GoPro - Hero 7 Series
Models:
HERO7 Silver
HERO7 Black
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"I have a 7 black I use to film skiiing and it's great."
"In the context of when they came out the 7 felt the most incredible, it really was a big jump with the stabilisation."
"Honestly, a GoPro 7 black is more than enough for most people. That’s the iteration that got image stabilization that was actually useful."
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"My Hero 7 Black has been through snorkeling in Hawaii, outdoor expeditions in Alaska, and 18 mile hikes up Half Dome and back... for years..."
"I still have my GoPro 7 black used occasionally until I bought insta X4. This thing covers me for me the next 5+ years snowboarding, bike riding etc."
"The fact that it’s waterproof takes away the “what if it rains” worry that I always have with my cameras."
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"For me the killer features though are 5.3k 8:7 ... Those all help a lot for editing."
"The picture quality is amazing ... the footage is really sharp"
"sometimes I look back on videos that I made with my "old" hero 7 black camera and the images always looked so good -- better than my x2. ... I don't typically mess with the camera settings because whenever I do, it seems my changes often make things worse."
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"My Hero 7 Black has been through snorkeling in Hawaii, outdoor expeditions in Alaska, and 18 mile hikes up Half Dome and back... for years..."
"I run my 7black in a diving case with some holes drilled for ventilation, and charge it with a usbc powerbank on a loooong cable. Also a good sd card would help with overheating a bit. And that thing never overheated, even outdoor in sun (for a while, when i overheat the cam would too)."
"I also mounted a small external battery to the suction mount and have that plugged into the gopro during games so I don't run into any power issues"
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"My Hero 7 Black has been through snorkeling in Hawaii, outdoor expeditions in Alaska, and 18 mile hikes up Half Dome and back... for years..."
"The fact that it’s waterproof takes away the “what if it rains” worry that I always have with my cameras."
"my 7 was already pretty good underwater"
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"they dont DELETE YOUR FOOTAGE FOR NO REASON ... from the hero -until the 12 black every single one at one point or another simply corrupted/deleted a whole days of videos. ... i will not give GoPro another single $ until they figure out wtf happens where it corrupts/deletes videos. its a useless camera if it cant save a video."
"my biggest issue is with the crashes causing me to lose footage ... it's annoying resetting it once or twice a day if I'm filming ... has a crashing problem. Probably once or twice every few hours of filming, usually after you start or stop a video it will crash"
"not recording or saving the file"
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"they dont DELETE YOUR FOOTAGE FOR NO REASON ... from the hero -until the 12 black every single one at one point or another simply corrupted/deleted a whole days of videos. ... i will not give GoPro another single $ until they figure out wtf happens where it corrupts/deletes videos. its a useless camera if it cant save a video."
"I'm tired of gopro 7 freezing"
"My gopro's have always been buggy ... consistently buggy (freezing up, randomly shutting down - always at the worst moments)"
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"runs out of battery really quick"
"glitchy cameras turning off randomly"
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"Especially with low light footage. I do mountain biking and am often under thick Forrest cover."
"Low light hasn't usually been a concern to me as much, hence never making the switch to the competition. But it does pop up on occassions in thick forest or tree coverage, basically anything other than direct sunlight, so I am starting to notice how poor it is."
"If you want low light performance I wouldn't go the gopro way."
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"I'm tired of gopro 7 freezing"
"it gets hot during extended replay while editing."
"the thing gets extremely hot"
0bamaBinSmokin 0.8What about issues with the cameras crashing? I have a GoPro 7 a friend gave me and I do want to upgrade at some point but my biggest issue is with the crashes causing me to lose footage. I've heard is still an issue on the new cameras plus overheating problems. The 7 doesn't overheat luckily but it's annoying resetting it once or twice a day if I'm filming. And I'm using the recommended SD card.
Does this firmware help the older models? I have a go pro 7 that has a crashing problem. Probably once or twice every few hours of filming, usually after you start or stop a video it will crash. I'm using the suggested SD card.
25_hr_photo 1.0I have a Hero 7 Silver and a Hero 10 Black I bought last weekend. I used the 10 to make a running video yesterday and I can’t believe how much better the stabilization is. It’s an amazing camera so I’d say that’s my favorite.
Accomplished-Fox2275 0.1Go pro usada, de la 7 en adelante
AdCrafty9235 0.8Ever since they added image stabilization with the H7, they've been amazing. Disappointed they didn't give us a 14 yet. But my 13 is amazing. Unfortunately, we're spoiled now. Watching footage from anything prior to the H7 now excruciating.
alzrnb 1.0I've had * Hero 3 White * Hero 4 Silver * Hero 7 Black * Max (1) * Hero 12 Black and I still have all but the 3 white. The 3 white was the only 'bad' one I think, one where the camera really didn't live up to the hype for me and hence I upgraded quite quickly. As for my favourite? In the context of when they came out the 7 felt the most incredible, it really was a big jump with the stabilisation. But I probably shot most of my coolest footage on either the 4 Silver or the Max, just because of the time in my life I was using them and the novelty of 360 footage at the time.
If you're on a budget I think everything past the Hero 7 black has had really usable video as that was the first model with the hypersmooth stabilisation which made a big difference. Definitely improvements have been made but footage from the 7 very much holds up. I would err on the side of getting a full fat "Hero X Black" model and just go older to fit your budget, as these tend to have the better support and reliability and replaceable batteries when some of the budget models have missed out on features like replaceable batteries and front and even sometimes rear screens Absolute lowest end of budget I'd recommend would be hero 4 silver. The rear screen makes such a difference to getting your shots right and it still has all the essential features that make a GoPro what they are. You can pick one up for a fraction of the cost of the top end models (£50 vs £250-350).
AshMontgomery 0.1Get whichever Go Pro is in your price range. Anything Hero 7 and above will have hypersmooth and as long as you’re not running it at max resolution and fps it shouldn’t overheat, especially with a fan or AC on in the car. 30 fps would be my recommendation, and most should be able to handle that at 4K just fine.
Astrallama 0.8Yup. For an action camera it is really unacceptable. You miss the action if the camera freezes all the time. Had these problems with 7,11 and max. Got rid of them. This was my only problem but it was big.
Barde_ 0.8I use the action 4 with the fov boost lens and I love it, but it's wide even without it. The magnetic attaching and detaching is so good and convenient. The interface is fast and intuitive, the stabilization is great and the battery lasts (I bought the base version with 1 battery, with my hero 7 I always had to bring 2 extras with me) My friend has the 12, and the videos are too crisp and colorful for my liking. It has a good stock fov tho.
Beginning_Resolve101 0.8A GoPro 7 or 8 then. I don't recommend less know action cameras brands like Akaso, not terrible but not great either. Sound quality is really bad and the image stabilization performance is inferior compared to the GoPro or the DJI Action cameras.
beneyh 0.0For me GoPro always had the best mic/audio balance. insta always sounded baseless and sucked at eliminating wind noise as well