The Hero does not have these two features and I must admit that I do not miss. The camera is also without display and Wi-Fi quickly aligned (great angle) and by the one-button operation absolutely without any problems and safe to manipulate. With the Quick-Capture function will be started within two seconds and start recording. By loud beeps gives clear feedback that the camera is turned on (3 x), and recording starts (1X). When recording is finished, the camera turns off again, which saves power.
The buttons are easily accessible and after a short period of grip to the helmet or chest strap is quickly learned without taking away his eyes off the trail and thus can get into dangerous situations.
The functions are simple, and that's good: Then nothing can be changed to the detriment.
The image quality in my opinion is very good and leaves no wish unfulfilled. The light and dark balance works reliably and relatively quickly, as I was of my Rollei unfortunately nothing good usual. Bluish, as it sometimes have cheaper competitors in the movies, I have so far, even in low light conditions can not be determined; the colors are very natural over.
It is often criticized that the battery of the Hero can not be changed. All I can say that I have never changed in the two years with my Rollei battery. Even with a 6 day alpine cross the stream has loosely held by every day, and there was enough to film. According to my experience, the battery of Hero than enough for 2 hours of film, and the stated 2.5 hours I do not consider utopian. Since the GoPro is loose in the area of its predecessor!
The camera is firmly installed in the shell, which is a disadvantage and may be: scratches on the lens can not be resolved by a shell exchange. But since I never had problems with the Rollei, although enough branches and falls has noticed.
My conclusion: for the opportunity filmmaker who wants to take his little adventure without previous knowledge in a very good quality, the camera is (almost) perfect.
