There's a reason the Gopro action cameras are priced at the top end of the market, their beautifully made, can handle video in 4k, and can go places that the larger Digital SLRs simply cannot entertain.
The GoPro Silver has an incredibly wide angle lens, allowing the use of light to take superb images for a camera so small.
Even though the set up menu, looks complicated to start, you soon realise how straight forward it is, and with this Hero 4 Silver model having an inbuilt LCD screen, adjusting the settings and viewing your pictures is very straight forward.
I was convinced into buying one, when i was blown away by the simply amazing sports candid shots, granted these videos are taken by experts who know how to use a video camera, but there have been many instances where i would love to have been in posession of a still camera, but because of the weather, i was afraid to use one.
Keep this GoPro in it's high impact quality plastic housing, and you have a camera able to take both photographs and videos, under water, to a depth of around 120ft, and in salt water as well.
Not that your average photographer would use that facility very often, but in the Uks very damp climate, being able to utilise this video camera in any weather imaginable, is a big bonus.
Photographs taken in 4k are incredibly detailed, and as long as you use a very high quality micro sd card, such as Sandisks Extreme range, the photographs and video can equal that taken by some larger SLR cameras.
Even though the huge array of accessories are not cheap, every product is manufactured to very high standards, and the suction cup that you can mount on top of your car or other moving vehicle, is one of the best accessories.
Maybe the GoPro range of cameras are not bargains, but in daily use, they are able to carry out functions that any other digital camera, could never dream about.
Their expensive, because their rather good at what they do, and when something is good to use, and produces great results, sometimes it's worth paying for that pleasure.
| Package Dimensions L x W x H | 24.4 x 9.6 x 9.4 centimetres |
|---|---|
| Package Weight | 0.68 Kilograms |
| Product Dimensions L x W x H | 5.8 x 3 x 4.1 centimetres |
| Item Weight | 0.67 Kilograms |
| Brand | GoPro |
| Colour | Silver |
| Continuous shooting speed | 30.00 |
| Has image stabilisation | No |
| Included components | Camera, Rechargeable Battery, Curved Adhesive Mount, Flat Adhesive Mount, Easy Open Buckles, 3 Mode Pivot Arm (Mounting Hardware), USB Cable |
| Memory Slots Available | Memory Card Slot |
| Minimum shutter speed | 30 seconds |
| Model year | 2014 |
| Part number | CHDHY-401-EU |
| Water Resistance Level | Waterproof |
| Zoom Type | Optical/Digital |
| Focus type | Fixed Focus |
| Maximum shutter speed | 1/2 seconds |
| Style | Camera |
| Effective still resolution | 12 MP |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
