HERO5 Session (CHDHS-502)

Cheap tat. Fine for a dashcam but if you want to make proper content then you'll be disappointed. I bought a GoPro Session 5 about 6 years ago and it's still pretty decent. You can problem get a used one of those for the same price as this.

I do a headrest mount from the passenger seat to get in cabin videos. Have done this with an old GoPro hero5 session and will be doing another track day this week with DJI hero 5 Pro. The DJI being years newer is much better quality. I keep stability on and on normal mode and it performs very well with how shaky the arm gets from driving without over stabilizing it. I did a few test runs with the DJI and I’m gonna do 4k 30fps, ev -1 and auto ISO 100-800. And 10bit color (so I don’t have to do too much color grading/correction in post and can just use the raw footage). This was able to get me some decent videos in bright day time and see everything clearly! If you can, do some test drives with your settings. Nothing worst than recording a full track day to find the footage unusable.

I have my GoPro 5 Session… no needs nothing more than stabilizer… with low light works like every newer models, When they launch a gopro that really works at night I will update!! : ) nobody have 8k TVs or can look vids in 8k in social networks…

Session 5 my beloved

Hero 5 Session is my favourite action camera of all time - lightweight, (some) image stabilisation, sturdy as hell and decent 2.7K image. Also, it's basically invisible to others when you're using it to film yourself, due to the size and shape, so it doesn't attract attention. It's such a shame that there was never a new generation after that H5S, or that anyone else made one in that form factor. I remember there was a rumour, something to do with a legal injunction as someone else had a patent for a similar device, which now blocks everyone, including GoPro, from using that shape. If there was a new generation of Session I wouldn't hesitate to snap it up. I've had three before but the battery always dies out and replacing it is a massive pain that involves tearing the camera apart and then soldering a new battery into it. I don't trust myself to do that competently.

They're just slow in terms of progression on the market. Don't get me wrong I love em I've had a session 5 for 4 years and it's done me wonders for whitewater kayaking, it's light small, alright quality and does what an action cam should do. I recently bought the hero 13 from costco (2 days ago) for £300 2 batteries and other bits of stuff, and am thrilled with it. But then again, the argument could be made what really changed from the 13, it has a new magnetic door thingy, and slightly better battery life, with the enduro batteries. Compared that to the improvements dji or insta make, that's where the hate comes from imo. The reality is, everyone has a brand they like they're all really good, and it depends on what you need/ want, for me a gopro is best, but for someone who is hiking and wants cool footage an insta360 x4 or 5 may be a better option. It does just boil down to each and every person's option tbh. And the hate isn't on the camera but the lack of improvement between generations imo, especially considering what each new gopro is like £150 more on release.

Never sell those...I had two Session 5s, and sold them for the newest Mini...What a mistake. Heavier, hotter and worse to place...