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Putting to an end many ongoing rumours, the GoPro HERO6 Black has been just announced, bringing new and exciting capabilitiesΒ to outdoor and action content creators. The new HERO6 BlackΒ can do 4K60p, 2.7K 120 fps and 240 fps in full HD,Β which ensures that slow motion action cam shots will be everywhere soon.Β
According to GoPro, the new custom GP1 processorΒ was designed toΒ enable twice the video frame rates and bring improved image quality, greater dynamic range, better low-light performanceΒ and on top, dramatically improved video stabilization.
The GP1 processor also enables the HERO6 Black to analyze visual scenes and sensor data for improved automated QuikStories. For those who are not familiar with GoPro’s App,Β QuikStoriesΒ was created in order to easily bridge between yourΒ HERO shooting device and the ability to automatically create stories, upload them and then share them with your audience. The app is now improved and, according to GoPro, the HERO6 Black has been optimized to work with QuikStories with 3x faster WiFi. This means thatΒ footage will rapidly be transferred from the newΒ camera to your phone, where the GoPro App will automatically create QuikStory videos for you.
HEVC isΒ slowly but surly being deployed byΒ a greater number of camera manufacturers. GoPro is one of them. To learn more about this new codec, please head to GoPro’s site by clicking here
HERO6 Black recommended video and Field Of View settings asΒ suggested by GoPro:Β
GoPro has also taken the opportunity to announce several improvementsΒ toΒ the Karma Drone.Β The improvements areΒ HERO6 Black-compatible andΒ include:Β
Current Karma owners may unlock new features via firmware update, available today.
FUSION, GoProβs first consumer-related 360Β° camera was already announcedΒ in April, but now GoPro isΒ revealing and sharing more details in regards to its technical capabilities:
GoPro’s “Overcapture” software will enable you to watch and edit the 360Β° video, and you will be able to reframe 360Β° shots into normal 16:9 shots of your choosing. We’ve heard about GoPro planning this functionality before but now it’s confirmed β in the meantime, competitors like Insta360 already incorporatedΒ that exact feature into an already shipping product and software: the Insta360 ONE.
The GoPro HERO6 Black is available now for $499, and the GoPro FUSION is also available now for $699.
Does this new announcementΒ interest you? Will you be consideringΒ to buyΒ the new HERO6 Black cameraΒ to deploy in your productions? Please share with us your thoughts in the comment section below.Β
Full disclosure:Β Johnnie, together with other media representatives was a guest at GoPro’s HERO6 Black launch event in Munich, Germany. GoPro paid transport and accommodation for that two-day roundtrip.Β There was no other payment involved whatsoever.Β
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Johnnie Behiri is a documentary filmmaker with more than three decades behind the camera: he learned the craft in daily television news gathering, filmed for Japan's public broadcaster NHK, and spent eight years shooting and editing for BBC News. He joined cinema5D in 2011 and has co-owned and co-run CineD and MZed ever since. Johnnie writes many of CineD's camera reviews, co-hosts our weekly Focus Check podcast, and heads CineD's manufacturer relationships and product development.