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GoPro today unveiled the HERO9 Black, which is the stylized name associated with its latest action camera; one that is debuting as the convincingly most affordable mainstream option for 5K video capture for virtually every consumer demographic in the United States.

Of course, this is still a device designed primarily for recording extreme sports and other such adrenaline-filled situations, yet at $499 and given its newly improved stabilization features and new lens modules, it certainly looks like a tempting proposition for even much tamer circumstances.

GoPro, for its part, appears to have gotten this year’s messaging spot-on, as the HERO9 Black is advertised alongside a memorable tagline promising “more of everything.” And it is pretty straightforward to see what exactly its marketing was going for, which is more than what could have been said of many past GoPro product launches, so we are more than eager to give credit where it is due right now.

If you happen to be a GoPro subscriber, you can even slash off an extra $100 off the HERO9 Black price, the company confirmed. Both GoPro and its nationwide distributors are now accepting HERO9 Black orders, though it may be a few more weeks until the entirety of the new camera’s accompanying lens portfolio also makes its way to the market.

A product named after an ancient deity, one meant to rule every other ancient deity, at that, certainly does not lack in confidence or subtlety. Which is kind of par for the course whenever GoPro is concerned, for better or worse. Though, to be frank, this newly unveiled product, announced by GoPro earlier today, at least appears to be a decently priced offering catering to a wide variety of filmmakers.

Naturally, with a special focus being given to extreme sports photographers, videographers, and other such adrenaline junkies because that is what this brand is all about. And while extreme biking and similar activities are hardly scenarios in which you can afford to play with lighting to a significant extent, the Zeus Mini is hoping to change that.

Between its magnetic swivel clip capable of attaching to stuff that is hopefully securely attached to a given camera person, support for the signature GoPro Light Mod, hands-free operation support, and certified resistance to the elements, this product promises to be the best possible camera light you could take biking in the mountains.

Disclaimer: we are still not entirely convinced doing so is a good idea in the first place, but GoPro’s gonna GoPro – less it goes broke, no?

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Not even six weeks have passed since the official market release of the GoPro HERO9 Black in the United States, and the action camera company is now pushing out yet another firmware upgrade to its latest compact imaging powerhouse. As for the contents of the said over-the-air release, we are looking at a rather remarkable package.

Because this seemingly minor bump up to the version 1.5 of the native firmware will provide your 2020 GoPro with a vast array of new features, not to mention a decent chunk of comparably consequential improvements to some key system functionalities.

Looking at the changelog, you can expect improved touchscreen performance, more consistent still photography in virtually every scenario, color accuracy improvements to both video and photo capture modes, faster smartphone connectivity, a new Slow-Mo scene shortcut found on the rear display, an entirely new dimension of technical optimizations meant to benefit the new HyperSmooth 3.0 stabilization software, wireless offload support, bug-free scheduled captures, improved GPS accuracy, and so on.

Looking at this list, it’s almost difficult to avoid the thought that the vanilla version of the GoPro HERO9 Black was kind of underbaked, but that’s just the thing – it wasn’t. So, let us hope there is more after-sales support goodness where that came from.

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After five years of sitting at the bottom of the ocean, one fortunate GoPro stranded in Cape Town – functional enough to find its way home.

How to turn a rusty camera with little resale value into a free boat ride?

When 10-year-old Kaylem Conradie and James Said stumbled upon an initially unrecognizable camera in the sea in the Hout Bay in Cape Town, on 2nd February, they had no idea that it would start off quite an adventure. They thought it was a toy at first, but once they removed the shells and shrimps that domesticated on the item, they found out it was a GoPro camera. James’s mom, Bianca Said, took the camera home because the boys were eager to return it to the owner. Although they couldn’t turn on the camera, the memory card was intact, showing a picture of a woman posing with a surfboard. After posting that woman’s photo on the local Facebook group, Hout Bay Organised, a woman’s son reached out to Bianca within five minutes. As it turns out, his mom and brother lost the camera out in the ocean in 2016. And that was actually in the footage of the camera.

The camera sank down to the bottom of the ocean after the incident, the footage showed. It was a bit rusty, but still working perfectly after the battery was recharged. The boys who found it were very pleased that their treasure hunt made someone happy. As a reward for reuniting her with the long-lost camera over the following weekend, the owner treated the boys and their sisters to a free boat ride.

Source: Iol.co.za