GoPro HERO8 Black - Waterproof Action Camera with Touch Screen 4K Ultra HD Video 12MP Photos 1080p Live Streaming Stabilization

Well, they fixed my main gripe I had with the Hero 7 black. Now the screen doesn't dim down to 10% after 60 seconds of continuously filming making it impossible to see the screen outside in the sun. The video quality and stabilization have improved a little bit. Colors are slightly more earthy and warmer. That stabilization just keeps getting better and better. Can't wait for the day when you can walk with the camera (not run, but just walk) and it looks like you have it on a dolly track. I like how you don't have to put the camera in a case anymore to mount it. Those new feet that pop out are an improvement. Although, I still would much prefer a 1/4 tripod hole. I don't mind that the lens is a fixed piece of glass, although that seems to bother a lot of people. My only complaints would be 1) you still can't take a picture in 16x9 format. WTF????????? The door to get to the battery is harder to open than on the 7. The screen on the back is just too small. I wish the whole camera was like 1/2 inch bigger to allow for a bigger screen. Or keep it the same size and make the font bigger. Trying to cut the camera on or off can sometimes be ridiculously frustrating because of the water proof rubber seal around the camera buttons. I wish this camera came in two varieties. Waterproof and Water resistant. That would make the buttons a lot easier to press and allow for a better microphone. I'm still gonna give it 5 stars cuz this camera is amazing for the price.

A lot of the reviews I see here are from previous GoPro users who are unhappy with their upgrade. I am a first-time GoPro user but come from a family of photographers and professionals. I personally can say I absolutely love the hero8. Stabilization from hypersmooth 2.0 is really near gimbal quality at this point. I've already tested the underwater aspect of the camera without a case and it performed beautifully! I've had zero issues with SD cards, freezing or really anything else. My main gripe is with the GoPro app... not a fan! but doesn't matter because I'm exporting everything to Adobe premiere pro anyways. To sum it up, for an action camera the image quality really is incredible on the GoPro Hero8 and I am perfectly pleased with my purchase I can't wait to really push the limits of this camera!

My wife and I purchased this camera just a few days prior to a motorcycle trip to the Black Hills so as to capture our trip on film. Probably would have been better to get it much sooner to learn more about the camera and all its functions. But, out of the box we were able to set it up for what we wanted and were able to take some really great footage of our trip.Pros: Great video, high resolution and lots of optionsComes set up with a few preset video and camera settings that worked well.Awesome video stablizationCons: I would expect better battery life as we only got about 45 minutes per battery. Luckily we had purchased aspare.Camera gets pretty hot during extended use. Thought that was an issue but after reading several online reviews and articles I see where it is normal for the camera.Microphones pick up the slightest wind noise so unless you are going to over dub sound, its best to get a wind cover to get rid of the annoying wind noiseNow that we have had it for a few weeks we have learned more about the many features it has and have tweaked the settings to give us more battery life and make it easier to use.

This is my first GoPro and I am super-impressed with the quality available in such an easy to use and rugged little tiny camera. It is just so "pocketable" it is insane how you can just pop it in a pocket and pull it out anywhere and anytime and suddenly start capturing super smooth hi-rez video with decent sound quality in seconds. Actually better than decent sound quality, everything except maybe hurricane-level winds sound awesome with very low/none wind noise at all. I did invest in some accessory mounts and can easily attach it to my mountainbike, electric scooter, helmet, or even chest mount or simply hold it in the hand while riding my Ranger X2 eskateboard and capture near-pro level footage in moments. Great action cam!

Overall, the Hero 8 Black is a good video camera for what it's supposed to be used for -- documenting adventures. But there are several new design issues with the 8 that baffle me.1. It is impossible to remove the micro-SD card without tweezers. Every other camera device I own that uses micro-SD cards pops them out in a location that allows you to grab them with your fingertips. Even on the Hero 7, I can grab the card with a fingernail. Not the Hero 8. The card comes out right alongside the battery, and there's not enough card to grab. Part of the reason for this is that the Hero 8's battery and memory card compartment are on the side of the camera, instead of the bottom, like every other Hero. And that brings me to point number two.2. The Hero 8 mounts to the standard slotted Hero mounts with a pair of flip-out tabs that are part of the camera body. This means that if you one day break the mounting tabs, you just broke the entire camera body. You could retract the tabs and put the Hero 8 in a protective housing, and honestly, that's probably the best things to do. But that's a $50 item that's not included. That was a surprise.3. The stabilization feature is OK until you reach the limits of its digital stabilization field, then it does something that's not very good. It slams the image rather roughly back toward the middle of its view-field, with very little subtlety. I would have like to see a menu selection that allows for a much smoother handling of the stabilization feature. For some sports, it probably works OK. But for flying, it creates some weird effects that are not pleasant to watch. I'd actually rather watch an un-stabilized video.4. Battery life is still an issue, as it always has been with Hero cameras. 60-80 minutes is about all I can get out of them. I would accept a 25% larger camera, if could get 2 hours out of the battery.