REVscene Automotive Forum - New GoPro HERO4

The GoPro HERO4's announced, available in store October 5th:
GoPro Goes 4K with HERO4 Black, Adds Touchscreen to HERO4 Silver, and Debuts $130 Entry-Level HERO

GoPro HERO4 Black Edition - $500 USD:
http://shop.gopro.com/cameras/hero4-...CHDHX-401.html

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As with previous iterations, the Black Edition is the big boy, the professional tier action camera that sacrifices some convenience in the name of sheer performance. And that sheer performance goes by the name “4K30.”

Video quality is where GoPro put most of their money with the HERO4 Black. 4K video rolls in at 30fps, 2.7K at 50fps and 1080p at slow-motion 120fps. This will allow you to pull 8.3 megapixel stills from your 4K footage, and if you need more resolution, the camera can also shoot 12MP “magazine quality” photos at 30fps in Burst.

There’s not a touchscreen on the HERO4 Black, so you do sacrifice some convenience for the sake of power, but there is now a dedicated button that makes switching settings much easier and more intuitive. GoPro has also doubled the speed of the WiFi built in and added Bluetooth capability.

GoPro HERO4 Silver Edition - $400 USD:
http://shop.gopro.com/cameras/hero4-...CHDHY-401.html

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The headline feature of the Silver edition is the touchscreen on the back: a GoPro first and a feature that will no-doubt make the camera much easier to use.

Like the Black, the Silver Edition can also shoot 12MP photos at 30fps burst, but the video capture capabilities max out at 2.7K at 30fps, 1080p at 60fps and 720p at 120fps. It, too, features WiFi that is twice as fast as the HERO 3+ models and the addition of Bluetooth.

GoPro HERO
http://shop.gopro.com/cameras/hero/CHDHA-301.html

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Dubbed simply the GoPro HERO, the entry-level model downsizes the video quality even further, does away with the touchscreen, and builds it all into a waterproof case that cannot be removed (although you can open the back door in order to charge the built-in battery).

Footage can be captured at 1080p and 30fps and 720p at 60fps, stills max out at a lower 5MP, and Burst Mode can only handle 5 of those per second. Fortunately, all of these sacrifices in power translate into some serious savings.

................for $130 USD!!!

http://demandware.edgesuite.net/sits...&sh=670&sm=fit

The last one should be pretty interesting. I don't personally have the need for 4K videos. But, at the price point of $130 usd, it's definitely very attractive. If I'm going surfing or skydiving, sure feels a lot better to accidentally drop a $130 camera...than the $500 model! It might be cheap enough to even add a 2nd....3rd....4th one on your car for track days, having multiply views. Can't wait to see some reviews about it.

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