This appears to be a nice, functional action camera. I bought it to use it instead of an expensive Go Pro for kayaking. I will update this with more details after I have had a chance to use it on my first trip.

I've purchased my laptop, iPad Pro 11" (2G, Cellular), the fancy iPad Pro cover/keyboard, my laptop, and this GoPro, as open-box or refurbished. Not a single item has been defective in the slightest way and I saved hundreds of dollars so far. No reason to pay full-price for these items.Also, before settling on my current iPad Pro 11", I had other versions, all refurbished, all were just fine (no cosmetic damages or malfunctions), and again, saved a lot of money. I was able to return the items when no longer needed at no cost to me.So don't be a sucker- try buying refurbished items first and if something is wrong, Amazon and other stores have generous return policies.Anyhow, the biggest gripe I have with GoPro is their crappy desktop software. GPS signal reception by these things is incredibly weak...although when using 3rd-party apps, I can see GPS data was encoded in the video, but the GoPro software won't ever display it.The Hero 8 is much improved over the Hero 7 and earlier, but the Hero 9 isn't much more than a, "My male part is bigger than yours". Can't watch 5K video in 5K if your GPU and display don't support it, so what's the point? (yes, I said 5K, because that's what the 9 advertises, IIRC) Also, the larger the resolution, the more space you'll need on your SD card.Anyhow, that's my rant. Go away now.

Quality product. Fit perfectly and worked very well.

Excelente producto. Estoy feliz con mi nueva cámara

I bought this camera (the less expensive M1 camera) a few weeks ago and am shocked at how difficult it is to use. The "User Manual" is terrible and setting it up is NOT easy. The tiny screen is almost unusable. And, because it requires a magnifying glass to even read the text on it, setup is very frustrating and viewing any photos on it kind of pointless. Setup was further complicated by a small piece of plastic at the left end of the On/Off/Setup switch (from when that piece came out of the mold). It kept me from being able to switch to Live Mode until I cut that excess plastic off.They include a cheap strap which broke the first time I tried to use it. They also include a short cable (apparently to plug into a computer?) but absolutely no instructions on how to do that in the User Manual. I finally just removed the SD card and viewed the files on my computer. I couldn't find any YouTube videos reviewing this particular camera.I understand this is a cheap product but I've spent WAY TOO MIUCH time getting any value out of it so far.**********While most of my criticisms still apply, I went back through the User Manual and did find several things I missed or didn't read. First, there is a discussion of how to connect the camera to my computer via the USB cable in the manual. Second, there is a post-sales support email address in the manual. I emailed it and got an immediate response promising help. Will update this when I've received it.******** Updated 1/16/2023 ********I have updated my rating to five stars primarily due to the incredible support I received from post-sales support person, Kim. Kim replaced the M1 camera with the other (slightly more expensive and upgraded option on Amazon), the T1A camera. The replacement is a FAR better choice and an excellent value. The screen is larger, the controls easier to use, photo quality and motion detection are significantly better. It does require a different SD card (microSD vs. SD) but that shouldn't be an issue. The manual still needs editing by a fluent tech writer, but overall, this was a good value for the money.

The camera is very easy to set up. The viewing window on the camera makes it so much easier to see what you are going to take a picture of. Leaps and bounds better than cameras with no viewing window.

Very nice for the price. A bit shaky so I’d prefer to mount it on something stable.