7/6/2023 0 Comments Hero camera photo gun![]() ![]() The multitude of resolution and frame-rate combinations alone read like a phonebook.įortunately, the quick select menu from the Hero 8 sees a return, allowing you to either pick suitable setting combinations from GoPro’s presets or make your own. You have a lot of options to pick from while shooting with the GoPro Hero 9 Black. This is good news if you don’t like having to change batteries on the go, although less so for those who already have a collection of incompatible older GoPro batteries. The battery is all-new for the Hero 9 and is 30% bigger than before. On the left is the Hero 9’s water-tight door, behind which is the battery, micro-SD card slot and USB-C port. The inlet looks remarkably similar to the door latch on the opposite side though, so you’ll need to make sure you don’t get the two mixed up. The larger body allows for a larger 50 x 33mm primary touchscreen at the rear and, while this is used for the bulk of camera control, it’s supplemented by a large shutter button on the top panel of the camera and a multifunction power/mode button on the right edge.Ī second microphone sits beneath this power button but, unlike on the Hero 8, this microphone is housed within a special inlet that’s designed to allow it to drain faster when filming underwater. Key stats are presented around the periphery of the frame or, if you miss the old-school monochrome status screen, you can enable an LCD equivalent. As has a square aspect ratio you have the option to display either your full frame with horizontal black bars above and below, or show a square central crop. That new secondary display is a colour LCD measuring 25 x 25mm. GoPro has also announced the Max lens mod which will allow the Hero 9 to copy the ultrawide 155-degree field of view from the GoPro Max 360 camera and shoot with “Max Hypersmooth” stabilisation in 2.7K resolution at 60fps. The lens has had a bit of a tweak and is now interchangeable and user-replaceable so scratches and cracks won’t write off the whole camera. Like the Hero 9, it’s also available bundled with a GoPro subscription for less, at £280.Īcross the front there’s the usual protruding lens, a microphone and of course that new front-facing LCD screen. While you’ll lose 5K recording and that secondary screen, the previous Hero 8 Black is still an incredibly capable action camera and currently retails for £340. Bundled with a year’s subscription the Hero 9 Black is only £330 – a £100 saving. The subscription gives you unlimited cloud storage, discounts in the GoPro store, and total camera replacement should you damage it on a shoot. You can, however, save yourself a fair chunk of change if you buy directly from GoPro bundled with an annual GoPro subscription. GoPro Hero 9 Black Review: Price and competitionĪt full retail price the GoPro Hero 9 will set you back £430. ![]() And new HindSight and LiveBurst options now allow you to start shooting video and photos before you even press the shutter button so you don’t miss your shot. Hypersmooth has been added to in-camera streaming. Timewarp 3.0 now allows for sections of 2x slow motion in hyperlapses. While it’s only available in linear view, Horizon Leveling allows your footage to not only remain stabilised, but level, too.Ī range of other features have also seen tweaks for this latest flagship. GoPro has also added the Horizon Leveling feature from its 360 cameras. Hypersmooth 3.0 and its “boost” mode are supported in all resolutions and framerates, although the boost tacks on a 25% crop. Hypersmooth Stabilisation also gets an upgrade, with the Hero 9 packing Hypersmooth 3.0. For higher frame rates still, up to 240fps is possible at 1080p in linear view and narrower, enabling 8x slow motion playback at 30fps. While 5K recording tops out at 30fps, 4K at 60fps is available in all view modes bar SuperView, and up to 120fps is supported at 2.7K using the wide view mode. Shooting in 5K to edit and export in 4K should in general also provide you with a cleaner, less noisy final image. While at first glance this may seem like an odd resolution (how many people do you know running 5K displays?), in practice it’ll allow you to crop in further during editing for more precise framing. ![]() The new sensor allows the Hero 9 to capture 20MP stills, up from 12MP, and record video at up to 5K. The imaging sensor has seen a resolution bump for the first time since the Hero 3. ![]()
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