Hands-on review of the Gopro Black 4 from an enduro & dirt bike riding perspective. The Gopro Black 4 is a big improvement over the Gopro Black 3, is it enough to be the best action cam for off road motorbike riding against the Sony action cam, Contour Roam. All footage shot with my GoPro camera. Drift Ghost and JVC Addixxion? We think so, and you check the exhaustive comparison test review from Gizmodo to confirm this: [ Ссылка ]...
The Gopro Black 4 is the top of the line gopro model which a processor that has doubled in power form the 3 model. Being able to capture 1080p at 120 frames per second is truly amazing in such a small camera. we'll take a look at the new flagship model, with an emphasis on its use as a motorbike camera.
first the camera itself.
Handy inputs include micro hdmi, the micro sd slot for cards up to 64gb and mini usb mini fro charging, data transfer or external microphone.
the processing power of the black creates too much heat to allow the built in touch screen on the lower model, but the hero port on the back does allow fitting a long life battery pack or lcd touch screen.
the camera is still the overall shape of the 3 model so will still fit in your existing case. however the battery now fits in the bottom of the camera so the old old hero 3 batteries won't fit.
the 3 model had that annoying wifi button that was easy to accidentally hit and start draining your battery. there is now a recessed button for quickly accessing the screen size and quality settings which makes rapid access of the menus easier now. when recording, you can hit the same button to highlight footage you really like - it makes finding it later much easier if you have lots of files.
so what do we like? we've compared our riding footage with the 4 to that taken with black 3, and there has definitely been a big jump in video quality - the image is sharper, and this model copes even better with sun and shade. the ability to shoot 120 frames per second in full high definition is a real winner for us. and the already impressive audio quality has got better too. the camera has lost much of that muffled sound when recording audio within the waterproof case. out of the case, we do all our audio now with the black 4, including this commentary. obviously youtube conversion reduces the quality of this vid but just compare with any of our vids from oct 2014 or back shot on the gopro black 3 to see the difference.
the waterproof housing is great for divers and works down to 40 metres. there's the usual skeleton door for improved audio quality if waterproofing isn't needed. there's not only wifi but now bluetooth is available.
from a motorbike perspective, it's easy to see why gopro rules the roost. it still has way more mounting options than the opposition, a serious lacking on most of the other brands. the overal video quality is still superior on the gopro and it's easy to see why it stands out as the industry standard and used so often in tv, documentary and movie productions. being wider than some cameras, there can be issues with side mounts on helmets but this can be avoided by chest mounts, under the peak, or even on the chin guard mounts.
is there a down side to the camera? that incredible processing power will drain the batteries faster when used to its full capability. the beep made when pushing the record button is barely audible when wearing a helmet, this needs to be made louder. image stabilisation would be a handy feature for riding on rough ground, although we suspect it might make the camera bigger. the stop/start button can be tricky to operate on the go, a definite advantage of the big sliding button on the contour cameras.
should you got the black? certainly, if you want the best videos possible, and especially if you like the idea of 120 frames per second at 1080p. burst photography, protune and more shooting options than you'll know what to do with. however, the cheaper silver model with touch screen is a definite contender for many. and if you are on a budget, gopro is releasing a far cheaper version that will still be dramatically better than the budget copies flooding the market.
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