GoPro Hero 12 Black FULL REVIEW - Should You Upgrade?

GoPro Hero 12 Black Unboxing & Review - is the latest GoPro Action Camera a big upgrade, and worth buying for $399? I go Surfing to test it out....
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00:00 Wet & Wild
01:18 Unboxing
02:42 Overheating & Battery
04:15 New Mount
04:46 HDR
05:54 Using the Hero 12
08:00 8:7 Sensor
09:56 ULTRA Wide FoV
11:25 Conclusion

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[Thetechchap]

Hey Chaps! Are you tempted to buy the Hero 12??

[GoPro]

Thanks for taking HERO12 Black for a spin + for your in-depth review 👍

[petercreagh]

Waited for the 12 as there was an expectation the low light ability would be better but decided to buy the 11 and put the difference in price towards 2 extra batteries and charging base. I was upgrading from the 8 and saw the horizon levelling feature as being worth the upgrade anyway even if low light was little improved. I did read a review that did not expect the low light ability would be upgraded as it would mean a physically larger camera and I have read even the closest size micro 4/3 mirrorless cameras don't have a high low light rating anyway. So it could be a few years before there is a substantial improvement in low light ability from Gopro.

[topbanana]

also i have no issues with batteries i use it on my bike i have recorded well over 1 hours constant 2k 60fps and had it working 4k 60fps on gopro 11 it never overheated and stopped . simple get a bike bag that sits under the top bar and lower bar at the front. put a 20000mah power bank in the bag run a short usb cable up and use the door mod it has usb hole to insert cable. i also have no trouble with over heating. this comes down to how much the camera is doing when recording. you need to adjust things turn wifi off gps off lower the frame rate /fps etc if you do not do this the power bank will not work it cut off or just not work lol and you do not need a bike you have hand help tripods with power banks in them now . just need to set up right for it to work right

[k_addy]

I just bought the Go Pro Hero 10 yesterday and i’m returning it today for the Hero 12, because only the Hero 11 & 12 have horizon leveling. As a runner using the chesty mount, it’s essential because my body naturally moves the camera physically and to stabilize that correctly, you’d need a gimbal. Something that actually moves the camera to keep it in place…or horizon leveling.

[Michael_]

selling longer run times as an upgrade is a bit cheeky, really they are just fixing a fatal flaw that should't of been an issue in a production product anyway.

[markyboyclark]

I still use my Hero9 Black in 4k 24fps Superview 16:9. It's still great 👍

I find you really have to mount the GoPro on the nose of the surf board to get the best shots.

[GoldChocobo]

The 11 does most of that you mentioned. The biggest upgrade I was excited about is the runtime. My GoPro 11 already can record up to 25min in 2.5k. So not much improvement there unless you didnt push it enough (like I guess you recorded in 5k?)

[techhubwiltsuk]

Great review as always and didn’t realise you were near Bristol, just up the road from me!

[mjp]

Thanks for the review. Aside from the new mount (which should have always been there), nothing over the 11 I would spend my money on....

[mrinmoybairagya]

Probably one of the most transparent review I have ever seen. ❤ from Worcestershire

[realchris]

Appreciate the full and honest review!

[Maryland_Motorcycle_Rides]

I've never had a GoPro. Going to be using it for motorcycles. The only things that are important to me is excellent quality, excellent vibration dampener, horizon stabilizer and the GPS. Which one should I get?

[jamaalwilliams]

The fact that the camera shuts off, regardless, is kind of silly

[daveclarke]

Didn’t know you were from Bristol, tech chap, I’m from yate, not far from the wave, nice to see a local lad doing well, nice review👍

[kelalamusic]

The only thing that I particularly like is that you can directly attach it to a tripod. Come on GoPro, how come it took you that long to figure that out. One thing I don't like about the 12 is that it looks like it was used while painting a room getting paint splashes all over it. Perhaps some artsy-fartsy person might go for it, but not me. I'll wait until they come out with some real and worthwhile upgrades. But until then, I'll stay with my 11.

[lordtakuban]

Thanks for the review and comparison to the 10. I have a 10 and the thermal issues are terrible with it. So having one with better battery life and the ability to record for longer is tempting. I don't know if the upgrade is worth the $400 for me. But I do like the new features of the additional mounting ability and the BT audio connectivity. Overall, I think I'm going to pass on this until it's available at a decent discount around August of next year (Based on GoPro history).

[JamieBrigden]

I do wish you quoted product prices in GBP as well as USD. I understand maybe a large number of your audience comes from the US, but you're the Tech Chap, you should be keeping things a bit British too!

[Indye]

Very nice video! Not that professional, but showing the average guy, like me, what it can do!

[editorxv]

I live in bristol 😅, very interesting action camera