with your multirotor XD? Idiots making comments. Next! 😀
Waterproof is good when you crash into the water. More likely your camera will survive. I don’t fly over the water, but who knows maybe one day… 🙂
Configuration by INI file? Not a big deal for me, moreover, there is not much whats can be set, recording resolution only. And you can set 2 resolutions switchable by button.
When your quad falls in a small pod of water that was left from the previous day’s rain or a chanel of water you will make funeral for 100$ less if your camera is waterproof, you smart ass.
How about mobile app that could generate QR code on display with all settings, than scan it with camera and done. This could work, right? Some IPx4 would be great.
That is a good idea. Just like the TBS UNIFY EVO. There are rumors that RunCam is preparing some alternative way of setting the camera. Without any INI file. Probably they will use exactly this method.
Apparently there is already a ‘configurator’…a GUI for the settings and then just upload the file. For what it’s offering and at the price and weight, it’s better than anything on the market right now. For $100 I’m sold. At least there’s a company out there willing to cater to our amazing hobby.
Any idea of possible release date?
Rumors only, but I’ve heard about the end of April… too soon probably 🙂
Thanks 🙂
I’ll take 5! Of them! Yesterday! 4k/50 1080/120! Unbelievable specs! They better have been making them for a year already because the line will be long!
They apparently disabled 4k/50
So only 4k/30 now. But still, at this price point…As long as the footage isn’t terrible.
I’m looking forward to purchasing one.
Still waiting for it, looks amazing! Would love the waterproof spec but for using it in other sports… Anyway, does anybody knows about the release? Can’t wait!
If the Runcam 5 fits in the dive housing of the SESSION and all of the Session holders in the world …its over for GoPro, partly because DJI jumped on the other half of the gorilla. For 100 bucks its a bargain in its segment, especially when you put an ND filter on it. I am going to buy one as soon as its preorder.