Smooth video, waterproofing and HDR photography tricks – the Hero 7 Black is the best action camera on the market The new GoPro Hero 7 Black is an action camera that’s on a mission to blow away all the competition. Not content with improving quality with 60fps 4K recording a year ago, GoPro has now enhanced its electronic stabilization (EIS) with even better “HyperSmooth” technology.
Indeed, GoPro’s new EIS algorithm is so good that it claims “gimbal-like stability without the gimbal”. It’s a bold statement – let’s see if it holds up. In short, the new stabilization features set the new Hero 7 Black action camera apart from its competitors and predecessors, but that’s not the only new feature.
The Hero 7 Black also shoots HDR photos, has improved audio recording quality, and offers the option to live stream video. The new GoPro can also rotate its UI so you can shoot videos in both landscape and portrait modes, making it the perfect tool for the Instagram generation. GoPro Hero 7
If you want high-resolution video on the cheap, the Yi 4K+ is a good choice, and it can shoot top-notch 4K footage at 60fps. It’s not waterproof, though (you have to add a housing before swimming), and it can’t record stabilized video at the highest resolution and frame rate. The Sony FDR-X300R offers an impressive OIS and EIS combo, but it can only record 4K at 30fps and is more expensive than the GoPro (£520). Finally, there’s the GoPro Hero 5 Black (£270) and GoPro Hero 7 Silver (£280). The latter is the cheaper version of the Hero 7 Black – it can shoot 4K at up to 30fps, and while video is stabilized, it doesn’t have the latest “HyperSmooth” stabilization features offered by its more expensive brother. GoPro Hero 7 Black review: design and features
The Hero 7 Black looks much like last year’s Hero 6 Black. It’s about the size of a matchbox, with the square lens housing still jutting out a few millimeters at the front.
It may be boring, but it’s a very good thing, especially if you use GoPros in a professional capacity, as you probably already own a range of mounts and accessories. In fact, you can use the GoPro Hero 7 with any accessory dating back to the Hero 5 Black. As with older GoPro cameras, the GoPro has two covers: one houses the camera’s removable 1,220mAh battery and microSD card slot, while the other hides a micro-HDMI 2.0 video output and a USB-Type C “super charger” port that can also be used for data transfer.
The power and shutter buttons are in the same places – on the left edge and on the top plate – and behind is a 2-inch touchscreen that can now be used in both landscape and portrait modes. There’s also a simple monochrome LCD screen on the front that displays key information such as mode and elapsed time. Battery life hasn’t improved since last year’s model, which is a shame. Expect about 70 minutes of use when shooting 4K at 60fps with HyperSmooth stabilization enabled. According to GoPro, HyperSmooth will consume a little
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power – so if you disable it, yourGoPro Hero camera batterylife will improve slightly.
Charging times aren’t long, especially when using the fast charger provided in the box, but I’d recommend carrying a power bank or a few spare batteries with you when you’re out shooting. Unfortunately, there’s still no tripod thread on the camera body, but the camera is fully waterproof to a depth of 10 meters. Being able to throw a GoPro in a pool and take it diving, surfing and swimming without worrying about it breaking is a huge plus. Its competitors, such as the Yi 4K+, require waterproof housings to survive immersion, which seriously affects the sound quality when out of the water.
If you need the camera to take it for a deeper dive, it’s possible, but you’ll need to buy GoPro’s £50 Super Suit case, which protects the action camera at a depth of up to 60 meters.
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