GoPro enthusiasts have a young camera to reckon after the caller introduced its miniature , ultralight 4 K Hero late last week . It is the company ’s small and most affordable offering , cost just $ 199 .
The Hero is waterproofed and combine GoPro ’s unsubdivided user user interface with 4 K TV , 2x slo - second at 2.7 K resolution , and 12 - megapixel picture . It is available on retail shelves around the world and online atGoPro ’s website .
“ Hero is the little , light , and childlike 4 K camera with a touch display GoPro has ever made , ” the company said in a news release .
The Hero can immortalise continuously for over one hour at its highest video mise en scene on a single heraldic bearing , and GoPro claims its Enduro stamp battery technology works well in a panoptic mountain range of conditions , including rainwater and snow . The camera is also waterproof up to 16 foot .
The Hero ’s featherweight aim features 35 % less volume and 46 % less mass than the Hero13 Black . It include build - in fold mounting finger’s breadth that make the camera compatible with GoPro ’s huge range of mounts .
The companionship said the Hero has the simplest restraint GoPro has ever offered . It has a rearward contact video display where you could couch dig , swipe to change mood , check electric battery and SD card status , and geminate the Hero to your earphone for easy tv camera control and subject matter transfer using the GoPro app .
The television camera modes let in Ultra HD 4 K and HD 1080p video , and are compatible with the company ’s proprietary HyperSmooth telecasting stabilisation that ’s hold to your Hero during playback in the GoPro app . It also have 12MP photo and slow - motion video at 2.7 K 60 frames per secondly .
Hero can memorialize continuously for over one minute at its highest video setting on a single charge , the troupe said .
Several competitors offer activity cameras that , in terminus of Leontyne Price point and characteristic , close resemble GoPro ’s Modern $ 199 Hero .
Those admit the DJI Osmo Action 3 , price at about $ 329 ( though discounts can bring it closer to $ 200 ) ; theInsta360(starting at $ 299 ) , the AKASO Brave 7 LE ( $ 140 ) , the Yi 4 K Action Camera , ( $ 199 ) , and the VanTop Moment 6S ( $ 120 ) .
Earlier , the society unveiled its Hero 13 grim model , which retails for $ 399 . Consumers can beef up that rig by opting for the Hero13 Black Creator Edition , which retails for $ 599 and includes the Volta Power Grip , Media Mod and Light Mod .
GoPro also offer the Hero13 Black in several “ bundle ” alternative for various specialty uses . The pile , including the camera , range from $ 449 to $ 609 .
