Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Edited 11/09/2018 Ok, so I've had this camera for a while now and I updated it to a 5 star review back in December 2017. I'd like to give it a 6th star at this point with Rylo's continued firmware improvements. This is NOT the same camera as when I first purchased it due to all of the continued improvements. As of today - my Rylo now captures in 5.8K as opposed to 4K. Videos look a lot sharper. It's a large improvement and most of all, the upgrade was FREE. Wow. Just wow. In addition to that, the old app would work fine with either "follow me" or "look here", but if you tried to use both in a single video, it could get a little jumpy. They fixed that with an even better easy to use interface - and the old interface was already easy to use. The learning curve with the new features is about 15 seconds. Along the way, they also allowed the user to work with the videos on the Rylo itself. An older version only allowed video editing after downloading it onto a phone and that can fill up the phone's memory very quickly. They fixed that too. I'm almost left with nothing to complain about and I get more impressed with the camera with each free update. Edited 12/16/2017 Originally a 3 star review and then Rylo updated their app. The more I use this thing, the more I like it. This device now deserves 5 stars. Low light performance is now a B. I don't know what they did, but now video in lower light conditions is now acceptable. Not great, but good enough. Huge improvement compared to before the update. They added a very cool and easy to use "Tiny Planet" mode. GoPro Fusion should be really scared. Good job Rylo - keep it up. _______________________________ I wanted this to replace my GoPro - but I'm not ready to give up the GoPro just yet. Video Stabilization: A++. OK, they got this part right. A standard GoPro has nothing on this unless you add on an external gimbal. I've bolted the Rylo on the strap on my backpack using a Peak Design capture clip and I took it mountain biking. With the GoPro, the video is shaky and hardly usable - I've been on the fence with getting a gimball for this, but they are all bulky. Even the new GoPro 6 image stabilization is pretty pathetic compared to this. The Rylo was incredible in this regard. The videos are incredibly smooth and outstanding. If you are buying it for this feature - then get this. Data Transfer: A. My GoPros are wireless but they take a long time to transfer the files. Plus, they get real hot and the battery life is useless so you gotta plug them in for power during data transfer anyways. Rylo took a direct wired approach, which makes the transfer time tolerable, especially when compared to any GoPro. Low Light Quality: F-. Thinking about using this indoors with dim light? Forget about it. It's horrendous. My kids $20 playskool camera has better low light performance. Still Pic Quality: F. The camera only has 2 modes: Video and Still Pics. The still pics are useless even in bright light. I have yet to take a single good looking still photo. There is no detail in the photos. Focus is always fuzzy. All the colors are muted and blended together. GoPro's still pics blow this away in all regards. Build Quality: A. This thing is solid. The aluminum shell is a nice aesthetic touch. The button feel is good and easy to activate. The battery doors and covers are really well designed. No stupid rubber boots like some cameras. I salute the Mechanical and Industrial Engineers that worked on this. Software: B. Sometimes it works, sometimes it's buggy. The follow me and look here work OK, but sometimes it loses the focus point and gets lost. Once it's lost, the video jumps a bit and it's hard to get it to transition smoothly. Overall, the iPhone software is easy to use. Ease of Use: A. No messy multi layer menus. Both the camera OLED and iPhone App are very easy to use. Battery Life: TBD. With my GoPro, I take 3 batteries and I usually end up using all of them. With the Rylo, I have yet to fully exhaust as single battery per outing. I have an extra battery, but I have yet to use it yet. it's better than Gopro, but I'll have to push the device a bit more.