<s>
GoPro	B-Device
,	I-Device
Inc	I-Device
.	I-Device
(	O
marketed	O
as	O
GoPro	B-Device
and	O
sometimes	O
stylized	O
as	O
GoPRO	B-Device
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
technology	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
2002	O
by	O
Nick	O
Woodman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
manufactures	O
action	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
and	O
develops	O
its	O
own	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
and	O
video-editing	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
as	O
Woodman	B-Device
Labs	I-Device
,	I-Device
Inc	I-Device
,	O
the	O
company	O
eventually	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
connected	O
sports	O
genre	O
,	O
developing	O
its	O
line	O
of	O
action	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
and	O
,	O
later	O
,	O
video	O
editing	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoPro	B-Device
has	O
continued	O
its	O
business	O
in	O
manufacturing	O
action	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
'	O
GoPro	B-Device
 '	O
name	O
came	O
about	O
as	O
Woodman	O
and	O
his	O
surfing	O
friends	O
all	O
aspired	O
to	O
become	O
professional	O
surfers	O
as	O
'	O
going	O
pro	O
 '	O
was	O
the	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
be	O
filmed	O
on	O
the	O
water	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
a	O
fixed-lens	O
HD	O
video	O
camera	O
with	O
a	O
wide	O
170-degree	O
lens	O
was	O
available	O
;	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
can	O
be	O
paired	O
to	O
create	O
360	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
partnered	O
with	O
Periscope	B-Language
for	O
live	O
streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2016	O
GoPro	B-Device
revealed	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
acquiring	O
expertise	O
from	O
three	O
French	O
technology	O
firms	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
18	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
peak	O
,	O
a	O
share	O
of	O
GoPro	B-Device
was	O
valued	O
at	O
$86	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
only	O
$4.81	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
laid	O
off	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
percent	O
of	O
its	O
workforce	O
-	O
over	O
200	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
acquired	O
CineForm	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
acquisition	O
included	O
the	O
CineForm	B-Algorithm
444	O
video	B-Application
codec	I-Application
used	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
Slumdog	O
Millionaire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
issued	O
a	O
DMCA	O
takedown	O
notice	O
to	O
website	O
DigitalRev.com,	O
which	O
had	O
posted	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
its	O
product	O
,	O
citing	O
trademark	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
breach	O
of	O
copyright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
acquired	O
Kolor	O
,	O
a	O
spherical	O
media	O
and	O
virtual	O
reality	O
startup	O
based	O
in	O
Chambéry	O
,	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
spent	O
$105	O
million	O
and	O
acquired	O
two	O
start-ups	O
—	O
Stupeflix	O
and	O
Vemory	O
—	O
for	O
their	O
video	O
editing	O
tools	O
Replay	O
and	O
Splice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
acquired	O
stabilization	O
software	O
company	O
,	O
ReelSteady	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
submitted	O
a	O
confidential	O
filing	O
for	O
an	O
initial	O
public	O
offering	O
(	O
IPO	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
Securities	O
and	O
Exchange	O
Commission	O
(	O
SEC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
filed	O
its	O
Form	O
S-1	O
with	O
the	O
SEC	O
without	O
specifying	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
shares	O
or	O
their	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
planned	O
to	O
list	O
on	O
the	O
NASDAQ	O
stock	O
exchange	O
using	O
the	O
symbol	O
'	O
GPRO.	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expected	O
price	O
range	O
was	O
$21	O
to	O
$24	O
a	O
share	O
;	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
sold	O
17.8	O
million	O
shares	O
to	O
initial	O
investors	O
at	O
$24	O
per	O
share	O
(	O
totaling	O
$427.2	O
M	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
reason	O
for	O
GoPro	B-Device
's	O
decision	O
to	O
go	O
public	O
was	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
media	O
company	O
to	O
generate	O
additional	O
revenue	O
from	O
the	O
content	O
its	O
cameras	O
create	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Woodman	O
worked	O
on	O
his	O
first	O
camera	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
founding	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
eventually	O
introducing	O
the	O
GoPro	B-Device
35mm	O
HERO	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
at	O
San	O
Diego	O
's	O
Action	O
Sports	O
Retailer	O
trade	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
year	O
GoPro	B-Device
sold	O
$	O
150,000	O
worth	O
of	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
GoPro	B-Device
sales	O
quadrupled	O
to	O
$3.4	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
capable	O
of	O
filming	O
in	O
16:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
,	O
supporting	O
4K	B-Architecture
UHD	I-Architecture
video	O
and	O
12	O
MP	O
still	O
photographs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
released	O
the	O
HERO6	O
Black	O
,	O
which	O
claims	O
improved	O
stabilization	O
over	O
the	O
HERO5	O
models	O
and	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
capturing	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
in	O
60	O
FPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
came	O
out	O
with	O
the	O
HERO7	O
Black	O
,	O
which	O
apart	O
from	O
providing	O
improved	O
stabilization	O
over	O
HERO6	O
models	O
with	O
HyperSmooth	O
,	O
also	O
featured	O
the	O
new	O
form	O
of	O
video	O
capturing	O
,	O
"	O
TimeWarp	O
"	O
,	O
providing	O
a	O
high	O
speed	O
effect	O
to	O
the	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HERO7	O
also	O
came	O
out	O
with	O
capability	O
to	O
stream	O
live	O
across	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
like	O
Facebook	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
30	O
million	O
HERO	O
cameras	O
since	O
inception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
GoPro	B-Device
released	O
the	O
Hero8	O
Black	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
improved	O
in-camera	O
stabilization	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
Hypersmooth	O
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hero8	O
Black	O
introduced	O
integrated	O
mounting	O
'	O
fingers	O
 '	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
folded	O
down	O
for	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
notable	O
for	O
not	O
having	O
an	O
easily	O
replaceable	O
lens	O
available	O
from	O
GoPro	B-Device
,	O
though	O
a	O
third	O
party	O
replacement	O
lens	O
kit	O
is	O
available	O
from	O
a	O
company	O
called	O
Camera	O
Butter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
released	O
the	O
Hero	O
9	O
Black	O
,	O
which	O
saw	O
the	O
reinstatement	O
of	O
the	O
user-replaceable	O
lens	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
front-facing	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GoPro	B-Device
Karma	O
was	O
GoPro	B-Device
's	O
consumer	O
drone	O
,	O
until	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
entered	O
into	O
discussions	O
with	O
DJI	B-Device
for	O
a	O
private	O
label	O
model	O
built	O
with	O
the	O
GoPro	B-Device
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
these	O
negotiations	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
entered	O
into	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
3D	O
Robotics	O
(	O
3DR	O
)	O
for	O
a	O
similar	O
partnership	O
based	O
on	O
3DR	O
's	O
flight	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
took	O
full	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
in	O
mid-2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
early	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
GoPro	B-Device
Karma	O
project	O
was	O
delayed	O
several	O
times	O
before	O
the	O
GoPro	B-Device
Karma	O
was	O
announced	O
with	O
an	O
introduction	O
date	O
of	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
few	O
customers	O
complained	O
about	O
power	O
failure	O
during	O
operation	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
recalled	O
Karma	O
drones	O
and	O
gave	O
customers	O
full	O
refunds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
re-launched	O
the	O
Karma	O
Drone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
Inc	I-Device
.	I-Device
said	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
cutting	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
percent	O
of	O
its	O
global	O
workforce	O
and	O
putting	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
its	O
drone	O
business	O
after	O
a	O
disappointing	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
launched	O
the	O
Fusion	O
camera	O
,	O
an	O
omnidirectional	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
which	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
recording	O
360-degree	O
footage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fusion	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
GoPro	B-Device
to	O
feature	O
an	O
increased	O
maximum	O
resolution	O
of	O
5.8K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
updated	O
this	O
line-up	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
GoPro	B-Device
MAX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoPro	B-Device
produces	O
various	O
mounting	O
accessories	O
for	O
its	O
cameras	O
including	O
a	O
3-way	O
mount	O
,	O
suction	O
cup	O
,	O
chest	O
harness	O
,	O
jaws-type	O
flexible	O
clamp	O
,	O
dog	O
harness	O
,	O
surfing	O
mount	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
developed	O
GoPro	B-Device
Studio	O
,	O
a	O
simple	O
video	O
editing	O
software	O
to	O
edit	O
camera	O
footage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
GoPro	B-Device
intended	O
to	O
also	O
become	O
a	O
content	O
provider	O
,	O
also	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
HERO5	O
called	O
GoPro	B-Device
Quik	O
to	O
share	O
,	O
and	O
edit	O
videos	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
can	O
also	O
edit	O
and	O
shoot	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
using	O
the	O
GoPro	B-Device
app	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
Gopro	B-Device
canceled	O
their	O
GoPro	B-Device
Quik	O
software	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
MAC	O
,	O
leaving	O
it	O
just	O
to	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
was	O
listed	O
by	O
Adweek	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
Best	O
Brand	O
Channels	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
"	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
views	O
,	O
shares	O
,	O
comments	O
and	O
overall	O
engagement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
transformation	O
to	O
a	O
media	O
company	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
created	O
additional	O
channels	O
with	O
GoPro	B-Device
content	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Virgin	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
extended	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GoPro	B-Device
was	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
surfing	O
and	O
capturing	O
pro	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
hence	O
the	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Early	O
GoPro	B-Device
HERO	O
cameras	O
(	O
2005	O
–	O
11	O
)	O
Model	O
35mm	O
Digital	O
HERO	O
Digital	O
HERO3	O
Digital	O
HERO5	O
Wide	O
HERO	O
HD	O
HERO	O
HD	O
HERO	O
960	O
HD	O
HERO2	O
Generation	O
Film	O
Digital	O
(	O
1st	O
)	O
HD	O
(	O
2nd	O
)	O
Angle	O
of	O
View	O
75°	O
(	O
28mm	O
lens	O
)	O
54°	O
170°	O
170°127°	O
(	O
1080p	O
)	O
170°	O
170°127°	O
(	O
1080p	O
or	O
720p	O
)	O
90°	O
Aperture	O
fixed	O
2.8	O
Dimensions	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GoPro	B-Device
Wide	O
HERO	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
model	O
with	O
a	O
170°	O
wide-angle	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
HD	O
HERO	O
generation	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
replaced	O
the	O
optical	O
viewfinder	O
with	O
an	O
optional	O
LCD	B-Device
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optional	O
accessories	O
included	O
the	O
LCD	B-Device
Bakpac	O
,	O
which	O
offered	O
a	O
small	O
monitor	O
that	O
displayed	O
and	O
played	O
back	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Battery	O
Bakpac	O
,	O
which	O
doubled	O
the	O
battery	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HD	O
HERO	O
960	O
was	O
a	O
reduced-cost	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
HD	O
HERO	O
that	O
shoots	O
at	O
a	O
maximum	O
video	O
resolution	O
of	O
960p30	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
electronic	O
accessories	O
for	O
the	O
HD	O
HERO	O
because	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
proprietary	O
HERO	O
Bus	O
expansion	O
port	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
camera	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
GoPro	B-Device
mounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2012	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
announced	O
the	O
HERO3	O
line	O
of	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
change	O
of	O
the	O
physical	O
dimensions	O
of	O
the	O
cameras	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
generations	O
(	O
HD	O
HERO	O
and	O
HD	O
HERO2	O
were	O
physically	O
identical	O
)	O
means	O
that	O
some	O
accessories	O
for	O
HD	O
HERO	O
Original	O
and	O
HERO2	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
HERO3	O
,	O
so	O
GoPro	B-Device
made	O
new	O
versions	O
of	O
those	O
accessories	O
specifically	O
for	O
HERO3	O
,	O
which	O
mostly	O
also	O
were	O
compatible	O
with	O
HERO3+	O
,	O
see	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Black	O
Edition	O
has	O
a	O
new	O
12MP	O
sensor	O
,	O
the	O
Sony	O
IMX117	O
,	O
that	O
can	O
capture	O
4K	B-Architecture
UHD	I-Architecture
digital	O
video	O
at	O
15	O
fps	O
,	O
2.7K	O
video	O
at	O
30	O
fps	O
,	O
1440p	O
at	O
48	O
fps	O
,	O
1080p	O
at	O
60	O
fps	O
,	O
960p	O
at	O
100	O
fps	O
,	O
720p	O
at	O
120	O
fps	O
and	O
WVGA	O
at	O
240	O
fps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IMX117	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
BSI	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
GoPro	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
released	O
the	O
HERO3+	O
,	O
available	O
in	O
Black	O
and	O
Silver	O
Editions	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
HERO3	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HERO3+	O
camera	O
models	O
claim	O
dramatically	O
improved	O
low	O
light	O
performance	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
waterproof	O
enclosure	O
which	O
is	O
20%	O
lighter	O
and	O
15%	O
smaller	O
than	O
the	O
HERO3	O
's	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
GoPro	B-Device
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difference	O
in	O
runtime	O
depends	O
on	O
the	O
resolution/fps	O
combination	O
,	O
and	O
whether	O
WiFi	O
and	O
GoPro	B-Device
mobile	B-Application
application	I-Application
are	O
used	O
during	O
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
announced	O
the	O
HERO4	O
,	O
available	O
in	O
Black	O
Edition	O
and	O
Silver	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
replace	O
their	O
respective	O
HERO3+	O
generation	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
adds	O
Bluetooth	O
connectivity	O
,	O
Highlight	O
tag	O
,	O
Protune	O
Available	O
for	O
photo	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
processor	O
claimed	O
by	O
GoPro	B-Device
to	O
be	O
twice	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
HERO3+	O
Black	O
Edition	O
,	O
doubling	O
the	O
frame	O
rates	O
in	O
most	O
resolutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HERO4	O
Black	O
Edition	O
can	O
record	O
4K	B-Architecture
UHD	I-Architecture
video	O
(	O
3840×2160	O
)	O
at	O
a	O
frame	O
rate	O
of	O
24	O
,	O
25	O
and	O
30	O
fps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Superview	O
mode	O
,	O
4K	B-Architecture
is	O
only	O
possible	O
at	O
25	O
fps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Wi-Fi	O
disabled	O
at	O
4K/30	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
claims	O
the	O
HERO4	O
Black	O
Edition	O
battery	O
life	O
to	O
be	O
65	O
minutes	O
,	O
increasing	O
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
1h	O
50	O
 '	O
at	O
720p/240	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HERO4	O
Silver	O
Edition	O
is	O
basically	O
a	O
HERO3	O
Black	O
Edition	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
micro	O
speaker	O
,	O
built-in	O
touchscreen	B-Device
display	O
,	O
Protune	O
for	O
photo	O
and	O
highlight	O
tag	O
(	O
the	O
first	O
GoPro	B-Device
with	O
this	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
lower	O
clocked	O
Cortex-A9	B-Application
and	O
missing	O
the	O
Black	O
Edition	O
's	O
integrated	O
analog-to-digital	O
converter	O
which	O
supports	O
a	O
wider	O
variety	O
of	O
professional	O
low-sensitivity	O
external	O
microphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
modes	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
HERO4	O
Silver	O
Edition	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
HERO3+	O
Black	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
higher	O
processing	O
speed	O
and	O
thermal	O
requirements	O
of	O
encoding	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
(	O
3840×2160	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
supports	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
Bluetooth	O
and	O
contains	O
the	O
same	O
Ambarella	O
Inc	O
.	O
A9	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
HERO4	O
Black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HERO4	O
models	O
maintain	O
the	O
H.264	B-Application
video	B-Application
codec	I-Application
of	O
previous	O
versions	O
and	O
MP4	O
file	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoPro	B-Device
claims	O
the	O
mono	O
microphone	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
Black	O
and	O
Silver	O
Editions	O
has	O
twice	O
the	O
dynamic	O
range	O
of	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
HERO3+	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
HERO4	O
Black	O
and	O
Silver	O
Editions	O
have	O
improved	O
low-light	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
released	O
an	O
entry	O
level	O
camera	O
named	O
simply	O
"	O
HERO	O
"	O
,	O
priced	O
at	O
$130	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
HERO4	O
Black	O
and	O
HERO4	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GoPro	B-Device
HERO	O
(	O
2014	O
)	O
can	O
capture	O
5mp	O
still	O
images	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
5fps	O
burst	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
an	O
LCD	B-Device
non	O
touch	O
display	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
and	O
is	O
waterproof	O
down	O
to	O
40m	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
started	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
GoPro	B-Device
HERO+LCD	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
video	O
recording	O
at	O
1080p	O
at	O
60	O
fps	O
and	O
8	O
megapixel	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HERO+LCD	O
is	O
also	O
built	O
into	O
a	O
waterproof	O
housing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoPro	B-Device
HERO+LCD	O
has	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
to	O
preview	O
the	O
shot	O
to	O
frame	O
the	O
scene	O
and	O
letting	O
the	O
user	O
navigate	O
the	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoPro	B-Device
HERO+LCD	O
is	O
waterproof	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
built	O
directly	O
into	O
a	O
waterproof	O
case	O
(	O
waterproof	O
to	O
131	O
feet	O
(	O
40	O
m	O
)	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HERO	O
Session	O
,	O
released	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
is	O
50%	O
smaller	O
and	O
40%	O
lighter	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
GoPro	B-Device
HERO4	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
released	O
its	O
third	O
entry	O
level	O
camera	O
:	O
GoPro	B-Device
HERO+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
camera	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
HERO+LCD	O
with	O
its	O
1080p	O
60	O
fps	O
/	O
720p	O
60	O
fps	O
video	O
resolution	O
,	O
8	O
MP	O
/	O
5	O
fps	O
burst	O
photo	O
resolution	O
,	O
built-in	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
Bluetooth	O
,	O
waterproof	O
up	O
to	O
40	O
m	O
and	O
other	O
modes	O
like	O
Superview	O
,	O
Auto	O
Low	O
Light	O
,	O
QuikCapture	O
and	O
Timelapse	O
mode	O
which	O
automatically	O
captures	O
photos	O
at	O
set	O
time	O
intervals	O
from	O
0.5	O
to	O
60	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
LCD	B-Device
built-in	O
touchscreen	B-Device
display	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
slightly	O
lighter	O
than	O
HERO+LCD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HERO+	O
weighs	O
123	O
g	O
whereas	O
the	O
HERO+LCD	O
weighs	O
127	O
g	O
.	O
The	O
housing	O
also	O
remained	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
waterproof	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
m	O
,	O
support	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
recording	O
at	O
up	O
to	O
30	O
fps	O
and	O
1080p	O
at	O
up	O
to	O
120	O
fps	O
,	O
automatic	O
upload	O
of	O
footage	O
to	O
cloud	B-Architecture
and	O
voice	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
is	O
waterproof	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
m	O
,	O
supports	O
4K	B-Architecture
HEVC	B-Algorithm
video	O
recording	O
at	O
up	O
to	O
60	O
fps	O
and	O
1080p	O
at	O
up	O
to	O
240	O
fps	O
,	O
automatic	O
upload	O
of	O
footage	O
to	O
cloud	B-Architecture
,	O
voice	O
controls	O
and	O
5GHz	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
GoPro	B-Device
sporting	O
GoPro	B-Device
's	O
custom	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
SoC	O
)	O
the	O
GP1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
model	O
offers	O
some	O
similar	O
features	O
and	O
functionality	O
to	O
the	O
HERO5	O
Black	O
and	O
HERO6	O
Black	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
built-in	O
time-lapse	O
video	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
slightly	O
lower	O
resolution	O
and	O
frame-rate	O
,	O
and	O
lacking	O
the	O
GPS	O
functionality	O
and	O
exposure	O
control	O
;	O
because	O
the	O
hardware	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
HERO5	O
,	O
the	O
firmware	O
can	O
be	O
modified	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
GoPro	B-Device
HERO5	O
Black	O
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HERO7	O
White	O
,	O
HERO7	O
Silver	O
and	O
HERO7	O
Black	O
were	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
seventh-generation	O
action	B-Device
camera	I-Device
series	O
from	O
GoPro	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HERO7	O
Silver	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
the	O
mid-range	O
camera	O
,	O
featuring	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolutions	I-Architecture
for	O
video	O
and	O
time-lapse	O
video	O
resolutions	O
and	O
WDR	O
in	O
its	O
photo	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
considerable	O
criticism	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
GoPro	B-Device
responded	O
by	O
releasing	O
software	O
updates	O
to	O
both	O
cameras	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
change	O
in	O
default	O
resolution	O
to	O
1080p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
HERO7	O
Black	O
,	O
these	O
cameras	O
lacked	O
most	O
time-lapse	O
photo	O
modes	O
,	O
ProTune	O
,	O
wake-on-voice	O
capabilities	O
,	O
H.265	B-Algorithm
formats	O
and	O
live-streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HERO7	O
Black	O
introduced	O
a	O
heavily	O
improved	O
electronic	O
image	O
stabilisation	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
HyperSmooth	O
"	O
video	O
stabilization	O
,	O
which	O
GoPro	B-Device
has	O
advertised	O
heavily	O
as	O
"	O
Gimbal-Like	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
primary	O
improvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
HERO7	O
Black	O
largely	O
competed	O
with	O
rival	O
camera	O
and	O
camera	O
accessory	O
manufacturer	O
DJI	B-Device
which	O
released	O
the	O
DJI	B-Device
OSMO	O
Action	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
introduced	O
a	O
similar	O
enhanced	O
stabilization	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
released	O
HERO7	O
Black	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
dusk	O
white	O
"	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HERO8	O
Black	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
HERO7	O
Black	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
GoPro	B-Device
MAX	O
that	O
offered	O
360	O
degree	O
capture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoPro	B-Device
also	O
reintroduced	O
the	O
field-of-view	O
(	O
FOV	O
)	O
functionality	O
as	O
,	O
"	O
Digital	O
Lenses	O
"	O
which	O
retains	O
the	O
original	O
SuperView	O
,	O
Wide	O
,	O
Narrow	O
,	O
Linear	O
FOV	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
the	O
GoPro	B-Device
logo	O
moved	O
under	O
the	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
to	O
make	O
way	O
for	O
extra	O
microphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HERO8	O
Black	O
also	O
attempts	O
to	O
address	O
vloggers	O
who	O
may	O
wish	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
GoPro	B-Device
in	O
such	O
a	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
has	O
also	O
introduced	O
an	O
external	O
accessory	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Media	O
Mod	O
"	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
USB	O
Type-C	O
port	O
for	O
supplying	O
power	O
to	O
external	O
microphones	O
and	O
accessories	O
,	O
a	O
micro-HDMI	O
port	O
and	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
microphone	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
the	O
accessory	O
includes	O
a	O
mount	O
to	O
connect	O
either	O
external	O
microphones	O
,	O
LEDs	O
or	O
an	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
announced	O
the	O
recall	O
of	O
the	O
Karma	O
Drone	O
following	O
reports	O
of	O
loss	O
of	O
electrical	O
power	O
on	O
the	O
drone	O
during	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
discontinuing	O
the	O
Karma	O
drone	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
exiting	O
the	O
drone	O
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoPro	B-Device
released	O
the	O
3D	O
HERO	O
system	O
in	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
which	O
coupled	O
two	O
HD	O
HERO	O
cameras	O
via	O
a	O
synchronization	O
cable	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
housing	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
stereoscopic	O
3D	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
synchronized	O
videos	O
are	O
processed	O
using	O
GoPro	B-Device
CineForm	B-Algorithm
software	O
and	O
exported	O
as	O
an	O
anaglyph	B-Algorithm
to	O
be	O
viewed	O
wearing	O
red-cyan	O
glasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
GoPro	B-Device
released	O
an	O
update	O
as	O
the	O
Dual	O
HERO	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
similar	O
functionality	O
using	O
two	O
HERO3+	O
Black	O
edition	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
preceding	O
3D	O
HERO	O
,	O
the	O
Dual	O
HERO	O
uses	O
CineForm	B-Algorithm
software	O
to	O
process	O
synchronized	O
images	O
and	O
videos	O
for	O
export	O
as	O
anaglyphs	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Odyssey	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
I/O	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2015	O
and	O
GoPro	B-Device
began	O
taking	O
applications	O
from	O
"	O
professional	O
content	O
creators	O
"	O
in	O
September	O
for	O
the	O
US$	O
15,000	O
rig	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
16	O
GoPro	B-Device
HERO4	O
Black	O
cameras	O
;	O
limited	O
shipments	O
began	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Omni	O
also	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
leveraging	O
its	O
recent	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Kolor	O
,	O
which	O
developed	O
software	O
to	O
stitch	O
video	O
footage	O
together	O
;	O
Omni	O
was	O
a	O
camera	O
rig	O
that	O
synchronizes	O
six	O
GoPro	B-Device
HERO4	O
Black	O
cameras	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
stitch	O
and	O
make	O
virtual	O
reality	O
360°	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
two	O
cameras	O
,	O
each	O
recording	O
to	O
a	O
separate	O
microSD	O
memory	O
card	O
;	O
their	O
outputs	O
can	O
be	O
stitched	O
together	O
using	O
the	O
bundled	O
Fusion	O
Studio	O
desktop	O
software	O
as	O
360°	B-General_Concept
Panorama	I-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fusion	O
Studio	O
can	O
export	O
to	O
several	O
formats	O
,	O
including	O
H.264	B-Application
(	O
4K	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
CineForm	B-Algorithm
422	O
,	O
and	O
Apple	O
ProRes	O
422	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
Fusion	O
,	O
MAX	O
records	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
memory	O
card	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
color	O
touchscreen	B-Device
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
preview	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
the	O
HERO6	O
GoPro	B-Device
stopped	O
using	O
Ambarella	O
SoC	O
's	O
and	O
started	O
making	O
their	O
own	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
GP1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GoPro	B-Device
GP1	O
is	O
their	O
own	O
System-on-Chip	B-Architecture
with	O
the	O
main	O
task	O
of	O
image	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
replaces	O
the	O
earlier	O
used	O
Ambarella	O
SoC	O
's	O
and	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
GoPro	B-Device
HERO6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GP1	O
encodes	O
video	O
in	O
the	O
H.265	B-Algorithm
codec	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
HEVC	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GoPro	B-Device
GP2	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
System-on-Chip	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
replaces	O
the	O
earlier	O
used	O
GP1	O
SoC	O
's	O
and	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
GoPro	B-Device
HERO10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GP2	O
encodes	O
video	O
in	O
the	O
H.265	B-Algorithm
codec	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
HEVC	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
