GoPro Hero 12 Black FULL REVIEW - Should You Upgrade?

Hey Chaps! Are you tempted to buy the Hero 12??

So... My daughter has thrown away my GoPro (bye bye camera), so I'm about to buy a new one. Last used 10. Price of 11 (just camera) is the same as 12 with add-ons. 10 is a 100€ cheper (just camera, no add-ons). What to choose? What do you suggest? Go back to 10 or buy 12? :)

Hey tech chap I have a hero 10 and a the og max lens mod so if I upgrade will I still be able to use my original max lens mod 1 one the hero 12 if I upgrade or do I have to buy the 2.0

Great job, thanks it truly helped me decide to hold off one more year as my Hero 10 is still awesome.

surprised you you thought it was the physical thermals design that gave you a greater run time I think you may find that the removal of the GPS was the reason.

Mine won’t go in 5.3 with MLN 2 Enabled? Am i doing something wrong?

Gopro Company are very stupid because they removed the GPS from 12 while it was there in 11
Why you did not nention this point in your video
I will never buy such action cam without GPS

the dji action cams are far better

Aloha~ yes i am re-learining setup list since it is new upgrade settings comapre to my gp9 and gp10blk..so far no problems...my biggest worry is the battery overheating...does anyone know if recording on normal sunny day on 4k60 how long does avg enduro bettery last? Mahalo!

I’m still using a hero 6 black lol

Asking for a bigger sensor for better low light in a camera meant to be used outdoors in the sun it's nonsense.

What a horrible device. Sound like something that was around 10 years ago. 15 minutes and it shuts down? Still Using a chip of the go pro 10? Seriously?

Worth upgrading from the hero 5?

Thanks for taking HERO12 Black for a spin + for your in-depth review 👍

OH NICE A GOPRO 9 WITH UPDATED SOFTWARE

DJI Action 4 review please and or comparison would be great

Love this latest GoPro action cam, the GoPro Hero 12 Black!

Also, I like your take of the device, Tom! Keep doing stuffs like these!

The grainy effect on the body looks cheap and distracting 😂

HERO 11 still okay to me...I dont need 12.

Does it overheat at 5K 30fps or 4K 30fps ????

also i have no issues with batteries i use it on my bike i have recorded well over 1 hours constant 2k 60fps and had it working 4k 60fps on gopro 11 it never overheated and stopped . simple get a bike bag that sits under the top bar and lower bar at the front. put a 20000mah power bank in the bag run a short usb cable up and use the door mod it has usb hole to insert cable. i also have no trouble with over heating. this comes down to how much the camera is doing when recording. you need to adjust things turn wifi off gps off lower the frame rate /fps etc if you do not do this the power bank will not work it cut off or just not work lol and you do not need a bike you have hand help tripods with power banks in them now . just need to set up right for it to work right

Lots of good test sequences with precise details of the camera settings. 👍🏆 Thank you very much for the video.

No one is talking about the remote video monitoring feature in the 12? But not in the 11!?

The 11 does most of that you mentioned. The biggest upgrade I was excited about is the runtime. My GoPro 11 already can record up to 25min in 2.5k. So not much improvement there unless you didnt push it enough (like I guess you recorded in 5k?)

selling longer run times as an upgrade is a bit cheeky, really they are just fixing a fatal flaw that should't of been an issue in a production product anyway.

I live in bristol 😅 , very interesting action camera

Thank you for the video review I’m still going to debate a bit on the 11 or 12!!
I would also love to know if HERO 12 is compatible with the 10 accessories? I lost my HERO 10 and have some batteries and charging base.. is it possible to use those if I buy the 12?

great review!

Nice overview, Tech Chap! Quick question: I have a Go Pro HERO10 Black with 2 batteries. Do you know whether the HERO 12 battery size is compatible with the 10/11? I have been searching online but haven't found a good resource to answer that question yet. Thanks, and greetings from Western Canada!

Thanks for the review and comparison to the 10. I have a 10 and the thermal issues are terrible with it. So having one with better battery life and the ability to record for longer is tempting. I don't know if the upgrade is worth the $400 for me. But I do like the new features of the additional mounting ability and the BT audio connectivity. Overall, I think I'm going to pass on this until it's available at a decent discount around August of next year (Based on GoPro history).

I currently use a Hero 9 but my pre-ordered 12 will arrive at my house tomorrow. 😊

Great review bro❤

Is the GoPro 12 the best action camera, or is there another brand that you think is better than GoPro? Also, I have a GroPro 9, is it worth upgrading?

Thanks for your information! Nice video! So is not the right moment to upgrade my GoPro 11. There is not a big difference...

The only thing that I particularly like is that you can directly attach it to a tripod. Come on GoPro, how come it took you that long to figure that out. One thing I don't like about the 12 is that it looks like it was used while painting a room getting paint splashes all over it. Perhaps some artsy-fartsy person might go for it, but not me. I'll wait until they come out with some real and worthwhile upgrades. But until then, I'll stay with my 11.

Merci pour la vidéo.
Et le choix par rapport l'osmo action 4 ?

I don't suppose the max lens can fit in the dive case yet can it?

Do you know if the the lens mod has any affect in Timelapse.?

How does the vertical mode look on front screen

Hi. They sent you this new camera, probably because you have a lot of subscribers.

It shuts down after 25 minutes? What if I need to film a lot longer? Will it start filming again immediately after shutting off?

No GPS = no more GoPros. They just canceled a very large segment of their user base: automotive, sailing, motocycling.... no one using GPS uses their crappy Quik app...we use real software like Telemetry Overlay. So: GoPro knew jack squat about feature usage.

I’m still using the 7 black it the only camera I got to shoot my videos 😄

Great 😊 😊

How would you compare it to the DJI Osmo Action 4?

So you still have to jerry rig it to keep it from shutting down . I'm in the market for a camera that works out the box without shutting down like the gopro . Love to hear suggestions .

My gopro hero 8 is just sitting in a draw only used it a few times because it kept shutting down absolute junk, seeing this not much has changed the hero 10 15 mins until it shuts down and the 12 in 25 mins . The website says 60 minutes run time at 5.3k but really less than half that. How many iterations of a gopro do they need to make before they can run without shutting down in half the time of their claimed specs .

so this is basically what the GoPro 11 should have been last year .