GoPro HERO11 Black - Waterproof Action Camera with 5.3K60 Ultra HD Video, 27MP Photos, 1/1.9" Image Sensor, Live Streaming, Webcam, Stabilization

I bought this to replace an aging Hero 7, after a very brief and foolish dalliance with a cheap, Chinese alternative.This is quite a bit bigger than the Hero 7, affording slightly larger displays, front and rear - not huge, but nice. The front screen can be used as a monitor or as a status display.The 11 offers 5K with image stabilisation throughout. As well as different resolutions and frame rates, the camera also has a number of aspect ratios.The battery is bigger, and although it does have a quite decent life, you will need to find spares. The picture quality is brilliant - at 4 and 5K, colours pop.There are 2 microphones - top and front - and their quality is great. Very clear voice pickup. I use a foam cover on the camera as a windshield. It reduces the wind noise, but important sounds like commentary are picked up perfectly.Unlike earlier models, there isn't an option to plug the camera into a computer and transfer your media. You do actually have to remove the card and put it in a card reader.By default, GoPro expects you to use their cloud service. Pug the camera into the mains and it will connect to your network and begin uploading files to GoPro. The camera gets very hot and it's a long process. If you take lots of clips of only a few seconds each, then the process would be quicker. This auto-upload feature also reformats your card once the upload is complete.GoPros can be quirky, touch wood, I've not. had an issue with the 11 yet. I swore I'd never pay GoPro prices again, but I'm glad I did.

My first time with a GoPro and I'm very impressed, particularly with the image stabilisation which is almost uncanny - on a recent jog I had the GoPro clipped to a chest harness to time-lapse the journey and the resulting video really looked like I had been on an escooter, the footage was so smooth. The only significant downside I've found is the battery life which is only 2 hours or so if you're doing video, which is not very much if you're out on a day hike or trying to get one of those amazing time-lapse star movies. Be warned that this is a very complicated device to use with many features, so you really really need to practice using it before you go on holiday otherwise you'll find that you had a wrong setting on your once-in-a-lifetime trip and now have no footage. For instance it took me several nights to get the star trails settings right. Unfortunately the documentation is not very comprehensive, but there are a load of short tutorials on YouTube some of which are really useful. There is a free mobile phone app which basically functions as a remote and gives you stuff like previews of what the camera is seeing - really useful if you have set the camera up on an inaccessible tripod somewhere say for wildlife filming. I bought a pack of accessories (not including a remote) from Artman which includes all the mounts and clips you can think of at 1/3 of the price of the GoPro branded equivalent.

Well, this never turned up. I had to chase for an answer and it turned out it wasn’t in stock and no date of arrival could be given, so I had to get a refund and find another retailer in short notice. In fairness, I heard the same story from several retailers of GoPro suddenly arriving at the stores and removing all stick without warning or explanation. So if I was rating the company, or this retailer it would be a 1 star due to lack of communication and for allowing me to pay for an unavailable product. But. I did find one, and the camera was great. Easy to install. Easy to use. I liked the voice commands ( essential for a lone traveller whilst driving, so I didn’t have to take my eyes off the road). But I did have to muy the radio and sometimes clise the windows and at times speak really loudly fir it to hear. Take care with the memory card though. I bought a high speed one for capturing video but the camera immediately warned me that it was too slow. I was already on the road and now have videos with a lot of lag. The stabilisation is incredible though, for all but the bumpiest roads.

An excellent camera. So good, I bought two. Beats a DLSR for my purposes.With the media mod I can fit DJI mics as well, and it fits nicely on to my Zhiyun Crane M2S

This is an outstanding Go Pro, packed full of features and the video quality is miles ahead of it's competitors. I have procrastinated over buying one for ages, but went for it and it's been the best purchase. Was great on holiday, have some amazing footage. I will use it a lot as it's so small you can fit it in your pocket.The only thing which they never seem to get right is the battery life. I know filming at 5K or 4K probably does take a lot of power and would expect it to last for 6 hours straight, but sometimes wasn't even getting an hour and if you do film for that long it gets red hot. I didn't notice any over heating problems that I know people have mentioned, it does get hot but hasn't shut down. I do hope they release and up date or a new battery that does last longer.

Set the frame rate to 60fps if you want excellent video and get a decent size FAST card.

I purchased this model for underwater work and making star trails videos.Having purchased a micro C USB compatible door, I attached a power-packed to make a star trail video. The camera turned itself off within 20 minutes, stating it was overheating.I took it to the Maldives for some underwater work and noticed a white band of light on some clips. I also found some fine sand getting stuck in the sides of the lens.I normally use Gopro8s. I only purchased this model for the start rail video capability and it was a big let down. The item has been returned.

I bought this for our recent holiday trip to Thailand. The GoPro would regularly overheat, even with options like GPS disabled. It was a real disappointment because the footage when working was great. I had also packed a GoPro 3 as a backup and ended up using this as it was just so much more reliable. I also don’t like how you have to use the GoPro app to access footage. I’d love to be able to mount via the USB C port on my iPad.