The king of the content creators, GoPro, has announced the launch of its new HERO12 Black camera, which it says will be ‘raising the bar yet again’ for the action camera market.
GoPro’s newest flagship camera builds on the highly-rated performance of its predecessor, with a claimed runtime of twice that of the HERO11 thanks to a redesigned power management system. The new camera retains its market leading 5.3K and 4K resolution video, with an upgrade to its HyperSmooth 6.0 video stabilisation and added support for Bluetooth audio devices, including Apple AirPods.
One of the Hero12 Black’s new features is a new Max Lens Mod 2.0 accessory, which enables the market’s widest 177° field of view at 4K resolution at 60fps, with three field-of-view settings – Max Wide, Max SuperView and the new Max HyperView – to take full advantage of the Hero12 Black’s extra-large 8:7 sensor.
The new lens mod enables perspectives that are 36 per cent wider when capturing widescreen video and 48 per cent taller when capturing vertical video, compared to the Hero12 Black’s standard lens.
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For divers – the GoPro Hero12 Black remains unchanged in its capabilities from the Hero11 – the camera is waterproof to 10m (33ft) without a housing, and 60m with the underwater case, available seperately for £54.99.
‘Hero12 Black resets the bar for immersive life-capture,’ says GoPro CEO and Founder Nicholas Woodman. ‘Our new flagship camera is the culmination of GoPro’s 21 years of experience and our passion for helping you capture and share your life in an immersive, dream-like way that makes you and your audience feel like you’re right there again, reliving your favourite experiences in vivid detail.’
GoPro HERO12 Black new features:
- Wireless audio support for Apple AirPods and other Bluetooth audio devices such as earbuds, headphones and microphones – great for vlogging, scene narration and issuing voice commands to control your Hero12 Black from a distance
- GP-Log with available Look Up Tables for more control and colour grading in post-production
- Wireless timecode sync an unlimited number of Hero12 Black cameras for easy multi-camera editing with Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premier and other leading editing apps
- Optimised encoding that delivers smaller file sizes with no compromise to image quality
The new GoPro Hero12 Black has an updated user interface with simplified controls, and a new ‘Vertical Capture Mode’ that will shoot vertical 9:16 aspect ratio video while the camera is mounted horizontally.
GoPro is also expanding its image processing software with the upcoming launch of its new Quik desktop app, which will available for Macs on 1 November 2023 and for Windows in Summer 2024. Quik desktop is an overhaul of the GoPro Quik mobile app, but with an expanded list of features and capabilities that take advantage of a desktop computer’s processing power and screen size, and will be available exclusively for GoPro users with a subscription priced at £49.99 per year, although the first year is currently available at half-price.
In addition to the new camera, GoPro is also launching a new extension pole with a waterproof Bluetooth shutter remote, which will allow users to operate the GoPro’s shutter even wehn the pole is fully extended.
The HERO 12 Black is available for preorder on GoPro.com, and will be hitting the stores on 13 September,
