News: GoPro Introduces the New HERO4

GoPro has just announced the release of their latest helmet camera: the new HERO4. The HERO4 will be available in two options: the Black for $499 and the Silver for $399. The new HERO4 Black Edition can capture 4K video at 30 frames per second, 2.7K at 50fps, and 1080p at a mind-blowing 120 frames …

By Greg Heil
September 29, 2014 Last Updated: August 8, 2024

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GoPro has just announced the release of their latest helmet camera: the new HERO4. The HERO4 will be available in two options: the Black for $499 and the Silver for $399.

The new HERO4 Black Edition can capture 4K video at 30 frames per second, 2.7K at 50fps, and 1080p at a mind-blowing 120 frames per second! If you dig super slow-mo footage, the HERO4 will provide that in spades. For comparison, the previous top-end GoPro camera, the Hero3+ Black Edition, provided about half the video quality of the new HERO4, with 4K video at 15fps, 2.7K at 30fps, and 1080p at 60fps.

According to GoPro, the new HERO4 “also features an entirely redesigned audio system that captures high fidelity sound with 2x the dynamic range of previous models. Additional enhancements include improved image quality, low light performance, highlight moment tagging and an improved user interface that allows for easier discoverability and access to key features and controls.” Finally, the HERO4 can shoot 12MP photos at a rate of 30 per second, and features 50% faster wifi connectivity as well as Bluetooth capability.

For more information, click over to GoPro’s website, and check out some footage from the HERO4 below:

PS be sure to turn up the video quality on Youtube to an incredible 2160p/4K!

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Michael Paul 2010
Sep 29, 2014

I am eager to get my hands on this and push it to it's limit, especially with the on the fly features and low light improvement.

I NEED better software just to run the 3+ Black that I have now.

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Greg Heil Colorado // 2008
Sep 29, 2014

I had to shut down everything on my computer in an attempt to watch this video in full quality, and my computer still isn't quite fast enough to process it. Not only that, but I have the best internet that money can buy in our area, and it's still not quite fast enough to play this video straight through, since Youtube won't let you buffer the entire thing at once. While it's awesome that GoPro is pushing the technology envelope so much, it seems like everything else will really need to work to catch up :)

Although I'm sure if I had a brand-new computer, it could hack it....

roadandmud New York // 2014
Oct 7, 2014

It is good that they have increased the performance of an already great camera. Hopefully the handlebar mounting hardware is more reliable than what accompanied my Hero3 Black. If it wasn't for the tether, my camera would have been gone.

The handlebar mount has broken twice in less than 1 year.

Jeff Barber Georgia // 1998
Sep 29, 2014

The slow mo specs are impressive. The new iPhone only offers 60fps at 1080 and the Hero4 does twice that! Would be cool to see a 240fps option on the GoPro (though obviously this wouldn't be @ 1080).

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