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Watch this FPV drone fly through a New Year’s Eve fireworks display

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Jan 2, 2023 by Alex Baker 2 Comments
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I expect a few of you might have seen some fireworks over the New Year, but I bet you didn’t fly through the middle of the display! This incredible video created by James Inglis shows exactly what it’s like to do just that, as he flies his drone literally through the fireworks. The result is a rarely-seen perspective of a New Year’s pyrotechnics show.

James won a GoPro award for his efforts and watching it, I can see why. The video begins with delicious bursts of glittery gold sparks while the first-person view drone flies around them, effortlessly avoiding any direct hits. The slow-motion bursts are also a lovely touch.

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Fighter pilot films himself ejecting from crashing plane

Oct 27, 2022 by Alex Baker Add Comment
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A video shot in first person point of view shows a Russian fighter pilot ejecting from his crashing plane. The footage has emerged from the Russia-Ukraine war and shows the pilot exiting the aircraft and landing safely in a field some distance away. We later see the aircraft consumed by fire.

The pilot was carrying a GoPro-like action camera on his helmet or body, so we can get a pretty clear idea of what ejecting from a combat aircraft flying low level looks like. Basically, it’s not something I’d like to experience first-hand.

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GoPro HERO 11 and HERO 11 Mini are here with improved resolution, stabilization, and more

Sep 14, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic 5 Comments
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Just as recently leaked photos suggested, the new GoPro Hero 11 is here. And while it’s absolutely the same on the outside, it comes from some improvements on the inside. The latest action cam has an increased photo resolution, improved video stabilization, and extended interval recording times.

But there’s more. GoPro hasn’t only announced the Hero 10’s successor, but also its smaller version. The GoPro Hero 11 Mini is here as well, so let’s check out the specs of both new cameras.

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Leaked photos and Hero 10 discounts hint GoPro Hero 11 is coming soon

Aug 31, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
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Exactly this time last year, photos and specs started leaking for GoPro Hero 10. So, not surprisingly – it looks like the Hero 11 is on its way a year later. The photos have already leaked, showing us the upcoming action camera from all angles. But there are some sweet deals on the new model which indicate that the new one is just around the corner.

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Lioness steals a GoPro, films herself running and playing with it

Aug 11, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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Animals photobombing or snatching humans’ cameras are something I can’t get enough of. So, I was quite amused seeing a lioness as she stole a GoPro and went on running and playing with it. Of course, the animal unknowingly filmed herself doing all that, leaving us with an entertaining video of herself goofing around with the camera.

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This amazing tiny satellite selfie video was shot using an off-the-shelf GoPro action camera

Jul 6, 2022 by John Aldred Add Comment
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When we think of satellites, we often think of super high-tech state-of-the-art technology being sent up into space. We generally don’t think of them blasting up off-the-shelf electronics that many of us already have in our homes. Well, that’s exactly what the folks at NanoAvionics did when they attached a GoPro Hero 7 (Yes, not even a Hero 10!) to their MP42 microsatellite to capture selfies in space as it flew over the planet.

At 550km (~341 miles) above the earth’s surface, the GoPro attached to the MP42 capture photos of the satellite over the Coral sea and the Great Barrier Reef – the only living structure visible from space – along the north-east side of Australia. It also shot some excellent (and nowhere near long enough!) 4K video of the trip.

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A group of baby foxes found recording GoPro and decided to have a play with it

May 23, 2022 by John Aldred Add Comment
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There’s not much cuter than baby animals and especially inquisitive baby animals. Viktor Čech placed his GoPro Hero 9 Black down on the ground in a part of the local wilderness in Turiec, Slovakia to see what it could spot and got quite the surprise when he went back to retrieve it and found that it had moved from where he placed it. Not only did it move, though, but it also captured who moved it.

Viktor tells DIYP that he was shooting a vlog about foxes and had set up the GoPro using the firmware from GoPro Labs. This enabled him to utilise the motion detection feature. This meant he could place his camera down on the ground and it would start recording only when it sensed movement. About 15 minutes after sunset one day, it spotted a group of baby foxes and began to record.

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Photographer films ultra close up of alligator’s mouth, by accident

May 4, 2022 by Alex Baker Add Comment
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Another day, another animal eats a GoPro…or so it seems anyway. This time, it was the turn of a hungry and curious alligator in Florida’s Everglades that decided to see how a camera tastes.

Photographer and filmmaker Bobby Wummer was filming some shots of the ‘gator in Ochopee, Florida. Just to be on the safe side, he had mounted his GoPro on a 12-foot long pole and was making sure he kept it high out of the way. But obviously, it wasn’t high enough.

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GoPro has released a stripped-down “Hero 10 Black Bones” for DIY FPV drones

Apr 13, 2022 by John Aldred Add Comment
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I suppose this had to happen eventually. They’re probably sick of seeing people strip down their beloved flagships to get them as small and as light as possible but GoPro has now officially announced the new GoPro Hero 10 Black Bones. It’s a stripped-down version of the Hero 10 Black, featuring the same sensor and processor and is capable of capturing up to 5K 30fps or 4K 60fps stabilised video footage.

And by “stripped-down”, it means it has no screen, no speakers, no water and dust resistance, doors or even a slot for a battery. They’ve done everything they can to strip out anything unnecessary to make it as compact and lightweight as possible for use on DIY FPV drones. Honestly, I’m amazed it took them this long!

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Patent suggests GoPro wants to take on DJI with a modular “Pocket” camera

Mar 14, 2022 by John Aldred Add Comment
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While GoPro is still sort of the leader when it comes to action cameras, it’s been a while since they’ve really done anything different. Sure, there’s the now-abandoned (for some reason) GoPro Hero Session, but other than that each generation of regular GoPro Hero has just been an incremental update on the previous one ever since the Hero 5. Of course, there was that whole Karma business but that’s also gone.

It looks like part of the Karma idea might be coming back, though, at least in spirit. Along with the Karma drone itself, GoPro released a Karma Grip, that could be used either inside the drone or handheld with the GoPro Hero action camera. Now, new patents suggest that GoPro might be looking to tackle that handheld gimbal market again to try and take on DJI again.

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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