Elephone has now launched a small portable camera called Elephone Explorer that looks like the GoPro and it can shoot 4K videos. This mini camera is priced at $69.99 for limited period only and later on it will be priced at $89.99.
Elephone Explorer weight with battery is 58 grams. This compact camera sports a 2 inch screen with 320 x 240 pixels resolution. It can record videos in 4K (3840 x 2160p) resolution at 15fps, 2.7K videos (1520p) at 30fps, FHD at 30/60 fps and 720p at 30/60/120 fps.This device is powered by Allwinner V3 CPU (ARM cortex A7).camera can also shoot still images in 16, 14, 12, 10, 8 and 5 megapixel resolution. There is a micro USB port, micro HDMI port and a micro SD card slot that supports up to 64GB external cards. Camera supports wide angle (170 degrees) and using the OV4689 BSI CMOS sensor.
The explorer gets power from a 900 mAh Li-ion battery. You can record 1080p videos continuously for almost 2 hours on a full battery charge. There is built in WiFi and an app that can be used to preview / control the DV camera.