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Appeared on: Thursday, September 28, 2017
GoPro Unveils New Hero6 and Fusion Spherical Cameras

GoPro today unveiled the latest version of its Hero line of wearable action cameras and its first spherical device for virtual-reality video.

The waterproof Hero6 carries the same exterior design over from the Hero 5. But it uses GoPro's custom-designed processor called "GP1" and offers digital zoom, greater image stabilization and other improved features. GoPro claims that the new GP1 processor offers improved dynamic range, extensive manual controls, enhanced color reproduction and better lowlight performance.

Compared to the Hero 5, the new Hero supports slo-mo frame rates, which have largely been doubled across the board. That means you can shoot 4K at 60 frames per second, 2.7K at 120 and 1080p now goes all the way up to 240 FPS. The electronic image stabilization is also improved (it's now six, rather than four axes), though still no OIS, yet.

Other improvements include faster 5GHz Wi-Fi speeds, linear zoom and a new HDR mode.

The new camera still shoots 12-megapixel photos, in JPG or RAW, and GoPro's Wide Dynamic Range mode. But it will supposedly perform better in low light than the Hero 5 Black, too.

The Hero 6 is also rugged as ever and waterproof out of the box to 33 feet. It has GPS, a 2-inch LCD touchscreen on the back, voice controls, and some instant-offloading and instant-editing features to help with the inevitable backlog of footage.

The camera is compatible with the QuickStories application, which automatically creates short videos from the captured content.

The Hero 6 has a price tag of $500.

The Fusion camera, which can capture 360-degree video, will sell for $700.

The camera uses two lenses to shoot up to 5.2K video at 30 frames per second, can take 18-megapixel spherical photos, and capture 360-degree sound. It's waterproof up to 16 feet out of the box, and is compatible with "most" GoPro mounts, according to the company.

Fusion also supports GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, it is equipped with an accelerometer, gyroscope, and compass that the camera uses in concert to stabilize the spherical footage.

GoPro says the Fusion supports "OverCapture," which is a term that actually refers to a few different ways that users can manipulate the footage they shoot with Fusion. Instead of shooting in 360 degrees and posting in 360 degrees, OverCapture allows users to reimagine all that visual information in more traditional, flat, 1080p videos.

OverCapture also allows you to punch out a 1080p frame, or a still photo, from the 360-degree sphere of imagery.

  HERO5 Black HERO6 Black Fusion
QuikStories Enabled
    Yes
    Yes
 
Connects to GoPro App
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
Auto Upload to Cloud
    Yes
    Yes
 
5GHz Wi-Fi for Offload to Phone  
    Yes
    Yes
VIDEO RESOLUTIONS (FPS)  (FOV) (FPS) (FOV) (FPS)
5.2K N/A N/A N/A N/A 30
3K N/A N/A N/A N/A 60
4K 30, 25 Wide  60, 50  Wide  N/A
24 SuperView, Wide 30, 25, 24 SuperView, Wide
4K (4:3) N/A N/A 30, 25, 24 Wide N/A
2.7K 60, 50, 48, 24 Wide, Medium, Linear 120, 100 Wide  N/A
30, 25 SuperView, Wide, Medium, Linear 60, 50, 30, 25, 24 SuperView, Wide, Linear
2.7K (4:3) 30, 25 Wide 60, 50, 30, 25, 24 Wide, Linear N/A
1440p 80, 60, 50, 48, 30, 25, 24 Wide 60, 50, 30, 25, 24 Wide, Linear N/A
1080p 120 Wide, Narrow 240, 200 Wide  N/A
90 Wide 120, 100, 60, 50, 30, 25, 24 SuperView, Wide, Linear
80 SuperView
60, 50, 48, 30, 25, 24 SuperView, Wide, Medium, Linear, Narrow
960p 120, 60, 50 Wide N/A N/A N/A
720p 240 Narrow 60, 50 Wide, Linear N/A
120, 60, 50 SuperView, Wide, Medium, Narrow
100 SuperView
30, 25 Wide, Medium, Narrow
WVGA 240 Wide N/A N/A N/A
VIDEO   
Video File Format MP4 (H.264) MP4 (H.264/AVC), MP4 (H.265/HEVC) MP4 (H.264)
Max Video Bit Rate 60Mb/s 60Mb/s, 78Mb/s (Protune) 60Mb/s (PT ON)
PHOTO      
Megapixels 12MP 12MP 18MP
Burst Rates (frames/sec) 30/1, 30/2, 30/3, 30/6, 10/1, 10/2, 10/3, 5/1, 3/1 Auto, 30/1, 30/2, 30/3, 30/6, 10/1, 10/2, 10/3, 5/1, 3/1 30/1, 30/2, 30/3, 30/6, 10/1, 10/2, 10/3, 5/1, 3/1
Time Lapse Photo Intervals 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 30, 60 seconds 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 30, 60 seconds 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 30, 60 seconds
Continuous Photo Capture
    Yes
    Yes
 
MODES   
Photo
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
Burst Mode
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
Night Photo
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
Video
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
Looping
    Yes
    Yes
 
Time Lapse Photo
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
Time Lapse Video
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
Night Lapse Photo
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
Video + Photo
    Yes
   
KEY FEATURES   
Wi-Fi + Bluetooth?
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
Simple One-Button Control
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
Advanced Wind Noise Reduction
  • (3-mic processing)
  • (3-mic processing)
  • (4-mic processing)
Voice Control
    Yes
  • (Expanded)
    Yes

Wake on Voice

 
    Yes
 
Video Stabilization
    Yes
  • (Advanced)
  • (Advanced)

Spherical Capture

   
    Yes
Stereo Audio
    Yes
    Yes
 
360 Audio    
    Yes
GPS
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
HDR Photo Capture  
    Yes
 
Touch Zoom  
    Yes
 
ADDITIONAL FEATURES   
Protune
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
Auto Low Light
    Yes
    Yes
 
HiLight Tag
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
Fast Charging
  • (With accessory, sold separately)

  • (With accessory, sold separately)

  • (With accessory, sold separately)
3.5mm Audio Mic In
  • (With accessory, sold separately)

  • (With accessory, sold separately)

 
HD Video Out
  • (With accessory, sold separately)

  • (With accessory, sold separately)

 
Karma Compatible
    Yes
    Yes
 
Exposure Control
    Yes
    Yes
 
RAW Photo Capture
  • (.GPR Format)
  • (.GPR Format)
    Yes
RAW Audio Capture
  • (.WAV Format)
  • (.WAV Format)
 
CAMERA HARDWARE      
Waterproof Design
  • 33ft (10m)
  • 33ft (10m)
  • 16ft (5m)
Status Screen
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
Touch Display
    Yes
    Yes
 
GP1 Chip  
    Yes
 
HDMI Port

Micro HDMI

Micro HDMI

 
USB Port

USB-C

USB-C

USB-C
Memory Storage microSD with at least Class 10 or UHS-I rating (sold separately) microSD with at least Class 10 or UHS-I rating (sold separately) 2 microSD cards with at least Class 10 or UHS-I rating (sold separately)
Microphones 3 3 4
LEDs 3 3 2
Battery Removable 1220mAh lithium-ion rechargeable Removable 1220mAh lithium-ion rechargeable Removable 2620mAh lithium-ion rechargeable


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