Usually those that are trying to get into action video camera recording automatically look for a gopro, which is the first name to come to mind. Then, after seeing the price of around $400, you start looking for more budget cameras. Let me tell you, when I bought this camera on sale for around $70 and it came with accessories, I was blown away by the value for money. The image quality is very clear, and surprised me a lot. The stabilization is top notch. My only complaint is the audio. The quality isn't bad, its just very quiet, but they also conveniently sell a mic for very cheap that you can plug into the camera that fixes any low audio issues. The accessories that came with mine were good, but I recommend buying hat mounts or chest mounts which are a lot more useful. The app that you can download and pair your device to is very good, but when downloading videos onto your phone, it downscales them a lot. I recommend buying a usb adaptor with your micro sd card which will allow you to view the videos in full quality on your PC, which you can then send onto your phone one way or another. Overall very impressed.