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GoPro's Tiny $179* 4K HERO Camera Now Captures Ultra-Wide, Immersive Video with New 4:3 Video Setting and SuperView Digital Lens Settings
The Smallest, Lightest and Widest Angle GoPro Camera, Ever—A Camera So Small, You'll Forget It's Mounted to Your Gear Critically Acclaimed as the Best Action
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[{"type":"text","content":"The Smallest, Lightest and Widest Angle GoPro Camera, Ever—A Camera So Small, You'll Forget It's Mounted to Your Gear\nCritically Acclaimed as the Best Action Camera Available for Under $200 Thanks to Unbeatable GoPro Quality\nSAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GoPro's (NASDAQ: GPRO) tiny, flyweight, 86-gram HERO action camera is getting a big upgrade that enables much wider, more immersive video with a new 4K 4:3 aspect ratio video setting and in-app SuperView Digital Lens option. Existing HERO owners can update their camera for free today via GoPro's app.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"The tiny HERO camera is so small and lightweight, you forget it's there,\" said GoPro founder and CEO, Nicholas Woodman.The new 4:3 aspect ratio utilizes the sensor's full height and width when filming and is ideal for capturing:\nUltra-immersive first-person perspectives that make you and your audience feel \"like you're there\"More engaging selfie shots that easily fit you, your family and friends and your surroundings into the shotTaller videos that are better for sharing directly to Instagram, TikTok and FacebookYou can also crop your 4:3 videos to 16:9 aspect ratio for a more traditional widescreen look.\nThere's also a new SuperView Digital Lens option available in the GoPro Quik App, which lets you convert your massively wide angle 4:3 video into a 16:9 video with a \"that's so insanely wide\" effect. SuperView makes everything you capture look faster, more immersive and more exciting. Previously only available in more expensive GoPro cameras, the SuperView Digital Lens setting is now available for free as an in-app option for the tiny $179* HERO camera.\nWith these new updates, the 86-gram HERO camera is now the combined smallest, lightest and widest angle GoPro, ever.\n\"The new, tiny HERO camera is so small and lightweight, you forget it's there. It's brilliant for everyone from kids to experienced GoPro users looking for the ultimate miniature ultra-wide-angle camera from GoPro,\" said GoPro's founder and CEO, Nicholas Woodman. \"HERO has become one of my favorite GoPros ever, and I'm stoked we continue to improve its performance with each new update,\" Woodman added.\nIndependent reviewers are celebrating HERO as the world's best action camera for under $200 thanks to its renowned GoPro quality, simplicity and diminutive s...