Dual Purpose

I had two goals when selecting an action cam:not surprisingly, to use as an action cam for skiing and other actiony stuff.The other was to have a compact vlogging camera.The new gopro hero 7 black has gotten rave reviews.If I were only looking for an actioncam, I would probably go with the newer...

GPS does not function with this camera anymore due to some issues with Google (). Not worth the premium price if the functions are not available. No mapping, No Speedometer, No GPS date. Sony support will not help or compensate for the missing functions.

Still A Quality Unit After All These Years

Outstanding clarity.Robust build.Slim profile. Excellent stabilization. Outstanding audio. Only drawback is that Sony longer allows you to upload video to Facebook Live. That was why i purchased it in the first place

Everything Is As Advertised

Camera Wi-Fi no longer supported by Sony to allow instant uploads to online social media; No more Facebook Live

First usage report

I have just had the opportunity to unbox and do a test usage on this action camera. I do VLOG's outdoors and on motorcycles. I was attracted to this camera because of its ability to work with a direct plug in external microphone. I have not had the chance to test this feature just yet.