The GoPro Hero 5 has been the subject of a lot of speculation ever since the last device in the line came out, and people have been wondering what GoPro could be preparing for their fans with their next release. The company clearly has a lot of investment in the action camera market, and ever since they became one of the pioneers in that area, they have been striving to build on the basic idea with even more improvements and interesting solutions. However, they are now facing much tougher competition from all sides, and because of this they need to be much more careful with their features and marketing.
We don’t know much about the product right now, other than the fact that it’s being developed. There were rumors that it was supposed to come out in 2015, and people were already preparing to get it during the holiday season if it was good enough. But it turns out that the company’s plans are probably a bit different from that and they don’t actually have any intentions to have the product out on the market by the end of this year.
According to reports, GoPro have decided to put the release on hold until 2016 as they want to improve the configuration of the device even more. Apparently, the company has managed to identify certain elements that can be improved and they’ve been working hard in that direction, but they will need more time to fully bring their ideas to the table. Because of this, users are going to have to wait a little longer, but thankfully it sounds like the wait will be well justified with the range of extra features that the new GoPro will introduce.
Among the various reports that we’ve heard about the device so far, it’s been claimed to be 50% smaller and lighter than its predecessor, a significant improvement to the already compact form factor of the GoPro Hero. We don’t know if that’s true or not, but if it is, it could be a really important benefit in the arsenal of GoPro, and it will definitely be a feature that people will talk about.
Size and weight have become some of the dominating features on the market for action cameras, and some companies have started to put a lot of effort into this aspect of their devices. We’ve reached the point where the basic features of the cameras aren’t even getting that much improved, the main focus is on making them more compact and accessible.
That’s not to say that the new GoPro Hero 5 won’t come with any extra features on top of its standard set, and we’ve been hearing various rumors about what the device will supposedly be capable of, and how it will change the approach to its usability. This could actually be a pretty significant upgrade, all things considered, and we’re curious to see how far GoPro have come with the product’s development.
Other rumors about the device point towards waterproofing and extra durability. Those are certainly features that would draw in even more people, as the camera could always use a little extra protection for people who like to use it in harsh conditions. Of course, there’s only so much that GoPro can do and in the end it mostly comes down to how the user is handling the device, but the company is definitely trying to help in their most recent iterations of the product.