GoPro HERO8 Black - Waterproof 4K Digital Action Camera with Hypersmooth Stabilisation, Touch Screen and Voice Control - Live HD Streaming

The gopro hero 8 black is a very good value for money action camera, the picture quality is superb as is the stability of the picture , even when moving quickly on Rocky ground, I've used it a lot on my YouTube videos and the only thing that let's it down are low light situations , after dark footage , it struggles but so do other gopros , even the 11 which I'm using now struggles with low light.I'd say the gopro 8 would be an excellent choice for someone looking for a good value action camera, the actual footage is not too dissimilar to the gopro 11 that I'm using now.The gopro hero 8 is very easy to use too , I had no issues transferring footage from my phone via the Quick app , it's all straight forward to do.Battery life is OK, not brilliant but that's another slight downside of gopro action cameras, battery life isn't the best but I tend to carry extra batteries.I don't think gopro has improved that much since the 8 , I'd definitely recommend this action camera , it's excellent value the footage is amazing.It's really well made , can be used under water without a case to film in rivers, streams , in the rain no problem.

Sometimes products have the specs but in use the are hard to live with or buggy. This isn’t that! You can really tell it’s a very mature product with all the bugs ironed out, both in camera and app.Firstly, I got this not the Osmo action because this has H265 and the Osmo doesn’t and it is a serious thing for IQNow, first action cam but about my hundredth camera.So..slickness is just wow - want to take a photo underwater ? Set a three second timer with the shortcut. Get near the surface and shout “GoPro take a photo “ Then in you goWant to turn it on when you’re about to start your run on your bike? Just call” GoPro start recording. “Worried about your data? It automatically uploads to the GoPro cloud when you charge it. This will save everything at full quality forever, however many GB that is, for £5 pm, plus you’re insured against accidental breakage too.Video is very sharp. It will shoot RAW. It’s fast and responsive and tough , of course.The stabilisation is completely incredible. I strapped mine to my dog and the footage was perfect....Audio really not bad at all. I have proper mics etc etc but the surround effect you get with this is really impressive. If you’re by a a stream you can hear the voices fine but also know they’re by running water.The app is flawless. Control the camera and set framing? No problemo ( which by the way means you didn’t need the Osmo action’s front facing screen anyway) Update all settings? Check footage? Editing? Yep all in the appThe only thing that hasn’t been very very impressive with this setup is the battery life. I have three batteries and I need them to go out for a two hour adventure with the children and the dog. If you had a heavy day of filming planned you really might need half a dozen batteries ready. They’re cheap enough but it is the first accessory you need to buy. Speaking of accessories there are tonnes of really great accessories for the GoPro available. I bought a cheap £15 kit that had a chest strap, a head strap and a tripod mount and they’re all great.I’m delighted with this camera. The footage is great. There’s lots of shooting options both for photo and video. The ecosystem is very mature and squared away.A great purchase and I’m so taken by the usefulness of action cameras I’ll likely pick up another for shooting another angle.

I do a lot of POV, wide angled videos and all the stuff with the GoPro and this model in particular is the best one for all your activities. I do sports and suits me perfectly to record everything, it has multiple options and profiles soo you can change depending on your rec style.The battery is not a big thing, but enough to record a lot of stuff using the highest quality profiles, it is very intuitive and as a GoPro very portable.I’m very happy to get this on my birthday, nothing to complain, if you are thinking to buy one, just go for it.

Great image stabilisation and super quality footage. Saying that Its a Gopro so wouldn’t expect anything else.Bad bits the battery life is about an hour and 15 mins using activity 2.7 | 60 | S and these batteries are fiddly to remove. Though there are replacement back up batteries available so this is a must. Transferring your footage is very time consuming using wireless mode. I mainly use an Ipad so card transfer not applicable. I find editing using the Gopro App is also mind numbingly clunky. Ok Quik the App is a handy one minute creator but for longer videos not really what I want. There used to be a much better App seemingly called Gopro studio which on research was better. They dropped it in favour of the new Gopro App!The lens looks like it might scratch but is non replaceable. Seemingly its gorilla glass or similar break/scratch resistant material however my Iphone said this and its a mess. So not confident this will last. !!!The Go Pro cloud is a joke. The app keeps asking me to resubscribe for my free trial which it recognises as reducing ( now finished and I have not used it once. And if I try to re subscribe but wont let me go any further. Gopro support are non responsive!Basically I do like the camera but would I buy if I knew this? Probably not.Get your act together GoPro folks will stray if this is your future plan.

My last GoPro was a Hero 3 which to be honest got used a few times then sat in a drawer. This was because I found it a chore to keep putting in the case and just found using it cumbersome.I wanted a camera for family bike rides and paddle boarding and GoPro 8 was the only one that fitted my budget with a decent spec.Used on bike and video image stabilisation it good and works well and on a few paddle boarding trips. What I also like about the new GoPros is the built in mounting brackets, it’s waterproof as a bare unit and that you do not need an additional case for it. Very please with the picture and video quality.This camera does not sit in the drawer and is so easy to use although like Alexa the voice commands are sometimes ignored!