I own 5 of these and did my research, and if you get the RIGHT ONE, they are superb cameras. DO NOT get the brown box units. DO NOT get the China units flashed to English language. You ONLY want to get the retail RED and WHITE box made for USA units. All the other units are gray-market Chinese-destined goods and will not flash USA firmware upgrades or get USA support. Read the descriptions on of all the sellers of these cameras, and look for the ones that say they ship USA units in RED and WHITE retail boxes ONLY!!!
This is the cheapest unit (page 2 of sellers on ) that sounds like the correct unit to get.
"$106 - New
Original US English Red-White Color Retail Package - Not Converted from Chinese Version. Unlimited Firmware Upgrade with full English Menu. 2 Year Warranty."
Again, if you're in the USA, you want the USA unit in RED and WHITE retail box. The brown box units are Chinese units and have Chinese firmware. Some say "English firmware" but it's just a Chinese unit that has the English language flashed onto it. The USA firmware upgrades will not work, only the Chinese firmware upgrades will work. The ONLY unit you want is the one that specifically says RED and WHITE retail box in the seller's notes, which are made for USA.
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"$106 - New
Original US English Red-White Color Retail Package - Not Converted from Chinese Version. Unlimited Firmware Upgrade with full English Menu. 2 Year Warranty."
Again, if you're in the USA, you want the USA unit in RED and WHITE retail box. The brown box units are Chinese units and have Chinese firmware. Some say "English firmware" but it's just a Chinese unit that has the English language flashed onto it. The USA firmware upgrades will not work, only the Chinese firmware upgrades will work. The ONLY unit you want is the one that specifically says RED and WHITE retail box in the seller's notes, which are made for USA.
Thank you!