GoPro HERO9 Black Bundle - Includes The Remote, Spare Battery (2 Total), and Carrying Case, 5K

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And most frustratingly, we found the Hero 9 Black's rear touchscreen to be pretty unresponsive at times. And as good as GoPro's Hypersmooth stabilization is, even tiny amounts of judder can be enough to negate that resolution boost. That's the main difference here between the Silver and Hero7 Black, which will of course shoot in 4K and 60fps. captures more of the scene with higher image quality, better video stabilization, and the flexibility to turn your footage into wide cinematic shots or extra-tall vertical shots for social posts.

Being a square display, it certainly isn't quite in the same league as the side-hinged screens seen on cameras like the Sony ZV-1, or your smartphone's screen when mounted on gimbals like the DJI OM 4. Remember, just because an item is in the sale, it doesn't mean you can't find the same product, or similar, elsewhere. You're not getting 4K capture options, but you are getting a display and a touchscreen, features many of you might miss from the other budget GoPro option, the GoPro Hero Session. Update 16/9/20: GoPro has released some new firmware for the Hero 9 Black, which could resolve some of the slight issues we found with its touchscreen interface and auto exposure – we'll update this review as soon as we've tested it fully.

A GoPro camera, plus a 64GB SanDisk microSD card, so you can start capturing your adventures right out of the box. You'll get better clarity and more vivid details with the new shooting mode, and pair that with HyperSmooth Boost (GoPro's latest and most powerful stabilization tech) and it's possible to achieve some amazing footage with the GoPro Hero 9 Black.

While the new sensor and front display are useful additions, the changes don't collectively represent a big leap over the Hero 8 Black. Having worked in tech journalism for a ludicrous 17 years, Mark is now attempting to break the world record for the number of camera bags hoarded by one person. But it certainly still makes sense to carry a spare battery, or an external USB charger, if you want it to last the day.It offers better-than-Ultra-HD, 5K video, which will offer a bit more detail over the Hero8's 4K but won’t be for everyone.

This allows it to shoot 5K/30p video and take 20MP stills, while also supporting the more powerful HyperSmooth Boost stabilization mode (which crops your footage by 25%) in all resolutions and frame-rates.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Handy new features like HindSight, scheduled captures and the webcam mode all make it the most versatile pocket camera around. This motion smoothing technology can be used in numerous shooting modes to record the smoothest possible video running at 60fps. But the usual rules apply – like its predecessors, this is best done in bright sunlight, because from dusk the high ISOs will turn your clips into a noisy, smudgy mess.

If you want to film your latest adventures in full 360-degree vision then the new GoPro Max is the action camera you've been looking for. We did also find that the Hero 9 Black has a greater tendency overexpose bright scenes, particularly in the sky, compared to the Hero 8 Black. The picture quality is better, it has video stabilization and the touchscreen makes it easier to use than any other GoPro before it. The GoPro Hero 9 Black shoots some of the best video and stills you can get from an action camera, but it isn't a huge upgrade over the Hero 8 Black. It's also important that it attaches to your clothing or gear so you can focus on the moment and leave it to your GoPro to capture the incredible footage.There's a certain comfort in knowing that your camera can take pretty much all the abuse that's thrown at it. There are still plenty of good formats you can use, like 4k 25fps so I'll just have to settle for them for now.