GoPro - Hero 7 Series
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HERO7 Black
HERO7 Silver
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Last updated: Dec 13, 2025 Scoring
Liked most:
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"My Hero 7 Black has been through snorkeling in Hawaii, outdoor expeditions in Alaska, and 18 mile hikes up Half Dome and back... for years..."
"I've had a couple of GoPros and they've worked flawlessly on everything from countless mountain bike rides to snorkeling all over the world. ... I still have a 7 Black because it just wont die."
"I still have my GoPro 7 black used occasionally until I bought insta X4. This thing covers me for me the next 5+ years snowboarding, bike riding etc."
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"The most important thing if you're filming video is image stabilization, which gopro is best of class at for non-professionals. ... There's nothing worse than shaky cam footage underwater and it's really good at producing smooth footage even for beginners."
"I have a 7 black I use to film skiiing and it's great."
"In the context of when they came out the 7 felt the most incredible, it really was a big jump with the stabilisation."
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"For me the killer features though are 5.3k 8:7 ... Those all help a lot for editing."
"The picture quality is amazing ... the footage is really sharp"
"sometimes I look back on videos that I made with my "old" hero 7 black camera and the images always looked so good -- better than my x2. ... I don't typically mess with the camera settings because whenever I do, it seems my changes often make things worse."
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"My Hero 7 Black has been through snorkeling in Hawaii, outdoor expeditions in Alaska, and 18 mile hikes up Half Dome and back... for years..."
"I've had a couple of GoPros and they've worked flawlessly on everything from countless mountain bike rides to snorkeling all over the world. ... I still have a 7 Black because it just wont die."
"I run my 7black in a diving case with some holes drilled for ventilation, and charge it with a usbc powerbank on a loooong cable. Also a good sd card would help with overheating a bit. And that thing never overheated, even outdoor in sun (for a while, when i overheat the cam would too)."
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"My Hero 7 Black has been through snorkeling in Hawaii, outdoor expeditions in Alaska, and 18 mile hikes up Half Dome and back... for years..."
"I've had a couple of GoPros and they've worked flawlessly on everything from countless mountain bike rides to snorkeling all over the world. ... I still have a 7 Black because it just wont die."
"The fact that it’s waterproof takes away the “what if it rains” worry that I always have with my cameras."
Disliked most:
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"runs out of battery really quick"
"glitchy cameras turning off randomly"
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"I'm tired of gopro 7 freezing"
"it gets hot during extended replay while editing."
"the thing gets extremely hot"
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"they dont DELETE YOUR FOOTAGE FOR NO REASON ... from the hero -until the 12 black every single one at one point or another simply corrupted/deleted a whole days of videos. ... i will not give GoPro another single $ until they figure out wtf happens where it corrupts/deletes videos. its a useless camera if it cant save a video."
"my biggest issue is with the crashes causing me to lose footage ... it's annoying resetting it once or twice a day if I'm filming ... has a crashing problem. Probably once or twice every few hours of filming, usually after you start or stop a video it will crash"
"not recording or saving the file"
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"they dont DELETE YOUR FOOTAGE FOR NO REASON ... from the hero -until the 12 black every single one at one point or another simply corrupted/deleted a whole days of videos. ... i will not give GoPro another single $ until they figure out wtf happens where it corrupts/deletes videos. its a useless camera if it cant save a video."
"I'm tired of gopro 7 freezing"
"My gopro's have always been buggy ... consistently buggy (freezing up, randomly shutting down - always at the worst moments)"
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"Especially with low light footage. I do mountain biking and am often under thick Forrest cover."
"Low light hasn't usually been a concern to me as much, hence never making the switch to the competition. But it does pop up on occassions in thick forest or tree coverage, basically anything other than direct sunlight, so I am starting to notice how poor it is."
"If you want low light performance I wouldn't go the gopro way."
What about issues with the cameras crashing? I have a GoPro 7 a friend gave me and I do want to upgrade at some point but my biggest issue is with the crashes causing me to lose footage. I've heard is still an issue on the new cameras plus overheating problems. The 7 doesn't overheat luckily but it's annoying resetting it once or twice a day if I'm filming. And I'm using the recommended SD card.
r/gopro • why does every comparison video on YT seem like to bashing Go pro 13 ? is it really that far behind the competitors ? ->Does this firmware help the older models? I have a go pro 7 that has a crashing problem. Probably once or twice every few hours of filming, usually after you start or stop a video it will crash. I'm using the suggested SD card.
r/gopro • why does every comparison video on YT seem like to bashing Go pro 13 ? is it really that far behind the competitors ? ->I have a Hero 7 Silver and a Hero 10 Black I bought last weekend. I used the 10 to make a running video yesterday and I can’t believe how much better the stabilization is. It’s an amazing camera so I’d say that’s my favorite.
r/gopro • Which is your favorite GoPro? ->Even a gopro 7 is pretty good but I would recommend getting a used 9 as it has 4K 60FPS and uses the same accessories as the newer models incase you upgrade.
r/gopro • What's the best action camera I can get for 200$ or less (please be less) ->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? ->I've had * Hero 3 White * Hero 4 Silver * Hero 7 Black * Max (1) * Hero 12 Black and I still have all but the 3 white. The 3 white was the only 'bad' one I think, one where the camera really didn't live up to the hype for me and hence I upgraded quite quickly. As for my favourite? In the context of when they came out the 7 felt the most incredible, it really was a big jump with the stabilisation. But I probably shot most of my coolest footage on either the 4 Silver or the Max, just because of the time in my life I was using them and the novelty of 360 footage at the time.
r/gopro • Which is your favorite GoPro? ->Get whichever Go Pro is in your price range. Anything Hero 7 and above will have hypersmooth and as long as you’re not running it at max resolution and fps it shouldn’t overheat, especially with a fan or AC on in the car. 30 fps would be my recommendation, and most should be able to handle that at 4K just fine.
r/gopro • Best camera for Beginner for recording POV car driving videos ->A GoPro 7 or 8 then. I don't recommend less know action cameras brands like Akaso, not terrible but not great either. Sound quality is really bad and the image stabilization performance is inferior compared to the GoPro or the DJI Action cameras.
r/Cameras • Wearable action cam? ->For me GoPro always had the best mic/audio balance. insta always sounded baseless and sucked at eliminating wind noise as well
r/Cameras • I don't know what vlogging camera to buy ->Image stabilization started on GoPro Hero 7. And I’m still using it to this day.
r/gopro • GoPro Hero Black 9 - worth it still? ->Literally every post now seems to mention low light. I've never had an issue with my GoPros and I've owned every GoPro Black since the 4. Sounds like your sports don't really need low light either, so not sure what the hesitation is. I own a few DJI products as well (drone, mic mini, Osmo mobile) but I'd get a GoPro over the DJI camera for sure.
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