If the American camcorder company based in San Mateo, California stuck to its original schedule in releasing the GoPro Hero 5, the action camera would have been upon the public by now.
However, from an October 2015 release, the official market roll-out of the GoPro Hero 5 was pushed back to an unspecified date in 2016. The deferment allowed the company to incorporate additional features to make the action camera the best videographic equipment in the world when it finally hits the market.
One of the most exciting features of the upcoming action camera is its extremely superb video recording resolution that is double than the resolution of previous GoPro action cameras in the GoPro series.
With its superb 4320-pixel resolution, the GoPro Hero 5 will actually sport a jaw-dropping Full Ultra HD video recording capability, also known as 8K, notes the Christian Post.
Under Full Ultra HD, the video will be presented with eight thousand lines of resolution. But it comes with a trade-off as the high-resolution video will consume more battery power and will require more storage space in the device’s internal memory.
Another drawback for using the Full Ultra HD mode is its effect of decreasing the frame rate of the device. However, the user has the option to switch the device at 4K resolution to enjoy a 60 frames per second frame rate during video recording.
In addition to the capability to record 8K videos, the GoPro Hero 5 will also be able to capture 3D motion and images, which is another first in the GoPro series of action cameras.
Producing premium shots
Because the action camera has an excellent waterproof rating, the GoPro Hero 5 is also expected to produce premium shots both under and out of the water. By premium shots, it means that the photos and videos that will be captured by the action camera will be smoother and crisper.
With its waterproof capability, the GoPro Hero 5 will be able to perform well even when it is submerged underwater up to a depth of 60 meters.
All GoPro action cameras are waterproof and most of them, particularly the current models, can shoot and record underwater. But most of them, like the GoPro Hero 4, need to take on a different housing to have a better depth rating underwater.
Each of the GoPro Hero 4 cameras comes with the standard housing that is capable of withstanding depths of up to 131 feet or 40 meters. The underwater depth rating increases to 197 feet or 60 meters if the so-called dive using is used.
The GoPro Hero 5 will apparently come ready to shoot and record underwater up to a depth of 60 meters, which means that it will be using a dive housing instead of the standard housing that other GoPro action cameras come with out of the box.
It is possible that GoPro Hero 5 will have an option for an even better underwater shooting and recording capability to distinguish it among all the other GoPro action cameras and make it a cut above the rest that the American camcorder company has been hyping all along.
There was a recent test review of the underwater capability of one GoPro Hero action camera in a diving expedition over at the Orkney Islands in Scotland. Based on the test, it showed that the device performed well at a depth of 40 meters, but it got a little compromised when it reached the 41-meter mark.
Apparently, there was a need to replace the housing of the GoPro Hero action camera with the dive housing, but the change should have been made out of the water and not under.
As far as retail price is concerned, reports have it that the GoPro Hero 5 will come out with a price tag of about $550, but many experts believe that it could still vary given the additional features that the company is planning to add to the device.