I bought this to take videos of kids school events. It can be difficult to get a video with the way schools are laid out, so I thought this would give the best options for any sort of scenario. I can just set it on a small tripod that's above people's heads and it will be less invasive than my hand and a cell phone. Also, since it has wifi, I can put the tripod somewhere on the sides of the room and still check on it to make sure it is working and then click record in time. Finally, it's small enough that I can just stick it on a spider and clip it somewhere if absolutely necessary. So far, I've used it with a spider in taekwando (worked great) and with a tripod from front row (where I didn't need to be in anyone's way).
My one concern is that the app isn't put out by a major company, so maybe someday it wont be wifi useful. However, I have checked that all the functions work without wifi, so if that day comes, it's still a good camera. (Also, I have not actually needed to use the wifi app other than tinkering, so not a big deal). If that day comes, it does have a remote to start the video, so that should work (just can't do one last check that it sees everything is all).
It does chew through some GB when in 4K60fps, but that is to be expected. With a normal SD Card formatted to only allow 4G files, it was starting a new file every 16 minutes. That's not been an issue so far. I have not noticed a skip between videos, but I think there is one. In my case, if it's important, I just select a resolution to make sure I'm safe. I think a differently formatted card might do better, but I have not checked.
Battery lasts more than an hour, which is good. It comes with two batteries, which is good for hot swap, and I love that it comes with an external battery charger which does both so I can just knock it out before a play and not be tinkering with a bunch of cables. Also comes with a ton of hookups. Seems like there's nothing I can't attach this to, whether it's bikes, tripods, chest, bars, you name it.
Overall great value for the money. Very happy with it.
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