MGCOOL Explorer Pro Action Camera Review

The action camera market has expanded at a pretty fast pace in the last couple of years, and while GoPro continues to be the star of the show, not everyone wants to spend several hundred dollars on such a device.

This is why smaller companies, such as those based in China, believe they can succeed in this rapidly-evolving side of the technology business, promising to make no compromises in terms of performance, but keeping the price as low as possible.

This is the case of MGCOOL, the Chinese manufacturer that launched its flagship Explorer Pro action camera with a price that takes everyone by surprise. At $40, it’s one of the most affordable 4K action cameras on the market, and it’s available right now from a wide array of retailers.

The Explorer Pro was developed from the very beginning to be a low-budget action camera that doesn’t leave behind the essential technical capabilities, though there’s one important omission on the spec sheet that got our attention fro...