Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The new remote is a bit better than the older one for the Hero 3, but all the problems with the remote not charging consistently continue. I use this remote in the ocean, and when I try to charge the remote it never, ever just charges. I have to clean the contacts. It will not charge if there's slightest bit of corrosion, dust on the contacts. So I spent some time EVERY freaking time cleaning the contact trying to get it to charge. This is a pathetic system... Additionally the charging mechanism doesn't automatically turn off the remote when it's done. Rather it turns on the remote when it's done charging so now the remote is on and not charging. Unless you watch the thing and unplug it and turn it off when it's done you'll never have a full charge. More than likely you'll end up with a drained battery again and you get to start the process over again. Don't buy this remote, unless you absolutely need it. If you can use some other mechanism like your phone to trigger the camera use that. Don't perpetuate this piece of crap unless you have no alternative. GoPro - for $80 you can sure fix this flawed tech. You've known about this particular issue with all the bad press/reviews from the Hero 3 remote and still you haven't even made any changes? Surely there's gotta be a better way than having tiny recessed contacts that will pool water and corrode so easily. Bigger contacts that aren't recessed would probably solve 90% of the problems. And auto-shutdown surely isn't rocket science. C'mon. With all the improvements in the remote and cameras in this iteration a little love for the remote is more than overdue.