Until recently, there was no way to remotely control the HERO8 and HERO9 Black as these cameras weren’t compatible with the existing Smart Remote. The Remote is the next generation remote control. In trying it out, I found it to be a mixed bag of experiences. It works well but really there should be a good user guide and The Remote does lack a couple of features I expected it to have.… Read More GoPro’s The Remote reviewed
When GoPro released the Media Mod for the HERO8 last year, many people were of the opinion the sound quality of the mics was worse than the camera’s. I wasn’t one of them, but I did agree the improvements were marginal. Not that long ago, GoPro released the Media Mod for the HERO9 and the new Mod is better in many ways.… Read More GoPro HERO9 Media Mod; clarity is its name
Imagine you need to start/stop two or more GoPro HERO action cams ranging from a HERO 7 to a HERO 9 Black from any device — Mac, PC, iOS, or Android and even Raspberry Pi 3. You could do it all manually, which is tedious and in, some cases, impossible. Or you could operate all of them simultaneously from one control app. The Camera Tools for HERO’s app lets you do just that.… Read More Control multiple GoPro HERO action cams with Camera Tools for GoPro HEROs
Telemetry Overlay is a new tool for creating telemetry visualisations on action camera and drone videos. It’s a user-friendly tool that focuses on the design and video output, supporting GoPro, DJI, Insta360, Garmin and others.… Read More Telemetry Overlay: total control over gauges and data
The GoPro HERO 9 is a beast. It has a bigger battery and the associated bigger body, a front-facing LCD screen, and a removable lens once more. Its capabilities are just as competition-blowing.… Read More GoPro HERO 9 review
Powertraveller keeps on releasing innovative power packs with a user-friendly and gorgeous design. The Solar Adventurer II is their latest power pack with integrated solar panels. It’s a small-sized 10,000mAh/37Wh battery pack with great features and a lovely, yet unobtrusive, design. I tested it and it has the typical excellent quality I’m used to from Powertraveller as it works like a charm.… Read More Powertraveller Solar Adventurer II, cute but as powerful as Odin
Hedge, the fast video/audio/image file offloading app, has been upgraded with Presets. Presets may not sound like a big deal, but they actually make life a lot easier, especially when you’re dealing with a lot of identically named memory cards and SSDs.… Read More Hedge gets Presets
ProGrade Digital updated its range of fast memory cards. The microSD cards were upgraded to faster speeds of up to 250MB/sec, support ProGrade Digital’s Refresh Pro software and are available in 256GB capacity. The new CFexpress Type-B Cobalt class memory cards leverage PCIe, Gen 3 interconnects with NVMe host controller interfaces for use in future mirrorless, dSLR and high-definition video cameras. It offers read speeds of up to 1600MB/sec.… Read More Fast is the word: ProGrade Digital’s newest CFexpress, SDXC, microSDXC cards, Thunderbolt 3 reader
You can extend GoPro’s HERO 8 action camera with so-called “Mods”. There are three of them: Media Mod, Light Mod and Display Mod. At the time of writing, only the Media and Light Mod were available. We tested the Media Mod which is the one you need to have if you plan on using either of the other two.… Read More GoPro Media Mod review
Some Youtube influencers have been criticising the integrated lens, and more protection being optional and this possibly GoPro’s deliberate attempt to direct you to their GoPro Plus service…… Read More Is GoPro taking advantage of customers since the introduction of the HERO8?
