Great little camera. Easy to use so far. Still need to fully put it through its paces.

The GoPro HERO5 Session is odd. In fact, it looks boring. One lens, two buttons, and 1" cubical dimensions. It's not exactly your textbook recipe for 4K video, but this little sucker is a hell of a camera. Yes, better action cams exist, but for the size, it's a workhorse.

Up to 4K at 30fps; Image stabilization; Water resistant to 10ATM; Voice commands; Good battery life

No display for previewing/reviewing media; Does not float

GoPro Hero5 Session is waterproof up to a depth of 10m and works with the other GoPro mounts, which is good news for existing users

I bought this camera as a small compact waterproof model and, according to GoPro, a simple to use product. It is absolutely not simple, it is fiddly and the controls are not intuitive.

Fiddly; Very hard to change settings

What an amazing camera. I love the clarity and easy to use.

The Karma Grip delivers silky smooth video when you're moving around, is very easy to use and battery life is good. It's a shame that it only supports the Hero 5 Black out of the box, and there are no harnesses for Session cameras or even the Hero 3 range.

Recommended! No reason to buy Hero 5 black. Many fear the poor battery life on hero5 session without good reason. With GoPro Hero5 Session you can easily connect to an external charger that costs a few hundred pounds and you have longer battery life than Hero 5 Black.

The GoPro Hero 5 Session may look the same as its predecessor, but it now boasts 4k image quality, voice control, video stabilisation and a USB-C connection, as well as updated and increased frame rates and resolutions.

Very good image quality; low weight; tiny size; simple usability

Poor cold-weather performance; unrefined image stabilisation

The super-portable GoPro Hero 5 Session isn’t quite the Hero 5 Black all-rounder, but is still a touch above the rest

Video recording at max 4K resolution; Wind noise reduction; Discreet;

Lacklustre still image quality;

Great image quality; Sensitive dual microphones; Small size opens up mounting options; Easy operation;

Non-removable battery; No WDR or RAW support for still images; No GPS;