GoPro’s smoothest operator ever, and a brilliant flagship

Excellent image stabilisation; Good all-round image quality; Compact; waterproof and tough

Battery drains quickly with 4K; HEVC needs relatively new hardware

Don’t mistake the Hero 7 Black for a small update. It may look similar to the Hero 6 and match the resolution and framerate, but when it comes to performance, it’s a huge leap forward.

HyperSmooth; Live Streaming; Time Warp Video; Expensive; More steps to change frame rates and resolution; Still no Fluro option; Best GoPro lighting rigs; How to get great GoPro audio

Expensive; More steps to change frame rates and resolution; Still no Fluro option; Best GoPro lighting rigs; How to get great GoPro audio

£380 might seem like a lot to pay for a tiny action cam, but we think it’s worth it for the Hero7 Black. It’s basically the excellent Hero6 Black (a five-star action cam that cost £500 at the time of its release last year) with a bunch of improvements added – the most useful of which being the incredibly effective HyperSmooth image stabilisation. HyperSmooth makes a huge impact on videos, which means we’d even suggest owners of the Hero6 Black give some thought into the upgrade. GoPro are making it easier to create top quality shareable video content across social channels too, so expect to see your instagram stories feed get a bit more action-packed. It’s great to see a company like GoPro continue to innovate in ways that are genuinely valuable to its main customer base, and the Hero7 Black feels like the best camera GoPro has made in years.

Excellent image stabilisation; Good all-round image quality; Compact, waterproof and tough;

Battery drains quickly with 4K; HEVC needs relatively new hardware;

Voice control is exceptional and it is waterproof

I love the quality of photos and videos of the gopro hero 7. You won'tt miss a moment with it. Great piece of equipment to have when you are doing any activity

Powerful and excellent video images with ease...can't wait to get the GoPro 9 too!

Excellent image stabilisation; Good all-round image quality; Compact, waterproof and tough;

Battery drains quickly with 4K; HEVC needs relatively new hardware;

Excellent image stabilisation; Good all-round image quality; Compact, waterproof and tough;

Battery drains quickly with 4K; HEVC needs relatively new hardware;

While there are many companies that make action cameras, there's only one name that most professionals consider when creating kick-ass content. GoPro practically invented the market, and their flagship Hero 7 Black is the best they've ever made.

GoPro is sticking to an annual refresh cycle for its entire lineup, and right on cue, the company has launched its seventh generation of Hero action cameras for 2019. This year GoPro has released not one but three cameras - the Hero 7 Black, Hero 7 Silver, and Hero 7 White.

Waterproof; rugged body; Amazing stabilisation; Supports live streaming and vertical videos; Shoots high-quality videos under good light; Easy-to-use app