Not only does this add a superior mini boom mic, it also sports a line-in jack, so you can easily hook up a wireless option like a Rode Wireless Go or DJI Mic. Squashing the full 8:7 sensor image into a standard 16:9 frame, this mode is able to create videos with an ultra-wide feel, compressing the vertical plane and giving the impression that the horizontal plane has been stretched. GoPro is the gold standard when it comes to action cameras, and the new Hero 11 Black innovates harder than most.

Up from the 8-bit colour depth offered by previous GoPros, this should offer advanced users more flexibility while colour grading their footage in post production. The GoPro Hero 11 Black is the latest flagship from the world’s most recognisable action camera firm. mAh An abbreviation for milliampere-hour and a way to express the capacity of batteries, especially smaller ones in phones.On the bottom of the camera are its flip-out feet, which make for quick mounting, and on the front, next to the selfie screen is a protruding lens.

As for battery life, the new Enduro battery in the Hero 11 Black has a 1760mAh capacity, more durable battery than that in past-gen GoPros. The benefit of this approach is that, rather than taking a crop from a horizontal frame, you still maintain very high image quality with the vertical exports. You'll get better clarity and more vivid details with the new shooting mode, and pair that with HyperSmooth Boost (GoPro's latest and most powerful stabilization tech) and it's possible to achieve some amazing footage with the GoPro Hero 9 Black. These updates are enough to push the Hero 11 Black to the top of our Best Action Cameras recommendations.Enduro or no Enduro, therefore, you’ll still want to pack spare batteries for a long day or weekend out, or invest in a GoPro Volta battery grip. I will note, however, that it would be nice to have some in-camera 16:9 grid lines to overlay whilst filming in 8:7. sensor does bring some new tricks that'll make it particularly appealing for social media creators and those who like to color grade their videos.

For maximum freedom to crop footage and photos with minimum quality loss, no action camera can do what the GoPro Hero 11 does. While the Hero 11 produces punchy, detailed footage in good light, the quality quickly muddies when the light levels dip. Again, viewed side-by-side with last year’s GoPro the differences are subtle but this is still the best we’ve seen yet.The powerful GoPro Media Mod, which adds a microphone in, HDMI out, cold shoe mounts and superior audio to the mix works with the new camera, as does the Max Lens Mod. The DJI Osmo Action 3 has a wider angle than the GoPro Hero 11 Black, and a 360º camera like the Insta360 X3 gives you an all-seeing eye for expansive 360º capture. The 'Natural' profile, which sits alongside the punchier 'GoPro' one and the 'flat' one for graders, produces good results without too much saturation, while the sharpness is now down to 'medium' by default (another good move). Breaking a 4:3 sensor tradition that GoPro has stuck to for many generations, the Hero 11 has a 1/1. There's a new HyperView digital lens, which works particularly well for immersive 'point-of-view' footage.

Its 8:7 photos and videos are also easy to crop into landscape or portrait orientation while still retaining ample detail for tall TikToks or 16:9 YouTube videos.If, for example, you publish videos to both YouTube and TikTok, this could be a potential game changer. Even the 1080p recording has been improved with a boost to 240fps - excellent for maximizing those slow-motion shots.