



There are other modes including slo-mo, timelapse, timeburst, and a lot of other ones that can prove useful depending on the kind of video you’re trying to shoot with your camera. However if you’re horse riding, skiing, or doing something where there’s a lot of shake in the video, this Boost feature will definitely help get more usable footage. In usual scenarios, such as driving a car, ‘Boost’ feels too aggressive for the kind of footage you’re shooting. There’s also a ‘Boost’ feature which can get you even more aggressive stabilisation. There’s a new Hindsight feature which can save up to 30 seconds of footage from just before you pressed the shutter button - which should prove to be helpful for clicking pictures of things like lightning strikes or maybe even fireworks. The Hero 9 Black also offers a plethora of video features which you will most likely notice when you are creating your own presets.
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Granted, I would normally stick with 4K and 1080p videos, but since 5K is the new thing on the Hero 9, that’s what I wanted to test out. For example, my preferred preset for testing the camera was this Custom one I made to shoot in 5K at 30FPS with HyperSmooth enabled. More presets can be created and added to the camera, or you can edit the existing options as well. Standard Mode: 1080p, 60FPS, Wide-angleĬlearly, these options don’t really push the camera to the limits of what it can achieve.There are some preset settings available out of the box as well in case you just want to power on your camera and start recording. The Hero 9 Black offers a huge number of possible settings for videos, so you can pretty much find suitable options for your needs. This latch opens up with some difficulty, and inside you’ll also see the USB-C port for charging or for transferring data. On the other side of the camera is where you’d put in the battery, and the microSD card. These aren’t the best feeling buttons I’ve ever used on a camera, but they are very tactile so you won’t be left wondering whether the button was pressed at all or not. There are two buttons on the body of the camera, a ‘Mode/Power’ button on the side and a recording button up top. It’s bright so you can see what you’re recording even in direct sunlight (for the most part), and it acts like a viewfinder. On the back you get a 2.27-inch touchscreen display which looks pretty much the same as older GoPros. This is a relatively small, 1.4-inch screen, but it will prove useful for vlogging, making it easier to frame shots. The Hero 9 Black is also the first camera from the company to have a color display up front. These fold into the camera when not in use, and can be pulled out when you need to mount the camera. On the bottom, you get the built-in mounting feet, same as the GoPro Hero 8. The rubber finish all over the metal build of the camera gives it a nice, grippy feel in the hand, and the camera, while small, feels substantial to hold. It’s also waterproof up to 33 feet out of the box, which is great for anyone looking to shoot water-sports footage. It’s still the same GoPro you’d expect - small enough to be carried in your pocket, and strong enough to take quite a beating. That’s not surprising, after all the GoPros of the years past have never been poorly built. That said, it’s nice to have, especially if you’re going to be vlogging with this camera - something that’s easier now thanks to the front display, but more on that later.įirst things first, the GoPro Hero 9 is a remarkably well built camera. Mostly because the pandemic has forced me to not really step outside for walks. To be honest, I didn’t quite use the floating hand grip during my review. For this review, GoPro sent over the Hero 9 bundle over to me, so I got a few more accessories in the box than you would if you just buy the camera.
