The quickest, easiest and most intuitive GoPro buyer's guide

Congratulations! The choices you made in our GoPro Buyer’s Guide led you to the GoPro Hero4 black.

The most important feature of this camera is its ability to record movies in 4K resolution at normal speed (30 FPS). This is twice the frame-rate of the Hero4 silver edition, an advantage which the black edition has at all resolutions. But the black edition lacks the built-in rear display of the silver edition, which makes the distinction between the two quite straight-forward:

  • If you need 4K, you have to get the black edition (the cam below).
  • If you want convenience and are happy with HD movies at full-speed and in slow-motion, then you’ll probably get the Hero4 silver edition.

GoPro Hero4 Black

Variations:

  • Adventure edition: This is the standard/basic edition featuring the well-known waterproof housing as well as one curved and one flat adhesive mounts. If you are looking at a GoPro and it doesn’t indicate any edition name, then you are looking at an Adventure edition.
  • Motorsport edition: Identical to the Adventure edition, but with different pictures on the camera’s packaging.
  • Surf edition: Like the models above, but instead of the curved and flat adhesive mounts, the camera is sold with a surf-board mount.
  • Music edition: includes the open frame mount, a 3.5mm mic adapter, instrument mounts, and other accessories to optimize the camera for recording concerts, recitals, and other musical events.

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Most Important Specifications:

Announced Sept, 2014 @ USD 499
Field of View (FOV) Ultra Wide, Medium, Narrow
Highest Video Specification 4Kp30 (no slow-motion), 1080p120 (up to 4x slow-motion)
SuperView yes
Protune (higher quality in post-production) photo + video
Auto Low-Light yes
Highest Photo Specification 12 MP @ 30 FPS burst, 10 FPS continuous
Night photo + Night lapse yes
Connectivity WiFi + Bluetooth (remote control, remote LCD, phone app, etc.)

Find out all details about this camera on the GoPro official Page.

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