SJCAM M10 Wi-Fi Mini Cube

SJCAM’s M10 Wi-Fi Mini Cube is the newest in its range of sports and action cameras. It is extremely multipurpose and can be used as a webcam, car dash-cam, home surveillance cam and even underwater with waterproof housing. The camera can support numerous languages and there are firmware upgrades available regularly. Its affordable price and great features have made SJCAM cameras a favorite among enthusiasts.

Design and Features

The M10 Wi-Fi Mini Cube even though named a ‘cube’ isn’t exactly one and measures 48.1x43.3x48.1 mm. Its design is very similar to that of the Polaroid Cube and the new GoPro Hero4 Session, and it is available in 7 different colors – white, black, golden, red, yellow, silver and blue.

As mentioned above, the camera is extremely multipurpose and versatile and the cube shape is much more appealing, making it easier to use. When it comes to features, they are the same as the previous SJCAM SJ4000, but improvements have been made in terms of easier navigation and enhanced user interface, apart from just the physical design.

The SJCAM M10 cube features a water-resistant plastic housing that makes it waterproof till 30 meters under water. You can also buy an additional waterproof case to completely keep your camera safe and guard it against damage.

It also supports microSD and microSDHC memory cards with storage up to 32 GB. According to SJCAM you should pick from the leading brands as they are more reliable and will provide the best performance.

Video and Photo

With the SJCAM M10 Mini Cube you can record HD videos with various modes and different resolutions.

• 1080p x 30 fps (1920*1080) Full HD
• 720p x 60 fps (1280*720) HD (be aware - not true fps, just double frame)
• 720p x 30 fps (1280*720) HD
• WVGA 848*480
• VGA 640*480

You can choose from different photo shooting modes like Single shot, and Self-timer (5s / 10s / 20s / continuous shooting) to make recording and taking pictures extremely easy. You can also use a number of different mounts and accessories with this action camera to get the perfect shot every time.

The videos taken in full HD are quite great and give tough competition to other established camera brands, and that too at such a low cost. It is equipped with a 170° wide-angle 6 layers glass lens and features 4x digital zoom. The recorded videos are in MOV format and their compression format is H.264.

As for the photos, the SJCAM M10 has a 12 MP camera and AR0330 image sensor and has the ability to take pictures in these resolutions:

• 12mp (4032 x 3024)
• 10mp (3648 x 2736)
• 8mp (3264 x 2448)
• 5mp (2592 x 1944)
• 3mp (2048 x 1536)
• 2MHD (1920 x 1080)
• VGA (640 x 480)
• 1.3mp (1280 x 960)

One great option is that you will have the option of recording videos and taking pictures in 3 color modes – color, black and white and sepia. You can also adjust settings like the white balance, which will allow you to adjust your video and display slightly different colors. You can choose from:

• Auto (default)
• Cloudy
• Daylight
• Fluorescent
• Tungsten

Battery

According to the SJCAM website, the M10 Cube action camera uses a rechargeable 900mAh Li-ion battery and has a recording time of about 90 minutes on a full single charge. The charging time via for the camera when using a USB cord on a laptop or computer is about 3 hours, and one and a half hours when using the AV to USB converter.

Conclusion

Overall, the SJCAM M10 Wi-Fi Mini Cube is a refreshing new design and is very versatile and easy to use, but when it comes to the features it doesn’t have too much of an addition. If you don’t own any SJCAMs and want an alternative to Gopro action cameras, then this one is definitely worth the buy, because for its price and feature range, it is definitely a great camera!