Video at Amazon.com See the Rollei S-50 was not the best start for me. This was mainly because I was under the impression that he had received a returns from warranty claims. Camera and waterproof case were covered with fingerprints; also was one of the two brackets only a broken remnant exists. I'm not a stickler, but an objective test is not so. In addition, I had severe problems, the camera to convey out of the underwater housing, after I had put into it. Therefore, I had to believe that I had found the reason for the return, and be able to write to an unbiased assessment, the entire unit has been replaced. However, some days later, I had a sobering that the second camera in the underwater housing so tightly wedged that removal without the use of brute force or use of tricks is impossible. A ribbon, threaded through between the housing and camera, a valuable aid but not a permanent solution. The problem is the inclusion of the tripod socket. This is above and slightly jammed in waterproof housing. Then help the said ribbon or pulling the housing up and down with force apart and shake out the camera. A long-term and definitive solution is inside the enclosure to reduce the small plastic bar on the bottom left to a tiny piece, eg with a cable cutter, because then the camera can get it out without effort. However, in my opinion, should be the perfect fit in this price range better. The installation of one of the two supplied batteries is also plenty of tricky, because you remove the entire front cover to the camera lens and especially again need to install accurately. The second battery is in my opinion only because you can shoot only half an hour with the first before the alarm for the low battery level is. As can charge the batteries only in the camera is then after about an hour without mains connection end in site. Next gripe is the menu navigation. Because keys must be pressed long or short, the supplied remote control has two on / off switch (one for himself, the other for the camera) only one should absolutely know what causes what. In short, the whole is not very intuitive. The camera has yet a screen on the back where you could show explanations of key assignment. When Rollei Car DVR-100 Car Camera with G-sensor (5 megapixels, 6.1 cm (2.4 inch) LCD display) for emergency video recordings is better resolved. The wireless functionality left to be desired until firmware update very left; Many thanks again to D. Rist for the tip (but also works with the latest version of either my iPod Touch 4G even with older Android devices). In his model, incidentally, occurred the problem with the underwater housing, so obviously it is not isolated cases. By D. Rist comes also to note that it is not possible to change the screen settings while the camera is in the underwater housing. For larger depths, but could be an adjustment of the white balance, etc. be absolutely necessary. Moreover, he stated that the camera at higher frame rates only partial and no frames takes - I recommend his review of S-50 and to read the comments. With the app to the camera, however, can not use all advertised features, but we can hope for an update. After all, it provides a live image from the camera and allows you to take pictures and video from your mobile. The recording of image and sound in my opinion is quite passable except for the fact that the colors appear even in the setting "neutral" exaggerated artificially. Would my neighbors their house actually in such a stark neon yellow painted as it appears with the S-50 during playback, my property would certainly due to its proximity, only half as much. It burns at times a bit in the eyes when you look at the movies or photos. Fast pans are unfortunately acknowledged with blurs and blurred images - too much action so you should obviously better avoided? This is a camera for this purpose is not necessarily in the sense of the user. Thanks to the HDMI connected to the Fenseher bother actually just the confusing menus to movie night. Forward or rewind on the camera itself can not, but this can be avoided by playing the memory card on a PC. The merciless Wide with a strong tendency to fisheye lens leads to severe distortions in the peripheral areas, which are acceptable in a surveillance camera in a video camera or action but quiet are likely to be a bit more discreet; in Action Cams other manufacturers can this angle change partially. But this leads me to the positive aspects of this device, because when monitoring or Dashboardkamera the S-50 is not so bad. It may take up 5 minute videos and can override the loop setting the oldest recordings when the memory card is full, in order to get a complete record of your ride. A motion detection is also available, the sensitivity of the trigger can be adjusted in three levels or off entirely. Connected via USB cable to the mains or an external battery can extend the term and you have a security camera in the super wide angle lens also makes perfect sense. Time lapse recordings are also possible, which can be used for nice gimmicks. The more hours per holiday trip lapse has you so determined not seen. Perhaps the manufacturer was just something overambitious at this model and wanted to provide as many functions, but this at the expense of the (major) was basic functions. The accessories are plentiful, various brackets, a chest strap, the underwater housing - its tightness Although I have tested in the bathtub, but that still has a more intensive test at the next seaside holiday in front of him - it's really all that you need so. Were it not only disadvantages mentioned ...
Conclusion: As a pure action cam no recommendation; If you can live with the shortcomings and has no inhibitions to do the underwater housing fits, get a machine for many uses - hence its third star. Otherwise, it would at best become two.
UPDATE --- UPDATE --- UPDATE --- UPDATE 04/01/2014 After the WLAN despite update and change the configuration file (many thanks go to John Gruber for his kind assistance) again refuses to work (neither at Nexus 4 still on Galaxy S2 can be a stable, build no connection to the iPod, and if exceptionally so, then there are a few images per minute in the live view) I adjust my rating to. The time-lapse movies are nice, but overall, the camera can not convince unfortunately. Two stars.
UPDATE --- UPDATE --- UPDATE --- UPDATE 08/01/2014 A new installation of the firmware has failed at the fact that you currently at Rollei no longer downloads can perform. Really good support looks different. Only in the cache of Google you will find the original file; However, a link to the currently pointless except for purposes of self-promotion website from Rollei.
UPDATE --- UPDATE --- UPDATE --- UPDATE 21/01/2014 The Support page was apparently calculated on the day offline, where I looked. Download the latest firmware goes again, but does not improve the WLAN. The connection breaks always together after a short time and can not sometimes recover. In short, I have no desire for further experiments. Opinion Fi. However, I have the camera in fairness again a star back as I can now make a comparison to a competitor. And the Garmin Virb action camera, 010-01088-01 is frankly a little creepy - it has not even hidden talents.
UPDATE --- UPDATE --- UPDATE --- UPDATE 02/02/2014 In the time-lapse recording (video links, the "flight" through the Palatinate Forest), I've found that the remaining memory will not be calculated on the SD card on the basis of the actual space occupied, but purely for the duration of the recording. Only in this way can it be explained that the card supposedly just as fast with dates filled in fast motion, as in a conventional recording although only one image instead of 25 images will be recorded per second. But, fortunately, the recording will continue even if (supposedly) is no more space available.
