GoPro cameras

Raised as a usability problem by 15 people on Hacker News over 14 years (2013–2026), in 10 threads.

People raised many different problems with GoPro cameras, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.

Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.

The newest 17 complaints

Recorded videos come out with missing sound or corrupted footage2026-07-18
Desktop editing software lacks features that the mobile app has, forcing workarounds2026-07-18
Camera resets its clock every time it is recharged2026-06-04
Physical buttons require confusing mix of holding, repeated pressing, and single presses2026-06-03
Split video files sort confusingly by filename and share creation dates, hard to order2024-11-11
Too many overlapping models make it hard to choose which camera to buy2020-04-16
Hard to tell whether the camera is on when mounted on a helmet2020-04-16
On-camera UI is too cumbersome and easy to get wrong2018-01-20
Annoying to charge, short battery life, and files require the companion app2016-11-04
Hard to operate with gloves and mounts keep working loose2016-11-04
Proprietary app for transferring and editing files is frustrating and confusing to use2016-11-04
Can't tell if camera is on or recording; mushy buttons and LEDs hard to see while riding2016-11-03
Too many confusing models make it hard to know what to buy2016-11-03
Can't tell whether the camera is recording without stopping to look at it2016-01-14
Cameras are frustrating to use, so owners stop using them after a few times2016-01-13
The camera's interface is described as awful, with no specific problem named2014-08-11
Launch problems made the cameras unusable for owners2013-03-21