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Purchased this little guy for my Thailand trip. Took it snorkeling, gave it some time in the sea. I have an advanced photography background and am quite picky so take that into consideration when reading my review. Overall I recommend the GoPro Hero Session with one caveat -- for the price. Do you prioritize stealth and portability? Then buy this over the typical GoPros. Image quality in photo mode will be about the same (This guy has taken some pretty nice looking images I must admit) It's black so you don't look like your typical GoPro user and it's not so quite obvious you're being a tourist. Less of a target, in my opinion. The video quality is quite good and colorful and sharp. You'll see reviews sort of bash this GoPro compared to the larger silver or black and they're right, those GoPros do edge out the session in quality but only while viewing full size on a large screen. For YouTube and your computer, you won't notice a difference. This does not need a case to be waterproofed. Very cool feature about it. So its footprint is tiny. The battery life is just OK but the cool thing is you can charge it via USB. No need to pull out a clunky battery and charger and put it in the wall. I charged this sucker using my portable charger and micro USB cable on the go! http://amzn.to/28Y1tPT Almost NOBODY makes this point. The only thing I don't like is when you are in a fast paced environment and you need to record quickly, the Session can be inconsistent in its response. You often ask yourself is it in photo mode or video mode? I've often done the opposite of what I intended to do. You get used to it, but it's frustrating. Overall I thought about trading it for the bigger GoPro but the session has its own charm about it.