So Glad I bought the 7 and not the 8!

Teh Purp

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Coincidentally, the other day I cracked the lens on my DJI Osmo Action ($10 Replacement from Amazon).
that was part of the reason i went for the osmo too,

busting a lense sucks, BUT busting a lense then having to send your camera back to the manufacturer cos they decided to try n skim an extra few bucks on "gopro as a service" kinda buisness model...... atleast you didnt have to do that!
 

HippoDrone

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I smashed a lens protector the other week to, I thought it was the lens itself to start with, so glad it wasn't!
 

HippoDrone

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I really love the 8 and only ever had issues with the 7. I like that you can swap batteries on the 8 without having to unmount it too.... the lens is an issue though.
 
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City Bob

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I really love the 8 and only ever had issues with the 7. I like that you can swap batteries on the 8 without having to unmount it too.... the lens is an issue though.

Oh that is such a huge pain the in a$$! I get waterproofing and all that but who ever decided to put the SD card in the battery compartment where the whole camera needs to be taken out of the mounting housing to access should win the Bellend of the year award!
 
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Teh Purp

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Oh that is such a huge pain the in a$$! I get waterproofing and all that but who ever decided to put the SD card in the battery compartment where the whole camera needs to be taken out of the mounting housing to access should win the Bellend of the year award!
I can see why they do this, but it's possible to have a waterproof USB c, so not sure why they don't just do that in a separate door, that allows for charging, mics, well USB c things.

Then again, this is a problem for pretty much all cameras as far as I know. The osmo action has the c port and the memo port in the same door...
 
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ADX

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Im about to do an unboxing for the gopro 8 but i also bought that media 8. I am currently using the gopro 7 but i really dont want to use that external adapter. So im stuck to see which one ima use for POV.
 
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Ponkster

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I think the 7 is a good setup - I have just got a second 7 black to be my bars cam and will retire my hero 4 black to swing arm and occasional quirk shots cam
 
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HRMV

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I can't see any compelling reason to buy the 8 rather than the 7 to be honest.

Just do NOT make the mistake I did and buy a gitup G3.

Video forthcoming to explain - once I get my editing skills on.
Interested to see what is up with G3
 

HRMV

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I was trying to decide the other day whether to invest in 7 or 8. I used the 7 on tour last year and it worked without issue.
 

Moto Mengy

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I can't see any compelling reason to buy the 8 rather than the 7 to be honest.

I have both the 7 and the 8. The 8 has better wind noise reduction and image stabilization. For the way I'm filming with my helmet setup the 8 is FAR better than the 7 due to both of the above. The 7 works great as a solid mounted camera on my bars though.

I think the 9 is the best of both of them however. That said I see no need to upgrade to a 9, but if I ever need to buy a new camera I probably will go with the 9. By then they will have an 11 or 12 though!
 

UncleL

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I still use 7 as well ;) And I don't see the reason to change. If I would be buying a new camera now... it would be the osmo action - best value at the moment. All the gimmicks in the newer cameras are... just gimmicks. They won't make your footage better, it's better to focus on your own storytelling skills ;)
 

Teh Purp

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I still use 7 as well ;) And I don't see the reason to change. If I would be buying a new camera now... it would be the osmo action - best value at the moment. All the gimmicks in the newer cameras are... just gimmicks. They won't make your footage better, it's better to focus on your own storytelling skills ;)
I upgraded yo an osmo action from cheap cameras, got a cracking deal on it, it's a phenominal camera, the audio adapter is small and sticks to the side of the camera, less things to try n mount to the helmet.
 
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LandyVlad

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After my disaster of an experience with the shitty cam i recently bought, the missus wont; let me buy anything I can;t buy from a shop locally - which means when I can afford one it'll have to be a gopro.
 

Monstrmike

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So I’m debating about buying a new go pro, I have a 5 now but not sure whether to go to 7,8 or 9
Doubt the 9 because it’s not compatible with the 3.5mm mic adapter

So from reading above if I get a 8 make sure I get a lense protector?
 

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