I’ve had 3 different generations (4,8,10 IINM). My main headache was reliable charging (bad contact, I guess), and starting. Thinking it should be all charged and have it die shortly or not start was super annoying. It could work great, or fail. I’m still getting used to trusting it, since it seems to be behaving.
I have read that GoPro's low-light performance is limited.
This is from my GoPro HERO 8 that I bought in February 2021. Are newer models noticeably better?
https://reddit.com/link/1p4oeiu/video/375scg90q03g1/player
I am content with my HERO 8 for my casual use. I have just bought a new battery for it. If I need to upgrade it, isn't it now the best time of the year in terms of price? What is normally the strongest reason to upgrade HERO 8 to HERO 13?
The video is from my morning run. I took a clip from a segment when I deliberately slowed down. I jog in the morning, even during international travels. I also ski in low light sometimes.
This is from a night skiing scene video recoded with my HERO 8. For my casual use, I considered it acceptable.
https://preview.redd.it/jrhtp9qn213g1.png?width=3793&format=png&auto=webp&s=d9d2e33cd713983fbf26ad5b206f6cc539f07277
I would recommend a used GoPro 8 instead, it should be in your budget range.
Usually Akaso and SJcam have decent video quality but the issue with those cameras are the bad video stabilization system, it's not as good as the GoPros. It can cause tremors like footage, wobbling and other issues, also the audio quality is not that great either.
Yep I feel the same. I have a hero 8 black and the touchscreen only works on the bottom half. Started having issues with it just over a year after I bought it. It collects dust now
I just went for a dive greatest with a GoPro, and for the 15th time the camera refused to turn on while in the water, and though it worked fine on the land (this is with a casing around it). I had this before, and unplugging the battery usually does it. But this is really hard in the waves while diving and not drowning the camera. Anyway, I succeeded, took a photo, turned off the cam. Saw a great turtle, turned on the camera, and nothing. I was furious!
I opened the cam again, and this time the battery protection fell into the water. I probably could have recovered it, but I've been making too many excuses to keep the worst camera I ever owned (Gopro Hero 8).
I will never ever buy anything from Gopro ever again, these cameras overheat, or simply don't turn on, and the image quality is average, at best. I'm going to try the Osmo, and hope that I don't have to write a similar post in a years time!
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