You may want to postpone your volcano selfies and mountain climbing trips until Oct. 5.
That s when GoPro the manufacturer of high durability cameras made for extreme situations is releasing its new line of devices The GoPro Hero the Hero4 Silver and the Hero4 Black.
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Its three new models vary in price and specs starting at $130 for the GoPro Hero cheap compared to other GoPro models which shoots not too shabby 1080p HD video at 30 frames per second or 720p HD video at 60 fps as well as 5 megapixel stills.
It s a good option for GoPro newbies. but the Hero doesn t have Wi Fi or bluetooth capacities like the other two new GoPro models. All three are waterproof up to 40 meters according to information released by the company.
The Hero4 Silver which retails for $400 doesn't have 4K video capabilities it shoots 1080p HD at 60 fps but comes with a touchscreen display and playback function. (On many previous GoPro models playback displays are not built into the camera itself.) Another plus The Silver has the same still shooting specs as the priciest of the new models the GoPro Hero4 Black.
The Hero4 Black retails for just under $500 and shoots 4K video at 30 fps 2.7K video at 50 fps and 1080p video at 120 fps. It has a doubly powerful processor according to GoPro this model also shoots 12 megapixel still photos at 30 fps.
One drawback is the cameras' short battery life. Their batteries last under three hours according to The Wall Street Journal not exactly a full day of mountain climbing.
Other companies like Sony have their own versions of the action camera and Polaroid has an even cheaper $99 option. But the affordable Hero makes GoPro more accessible to novice users than perhaps ever before.
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