The 5 Best Action Cameras For Hunting (Reviewed)

Many reasons might have driven you to search for the best action camera for hunting.

Maybe you want to share your hunting videos with your children or hunting buddies. Or perhaps you want to get better at hunting, and reviewing your videos; improves hunting skills. It might even be to get Youtube Famous by creating your channel.

Whatever the reason, you must purchase a good quality action camera, and that’s why I present the best action cameras for hunting.

A quick look at my favorite hunting video cameras

Image	Product	Features	Price
Best Camo	LiDCAM LC-WF	8.6	Check Price On Amazon
Best 4K	Sony FDRX3000	8.6	Check Price On Amazon
Best Portable	Garmin VIRB Ultra 30	8.5	Check Price On Amazon
Best For The Money	AKASO Brave 4 Pro	8.8	Check Price On Amazon
Best For Most People	TACTACAM 5.0	8.6	Check Price On Amazon

Without further ado, let me help you find a good hunting camera.

Top 5 Best Action Cameras For Hunting

5. LiDCAM LC-WF – Best Camo

Starting the list with a quite unique camera, the LiDCAM LC-WF.
This one has a genius design that was made to clip onto any baseball cap, imagine how cool is that.

What’s more, it sports a camouflage color so it can easily blend with nature and not stand out, pairing this bad boy, with your hunter camo clothes and cap will be a joy, no doubt.

It weighs under 4 ounces, so it will almost feel like you don’t have it on your had and has great capabilities thanks to the wide-angle lens and image sensor.

It can record the content in 1080p resolution that looks quite nice. If you want an affordable and solid-built well rounded hitting camera, LC-WF promises to be right up at your alley.

What I like more about this camera is how well it integrates with smartphones. Not only does it come with a Wi-Fi connection, but it also has a companion app that is simple to use and through that you can view the content you just captured. Your kids or friends will love that footage of the deer or rabbit you just captured.

As for battery life, we can’t talk much about it since it falls a bit short, capable of lasting only three hours.

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4. Sony FDRX3000 – Best 4K

If it reads Sony, it must be good.

The next option comes from Sony and what I like to call an “action camcorder”. The Sony FDR x3000 is a great action camera that comes in a camcorder form factor and offers a lot of features, including 4k and 1080p content.

As I mentioned, it has a different design to the boxy shapes we are used to seeing on action cameras like, DJI Osmo Action.

It comes in a sleek white finish, it looks quite compact and stylish. It is durable and you can pretty much take it anywhere you go, it is made to survive. It can survive immersion of 197 ft(60m), all that thanks to its underwater housing, which ensures to keep the action camera dry during wet seasons like autumn and winter.

Besides being well built, the FDR X3000 is also a splendid performer. It records in 4k Ultra HD, at 30 fps. Or if you want more fps, you can keep your hunting content on 1080p with a whopping 100fps. It also has some nifty shooting modes to choose from like, time-lapse, burst photos, etc.

What’s more, it has built-in optical stabilization, in order to make the footage look more natural without shakes and such.

As for battery life, it is on the mediocre side, not the best one but not the worst one either, sits right in the middle.

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3. Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 – Best Portable

Garmin decided to push boundaries and watches are not the only thing they can make. It released several tools for outdoor activities, Garmin Virb Ultra 30 is one of them.

VIRB Ultra 30 is the successor of the previous model, the VIRB XE.

Ultra 30 is here to cover what his sibling couldn’t. For example, XE was maxed out at 1,440p resolution while the Ultra 30 easily reaches 4k.

It is as robust as they come, even though it is mostly made out of plastic, it is a high-quality one. Its waterproof housing gives us the freedom to take this action camera anywhere with us since it can dive up to 40m (130ft).

 The mounting system is also a thing on its own. Virb Ultra 30 can be a hat action camera so you can have your hands free to focus on hunting and it can also be mounted on a gun or bow; simply put, it is ideal for hunters.

Under its hood, it has a CMOS imx078 sensor with Novatek 96660 chipset. As far as the recording goes, as I mentioned above it is capable of recording in 4k at 30fps, or 120fps at 1080p.

Just like the above option from Sony, it built-in Electronic Image Stabilization that detects when the action camera moves or shakes.

Battery-life promises to last 120 mins in 4k recording and gradually increase, by decreasing the quality of your footage.

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2. AKASO Brave 4 Pro – Best For The Money

Second on the list comes a pick from Akaso, the Akaso Brave 4.

This is a great handy, entry-level action camera under 200 dollars that will reward hunters on a budget, with great performances and features.

While GoPro and DJI are the main players in this industry, Akaso offers what those prominent brands offer but in a wallet-friendly manner.

Akaso decided to stick to the same blueprint design that they maintained for years now. For sure, it is the same design that you will find in most action cameras, but it doesn’t take cues from its rival, GoPro.

The Brave 4 is really light and compact, you can just add it to your pocket or bag without noticing. Yet, it is robust enough to be loved by extra sports enthusiasts, let alone hunters.

What I like the most is the great mounting accessories that are included with the action camera, it gives you huge freedom on placing it almost anywhere.

It can record at 4k with 24 fps, which is quite surprising for the price it comes with. Even 2k content at 30 fps and the FULL HD, 1080p one sits at 60fps.

As for the battery life, just like most action cameras it doesn’t have much stamina, it goes around 1/2 hours if you are recording, but if you are taking only stills it can easily withstand 8 hours.

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1. TACTACAM 5.0 – Best For Most People

Last but not least, we have one of the best choices for hunters, you simply can’t go wrong with the Tactacam 5.0.

This hunting action camera is constructed with hunters in mind and is a full set of hunting gear. Not only that it also has high capabilities as a hunting action camera, such as the 4k resolution. 

It comes in a cylindrical shape and is really well built while being quite lightweight.

The star of the show here must be its capabilities to mount on almost anything. It comes with a Bow mount, Gun Mount that mounts your camera tightly onto your gun, crossbow, and scope, to offer steady filming.

Tactacam 5.0 uses a unique lens design, which gives a similar view to what we see with our human eye. There’s also the 8x optical zoom to draw your prey as close as possible, and it doesn’t leave the built-in image stabilization behind either.

This hunting action camera allows you to capture great 4K footage. With all that being said, it just simply ticks all the boxes, we need to look for in an action camera for hunting.

It does fall short a bit in the battery-life aspect, but it’s nothing groundbreaking. It promises to take you through 2.5 to 3 hours of constant recording.

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What To Look For When Buying The Best Action Camera For Hunting:

You simply don’t go blindly in the market and grab the first action camera that you spot. Those are some key factors you should take into consideration when picking the action camera that serves your hunting necessities.

Durability

We all know that hunting takes place in nature and mother nature is not a garden with flowers, it’s a harsh place. If you planning on bringing an action camera with you, it needs to be formidable and withstand what you can. 

There are also a lot of action cameras that come with extra protection/housing, so always make sure to see what the package includes.

Resistance to Elements

This is also part of durability, waterproofing and shockproofing are essential features that you need to look for in the camera that will be used for hunting.

There are cameras that can survive even immersion up to 100 feet, but some of them can barely withstand rain; so always make sure to read the specifications and see what it is capable of withstanding.

You don’t want your camera to break down due to sudden rain.

Mounting

Yet another important factor, you want your camera to be as easy as possible to mount and carry around.

For example, compact and lightweight action cameras are incredibly important towards that end.

There are a bunch of tools that you will be taking with you while hunting, it would be nice for your camera to be mountable to most of them, it results in huge comfort and easy capture of footage.

Silent Operation

This is a part that most people overlook due to being too much invested in the specs of the camera.

Imagine it this way, you have been all morning waiting for that rabbit to pass by and sit, you turn your camera on and the loud beep scares the rabbit away, resulting in you missing the shot.

You don’t want that right, so make sure you get a camera that can operate with vibrations.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Closing Words

I feel like I have successfully included everything you need to know when looking to buy a hunting camera.

But at the end of the day, it all boils down to preferences and budget.

What may appeal to me or someone else, won’t appeal to you or vice-versa.

Even with that being said, you should really do your homework prior to buying a product.