CalmBiker
Roll on summer...
I hear ya... the 10 [and 9, for that matter] were problematic. I skipped the 11, but bought the 12 - and other than not playing nice in Multicam setups with The Remote, it's been rock solid. I have backup copies of all the firmware versions in case of an issue, but haven't needed to use them with the 12.
I fully plan on buying a Hero 13 when it comes out... pending release of the actual specs, of course.
-John
Out of interest, can you run the 12 without a battery using a USB power bank?