vacuumboots
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I've had 3 sj7 stars, bought them all at the same time, around a year ago.
I treated them well and used them sparingly. Never shot in 4k as I don't need 4k footage and didn't want to stress the cameras.
#1 spontaneously exploded/started-on-fire while I was transferring video to my PC.
#2 the LCD on the back separated itself from the back. I superglued it back on and the screen seemed fine. Then one of my batteries swelled itself enough that I ripped the tab off trying to get it out.
I'm not sure what to do with it now, I've got lots of other batteries I could use, but without being able to get the swollen one out, the device is useless (I'm not going to turn it on with the swollen battery in there). The whole camera is probably garbage now.
#3) The third one has held up pretty well. I wouldn't use it as a head-cam because I don't want it that close to my head, but it's alright for walking around with on a gimbal when the weather is nice.
Lessons for if you have a sj7 star
- don't ever store your sj7 with a battery in it.
- buy one of these https://www.amazon.ca/gp/B077Q5CF6Y
Lessons for if you don't have a sj7 star:
- dont get one.
I treated them well and used them sparingly. Never shot in 4k as I don't need 4k footage and didn't want to stress the cameras.
#1 spontaneously exploded/started-on-fire while I was transferring video to my PC.
#2 the LCD on the back separated itself from the back. I superglued it back on and the screen seemed fine. Then one of my batteries swelled itself enough that I ripped the tab off trying to get it out.
I'm not sure what to do with it now, I've got lots of other batteries I could use, but without being able to get the swollen one out, the device is useless (I'm not going to turn it on with the swollen battery in there). The whole camera is probably garbage now.
#3) The third one has held up pretty well. I wouldn't use it as a head-cam because I don't want it that close to my head, but it's alright for walking around with on a gimbal when the weather is nice.
Lessons for if you have a sj7 star
- don't ever store your sj7 with a battery in it.
- buy one of these https://www.amazon.ca/gp/B077Q5CF6Y
Lessons for if you don't have a sj7 star:
- dont get one.