GoPro - HERO13 Black
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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026 Scoring
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"GoPro is still the best action cam for fpv because it lets you record in 5.3k 8/7 aspect ratio. ... When you stabilize fpv footage you crop in this will make you loose resolution. ... If you want the image with the best quality possible go with gopro. ... Its better for cropping in post since you get a larger image."
"The picture quality is amazing ... the footage is really sharp"
"The GoPro has much better color science right out of the box."
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"The rocksteady stabilisation is one of the best"
"I vastly prefer my Action 4 to my Hero 12. Better stabilisation and LUT as well as the front touch screen and magnetic mounts are the reasons. ... The stabilisation bit simply isn’t true as GoPros pan annoyingly which DJI doesn’t do. ... For my content (cars) the GoPro has annoying panning which makes the stabilised footage unusable. I hardly use it anymore. ... That’s a weird cope to admit that DJIs stabilisation works better under normal circumstances. Saying driving footage is “unintended use” is laughable."
"The stabilization is great and mtb is a lot rougher than karting so I’d go with that"
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"the 8:7 aspect ratio and 5.3k. That gives me much more freedom when reframing shots."
"For me the killer features though are 5.3k 8:7 ... Those all help a lot for editing."
"The taller 8:7 sensor (which was noticeable in my wife's scuba diving videos, as now she wasn't accidently cutting out parts of the video where her hands may have been reaching for something)."
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"When you hold it in the hand, you can tell you have a nice piece of hardware that will be able to withstand everything you can throw at it."
"Shot every day with the 13 for a week in a tropical climate at 180mbps log 10-bit h265 (labs firmware) at the maximum resolution and never once crashed or overheated."
"I’d recommend the GoPro Hero 13 — I used it on a recent trip at the pool and beach, even in the sand, without any worry about damage. ... It’s a rugged camera"
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"Recently went for a biking trip for about 1400 KMs was riding closer to 24 hours with my GoPro 13 Black On and Off, recorded nearly 1 Hour Footage, never felt the need for changing battery at all with GPS On. Battery was not an issue besides, I have 2 additional batteries in the battery charging / carrying case (Actually, using a Third Party one)."
"It will allow you to film for between 5 to 9 hours (camera settings dependent). ... I use it for my livestreams (outdoors, hot and cold environments) so you can see for yourself how long it runs for"
"Battery life: 10, however it's settings dependent, film with proper settings and film properly, a single battery can last you the entire day. ... Usually using proper settings and proper filming technique, my battery could run for nearly 2 hours non stop"
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"If I record for more than 14 minutes it will freeze and battery is already almost dead. This is at night night by the way so temperature isn't high."
"and they also overheat. It could be that I'm in Australia, but I've mounted my Insta in my car to record random stupidity and then find it's off and recorded a minute or two before dying. ... Just Google Insta overheating, and it's an issue they are 100% trying to hide."
"My hero 12 is unusable in Thailand due to overheating issues. ... I’m just sitting here thinking really one decade later they haven’t fixed this thing from overheating?"
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"Every GoPro I have ever used have at some point just snagged for no reason. ... It's great, but it did fail me once for no reason, right before doing a speedriding line which I really wanted to film."
"Missed a super lucky video of my wife with an eagle ray because at that precise moment the 13 decided that the memory card was too slow (it wasn't) and it won't record. ... That happened a few other times this same snorkel session, albeit I didn't miss anything else epic. And then it just fixed itself and I didn't have this issue until the end of the day."
"Well, when ever I try to video anything in 60fps the damn thing overheats and either freezes or turns off."
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"I literally only got the Action cam because it was supposed to have the best low light but it’s just rubbish on my one, the fur has zero texture, you know?"
"X3 low light is just unusable."
"I have a GoPro 10 and it’s really really shitty in low light."
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"The Gopro Quik app and its accompaning auto stabilization feature is absolute joke though. ... I would say it is akin to the early 2010s Youtube stabilization feature, which makes any clip that isn't a walking vlog unusable."
"Transferring videos to a phone is slow as molasses and overheats the battery"
"rubbish app that won't let you change settings 9 times out of 10"
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"GoPro makes you get one for features that the competition offers for free, forever, with the camera. ... One of the biggest letdowns for my otherwise great 13 Black"
"some features are blocked behind a paywall like for example going to a list of which devices consume more data on a day and so on"
"eero you would need to pay for."
Another endorsement for GoPro. Have a 13, works great. Red filter needed.
r/scuba • Advice on buying my 1st Underwater Camera ->I filmed my wedding with a couple gopros. They were 4s back in 2015. My only recommendation is don’t film a wedding using GoPros. But if you absolutely want to I bet the 13 with that anamorphic lens could get some good shots.
r/gopro • Advise please - buying a GoPro to record wedding ->The real answer you are looking for is the GoPro Hero 2024 (maybe it’s called the LIT Hero now) it’s super simple, cheap (compared to normal GoPro) shoots video, exports to phone/pc and is much lighter/smaller than the others. Edit: MAX2 is the best camera. Not best bang for buck.
r/snowboarding • Best bang for your buck camera for recording runs? ->Either standard hero13 or hero13 plus ultra wide lens mod is the call for MTB. I do a lot of biking and the results are great on GoPro. Plus you can use GoPro labs and dial in the right exposure and bitrate settings to maximize the quality.
r/gopro • GoPro hero 13 vs DJI Action 5 pro for mountain biking/ebikes? ->As others said any GoPro from 11-13 (I would even say starting with Gpro 9) would work. I would also recommend the gorpox Max (360) great for something like shark cage where you can re-fesme the video later....just keep in mind 360 is a pia dealing with file sizes and whatever you do don't scratch the lenses
r/gopro • Action camera for travel ->If you use the flat color profile, then GoPro handles the shadows quite ok
r/gopro • GoPro hero 13 vs DJI Action 5 pro for mountain biking/ebikes? ->I use flat color profile without editing. To me it looks better than the other profiles
r/gopro • GoPro hero 13 vs DJI Action 5 pro for mountain biking/ebikes? ->Basic summary is the X5 is out for obvious reasons (curved lenses don't work great underwater), the Action 5 tends to overdo the "blue" correction and isn't always accurate to the real colors, and sometimes loses sharpness in some scenarios. The AcePro's colors are better, but the highlights tend to be quite soft which removes some of the punch from the image. It also loses sharpness in some scenarios. The GoPro tends to have the most accurate colors and the best overall sharpness in these tests.
r/gopro • Which one is the best action camera underwater in 2025? ->For the most part. Same hardware, same lens, same processor. The 13 just has a better battery and updated firmware.
r/gopro • Should I buy GoPro or action 5 ? ->Try for an 11, 12 or 13. Newer the better, yes, but the 11, 12 and 13 are all basically the same camera just with feature improvements. They are the "modern" generation of GoPros, which brings the taller 8:7 sensor, 10 bit color, Log encoding etc, noise reduction control etc.
r/gopro • Best used GoPro for vlogging? ->I would avoid GoPro Hero 10 or beyond. Those are the only Hero cameras I have experience with and they're a huge PITA especially for motorcycling. It either doesn't turn on, doesn't record, or records with no audio ALL THE TIME. If you happen to notice it's not turning on, then you get to pull over, take your helmet off, unmount the camera, and fiddle with it until you figure out what's not working. Usually requiring you to remove and reinsert the battery. It's the most frustrating thing ever on a bike and I'd argue dangerous since you're preoccupied with the camera instead of your ride. I tried working with a Hero 10 and 11 for over 2 years before I swore them off forever. I recently switched to Insta360 and couldn't be happier. The Insta has literally not one time malfunctioned or not recorded when I pressed the button. I also have an old DJI Osmo Action that never had reliability issues. I would say any Osmo Action gen or the previous gen Insta360 (R One or something like that I cant' remember the name) would do the job well. If part of its job is dashcam you might also consider a 360 camera. You'll have way butter luck catching incidents with it than a regular action cam. I also have a GoPro 360 MAX camera. Unlike the Hero cameras, it's been great. It's still glitchy at times but nowhere near the regularity of the Hero cameras. It's kind long in the tooth now too so you may be able to find them on a good deal somewhere.
r/motorcyclegear • What camera is best for recording riding. ->It's simple to me. GoPro Hero cameras are a huge PITA to use. They're horribly unreliable and nowadays DJI/Insta look just as good. It's been like this since at least Hero 10. They have done nothing to fix the Hero line and continue to push out a new model every year. It's corporate greed and it's killing the company. I've spent a lot of money on GoPro gear only to be burned by them over and over again. I go out of my way to recommend against GoPro any time some asks. I will give credit where it's due though. The MAX 360 has been a great camera for me. I don't have any of the issues that are so abundant on Hero cameras. It's the only GoPro product I've had a good experience with but I still can't recommend it because of the culture at GoPro. I know if anything comes up that requires them to lift a finger to fix, it will remain broken forever while they work on the next yearly model release.
r/MTB • Is GoPro dying? ->Go for the 12 Black from the Hero 4. It’s got way better stabilization, longer battery life, and sharper video. If you’re comparing, the 12 is more battery-efficient and handles bright lighting better, which is great for both water and stainless steel surfaces compared to the 11. Yeah, the Hero 13 has slightly better low-light performance, but unless he’s filming at night, it’s not really worth the extra cost really. If you’re getting two GoPros, I’d go for two Hero 12s to keep the video quality consistent. One can be overhead for cooking and the other gets close-ups? or for fishing, one can be chest-mounted while the other is set up for wide shots. [10 Best Action Cameras to Invest in 2025: Full Guide and Review](https://alaskanarrows.com/10-best-action-cameras-to-invest-in-2025/) would be useful too. But if you want a more budget-friendly option, a Hero 12 + Hero 11 Mini is a good combo—same great video, but the Mini is lighter and easier to mount so he can be creative with it ya know . For accessories, is he editing on his phone or laptop? That might affect which accessories are worth grabbing too but a suction cup or magnet mount for kitchen shots, and a Floaty Case or Waterproof Dome for underwater footage. Tldr: 12 black is the best, get two of them and a floaty case plus suction cup as accessories
r/gopro • What GoPro would you recommend? ->I don’t necessarily agree that the latest one would be the best because though the 13 Black is the newest “best” model its upgrades over the 12 and 11 are minimal i.e. slight improvements in HDR/color and uses the same Enduro battery which is already in the 11 and 12. So the best would be to get the 11 Black. But if your budget is still too tight for that you can go for a more compact Hero 11 Mini that keeps the performance up but without the screens. If you’re looking for more then you can try [10 Best Action Cameras to Invest in 2025: Full Guide](https://alaskanarrows.com/10-best-action-cameras-to-invest-in-2025/) Cheers and sorry for the long long reply!
r/gopro • Best Go Pro for the Money ->Yes, I regularly do night photography with my GoPros - Hero10 through 13, as well as 360 cameras. But I want to stress that your subject needs to also be stationary - it’s not like you can film wildlife with this approach. But if you’re just trying to capture trees or landscapes, depending on how much moon & starlight you have, this might work fine. Can you give more detail about the types of images you want to capture?
r/gopro • Whats a good Camera for filming outside in the night? ->That is not correct. You can shoot in 4K 120fps 16:9, or 2.7K 120fps 4:3 on the Hero13
r/gopro • GoPro hero 13 ->1) is it a Hero13? 2) is it in Standard Lens mode, and not using a Max Lens Mod, etc? 2) is it in Standard profile, and not HDR? 4K 120 fps 16:9 is a selectable option in the product manual and on the list of available video settings on my Hero13s themselves
r/gopro • GoPro hero 13 ->Correct - the Ultra Wide Lens puts the camera into a different mode, which has different shooting options and resolutions. If you install the standard lens cover (or just manually put the camera into Standard Lens Mode), you'll see the shooting options that are available with the standard lens, which is different from Ultra Wide Lens mode
r/gopro • GoPro hero 13 ->Yep, no prob - every lens mod has a different set of shooting modes that are optimized for that lens’ distortion / the amount of light it lets through / the processing required / etc
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