I’m again in two minds about the ZGCINE PS-G10 Mini as I was with the larger version. There’s something about the design that doesn’t quite sit right. Still, it’s nice that ZGCINE is adapting the aesthetics and adding the texture down the sides to make it easier to hold and grip in the great British outdoors (Generally cold and wet, despite it being summer).
On the design, it would be good if there were a loop so it could be strapped into a bag so that you don’t have to route to find it – the orange plastic strip should look great, but somehow makes it look a bit cheap. The ZGCINE logo feels like it should be bigger, maybe at an angle and more GoPro extreme. That’s the thing with the PS-G10 Mini. As with the PS-G10, it’s been well designed functionally but doesn’t have the aesthetic flair I want from a GoPro accessory.
Aesthetic aside – functionally, it performs well and loaded with two additional batteries weighs in at 195g which isn’t a great deal. Two batteries on their own come in at 66g

I do like the slimmer profile compared with the PS-G10, but what has surprised me is that I’m using it. It’s just handy. The first point is that it’s great to have the additional power for the GoPro batteries. The fact is that they can charge in my backpack outside of the camera, so I can use it to do some filming, and then there’s the ability to top up my phone’s charge, which is forever running low.
Technically this is a great product, but really I now want it to be a little more GNARBOX 2.0 in design, with a weatherproof seal, a strap hole to secure it in my backpack, and a way to have the batteries in the slot not charging while my phone is. As you might be able to tell, I like a lot about this product, but now I want more because it feels like it has so much more potential.