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HindSight is similar to the LiveBurst feature in the Hero 8, and now the Hero 9, that captures 1.5 seconds of video before and after you take a picture. Joshua /CNET New ways to not miss a momentĪlong with all the shooting modes in the Hero 9 Black, GoPro added three new tools: Scheduled Capture, Duration Capture and HindSight. Scheduled Capture lets you catch a sunrise even if you're not awake for it. Additionally, with its horizon lock on, the camera can spin 360 degrees and you'd never know it from the picture - it stays right-side up. (You can see the full-size version of the image above, which is a frame from the 2.7K video). The Max Lens reproduces the capabilities of the lenses on GoPro's Max camera, giving you an expansive picture with little distortion and amazing video stabilization at up to 2.7K resolution at 60 frames per second. It also means you can add other lenses on top of the Hero 9's like the new $100 Max Lens Mod. (It's a feature that was dropped from the Hero 8.) Making it removable means if you scratch it, you can easily twist it off and replace it. One of the reasons the Hero 9 Black is larger is because GoPro went back to using a removable lens cover.

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Shot with the Max Lens Mod in SuperView mode.

I was actively paddling a kayak in the picture above and what you're seeing is a frame from in between my strokes. The 5K video frames are 14.7 megapixels so you're getting great video and the option to grab photos, too.

If you wanted 5K video, now you've got it.įor people like me, there's an incentive to use it when you want to capture both video and stills. My lack of enthusiasm aside, GoPro says a lot of people are asking for 5K now so that's what you get with the Hero 9 at 24 or 30 frames per second. I don't regularly use 4K resolution for video so when GoPro said it was introducing 5K on the Hero 9 Black, I gave a shrug. This is a 14.7-megapixel frame grab from the Hero 9's 5K video. That said, it does shoot 20-megapixel pictures including HDR and raw, and it'll capture 5K-resolution video (5,120x2,880 pixels) at 30 frames per second along with 4K60, 2.7K120, 1,440p120, 1,080p240. But in this case, paired with GoPro's homegrown GP1 processor, the extra resolution is used to improve the performance of features such as its HyperSmooth image stabilization and add new ones including in-camera horizon leveling. That's a big jump and adding more megapixels to a small 1/2.3-inch image sensor isn't a great idea for image quality. GoPro used a 23.6-megapixel sensor in the Hero 9 Black. Joshua /CNET More resolution but for good reasons And you can have both displays on at the same time if you want or shut it off to save your battery.

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It can also give you a full picture of what you're shooting or fill the screen with whatever is in the center of your frame. The front display can be set to show your camera status just like past models. Now GoPro is on board with a 1.4-inch front-facing display in addition to a larger rear touchscreen. One of the few advantages DJI's Osmo Action camera had at launch was its front display so you can frame shots from in front of the lens. Akaso's Brave 7 LE has a similar display and Insta360's One R lets you flip its single screen to the front. Joshua /CNET The selfie screen I've been waiting for The Hero 9 Black's battery is noticeably larger than the Hero 8's pack (left). I don't have hard numbers yet but it's clearly better than before. GoPro says it works better in the cold, too. Small cameras only have room for a small battery, but by going bigger with the body, this pack will last 30% longer than the Hero 8's. It's got a 1,720-mAh battery pack versus the Hero 8's 1,220-mAh pack. The Hero 9 has a larger battery pack than past models in size and power.