The GoPro Hero 8 and Max: without housing and with improved stabilisation
1.10.2019
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The new GoPro Hero is easier to fit and should offer much better image stabilisation. This applies even more to the GoPro Max, the 360-degree camera, which was also presented today.
One year after the Hero 7, GoPro is releasing the Hero 8. This year, GoPro has pulled out all the stops when it comes to new features.
No more case needed
Underneath, the GoPro Hero 8 features a fold-down bracket. The case is no longer needed to attach mounts and add accessories. As a result, assembly is quicker. The housing is slightly thinner than the previous model.
GoPro calls the new accessories "Mods". The Media Mod is a kind of frame in which the GoPro can be placed. It is equipped with a microphone, which will certainly improve the sound. Until now, audio recording has not been one of the action camera's strong points. The Media Mod also has an accessory shoe for using a video light module or a second screen. So that you can also use the camera with its accessories in portrait mode, there's another hot shoe on the side.
Like the body, the video light is waterproof to 10 metres. According to GoPro, even without the housing, the lens is more robust than its predecessor. A side flap should also make it easier to change the battery and memory cards.
According to GoPro, electronic image stabilisation ("HyperSmooth") has also been improved. However, the stabilisation of the second camera presented by Gopro today, the GoPro Max, should be even better.
GoPro Max
Like the GoPro Fusion, the GoPro Max is a 360-degree camera made up of two lenses that each record a 180-degree angle of view. Unlike its predecessor, the Fusion, the Max can film 360 degrees on its own, without the assistance of a computer. However, the 4K resolution is lower than that of the Fusion, which is 5.7K. The Max is waterproof to 5 metres.
According to the manufacturer, the Max's image stabilisation is so good that you don't even need a gondola. Thanks to the panoramic view, the camera never loses sight of the horizon, even when things are moving around a lot.
The Max's image stabilisation is so good that you don't even need a gondola.
Of course, if you only turn on the front camera, the camera can be used just like a normal GoPro Hero.
The GoPro Max also comes with a mounting bracket.
Price and availability
The GoPro Hero 8 and GoPro Max are expected to be available from the end of October 2019. It is, of course, already possible to pre-order them.
David Lee
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David.Lee@digitecgalaxus.chMy interest in IT and writing landed me in tech journalism early on (2000). I want to know how we can use technology without being used. Outside of the office, I’m a keen musician who makes up for lacking talent with excessive enthusiasm.
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