My previous BE was 7, there was no reason to upgrade to 8, and nine is, of course, fantastic. unique camera The pluses: Exceptional steadiness Doesn't freeze up, keeps stabilizing even when it's freezing outside Superior tools (case, float monopod, SD 32gb, set of mounts, second battery) incorporated a variety of new shooting modes Max Lens Mod is available, and it may be used to replace the horizon with a rifle. Many drawbacks: Freezes up occasionally After the USB drive finished erasing the videos, it turned off. Video quality is subpar since a median bitrate is used across all modes by default.