So Glad I bought the 7 and not the 8!
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Teh Purp
Friendly Neighbourhood Idiot
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!
Hippo-Drones
Pleb
I smashed a lens protector the other week to, I thought it was the lens itself to start with, so glad it wasn't!
Hippo-Drones
Pleb
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.
City Bob
Immature Amateur
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!
Teh Purp
Friendly Neighbourhood Idiot
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...
ADX
Wannabie Member
will do and yes just waiting on the damn panda mic.
HRMV
Unsupervised Wanderer
Interested to see what is up with G3
Moto Mengy
Motovlogger from PA, USA
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
Uncle LongBeard
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
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
Friendly Neighbourhood Idiot
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.I still use 7 as well
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Monstrmike
Wannabie Member
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?
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?
