Its that time of the year again… Again?
2 min readSep 6, 2018
When things leak. I took down my original article, because of the images infringing GoPro’s copyright. My original article had a piece of bad information thus this newer updated article.
New features tagged as [NEW]
Release date: September 28, event + pre-order will be on September 20.
HERO7 Black:
- Video resolution: 4K60, 2.7K 120, 1440p120, 1080p 240 (same as Hero6)
- 12 MP stills
- Based on Hero6 GP1 processor, but with an internal optimization
- Same shape, same battery, same frame as Hero5/6
- [NEW] TimeWARP video
- [NEW] Live streaming function to Facebook Live
- [NEW] Hypersmooth stabilization provides gimbal-like stabilization, probably better than the Hero6
- [NEW] HDR (I’m guessing proper 3bracket HDR)
- [NEW] Portrait orientation: Similar to smartphones it rotates the UI + pictures.
- [NEW] Photo timer mode
- [NEW] 15/30 second short videos
- Other features (same as Hero6): touch screen, front LCD screen, auto backup, Quik Stories, GoPro Plus, 5GHZ Wifi, voice control
- Price: 399 USD
HERO7 Silver:
- Video resolution: 4K 30FPS, 1440p 60/30, 1080p 60
- [NEW] New UI for back screen, modes have “toggles” for various functions (eg: video has toggles for resolution, FOV, slow motion and zoom). UI has been simplified, with menus having circles for toggles, as seen in the FCC document
- Fixed battery
- Non-removable lens
- Rear screen only
- 10MP stills
- GPS
- WideDynamicRange
- Stabilization (not as good as H7Black)
- Portrait orientation
- Aforementioned short videos
- Photo timer
- Voice control
- Price: 299 USD
HERO7 White:
- Video resolution: 1440p 60/30, 1080p 60/30
- Fixed battery
- Non-removable lens
- Rear screen only
- 10MP stills
- Stabilization (2axis)
- Short videos
- Portrait orientation
- Photo timer
- Voice control
- Price: 199 USD
Sources: US FCC, Austin Mittelstadt, Amazon.
Timeline: 09/07 — added sources, portrait explanation, new UI.