Sports & Action Video Cameras GoPro HERO

Sports & Action Video Cameras GoPro HERO

HERO makes it easy to capture and share your world. Featuring high-quality 1080p30 and 720p60 video, and 5MP photos up to 5 fps, HERO captures the same immersive footage that’s made GoPro one of the best-selling cameras in the world. Wearable, gear-mountable and integrated into a rugged, waterproof housing, HERO helps you capture photos and videos that make you look like just that: a HERO.

Features + Benefits:

• Stunning Video Quality - Record gorgeous 1080p30 and 720p60 video.
• Diverse Photo Capture - Capture 5MP single, Time Lapse and Burst photos up to 5 fps.
• Durable + Waterproof to 131’ (40m) - Designed to withstand extreme environments and conditions.
• QuikCapture - Power on and record automatically with the press of a button.
• Wearable + Mountable - Compatible with most GoPro mounts for immersive self-capture during your favorite activities.
• SuperView - Captures the world’s most immersive wide-angle field of view.
• Small + Lightweight - Small, compact design for easy portability and mounting. Weighs just 3.9oz.
• Auto Low Light - Automatically adjusts frame rates for optimal low-light performance.
• Ultra Wide-Angle Glass Lens - Enables engaging, immersive footage of you and your world.
• Long-Lasting Battery - Offers approximately 2.5 hours of recording time.
• Built-in Microphone - Record audio with the built-in microphone. The included Skeleton Backdoor enables enhanced audio capture during low-speed activities.
• Integrated Camera + Housing Design - Camera is built directly into the housing for simplicity and ease of use.
• External Memory - Supports microSD cards up to 32GB (Class 10 or UHS-1 required). Sold separately.
• GoPro Software - Import your photos and videos. Easily create gorgeous, GoPro-style videos to share on Facebook, YouTube and more.

As I've just come back from a trip for a couple weeks and put this camera to the test, it's now time for an honest review. Thinking back on my usage experience and reviewing my footage, here are my conclusions:

PROS

1. This little camera is so easy to pack, carry, and use -- one can quickly get some nice wide-angle video and pictures, at those times when you suddenly see something you want to shoot.
2. The wide angle lens makes it easy to point and shoot, as wherever you point you will be covering most of the view -- and some of your shots will be stunning.
3.  Being able to take this camera in the ocean/water makes for some great swimming and snorkeling shots.
4. The microphone works quite well also, picking up a fair bit of detail, as long as there is not too much extra noise around you.

CONS

1. This camera works very poorly for low light conditions -- my night footage is not useable.
2. This camera works very poorly for hand held moving shots -- I filmed a lot just by holding onto a mounting accessory -- any slight movement made pictures blurry (and useless) and videos hard to watch due to all the shaking. I will use it more in a mounted capacity in the future.
3. No LCD viewer -- of course it would be easier with an LCD screen on the back showing what you are taking, even a very rudimentary one -- but the wide angle lens makes it pretty easy to guess.
4. My new product did arrive with a couple of manufacturing imperfections (see pictures), which you'd never expect for a company of this size. Of course they have no bearing on the camera's functionality (and don't contribute to my rating), but do speak about the company's supply chain and/or QA.