GoPro Hero 10 Black: Faster Chip, 5.3K Resolution And More

GoPro has released the 10th installment of its highly respected rough-and-tough action camera, the Hero10 Black. Though it may look like a spitting image of the Hero9, underneath the skin its a different machine. Powered by a new high-performance GP2 processor, the new action cam is said to provide “breakthrough” image quality and video frame rates.

The device can capture 5.3K at 60FPS (2x slow motion), 4K video at 120 frames per second (4X slow motion) and 2.7K video at 240 frames per second (8X slow motion). Its processor provides improved video algorithms with local tone mapping (LTM) and 3D noise reduction (3DNR) to capture better detail, textures and contrast in any lighting condition.

GoPro boasts that the new action cam can capture 23MP photos with improved low-light performance and a significantly snappier user interface. In addition to this, it can also enable 19.6 megapixel video stills to be taken from 5K 4:3 video at 30 frames per second and 15.8 megapixel video stills from 5.3K video at 60 frames per second.

The in-camera stabilization has been upgraded as well, thanks to HyperSmooth 4.0. Horizon leveling benefits from an increased tilt limit of 45-degrees in high-performance settings, which is an increase of 27-degrees. As such, the feature is supposed to make shaky and chaotic footage look smooth and steady.

HERO10 Black with the addition of Mods becomes a vlogging rig.

This is the full list of features available with GoPro Hero10 Black:

• All-New GP2 Processor
• Video: 5.3K60, 4K120, 2.7K240
• Video Stills: Up to 19.6 megapixels
• Photos: 23 megapixels
• Improved Low Light Performance
• Local Tone Mapping (LTM) and 3D Noise Reduction (3DNR)
• Next-Gen HyperSmooth 4.0 Video Stabilization
• Increased 45° Horizon Leveling Tilt Limit in 4K60, 2.7K120 and 1080p120 Video
• Front Color Display with Higher Frame Rates for Smoother Live Preview of Your Shots
• Faster, More Responsive Rear Touch Display with Touch Zoom
• Faster Content Transfer
• 3 Ways to Transfer Content: Cloud Upload, Wireless Offload and New Wired Transfer to Your Phone
• New Protective Lens Cover with Hydrophobic, Water-Shedding Design
• Removable, Rechargeable 1720mAh Battery
• TimeWarp 3.0 featuring Real Speed and Half Speed
• 1080p Livestream featuring HyperSmooth 4.0. Video Stabilization
• 1080p Webcam Mode
• Power Tools: HindSight, LiveBurst, Scheduled Capture and Duration Capture
• SuperPhoto + HDR
• Night Lapse Video
• RAW Photos
• Digital Lenses Providing Ultra-Wide (SuperView), Wide, Linear and Narrow Perspectives
• Voice Control with 13 commands in 11 languages + 6 accents
• 3 Microphones with Advanced Wind-Noise Reduction
• Stereo + RAW Audio
• Custom Presets + On-Screen Shortcuts
• Built-in Folding Mounting Fingers for Attaching the Camera to GoPro Mounts
• Rugged + Waterproof to 33ft (10m)
• Fast-Charging Compatible

Compatible with Media Mod, Display Mod, Light Mod and Max Lens Mod (support coming in post-launch firmware update)

Advantages over Hero9:

• Wireless offloading from the camera to the Quik app at speeds up to 30% faster
• New USB wired offload option that transfers content from the camera to the Quik app at speeds up to 50% faster than wireless

Since the Hero10 Black is cloud-ready, when left to charge it connects automatically to the company’s servers to upload recently captured footage. The content is stored in users’ GoPro Cloud account. GoPro subscribers can enjoy unlimited cloud backup for their footage at original quality for $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year.

GoPro HERO10 Black is available at GoPro.com for $399.98 with an included one-year GoPro Subscription or $499.99 MSRP without a subscription. Existing subscribers can purchase the HERO10 Black + Accessory Bundle at subscriber-exclusive $399.99 pricing on GoPro.com. The accessory bundle includes an extension grip with tripod, a magnetic clip mount, a spare battery plus a 32GB SD card.

Visit GoPro.com for more information on this device.