The design corresponds to how one imagines a small, powerful and robust action.
Housing, lens, display give at the first sight of a very well-made impression again.
All parts are made-to. Nothing game, nothing wobbles.
This quality is also reflected in the first haptic touch again. The Cam feels good. Man has no fear that could break any something when you touched them coarsely.
The functions are more like sufficient.
Photo mode, video mode with or without sound, continuous shooting, time-lapse
All settings are easy and quick to accomplish. A Menu key after pressing a completely on-screen menu on the really great display.
Divided is the menu in Settings, Photo and Video. With four other buttons and an OK button, the menu navigation is self-explanatory. Top.
Other functions such as bit rate, video loop, 180Grad rotation (If you Cam flipped Montier), time display are also available here. Playback on TV is not a problem thanks to HDMI.
The display showing a live image on the back is excellent in my eyes. Precisely because it is so small, but still has an uncanny good color reproduction and sharpness. In addition, the display can be pulled off. This makes perfect sense if you want to save weight and also some battery.
On the upper side of the camera you can still find a small b / w display which shows the user the current information on the camera. Thus, you always have everything important in view.
On the front page an on switch, the WIFI switch and a slider of the selection for 2 exposure measurements is pretending. Centered or balanced.
Thus, the camera is ready really for a quick start, since all the basic settings are usually made only once anyway.
Rollei supplies to this cam also adequate accessories with.
A waterproof case (80m to instructions), humidity indicators that can be set with the housing, two small wound-holder, two adhesive disks and two different camera recording tracks. A waterproof for the housing and one for the camera alone. Plus a small wrist strap, a very good guide in the form of a manual and a CD. Likewise, of course, the USB charging cable.
And as the 7S has WIFI on board, even an illustrated guide to the WIFI settings using the Rollei downloadable in Store app.
These I tested on a tablet and a smartphone and am also excited here. The app is stable. It is very easy to use and has all the features you need, including the function to upload the recorded movies directly to your smartphone. Even the live view is convincing.
I tested the camera to a DJ Phantom drone.
In addition I have she screwed directly onto the camera mount of drone without a display in the housing.
The pictures are almost perfect.
I let the camera in FullHD (1920 x 1080) recording with 50fps. The video material is razor sharp. The color reproduction is absolutely natural in my eyes. Thanks to the adjustable lens angle and the high bit rate caused so truly wonderful videos.
In the coming days I will test the camera on the bicycle. I am very good things that she also this delivers great pictures. Thanks to other reviews I was allowed to watch recordings on the bike to me already. Excellent.
Battery performance will vary depending on the settings a bit. So far, the Action Cam has done solid work 100 minutes on average. Since I previously had the yes Cam only under the drone, more as sufficient because I always have to land again after 10-15 minutes.
As can be seen well on this cam, there are alternatives.
Previously, I was in the field of action cams, like many others, also fixed on the GoPro.
Purely qualitative my Rollei 7S like even better. As for the video, the Rollei is but damn close up to the competitors. Only when shooting at night I do not quite like the significant image noise. This may the GoPro better.
Although you can see everything clearly and in a good quality, but with too much noise.
The sound is as well in the competition more in midfield. This is simply due to the design of the cams and is to get over because you eh dubbed such videos.
I can recommend without hesitation the Rollei 7S. A positive surprise on the Action Cam market.
From me therefore like 5 star.
