GoPro Hero 8 Black Best Tips and Tricks!

Here's the top GoPro Hero 8 Black Tips and Tricks to get the most out of your brand new action camera! I'm currently going through a love hate relationship with the Hero 8 Black. Its got some design decisions I don't agree with but the image quality and stabilization is absolutely fantastic.

But there are some key little quirks to know to make sure you can get the best quality out of it!

Let's get to it!

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[kcats]

1 use screen protector with the front camera
2 hypersthoom high is enough, better not go to boost level.
3 wide is good option
4 choose hight for bit rate
5 leave white balance with auto
6 set shutter auto is best choice
7 max iso better set 400, at night set higher.


miss point is welcome .

[Eddie-tmym]

Native white balance is a flat profile, it gives you the most flexibility if you plan to edit your videos in post

[HORIZONHUNT]

I have the GP3 black and yesterday I bought the gp8 black, the truth is that the change is noticeable. I appreciate these tips👍🏻

[AnandaGarden]

Great tips - thank you, saved me time setting up the 8. Regarding insurance, I'm very happy to pay $5/month for GoPro Plus with the no-questions-asked full replacement offer and steep discounts on accessories. Also, Native white balance looks like a flat profile for those who want to color correct manually in post.

[JerseyStyle]

Just bought my first one at 52 years old, made a video today of the old amusement pier in Long branch New Jersey on my channel, that burnt down in 1985 I love the go pro 8 😎👍👍👍

[chrisnewton]

Upgraded to the hero 8 from my hero 3+ silver and I love it. I don't like that the lens isn't replaceable but I can work around that by using a lens protector and the protective housing.

[SoDirteProductionsMTB]

I’m just going to throw this out there but native is most likely a flat format so you can easily add color in post

[iancraig]

Native is only really for those who want to do their own colour grading. It is almost like ‘raw’ and has most latitude for stretching colour. I directly compared Native with 5500k in sunlight and they come out ‘similar’. Native has a little more red though. For many, especially in sunlight, if you try shooting in Native and in post, boost the contrast until blacks and whites are ok and then big boost to saturation. This gives a great picture. After that, if you’re up to it, tweak the white balance and you can get a really excellent picture in comparison to GoPro colours.

[DirtyTesla]

I was blown away by stabilization of the 7 and figured this would be the same... I can't believe how much better it is! I didn't think it was possible. I still am not sure I want to upgrade, but MAN that tempted me.

[jamesmccaffrey]

I'm very impressed with this vid and your other ones! Keep up with he good work! My new (to me) from GoPro Hero 8 is almost at my doorstep!

[FroggyFlips]

I love my 7 Black so much, I’ve avoided watching videos about the 8. I guess it’s finally time, ha!

[geekinthegarden]

Great tips, thanks.


Native White Balance makes the least amount of correction to the colour of te image leaving it basically as it comes off the sensor without processing. If used with Flat colour profile it gives the most latitude if you want to colour correct/colour grade in post production.


I often use it especially at night when, for example, the camera may want to add more blue to compensate for the yellow/orange of sodium street lights. This then means that signs and lights that are blue can get over saturated and out of gamult. By using Flat and Native the camera doesn't fiddle with the colours at all and grading in post is a bit easier. Using a cheap credit card sized colour chart at the beginning of a shot also helps getting the colour right.

[kristoffer_med_k]

I once had a problem with my HERO 7 Black fogging when I took it under water for half an hour, and had to wait several hours for it to disappear

[thomascho]

The most helpful Gopro Hero 8 review video PERIOD. You shared hidden tips and tricks that no other gopro 8 reviewers on YouTube talked about. This is exactly what I've been looking for the last two weeks. thank you! And keep it up! Cheers

[johnluyben]

I bought the $49 super suit. Protects the whole camera 360 degrees. Great investment!

[andrescruz]

Native just means there is no white balance correction being applied to the footage so are getting the native color balance of the sensor. This is intended for people that color grade their footage and usually shoot in the flat color profile as well so they can correct the white balance and color exactly how they want it. Auto white balance is often regarded as the worst white balance setting for video because it will often change gradually throughout the clip so it's a nightmare or even impossible to get all your colors to match when you edit and color grade the final video because every scene goes from cool to warm, warm to cool, etc....

[CountryNerd]

I really like your video. My son has a Hero 7 black and was impressed with the quality of the video we made of an issue with a drone. So, I bought a GoPro not knowing anything more than it was a GoPro. It turns out it is a Hero 8 Black. After I got it, he came over and we discovered that there is a difference. I have started investigating my GoPro, and your video is very informative. I'm watching it for the second time, and will be watching it again.
Thanks for the info.

[plipson]

So Good!!! Thank you! As a brand new user, I wish you would go a little slower into the canera settings..even with pause and re-run I have problems trying to figure out, “how did he get to that screen?”

[wjohnson]

To protect my lense I got the protective case. I do a lot of underwater video so I needed it anyway. It makes underwater video so much better. Sometimes air bubbles can get into the microphones which muffles the sound underwater and pretty much ruins any chance of good audio. The protective case prevents that completely, with the added benefit of protecting the lense just like with the older GOPROs.

[RealTechnoPanda]

Auto Shutter Speed. Yes! Finally someone who doesn't just blindly follow 180th rule