When choosing a quality sports camera, the solutions of the American firm are the first option to consider. And, after offering you our first impressions with your new solution, now play a complete analysis of the GoPro HERO 8 Black .
We are talking about a really tough model, and that has surprised us by its high quality finishes and powerful features so that recording your moments with the GoPro HERO 8 Black is a unique experience. More, taking into account the aesthetic changes of this sports camera.
For starters, the design of the GoPro HERO 8 Black maintains that rubbery touch, in addition to maintaining a very similar look to that of the Hero7, but there are some details to keep in mind. The main novelty? These two legs, which will allow us to anchor any complement to the new camera of action of the manufacturer.
GoPro HERO 8 Black analysis: design and features
For the rest, we have everything you would expect from a device of this type: USB Type C, removable battery, micoSD card … all integrated on the same side, which makes the process more comfortable. In the back, we find the typical 2-inch touch screen with a high level of brightness, in addition to a front camera, where we can see the percentage of battery, recording time and other parameters common in this type of models.
To say that it also has a microphone on the front, which offers noise reduction and has surprised us during our analysis of the GoPro HERO 8 Black. And yes, it has IP68 resistance, so it is resistant to dust and water. And the firm promises that it is twice as resistant as its predecessor. As you will see in the video, we have given a good account of it …
Turning to hardware, this model offers a 1,220 mAh battery that has a fairly fair autonomy. As always, depending on the resolution of the recording and the different modes we use it will last more or less, but it is not precisely the strength of this GoPro HERO 8 Black.
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In return, we have GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth and recording formats in 4K at 60 FPS , 1080p at 260 GPS, in addition to a photo resolution of 12 megapixels. As usual, we can adjust any section. We even have predefined settings to choose the one we like best if we are not expert users in this type of action cameras.
During the tests we have done, the results have been spectacular. In conditions of good lighting, we have superb image quality, with a hard-working HDR to get some scandal videos. Of course, indoors and night scenes, the camera lapses. But, its stabilization is perfect. There is no other way to define Hypersmooth 2.0, the technology that makes our videos perfectly stabilized.
Obviously, the new GoPro HERO 8 Black has different options, such as Timelapse, Slow Motion that we can control from the phone. Yes, we can control these technologies from the mobile. Another of the great improvements we have noticed is its microphone. Yes, it records really well, so in good condition you will not need any kind of accessories.
But, since we talk about add-ons, say that the GoPro HERO 8 Black has different mods to be able to add add-ons that will make the recording better than ever. Yes, the new GoPro sports camera costs 429 euros, but its image quality and resistance make it a sure hit.