Emanuel Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 It's official now, just a few days until September 6, coming soon... https://gopro.com/en/us/info/hero12-black-teaser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
androidlad Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 https://www.notebookcheck.net/GoPro-Hero-12-Black-New-information-about-changes-from-Hero-11-Black-emerge-before-September-launch.742688.0.html Spec leaked already, it's an incremental update. kye 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinad Amir Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Coming from 10 this might be worth of upgrade 🤔 SRV1981 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt3rs Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 1 2 3 … ready fo the next Gopro disappointment. It seems a HW and Firmware fix of the Hero 11 issues but of course they will introduce new issues. Davide DB and kye 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davide DB Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 29 minutes ago, gt3rs said: 1 2 3 … ready fo the next Gopro disappointment. It seems a HW and Firmware fix of the Hero 11 issues but of course they will introduce new issues. From rumors on new features it could be even a FW optimization only. Yet to understand why they opted for a new GP release. But I also know that everyone is now a slave to this hellish rush to a new action cam every year. Emanuel and gt3rs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted September 5, 2023 Author Share Posted September 5, 2023 Yup. 9 hours ago, Davide DB said: Yet to understand why they opted for a new GP release. But I also know that everyone is now a slave to this hellish rush to a new action cam every year. It's a successful business model... :- ) Davide DB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted September 5, 2023 Author Share Posted September 5, 2023 9 hours ago, Davide DB said: Yet to understand why they opted for a new GP release. But I also know that everyone is now a slave to this hellish rush to a new action cam every year. sanveer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr041 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Bluetooth audio, likely not possible by a firmware upgrade. Not saying that is important or not important. Took out GPS - also not possible with firmware downgrade. 😆 Davide DB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt3rs Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Probably the most underwhelming release in gpro history. This should have been a free firmware. Ripping off customers… Gopro really needs a new leadership. Davide DB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrille Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Would love to see them move more in the lomo direction - would be great to see a Gopro Super8 Milimeter Camera and a 16mm digital bolex type thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazeballs Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 What a pathetic update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davide DB Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 19 hours ago, markr041 said: Bluetooth audio, likely not possible by a firmware upgrade. Not saying that is important or not important. Took out GPS - also not possible with firmware downgrade. 😆 I've read several reviews and I don't see sign for an hardware upgrade. GPS could be just shut-off and BT audio could be a new functionality on top of existing BT chipset capabilities. We'll see gt3rs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
androidlad Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Hoping for Labs firmware for something like 400Mbps All-I codec. Emanuel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Plagaro Mussard Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 On 9/7/2023 at 2:38 PM, Chrille said: Would love to see them move more in the lomo direction - would be great to see a Gopro Super8 Milimeter Camera and a 16mm digital bolex type thing. 99% of GoPro users are skiers, skaters or drummers. Most of them don't even know what Super 8 is! Davide DB and Emanuel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted September 9, 2023 Author Share Posted September 9, 2023 I think we have to refrain our criticism as geekers when we are mainly filmmakers, I guess. What's more important? A newer gadget to play? Or having merely recording times duplicated on a GoPro Hero11 Mark II? : P Does new technology advances mean anything when we have the same tools already good enough for making pictures? No excuse for inertia, lack of talent/ideas but as filmmakers instead IMHO. Pops to mind now Chaplin's dilemma when talkies led him to upcycle the little tramp... Shooting started in September 1939 but project started in 1938... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted September 9, 2023 Author Share Posted September 9, 2023 Or should I have used 'began' other than twice the word typed "started"...? ; ) LOL EAG :- ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted September 9, 2023 Author Share Posted September 9, 2023 PS: Out of curiosity (a mere happy coincidence my Chaplin reference BTW, I had no idea about the exact date before to post and check now), the shooting of THE GREAT DICTATOR began precisely 84 years ago... same September 9 and it wasn't more of a "new" GoPro Hero yearly release. "Shooting of the film started on September 9th 1939, eight days after the Nazis had invaded Poland." source: https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2016/the-great-dictator-or-when-chaplin-makes-a-fool-of-hitler/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr041 Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Hypersmooth is great, not matched by anything. No blowouts - dynamic rage good, colors good. But... More noise, softness I never saw before. Shot in Linear + Horizon Leveling, 5.3K 60P, 10bit, G-Log, auto WB. Edited using the G-Log LUT, with no other color changes, but lots of luma adjustments (many of the clips were overexposed (but no clipping - maybe does on purpose for G-Log). Shooting without worrying about focus, color, stabilization, keeping the camera level and being able to move with the camera effortlessly without extra equipment is always a pleasure. Emanuel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 40 minutes ago, markr041 said: Hypersmooth is great, not matched by anything. No blowouts - dynamic rage good, colors good. But... More noise, softness I never saw before. Shot in Linear + Horizon Leveling, 5.3K 60P, 10bit, G-Log, auto WB. Edited using the G-Log LUT, with no other color changes, but lots of luma adjustments (many of the clips were overexposed (but no clipping - maybe does on purpose for G-Log). Shooting without worrying about focus, color, stabilization, keeping the camera level and being able to move with the camera effortlessly without extra equipment is always a pleasure. Regarding the softness you experienced, is it linked to the Log profile perhaps? The reason I suggest this is that I've found the same thing on the XC10 (which has it when shooting C-Log in 8-bit) so if the GoPro is shooting log in 10-bit vs non-log in 10-bit then that might be flatter and what you're seeing. Interestingly the bitrate didn't matter with that because the XC10 was in the 300Mbps mode, but still suffered from the quantisation. Maybe try a few test shots in the different colour profiles and see what differences there are between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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