GoPro - HERO4 Black

I have been using a GoPro 3 Black, 4 Black and now a 12 Black. I am using Solo Storm and its controls the camera we are using. The biggest challenge of any camera is mounting to get the view or perspective you are after.

I use a GoPro Hero 4 Black as my webcam. I use it because I already had it and didn’t want to spend extra money on a webcam. The video quality it gives is decent though, I don’t get any complaints/comments about my webcam footage. I also throw on a bit of color correction in my streaming software which I think makes it look a little nicer. However, I wouldn’t recommend going out and purchasing one solely to use as a webcam. If you already have one then I would say it’s considerable. GoPros aren’t really meant to be on for long periods of time (at least that generation, I’m not too familiar with the newer ones). I had to remove the battery and find a dummy battery cable that would work for it. The GoPro runs extremely hot to the point where with the battery it would overheat and shut off. Using that dummy cable it still gets really hot but it’s able to stay on. I would also recommend looking into good lighting for your setup. Lighting is very important when trying to video something. Good lighting can make a cheap camera look okay. While bad lighting can make even an expensive camera look bad.

I used gopros mounted to my handlebars on my bike. They were ok while they worked, which wasn't for long. I had 2 mini 11s and both ate memory cards corrupting them seconds after starting recording. Tried everything. Hard reset, different firmwares. Both devices would get warm and be unresponsive until the battery ran out. Lastly I tried the new hero 4k. Absolutely shocking image quality and no stabilisation. Don't get me started on the subscription and returns service where you pay about 80 percent of the price you already paid for a replacement. Will be avoiding GoPro in the future.

I’ve heard great things about the dji. I use GoPro and it’s alright

A: GoPro only recently released a version of "Quik" for desktop this year. it was actually a copy of their "Quik" for mobile app but with a lot LESS functionality. Due to fact very few people even bothered using it (why bother if the mobile app offered more functionality) GoPro decided not to continue throwing money at developing an app no one was using. B: People who edit using a desktop tend to want professional editing and this is why many use paid programs like Premier Pro or free professional quality editing programs like DaVinci Resolve. Not sure why you think the Hero 13 is not having "compatible features in areas" as that statement makes no sense. I have used the Hero 4, Hero 6, Hero 8, Hero Fusion, Hero Max, Hero 9, Hero 10, Hero 11, Hero 12 and Hero 13. I can say without a doubt that the Hero 13 is my favorite of these so far due to the amount of features it offers and the new lens options. If I had to choose between the Hero 12 and Hero 13, I'd choose the 13 with no hesitation.

Due to the quality of the products. I am now on my third GoPro 10, as the previous two failed for mostly the same reasons. But give GoPro some credit, as they replaced them without much issue. On the other hand, I still have my GoPro 4, which is over 10 years old and works perfectly—used it recently whilst waiting for the second replacement GoPro 10.

I'm shooting just underwater footage since GoPro 4, I've never get this result even in auto mode. Low life competitior pays "i can ben over for money" so called "influencers" just to try to make their products look good. Even if you give me anything else but no GoPro , I'd just use it for my nobrain videos. Yes I'm very aggressive because I'm sick and tired of this stupid nonsense comparisons

I just bought my first go pro and I'm loving it. I had seen them back in the day and thought they were really cool, and I finally decided to buy one, no regrets. I will tell you this: I'm glad I bought the GoPro hero 13 because it's rugged and waterproof and has really great filming options. 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. I'm not sure you will have this same feeling buying a cheap alternative, maybe it feels cheap in the hand. Had my go pro 4 days now and really really glad I spent the extra money. I'm even starting to look at lenses.

I cut a hole directly on the speaker portion of the case and my audio is pretty good doesn’t sound muffled or anything and I’m using a GoPro hero 4 look up Quiet Samurai on YouTube if you want to see how it sounds

I use a hero 4 with a dive case and drilled the mic out and the audio is solid

I took my old GoPro hero 4 but Ill be first to admit I’m a fairly fresh diver I only have around 35-40 dives so that go pro is always secondary to the dive and safety of the dive itself

I use a good pro hero 4 as my face cam on twitch I really like the wide angle you get makes for better zoom if you can get a cheep one off ebay like I did I'd say it's worth over a web cam imo

a "hack" is buy a generation or two older go pro. like do some youtube searching for video content makers, on which older go-pros are the best. i bought i think a hero 4. was dirt cheap but still well regarded for it's video/specs. all i was doing was recording my trips when i lived in nyc, as i was afraid of being killed by shitty drivers. wanted a "dash cam" of sorts. i feel like mindless recordings of riding about is a very niche thing.

I've had my hero 4 since it came out. And its a great camera, never heated up the only reason I bought the 13 is because I can't find any batteries that are new for the 4. Well, when ever I try to video anything in 60fps the damn thing overheats and either freezes or turns off. I never had that problem with the 4. That and they got lazy with innovation and let dji take their lunch. Oh and how the hell is it possible that the 13 has worse low light video than the 4?!?! Smh

I've had a GoPro Hero 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 10, as well as the Max. I've go over 2,000 skydives with GoPros on my helmet, including world records and jumps into the Blue Hole in Belize. I've taken them to every continent (including Antarctica) for running and scuba diving and overall travel. So I use GoPros a lot, and I use them in environments that are pretty tough on them. One thing that's been annoying is the heavy push to GoPro subscription. Their cloud storage is just awful. The money is better spent on something like Dropbox or Box. Their software has been pretty terrible too. Hardware wise, they've been hit or miss. Sometimes it's software, sometimes it's hardware. They can corrupt video files, do a weird "gets hot after charging and locks up so that you have to pull the batteries", they can stop mid recording. All of that with the proper recommended cards. Some have just been lemons, probably a bad solder or heatsink contact. Sometimes it's fixed in a firmware upgrade. They're notorious in the skydiving community. "Did you get it?" "No, it stopped recording 5 seconds in." "It froze up". That kind of thing. Not all the time, not even frequent, but enough that it's annoying. And each model seems to have their own little quirks. My Hero 7 and 10 has been solid for the most part. My 9.. not as much. My Max is a piece of shit. My next 360 camera will absolutely not be a Max, and probably won't be whatever they come out with next. My next action camera probably won't be a GoPro.

My hero 12 is unusable in Thailand due to overheating issues. It’s so funny because whatever model I had here 10 years ago (Hero4?)I remember overheating as well. I haven’t owned one in a while so I’m just sitting here thinking really one decade later they haven’t fixed this thing from overheating?

The insta360 is no good for diving. Bought one for a dive trip to Mexico last month and ended up using a 10 year old gopro hero 4 instead, as the insta360 was just trash underwater. It can't focus properly in the dive housing, everything is blurry and super noisy... Works great topside, but they really shouldn't be selling these as dive cameras. Have tried to give it back to insta, but they are refusing.

Don't get the insta 360 for scuba, it's atrocious. Just bought one for a dive trip to Mexico and ended up using my 10 year old gopro hero 4, for all the underwater footage instead, as the 360 x4 is utterly useless underwater. It works pretty nicely topside, but all the underwater footage is just a blurry, noisy mess. I can't believe that they are marketing this as a dive camera. It can't focus properly underwater or handle low light. I have tried to give it back as it's simply unfit for purpose, but Insta are refusing...

Lots of issues. My Osmo 5 has much much better battery life+charging speed is amazing. I need 2 batteries compared to gopro 4-5. Startup is almost instant.

Are you specifically referring to the entry-level Hero camera released this year or GoPro's flagship Hero Black series? If the former, I'd probably steer clear. If the latter, hell yea - GoPros are awesome.

If your budget is approx. $200, then I would recommend buying a used Hero 8/9/10/11 instead. This will give you WAY more value for your money. Yes, the small Hero camera might be designed for beginners, but I honestly see no sence in it. The Hero Black is not that complicated to handle either, the image quality is better, and it offers way more options.