The new GoPro Session

[sidd finch]

GoPro announced the launch of the lightest, smallest camera in its catalog on Monday.

The HERO4 Session, which is half the size and 40% the weight of the company's flagship HERO4 Black and Silver cameras, will retail for $399.99, and will be available starting July 12.

The Session is a 1.5-inch cube that weighs only 2.6 ounces. It’s waterproof to 33 feet on its own, and doesn’t require any additional housing. In its included frame mount, the Session is 50 percent smaller than a Hero4 Silver or Black is inside its waterproof shell, and it’s 35 percent lighter, too.

• 1080p at 60 and 30fps (SuperView at 48 or 30fps)
• 1440p at 30fps
• 960p at 60 or 30fps
• 720 at 100, 60, or 30fps (SuperView 60 or 30fps)
• WVGA at 120fps
• Stills at 8MP with 10fps bursts


Ambarella A7LS Video and Image Processing SoC
Micron JWB25 NAND Flash + LPDDR2 MCP
AMS AG AS3715 Power Management Unit
3.8 V, 1000 mAh, 3.8 Wh battery


Video Review:
https://player.cnevids.com/embed/559a8f7a61646d091e000000/5390f86669702d5e38450000

Sidd

[Chuck Engels]

Sidd, How is the stability of a camera that small? It always seemed to me that the smaller the camera the more unstable and therefore more movement.

[sidd finch]

Chuck the stability is not very good for either the session or the regular GoPro. They have no stabilization built into the camera. The ultra wide angle helps to minimize the shaky perception. I like the small form factor but for the price the feature set is pretty lacking. My assumption is that in order to boost sales GoPro will release a firmware update at Christmas. Similar to what they did when the Hero 4 was released.

Sidd

[Chuck Engels]

Thanks Sidd