Perfect for my needs (UPDATED)
First I have to say that the customer service is spectacular! I am on my second camera, the first one I purchased didn't go so well. It stopped working after a few days.I reached out to AKASO and I received a prompt response. Ask me for details regarding what happened which I provided. Generally, they were very understanding, and they expressed to me that they genuinely cared about the quality of their products. This reinforced my confidence to give it another shot.This camera is not a GoPro. I have used GoPros and I found that although the picture quality is fantastic, the image stabilization is too smooth and unnatural for my application. There is no middle ground, it is either too shaky, or too smooth.The image quality on this camera is not as good as the gopro, but it is very good for how I use it. The stabilization does just enough where I can get usable footage for my application.I don't care if it's waterproof or not, although I am very pleased that it comes with a waterproof shell. It also comes with a standard shell.Since I keep all of my electronics the ones that I carry with me anyways, in a case or a shell. The fact that this camera comes with two shells is a bonus! This camera has worked flawlessly for my application, and I am very happy with it, and I see it as an exceptional value.If I had a complaint, it would be two things:1. The handlebar mount it's lacking. I believe the idea was to make it lightweight and compact. I just needed something beefier. Thankfully there are many accessory packages available that allowed me to find a heavier duty handlebar mount.2. If I had a complaint it would be that it uses .MOV encoding. I really would have preferred MP4 because I cannot play directly from the camera to my TV because it does not support .MOV. I have to convert it to a different file format.Other than that, it's an excellent device and I highly recommend the camera if you don't want to spend GoPro money!ORIGINAL REVIEW:Wanted something GoPro-like for work so I can record my prototype tests.First couple of days, it worked well enough for my application.Then yesterday, the touchscreen was incredibly slow to respond, or was unresponsive.Today, every time I turned it on, it simply froze after approximately 10 seconds, ceasing to function. It has to remove the battery to turn it off.I thought it was a one-off incident. However, again and again, it happened. Now I know for sure that something is wrong.I never dropped it, and I keep it in its case.I'm exchanging it for another one and I'm hoping for the best.
