You can now take your GoPro and walk all over a cool resort, beach, island, museum, or whatever strikes your fancy, and get a smooth, sped-up video of the complete walkthrough. Yes, it sounds too good to be true, but it is the real deal. It allows you to take smooth hand-held time lapse video while moving around. This seems to be more of a land-based function, but it is really, really good on land. Time Warp video is an extremely exciting function which opens a lot of doors for a variety of creative uses. This allows for more polished and professional-looking underwater video without the use of filters or post-processing, even if you are just snorkeling rather than diving. GoPro 7 Black for SnorkelingĪlong with testing out the two GoPro cameras while diving at depths of around 10-15 m (30-50 ft), I tested it out for snorkeling use, to see if there was a performance difference at the surface.Īs can be seen in the sample video, at the surface the GoPro 7 provides a noticeably nicer tone of blue for the water than the GoPro 6. Overall, the improvements are not nearly as big as from the 5 to the 6, but they are still there. The main advantage though was in the background - the blue of the background water given by the 7 was noticeably nicer than that by the 6. The HERO 6 Black and HERO 7 Black were pretty comparable, with the HERO 7 Black having a small edge on the color and contrast in the foreground. This footage was taken at about 30-50 ft depth (10-15m), using two Sola 2500F video lights.
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To compare auto exposure, auto white balance, colors, and contrast, I took the Go Pro 7 and the Go Pro 6 diving on a reef in Tulamben. Auto Exposure, Auto White Balance, Contrast, & Colors
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This feature alone makes the HERO 7 Black worth the upgrade from the HERO 6 Black for many GoPro users. Underwater, although a bit less obvious, it still makes the video significantly smoother - giving it more of a professional, polished feel. The stabilization on the HERO 7 Black is a big step up from that of the 6, and totally lives up to the hype! On land, it provides a huge boost to hand-held video (both walking and running). This browser does not support the iframe element. It is most obvious with land use, but also makes a noticeable difference underwater.
The biggest improvement with the GoPro 7 Black is the hypersmooth image stabilization.
If you're a diver, the GoPro HERO 7 Black is really your only option. All models can be used for snorkeling, but the much better specs of the 7 Black, as well as the removable battery, mean that it is well worth the additional investment even just for snorkeling or land use. For underwater use, the HERO 7 Black is the only one compatible with the Super Suit waterproof case (also known as a dive housing). Here is how the different GoPro 7 models stack up.