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Re:GoPro cutting 7 percent of its workforce by Avalaxy on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @05:15PM (#10898025)
To be fair I don't think any of the cheaper knock-off products come anywhere close to the quality that GoPro produces, both in terms of solidness and image quality?
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Re:GoPro cutting 7 percent of its workforce by bduerst on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @05:22PM (#10898078)
They're almost all standard CMOS camera sensors, so depending on what you're wanting to do (action images, streaming video, etc.) you should compare on those features.
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Re:GoPro cutting 7 percent of its workforce by foobarqux on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @05:25PM (#10898095)
The Xiaomi cam looks like it has virtually identical image quality for $60. You give up water-proofness but you can get a waterproof case add-on.
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Re:GoPro cutting 7 percent of its workforce by jonknee on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @05:42PM (#10898217)
GoPro's aren't waterproof either, they require a waterproof housing.
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Re:GoPro cutting 7 percent of its workforce by lukeschlather on Wednesday January 13, 2016 @05:56PM (#10898317)
The built-in waterproofing is a big deal. As is the sturdiness of the case. Doesn't matter if I'm biking, swimming, diving, snowshoeing, I can always have my GoPro with me and I know it will always be available to take a video at a couple seconds' notice.

I can't imagine I'd have the same confidence in a cheaper camera with a waterproof case add-on that I do in my GoPro. Also, the $130 I paid for the entry-level model was a good price.

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