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In our early testing, it takes a little getting used to, but some will likely appreciate the set-and-go format. By keeping options simple (rather than limited, like the entry-level Hero), the idea is you just mount the camera and go. You can set the default settings for either via the app. If it's photos you want, it's the same just press for three seconds the first time. Press it again and it'll stop/switch off. One press switches the Session on, and starts filming. It's this condition that the Hero4 Session is, in part, designed to eliminate. If you've used any of the company's cameras for more than five minutes, you'll have experienced the 'GoPro slouch' - the position you adopt as you navigate the menus, picking what you think/hope is the best mode for whatever you're about to do. All this to say, with the Hero4 Session, you will be getting very familiar with GoPro's mobile app, or a remote control (not included), as that's your only way to switch up the video mode or photo settings. You can start/stop recording or take photos, tag highlights and put the camera into wireless (Bluetooth and WiFi) connectivity mode. Controls on the camera are extremely limited. If your fingers have finely tuned GoPro-button muscle memory, it's no use here. This, in turn, changes the menu interface. We'd argue this is unlikely for future models either (though please, GoPro, surprise us).Īnother casualty of the diminutive design is the smaller front display, which is now a strip of basic info on top of the camera. There's also, perhaps obviously, no touchscreen. It's easy to malign its omission, but in boiling down the camera's size, and keeping the battery life reasonable (we're testing GoPro's claimed two hours of use right now), large, power hungry image sensors will be something for a future model. What about those dreaded 'can'ts?' We've already ticked off the biggest one - the lack of 4K/2.7K. If you thought this would be ideal for quadcopters, it looks like there isn't video out over USB, unlike other Hero4s, so that's a bit of a showstopper for the RC crowd. There's less drag or weight when mounting on things like helmets, paddles and, say, competitive road bikes. The Hero4 Session will get into nooks and crannies that other GoPros cannot it also just makes it more manageable. The smaller footprint isn't just about reducing size and weight (though many will appreciate that) GoPro's hoping it'll open up new mount locations previously not possible.

The Hero4 Session's not the first square camera, but as this patent reveals, GoPro's been working on this design for some years now. This configuration also means audio shouldn't be as muffled, which is often a problem when inside a case. The Hero4 Session also introduces a dual microphone setup that auto switches between the two when one detects too much wind or noise, a first on any GoPro. Inside that waterproof cube is a nonremovable battery, a microSD card slot and - hurrah - a micro-USB port (rather than GoPro's traditional mini-USB). The trick is that the Hero4 Session is submersible to 33 feet (10 meters) without needing a case. It's about 50 percent smaller than a Hero4 Black in its waterproof housing, and around 40 percent lighter. With that new design, GoPro's pulled off a bit of a magic trick. As for photos, the Session shoots in 8-megapixel wide-angle, or 5-megapixel medium, with time lapse and burst modes (up to 10 photos per second).

There is, of course, a notable absence of any 4K, or even 2.7K modes that we see on the Silver and Black edition Hero4 cameras.

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The full list (there are many more variations) is not as exhaustive as the Hero4 Silver or Black, but all the most used slow-motion and 4:3 perspectives (good for point-of-view shots) are there.

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It also has many of the modes existing GoPro users will be accustomed to: 1440p (4:3) at 30 fps, 720p at 100 fps, 960p (4:3) and so on.

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The Hero4 Session shoots video up to 1080p at 60 frames per second (fps).

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