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I'm so sad that they killed off the Session line, it was a nice cube-shaped GoPro, and it was great for quadcopters because the cube is easier to protect with a mount, but they weren't making any money on selling them so they had to go, you can see how it can be protected here: https://cdn3.bigcommerce.com/s-7sp5w/products/336/images/284...

I know people that have bought 5+ GoPro Sessions because it is now being removed from the market, but it has opened up for competitors to copy the formfactor, but nothing comes near in my experience.

I hope we get good protective TPU mounts for the Hero 7, but I have my doubts about flying around with a touchscreen, it is bound to crash and break :(

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I bought a Session 4 as my first GoPro and based on the experience I don't know if I'd buy another GoPro.

The camera can't be used while charging and the battery will die in a matter of days (even with WiFi disabled) so there's no impromptu or spontaneous usage. You have to know in advance that you'll need it and charge it up ahead of time.

The camera frequently overheats and then locks up trying to shut itself down.

The camera is suppose to start recording with a button press and stop recording with another press of the same button. It usually starts recording fine but more often than not when you press the button again to stop the camera will just lockup. If you don't hold the button for 10 seconds to force a hard reset the battery will drain in a matter of minutes.

It's been a really poor user experience considering how nice the hardware itself is and how much they market it as a premium product.

That is really interesting and sad that you have had such a bad experience, I own both a generation 4 and 5, and haven't had any issues at all.

I have only used mine in Denmark and the UK, so that is quite cold conditions so that might be one reason why I haven't experienced any overheating issues.

I do seem to remember disabling bluetooth+wifi to save battery, but I do not need to charge ahead of time.

Maybe you got a bad camera, and maybe that is why it wasn't profitable to continue.

I've had good experiences with my SJCam alongside my GoPro and I know they have a Session sized/shaped format. You could try those out.

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