EKEN H9 Ultra is the world’s cheapest 4K sports camera, but there is a catch


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Recording your most extreme sports in 4K Ultra HD can now cost less than $100 with the Eken H9 Ultra sports action camera.

4K video recording can be an expensive business. 4K video takes up a lot of memory and 128GB cards are still quite expensive, then you are going to need a power computer and decent video edition software to deal with all those pixels. The costs soon add up.

With the release of the EKEN H9 Ultra, you can at least save a little, no A LOT, of money on your 4K video camera. I don’t know what EKEN’s official RRP is for this brightly coloured camera but I have seen it for around $65 on some reseller sites.

The H9 Ultra is a compact camera measuring 59 x 41 x 24.6mm and has a built-inch 2-inch display on the rear. A 170 degree lens up front means all your action will be caught on film and the 1050mAh battery promises a 1hour 30min run time.

If it all sounds too good to be true then you are right to feel so skeptical. While the camera will record video at 4K it can only do so at 10fps, 2.7K video is handled at 15fps while 1080p gets to the more useable 60fps limit. Still for the money 1080p video is pretty good too.

The EKEN website also shows off 20 accessories which come included with the camera, making the device even more value packed.

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27 Comments

  1. E8hffff
    September 10, 2015

    Great price if it’s really 4K.

    • Md Sabir ali
      September 10, 2015

      i checked the videos, really it can record the 4k video but quality is not as much good.

  2. E8hffff
    September 10, 2015

    Great price if it’s really 4K.

    • Guest
      September 10, 2015

      i checked the videos, really it can record the 4k video but quality is not as much good.

  3. kudtcamera
    September 10, 2015

    i don’t care about the price, even if it was 150$. If it had a good camera and other related stuff, I would have bought it, now all I think is… NEEEEEEEEEXT

    • Tommy
      September 11, 2015

      Good camera you can consider Apple or Sumsing

  4. Guest
    September 10, 2015

    i don’t care about the price, even if it was 150$. If it had a good camera and other related stuff, I would have bought it, now all I think is… NEEEEEEEEEXT

    • Tommy
      September 11, 2015

      Good camera you can consider Apple or Sumsing

  5. MickyLo
    September 10, 2015

    does it supports NFC?

    • Tommy
      September 11, 2015

      vowney support NFC

  6. MickyLo
    September 11, 2015

    does it supports NFC?

    • Tommy
      September 11, 2015

      vowney support NFC

  7. RoS
    September 11, 2015

    10fps is rather useless

  8. Guest
    September 11, 2015

    10fps is rather useless

  9. September 24, 2015

    Here’s an comparison with the Xiaomi Yi:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrxwjGOVQWo

  10. elProducente
    September 24, 2015

    Here’s an comparison with the Xiaomi Yi:

  11. RoS
    September 28, 2015

    Anyone know where I can buy yellow/green version ?

    like that http://actioncams.club/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/eken-h9-4k.jpg

  12. Guest
    September 28, 2015

    Anyone know where I can buy yellow/green version ?

    like that

  13. DuttoBoy
    October 2, 2015

    Here is a full review on youtube on this camera

    https://youtu.be/KeEALAzg0Ro

    • salu
      December 3, 2015

      Hi I can’t connect with 4k plz can you tell me how you connect with 4k I have 64gb opstion comin just 1080/30 and 720/ that’s all

      • DuttoBoy
        December 4, 2015

        Its because of the speed of your microSD card. You will need a good class10 microSD card and then you will be able to see all the options.

  14. DuttoBoy
    October 2, 2015

    Here is a full review on youtube on this camera

    • Guest
      December 4, 2015

      Hi I can’t connect with 4k plz can you tell me how you connect with 4k I have 64gb opstion comin just 1080/30 and 720/ that’s all

    • DuttoBoy
      December 4, 2015

      Its because of the speed of your microSD card. You will need a good class10 microSD card and then you will be able to see all the options.

  15. Topaz
    February 24, 2016

    EKEN H9 Ultra HD 4K Action Camera $46.99 https://goo.gl/x5P6Ic

  16. Topaz
    February 24, 2016

    EKEN H9 Ultra HD 4K Action Camera $46.99 https://goo.gl/x5P6Ic

  17. Max Hopko
    October 4, 2016

    Buy here https://goo.gl/Wz6wWJ , the most cheaper and verified