GoPro Hero 12 vs Hero 11 - Honest Comparison

Check out what the GoPro Hero 12 looks like next to the GoPro Hero 11 before you buy...

I will be comparing in later videos, Max Lens Mods, stabilisation including Horizon Levelling which I need the Max Lens Mod 2.0 for, low light filming, battery life and a few other features, as well as putting it up against the DJI Action 4.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:00 Standard Profiles 5.3k
02:45 HDR Outside
04:15 HDR Inside
05:39 GP-Log
07:51 Running low light
09:45 Shake Hypersmooth (not HL)
10:35 Timewarp
11:07 Battery & more HDR
12:41 - Audio in camera (Hero 11 flat profile)
14:28 Live View Record

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[GoPro]

Phillip, You’ve had quite the journey with HERO12 Black so far! While we understand you got the camera fair + square from a retailer, they mistakenly put it on shelf early. HERO12 goes on sale at retailers worldwide + preorders start shipping tomorrow, September 13. This means official firmware STILL isn’t available. Our teams are constantly working to fine-tune firmware up until on-shelf day + beyond. We encourage you to update your HERO12 to the latest firmware when it becomes available on the Quik app later today. Since we don’t know what firmware you have, you should first factory reset your camera to make sure the production firmware loads correctly. This will help with your comparison + future reviews 👍

[rodneyrobbie]

The 11 looks better hand down! Very clear & crispy! Not sure what the settings on both camera’s are set on, but yeah just my opinion from your footage!

[rasmushag]

is it only me or does the 11 look a little bit better outside?

[AlrotaMusic]

13:52 Had both of them the same hypersmooth settings? To me the GoPro 11 just worked so much better there. Not sure if it's due to HDR mode then?

[armando.visuals]

🙋HDR doesn't work when light is constantly changing in my experience. HDR works best when the scene between the shadows and highlights have more contrast. Which is why in 05:12 the 12 looks better and the in 05:39 the 11 looks better. So it all depends what situation you use it for. But the 12 having HDR is of course a good thing.

[iamralpgonzales]

I waited for hero 12 before I buy a Gopro but I think the difference on the 11 is not that a big deal (for me) - better to buy the 11. but great review Philip! cheers!

[fromia]

The worst criticism I hear for the Action 4 is the micro jitters from the stabilization.
Would be interested to hear if there is a difference between RS and RS+, and if there is a difference compared to Hypersmooth 6.

[RetroBusker]

Can u shoot hdr with 4k60 lock horizen with and without max lens mod 2

[LookatBowen]

Hero 11 looked better in most of your video review. HDR in hero 12 looks good. Get rid of the gym membership, buy a concept 2 rowing machine. Sorted! Great video as per usual. Action 4 for me. I'm still on the GoPro Hero 7, so I think that will be awesome upgrade

[DJPREZ]

I currently have a hero 9 and I’m looking to upgrade.. what would be the best option? GH12 or A4?? Thanks!

[lapuraneta]

Hello I enjoy ur videos. Quick question was the hero 12 lens dirty it looks like a smoky film not clearlike the hero 11.

[simonlynch]

I think the 11 looked better in most of them shots and what happened to the stabilisation as it didn't work at all ? You say let us be the judge as you have not seen it yet but now you have I would like to hear your opinion.

[KamilZabost]

Dlaczego obraz z kamery która była na rigu po lewej umieściłeś w kadrze po prawej? 2:48 haha, kurde jaki zonk, nie wiedziałem co się dzieje na początku...

[ephemeralmoments]

Nice first testing! I can't stop wondering if you happened to touch the lens of your GP12 somewhere during the review. It might also somehing else, but to me the lens seems not to be perfectly clean. When filming against the light the contrast considerably drops on GP12 and the dark areas become too bright... Regarding the battery, it would be nice to have a test under exactly the same conditions. HDR on GP12 probably needs a little bit more power. On the other hand GPS should be switched off on the GP11 (if not already done). Looking forward to more comparisons.

[michaelgiordano]

HDR mode looks good in this. I'm interested in seeing the lens mod. Battery life claims seem very exaggerated. Also, I'm going to keep saying there is zero reason the 11 can't have live preview. If it can stream to social media and record internally at the same time then it has all the capability, GoPro is just gatekeeping this feature to entice and upgrade to the 12. It's too bad GoPro doesn't offer some type of software upgrade for the 11 with the purchase of the new lens mod.

[hmmme]

I bought the 11 on sale a couple of weeks ago not knowing the 12 was about to release. I live on an island and thought we wouldn’t see the 12 any time soon so I was content. Today I went to the store and saw they had the 12 in stock and I couldn’t pass it up! Luckily I was still in my return window for the 11.

[AnthonyDiPalma]

Great video. Thank you. What bag are you wearing?

[Patrickunterwegs]

Great comparison. I still have one question which GoPro couldn't or didn't want to answer. For me I like to film im Flat or future then in GP-Log. For me it seemed that GP-Log also includes some HDR-features, because the background was not burned out in the parking garage at 8:21 before you started to run. The silver car in the background was with Hero12 very good to see, but with Hero11 completely burned out. Do you have an info/feeling about if HDR is also part of GP-Log?

[gurahamu]

I think had GoPro called this the 11+ (a bit like the 3+ all those years ago), I don't think there'd be as much negativity. My GoPro 7 black recently failed (power button and leaky seal) and after looking around and researching, I went with the OA4 for my specific use cases. Liking it so far, but I think GoPros are pretty good too. I'm more surprised how little GP12 coverage there is relative to other launches, but seems the odd embargo and perhaps not seeding as many units accounts for that? Sure, if you have a 10 or 11, maybe not a need to upgrade, but I have no idea how many people upgrade action cams annually.

[divyeshpatil]

I am going to buy GoPro 11 ..uts really heating problem? Please suggest