GoPro Updates its Popular Activity Camera with the Hero4

GoPro’s very popular activity camera – the Hero is getting an update really soon with the arrival of the Hero4. According to reports, the Hero4 will come in two versions, one capable of 4K video recording at 30fps while the other touting a touchscreen display.
The Hero4 Black edition will be the model that is capable of capturing 4K video and 12MP still image at 30 frames per second. The camera has an ultra-wide angle glass lens and offers three different field-of-view settings including Ultra Wide, Medium and Narrow. There are also manual settings for both photo and video including color, ISO and exposure ranges.

Other notable features of the Hero4 Black include built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, exposure settings for night time shooting, a HiLight Tag feature, a one-button press recording capability called QuikCapture and auto low light features.
Now, if 4K at 30fps isn’t that important to you, there’s the Hero4 Silver edition. It still is capable of capturing 4K video but only at 15fps. The trade-off is that it will have a built-in touch display allowing users to control and navigate the camera by simply tapping and swiping the screen.

The rest of the specs are similar to that of the Black edition including built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HiLight tag, QuikCapture and waterproofing up to 40m. Both GoPro models will be backward compatible with existing mounts and accessories.
Go Pro is planning to officially announce the Hero4 cameras by October.

In other news, HTC is also planning to get an activity camera out in the market. And just recently, images of this camera surfaced on the internet. Details about the camera remain in the dark but its unconventional form factor of the device makes it quite intriguing, so we’ll keep our eyes and ears open for an official announcement. 
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