66 T3 OCTOBER 2020
Te s te d
All hail the world’s most advanced action camera
GoPro HERO9 Black
BLACK MAGIC
Video resolution 5K 30fps, 4K 60fps,
2.7K 120fps, 1080P 240fps Photo
resolution 20MP Battery removable
1720mAh Connectivity Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth To u c h s c r e e n 2.27-inch LCD
rear; colour LCD front Microphones 3
Dimensions 71.0x55x33.6mm Weight 158g£430 (£330 with a GoPro
Plus subscription)
gopro.comhe GoPro HERO9 Black
will be instantly
recognisable to pretty
much everyone, as will
its basic functions, but GoPro has
ingeniously cranked up specs almost
everywhere as well as adding Apple-T
esque design tweaks to what was
already a potent platform.
That’s not to say it is complex to
use; in fact, GoPro has kept
complexity to a minimum, enabling
pretty much anyone to pick up the
GoPro HERO9 Black, clip it into a
mount, and go shoot genuinely
impressive 5K video. That
impressiveness isn’t mainly to do
with the resolution – although it’s
near-Hollywood quality – but the
astonishingly good stabilisation andcapture options. These endure the
rockiest, judder-iest activities, but
spit out perfectly watchable, smooth
video that’s worlds away from some of
the bargain-bin competition.
In terms of design, the GoPro
HERO9 Black manages to follow the
design cues of the last handful of
GoPros, but with some vital tweaks,
most noticeably the full-colour,
forward facing ‘selfie’ screen. This
little screen not only immediately
differentiates the HERO9 from the