Gopro Hero8 Black Protective Housing & Waterproof Case
You can get it for $299.98, and that includes a 1-year subscription to GoPro as well as a 32GB SD card. The other big story right now is the 360-degree GoPro Max, which is a huge step forward from its predecessor, the GoPro Fusion, in both ease of use and the results. You might also want to check out our guide to the best 360 cameras.
Though responsive and gorgeous to look at, the touchscreen suffers in bright light. The inclusion of some additional mechanical controls would’ve been nice. Although not waterproof on its own, the Garmin VIRB becomes so with the addition of an external housing, which is rated at a maximum water depth of 131 feet. Amazingly, the touch screen and voice recognition controls still work with the housing installed. They won't show up immediately--all comments are moderated so that I can try to respond.
Best of all, the GoPro’s shape hasn’t changed since the HERO5 Black, meaning that every accessory released since its launch is also compatible with newer Black models. This new in-built mount with magnetic clasping is a handy feature that will save you a lot of time in the long run. There are a lot of things to consider and while this all might be manageable when looking at it at home, it can be a little overwhelming trying to fix in the field. This is where the new Capture Presets really shine as they allow you to customize your camera settings for specific activities or shot types, and flick between them really easily when you need to. GoPro’s interval photography feature, TimeWarp, has also been updated with the new stabilization software to make it look even better in time lapse clips where the camera is moving.
Earlier versions of the GoPro had a feature where I could film normal while at the same time take full resolution stills every few seconds. This has been removed from the later versions, but is this something that is back in the GoPro 9? The battery is only a little bigger on the 9, not enough to justify forking out another $500 just for that. The 9 and the 8 get freaking hot BECAUSE the limit of how fast one can write to the micro SD bus. dcrainmaker, you are causing me to loose sleep, I get up early to check to see if your hero 9 in depth review has been posted.
The overall build quality – as you'd expect – is excellent. Rubberized industrial corners blend into unmarkable matte plastic, while critical areas such as the battery cover and mounting tabs are Gopro Hero 9 Unboxing comfortingly solid alloy.
You can offset this by bringing a portable light or flash, but these take up space, and the results are never as good as shooting in sunlight. Even though they come closest to perfection, GoPro cameras do have a few shortcomings you should be aware of. These aren’t deal-breakers, but you’ll want to take them into account before buying.
The camera also takes too long to power on—much longer than most other cameras. But surprisingly, it’s something that has only been available on the past couple of GoPro models. GoPros have a regular Photo mode and also a Night Photo mode.
That’s partly to make them look better—unprocessed RAW data doesn’t look very good—and partly to put them in a file format that other people, labs, and online services can actually use. That part is true of RAW files from any camera, but where it becomes more of an issue with GoPros is that there are very few apps that can read the GoPros’ RAW image format.