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Whatever mode you choose, the Yi Lite produces bags of contrast and colour in bright conditions, with that Sony Exmor R sensor able to drag out a lot of detail even in murky conditions. There's also a useful 1920 x 1440 resolution mode that's produces a 4:3 video that's useful for uploading to Instagram without cropping, though it suffers from being 20fps. For those wanting to save space on the SD card may be tempted by the 1280x720 pixel options at 50fps and 100fps, though in our test the results were too soft considering they only saved about a third of the space. If you do plan to put the Yi Lite on a tripod to film the action unfold in front of it, then the 4K 20fps mode is an excellent option that grabs loads of detail. This isn't at all unusual for action cameras.
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That won't get you the very sharpest still image resolution – the Yi Lite's 4k 20fps mode will get you that – but for any kind of scenario where the camera will be moving, anything other than Full HD 50fps has a lot of judder and blur in the finished video. On video quality, the Yi Lite produces by far its best work when shooting in Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels at 50fps. Despite being restricted to a two-inch LCD screen, we found the camera's settings so easy to manipulate.
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Performanceīefore we movie into image quality, the Yi Lite's user interface is worth a quick praise. The Yi Lite also has a standard tripod thread, which will be a relief to videographers wanting a pocket-sized video camera for landscapes and general use (oh, and selfies sticks). While the side has a microUSB slot for recharging, the a removable 1200mAh lithium-ion battery lies under a flap on the undercarriage that also hides a 16GB-64GB microSD card. However, although it takes up far less room on the back of this small camera's chassis, it proved large enough to navigate without any problems. It's two-inches in diameter, and although it's sibling's is 2.2-inches, the difference is at first rather stark. Measuring 65 x 42 x 30mm and weighing 72g, the scratch-resistant tough casing of the Yi Lite has a smaller LCD touchscreen than it's bigger brother, the Yi 4K+. It takes 16MP stills, too, and again has a few useful features such as burst, time-lapse (even while a video is recording) and a timer mode for group shots. It also loop records, constantly recording over footage in a cache for a specific time period, so you don't miss that tumble on the slopes.
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No matter, because it's able to film video in 1080p and 720p with various higher frame rates and that image stabilisation, adding creative features like slow-motion and time-lapse. That's likely going to make for a jumpy, blurry video, and more so because the camera's basic image stabilisation only works with sub-4K resolutions. Technically, the Yi Lite is capable of filming video in 4K resolution, though it tops-out at a paltry 15/20 frames per second (15fps for NTSC, 20fps for PAL). However, if you're after an action camera to use just occasionally, this sensibly-priced product has all of the core features you're going to need, and a few creative options, too. This is not a full-featured bells-and-whistles action camera like the GoPro Hero6 Black. The Yi Lite has no GPS, it's not going to measure your speed, and you can't bark instructions at it and hope it understands.