Product Description
HERO4 Session packs the power of GoPro into our smallest,
lightest, most convenient camera yet. Its rugged, waterproof design
eliminates the need for a separate housing, while a single button powers
on the camera and starts recording automatically. With 1080p60 video
and 8MP photos, HERO4 Session delivers the professional image quality
that has made GoPro famous.
Set Contains:
- GoPro HERO4 Session
- The Frames for HERO4 Session
- Curved Adhesive Mount
- Flat Adhesive Mount
- Ball Joint Mounting Buckle
- Mounting Buckles and Hardware
- USB Cable
- Limited 1-Year Warranty
I purchased a Gopro Hero 4 Session from a local sporting store as soon as it opened this morning (I just couldn’t wait). I have owned three Gopros, the first Gopro hero, the Gopro hero4 silver and the Gopro hero 4 session. For this review I will do a short comparison and talk about the Gopro Hero4 silver and Gopro session because these two cameras are both $399, which at first glance seems a little strange because the silver offer so many more features. For less reading you can also jump down to the bottom for my final thoughts or conclusion.
COMPARISON:
(For the point of comparison I am listing only the features that one camera has and doesn’t share with the other)
Gopro Hero 4 Silver Features:
-Touch screen display
-4k resolution (yes only at 15 fps)
-Many more premium video settings
-Easy settings navigation and quick changing.
-Familiar User interface and button orientation.
Gopro Hero 4 Session Features:
-Water proof without case.
-Small size and light weight. (2.6 oz lighter than the silver with housing, and let’s face it for action sports you always have to have the housing on the silver)
- Better audio while waterproof.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
I use this camera for mountain biking and other action sports. For years I have had my Gopro attached to my helmet, and despite its relatively small size and weight (5.2 oz), it does yank your helmet all over the place. This ruins the quality of the video and much more subjectively, it’s very annoying. Finally the Gopro has been cut in half with the new Session. I took the session out for a ride today and I could barely tell it was on my helmet, additionally the final picture is less shaky then the videos I have taken with my silver, not because of any fancy video stabilizer but because my helmet was not getting pulled all over my head.
Now the session does have many fewer video settings than the silver, but to be honest for the sake of storage space and simplicity I have only ever used 1080p 30fps. So fewer settings does not concern me personally, and I don’t think anyone would be upset with the quality of this little beast.
The only two issues I have is that it is harder to operate with the one button, and you are required to change settings using your smart phone. Also I am rough on my cameras and have had to replace the housing and housing lens before, this does not have the same bombproof housing as the silver, so I am using it a bit more carefully.
CONCLUSION:
So all in all it is not perfect, but for action sports, especially when used on helmet mounts I would take the Session over the Hero 4 silver any day.
Additionally I am not affiliated with theverge.com but I do suggest you follow the link below to a more in depth review and for more picture comparisons. I agree pretty closely with the information represented on this website.
I used the image shown because it was taken by a professional but is representative of the two go pros I have.
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