I tried out the SJ7 earlier this year and was disappointed by two things.
1. There was no manual ISO control for videos. At night, most cameras go overboard on ISO and if you're recording something that has its own lighting, the subject is always washed out. It isn't difficult to do, my phone can do it (but my phone can't record 4K reliably, I just don't see it much.
2. The other issue was that the battery did not seat properly into the camera. It's like it would go in too much and disconnect. I had to stick a little piece of paper in there so that it would make contact. Even then, if I squeeze the camera the wrong way, it would just shut off. I hope that was a one off and not a problem with the whole series.
1. There was no manual ISO control for videos. At night, most cameras go overboard on ISO and if you're recording something that has its own lighting, the subject is always washed out. It isn't difficult to do, my phone can do it (but my phone can't record 4K reliably, I just don't see it much.
2. The other issue was that the battery did not seat properly into the camera. It's like it would go in too much and disconnect. I had to stick a little piece of paper in there so that it would make contact. Even then, if I squeeze the camera the wrong way, it would just shut off. I hope that was a one off and not a problem with the whole series.