I've run into an very irritating issue that a shitload of folks appear to be complaining about with the later version of GoPros. It's not really an issue with the action camers, but an issue with the Quik software.
Folks expect to be able to use the GoPro Quik app as a camera viewfinder while recording video footage. That's how I've been using my Hero 4. That's also how I'd been using the Akaso Brave. That's also how I'd been using the Polaroid Cube+.
The issue is that, for later GoPros (Heroes 10, 11, and 12), the app will not preview while recording. It only allows you to preview before recording. If you try to preview while recording, the following message shows: "Preview Not Available".
At first I was super angry about this, but then I realized that the newer cameras are super capable and the preview feature has limitations (probably bandwidth-related) in showing the footage as it is being recorded. Now, if the GoPro folks admitted that, I'd be OK with it, but in almost all cases, when customers complain about it in the Support forums, they never give a straight answer to their customers.
Now, this is the only bad thing I've found thus far, and it's not so bad that it overshadows the good things about the camera. Previewing is important to most folks, though, and it goes beyond previewing - being able to look at the footage as you're recording means that if you see mistakes, you can immediately stop and correct the issue(s). You can't do that if you can't see how the camera is recording or framing the footage.
This issue is why I hate GoPro. They've always acted like they're the only action camera company in existence. Luckily, I didn't pay all that much for this camera.
If I keep finding out bad things about GoPro, I'm going to pivot to DJI and never look back.
UPDATE (12/27/2023) - Here's more info, for clarity-sake (and GoPro, for once, being direct and clear on the issue): GoPro 9 - 'Preview not available' when recording
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