GoPro Hero 7 review: Social over sports

The latest camera puts a focus on sharing, not specs

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[hckyrules]

GoPro is moving in the right direction when it comes to stabilization.

This is an action cam, we don’t want to carry a fucking gimbal in sports. So what do they do? Blow all other EIS technologies out of the water. So less gear which is the prime objective of GoPro.

There’s nothing wrong with the 6, and the 7 Black isn’t anything completely new. However, it builds on the 6 and revamps the insides through software which is really great.

[cafelampung]

Wait, hero 7? I just bought hero 6 last week, damn it.

[alittt]

I don't know if I'm still gonna' stick with Gopro..
I'm a heavy user of Gopro (for motovlogging).. The problem with this camera is always about its' software.. Fusion is the biggest failure of it.. Comparing it with RYLO, Gopro should be ashamed of their basic features and complicated editing process.
When Gopro started selling gopro hero 5 black, they became soooo greedy.. My 3rd party battery is unusable after firmware update. External mic jack is so bulky, while the only function of this bulky design is just to make Gopro hero 5, 6, 7 unable to use any 3rd party external mic jack. It's so awkward to attach this brick on my helmet. I'm sad that Gopro's firmware & mobile app is still slow and buggy, but the thing they update for their firmware is focusing on stopping it to be compatible with any 3rd party accessories. I miss the old gopro that was compatible with any 3rd party battery and any usb-to-microphone jack, and also their flawless software. That's why, I'm still relying on my Gopro Hero 4, more than my Gopro Hero 5, 6, or Fusion.
Using Gopro, really makes me GoPoor.

[EvilNeil]

If they made a mic jack version it would sell like hot cakes...

[Siddharthdabas]

The best GoPro ever !!!! The stabilisation was much needed
But I’ll regret buying the hero 5 in the starting of 2018

[VERSATILEKNOWLEDGE]

Gopro Hero 7 Black : Contender for the Best Vlogging camera in 2019.
Hyper Smooth Stabilisation. It flies absolutely. Most Versatile camera probably. 🔥🔥

[PathLessPedaledTV]

So you still need that absurd audio brick to plug in an external mic?

[AW.SO.M]

Just curious, where was that scene at 3:42 shot? Thanks!

[MichaelHurdleStudio]

Really good review man. Is it possible to set the controls on the Hero 7 black to manual iso or things like that? Thank you for the video.

[mecaupholsterytips]

thaks for the info. question: how bout the battery life?

[mixflip]

I love it. I stopped at the hero 4 silver for the LCD screen and gimbal for my needs. This is what I've been waiting for.

[Muddzdk]

At 3:02 you can see that the Hero 7 also has more vivid colors and a little bit sharper in the images

[HarrisFly]

What mic are you using there with the gopro?

[JohnSoh]

I see that you have a gimbal..I would've loved to have seen a gimbal vs GoPro 7 test

[mrgoodcor]

What mic are you using for this video? It sounds great!

[AdventureMuse]

SOLD!!!! Thanks for the great review. Placing my order today. So excited to do my biking videos without wearing a Karma.. - but will this still work with the Karma? looks like the same size as my GP5. Sending in my old GP4 today.

[sajalsharma]

Can it be used by power bank when battery is down, I mean charging plus shooting at the same time and if yes does it get heated??

[jackiem]

are you using a ND filter? It seems like it... when your using the other camera, the sky color looks different compared to when the shot transfers to go the GoPro

[truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb]

Caveat if you want to use an external microphone you MUST buy the expensive model. External microphones won't work on the silver or white versions. I spent a lot of time and effort and money learning that lesson the hard way.

[fastpitchpros]

Engadget and James Trew - Thank you for the excellent update on the HERO 7 - Looking forward to adding it to FastpitchPros video camera collection! "Training The Future of Fastpitch"