GoPro Hero 12

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The above has been announced and is available from 13 September apparently, anyone looking to buy one of these? I've ordered one as my GoPro Hero3+ is now very long in the the tooth.
 
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Me - but my last GoPro was a Session, and I'm seriously puzzled by the reviews of the 12 - there has been some progress :)

I want to use it in conjunction with a Panasonic MFT camera that does 4K video. However, the specs seem to indicate that the GP12 can only do 2.7K in a 4:3 aspect ratio.
I'd place the order tomorrow, if I knew you could have to shoot at least 4K in a 4:3 aspect ratio.
I think you can, and I'm just misunderstanding something, but I can't work out what it is.

The clincher for me is the gyros in the GP12. They provide a file that tells software (like the free Gyroflow app) the orientation of the camera. This can improve stabilisation. Better yet, if you have the GP12 in the accessory shoe of a conventional camera, you can stabilise that that video in Gyroflow too, using the GP12's orientation file.

You can shoot long-shot and close-up at once, and stabilise them both really well.
 
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Compared to the Hero 3+ the difference is probably night and day -- well, I sincerely hope so -- I'll let you know when it arrives, although it is not yet despatched. Supposed to be sent on or before the 13th September.
 
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Compared to the Hero 3+ the difference is probably night and day -- well, I sincerely hope so -- I'll let you know when it arrives, although it is not yet despatched. Supposed to be sent on or before the 13th September.
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I think you'll find it is a big difference. I'm also a big Session fan (a GoPro5) and wondered how much difference there was as it's tricky to tell since most reviewers compare similar eras of camera. It's a GoPro11 being compared here but thought it was interesting to see the improvement:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9ATKby63uI


I initially went with a DJI Osmo Action 2 since I thought it would be closer to the Session but found its design is useless so went for the Action 3 and do like the magnetic clamp system. Still not sure about the electronic stabilisation but I can't seem to find a gimbal that can mount newer cameras unfortunately but impressed with the waterproofing and been trying underwater videos and photos this week.
 
I got the action 4 recently and it seems a big improvement on the Action 3 - considering it's not a year since that came out some really good updates not least bigger sensor and far better in low light.
They just did firmware update with pre-record feature so you can have it in standby constantly caching up to 1 minute before you press record.
This is very good for catching lightning strikes I found last night.
It has GPS data too not sure how exactly that would be used.
 
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I got the action 4 recently and it seems a big improvement on the Action 3 - considering it's not a year since that came out some really good updates not least bigger sensor and far better in low light.
They just did firmware update with pre-record feature so you can have it in standby constantly caching up to 1 minute before you press record.
This is very good for catching lightning strikes I found last night.
It has GPS data too not sure how exactly that would be used.
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I wouldn't have bought the Action 3 this year if I knew the Action 4 was coming out with the bigger sensor but that's technology for you, I'll pick up an Action 4 if I see one for a good price since the Action 3 will do for now.
 
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Adamcski said:
I just got a go pro hero 11 black, mainly to use whilst out on my bike. Now I'm looking at trying to learn about video editing but I'm not paying anymore to Adobe lol
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I'd have a look at Davinci Resolve as the free version is incredibly capable and it's extremely well supported so you'll find lots of help if you need any guides or how tos.
 
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