Review on GoPro HERO8 Black Ultimate Bundle - HERO8 Black Camera, Shorty, Head Strap, 32GB SD Card, 2 Rechargeable Batteries by Addy Itthipong ᠌

Name: GoPro HERO8 Black Ultimate Bundle - HERO8 Black Camera, Shorty, Head Strap, 32GB SD Card, 2 Rechargeable Batteries
Item: GoPro HERO8 Black Ultimate Bundle - HERO8 Black Camera, Shorty, Head Strap, 32GB SD Card, 2 Rechargeable Batteries
Rating: 2

October 17, 2022

Not worth the money, I will not advise this product.

After I first saw those very beautiful promotional videos, I just got the idea to buy this miracle as soon as possible, but I was disappointed, this is objective. A cool manufacturer, one of the market leaders, even rather a market leader, and such a product is being released raw. Is it really impossible to make a suitable product, so that you get it, charge it, turn it on, click on the record and enjoy it in all modes. This is not a professional camera, where there are a lot of extras and settings, this is an advanced household appliance for simple, quick and convenient use, that is, this is what we expect from a camera of this format.

This is my personal opinion and experience of using this gadget, then I will try to supplement it for complete objectivity after ating and intensive testing

Pros

Later I will try to supplement, but I will say right away that I am dissatisfied, more on that below . The first action camera, I often shoot enough on a smartphone (oneplus 7) mainly in 4k 60fps (below, in the conditions of development, 4k is already in the past) I use firmware version 1.0 (I plan to further ate to version 1.5, current on the date of publication of the review) sandisk extreme pro 256gb memory card (170/90mb read/write), normal flight (recording in 4k 60fps 100mb bitrate), sandisk extreme pro usb 3.0 card reader (up to 500mb/s read) As for the camera, the advantages: 1. Compact, lightweight, less noticeable than a smartphone 2. Video recording in light, daylight, dawn, early evening, etc. 3. Waterproof case 4. Space stabilization (more than one smartphone as of December 2022 cannot do this, the gap is subjectively significant). But judging by the announcements of early-mid 2022, new flagships and mobile photo / video technologies await us in this area (the lag will not be so significant and it is possible, which I sincerely hope will catch up, we'll see .) 5. Options and extensions (there are those that are frankly imposed on us as paid extras for the purpose of additional profit, a normal manufacturer would have laid these things initially, namely a microphone, for example, and mini hdmi)

Cons

Yes, there are not a few of them, and of course they outweighed all the advantages 1. There is no quality of night shooting (yes, time lapse and time warp are better in this regard). My smartphone shoots much better in 4k at night (I check on TV 65'4k60fps qled hdr). Top smartphones more than 10 models from 28000tr shoot the night better! (Maybe there are those that are cheaper as well, have not checked yet), I often shoot in the evening or at night 2. Photo 3. The screen of the viewfinder, just dumb, antediluvian) low resolution, the size could be increased a little more, and the touchscreen is more modern (fortunately, there is something to take on the market) 4. The battery, I dare to assume that the optimization of the firmware and software part greatly affects the duration of the work, the discharge rate is sometimes surprising, with the maximum shooting quality it is 40-50 minutes on average. Software optimization is weak 5. Raw firmware, I believe that there is still something to improve, most likely it will be so, the manufacturer will throw off ates for six months, the time allotted for the development of this model was not spent effectively I will add