HERO11 Black Series

I’d sell you mine! It’s a cool device but I’m still reaching for my GoPro 11 more. I sometimes don’t know what I should capture with the Max 2 I’m into photography so naturally I thought adding a 360 becomes necessary but, 360 for me is too niche it’s part of my bag though

Hero 11 works just fine for me. I only film in 1080p anyway. Only reason I upgraded from the 10 is because I gave it to one of my kids.

Yes. Massive difference. The Hero like very restricted smaller camera that has 10% of the features of the flagships. You will be better of getting a GP11 than that. Dont get anything older or lesser than GoPro 11 if you can choose. 

Thats the latest big leap in my opinion. 10bit colors made a big difference for with the skin tones and ability to grade LOG footage. The biggest thing in my opinion was the introduction of 8:7 format sensor. Almost a square image that I can just crop in post to wide or mobile when stabilizing in GoPro Player.  So there is a difference but only really if you care about those two things. 

I film exclusively on my iPhone 16 pro and my GoPro 11. I film all my family videos (sledding, a Disney trip, summer, random day trips) using these two cameras. The iPhone is better in terms of availability (always in my pocket) as well as low light. GoPro is good for beach and pool activities. Getting unique angles. Time lapses.

Honestly GoPros since about the 11 have been the same with minor advancements. If I were to get my kid a GoPro who was 12 I would start with the 11. If they like it and are good with it then maybe in a couple years upgrade him to a newer model.

I’ve had the 11 and the 13. I would definitely recommend the 13.

It's the exact same sensor on the 11 as on the 13.

Everyone here saying to get the 13, but the 11, 12 and 13 all use the same sensor and all shoot raw, so they will all deliver identical results for your use case. The only benefit of the 13 is a better first party macro (and anamorphic) lens attachment which can be beneficial for photography. There are however third party macro lenses for the 11 and 12, and while they're not as easy to use or as versatile as the one that's made for the 13, they do work.

I got a used GoPro 11 for a couple hundred bucks offa eBay. It has image stabilization and horizon leveling built in. It’s excellent. There are all sorts of ways to mount GoPros on bikes, helmets, whatever. I use mine to make custom Rouvy routes.

Have a Hero11 Black. It works great. I've used a GoPro Max for action sports outside the water. I really love that camera, but I've heard it's not so good for underwater shooting.