GoPro Rolls Out HERO7 Cameras with Its Best Image Stabilization Yet

GoPro announced three fresh cameras to its HERO7 lineup—HERO7 Black, HERO7 Silver, and HERO7 White—with the Black being its flagship touting Hypersmooth, an image stabilization feature that produces some fantastic results from its shakier predecessors.  

Hypersmooth is said to make "gimbal-like stabilized video without the expense or hassle of a motorized gimbal," which is a big claim. Bigger yet, it works under water too as HERO7 Black is waterproof up to 33ft (10m). The pocket-sized camera has a 2" touchscreen (with zoom touch) and capable of supporting 4K60 video, 8x slo-mo, 12 megapixel stills, voice control, a "wake on voice" feature, metadata, and is both Protune and Karma compatible. All this is powered by a new GP1 chip. 

Other new features on HERO7 Black are TimeWarp which "applies a high-speed, ‘magic-carpet-ride’ effect to your videos" at 30x—essentially a quick and dirty way of making timelapse video—and live streaming. Users can share real-time video to Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, Vimeo, and other platforms. 

HERO7 Black also allows you to offload footage to your phone, has GPS performance stickers (tracks speed distance and elevation), WiFi, BlueTooth, a micro HDMI output, 3-mic processing for wind noise reduction, three microphones, and microSD storage (Class 10 or UHS-I rating). 

As you might imagine, the HERO7 Silver and HERO7 White are watered-down versions lacking Hypersmooth, TimeWarp, and live streaming, as well as the GP1 chip. Only the HERO7 Silver offers 4K video while White drops you down to 1080p. All three versions are available for pre-order now and ship September 30. Prices are $399 for the Black, $299 for Silver, and $199 for White. 

With the roll-out, GoPro is having a contest for a chance to share a $1,00,000 prize pool by submitting your best HERO7 Black raw video clips. Full information can be found here. 

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