Also, as usual, I try and dive a bit deeper into what’s new and unique from a behind the scenes standpoint. Some of these features are also on the Hero 7 White and Silver, but I simply haven’t had enough meaningful hands-on time with those units to put together a similar list. We are going to dive right into all the newness of the Hero 7 Black itself. I use GoPro units day in and day out for the vast majority of running/cycling content you see here, so I’ll dive into whether or not the Hero 7 is worth the upgrade.
Thereafter I will go out and get my own cameras through normal retail channels. Like always, once I’m done with these media loaner units, they will be returned to GoPro. All across a variety of conditions, leading me to feel that I have a pretty good handle on how well it works (and where it stumbles). I’ve taken about 90GB of photos and videos over the last week with the Hero 7 Black. But there is quite a bit more under the hood that is driving these changes. Atop that, the microphones no longer suck, and the photo mode handles colors and fast speeds better.
#GOPRO HERO 7 BLACK APP UPDATE#
The Hero 7 Black gets a significant update to stabilization (which they call HyperSmooth), while also getting a new hyperlapse mode called TimeWarp. Which doesn’t mean these changes aren’t worthwhile. Like most years, GoPro tends to be more evolutionary in updates than massive shifts. This review is all about the new Hero 7 Black, which is their top-end camera (the ‘Black’ naming/branding has historically always been their top model each year). These three new cameras will replace all existing cameras in their lineup with the exception of the GoPro Fusion 360° camera.
This year they’ve launched three new cameras – the Hero 7 Black, Silver, and White.
Like clockwork it’s the annual drop from GoPro of new action cameras.