GoPro Hero12 Black Review: Is It Still the BEST Action Camera?

Amazon uses GoPro´s when they film "The Grand Tour". So they are great cameras for just about anything. I have 5 GoPros my self.

Nice roll cast

The GoPro is definitely useful for a lot more than just action, but for general family fun, fishing, etc, the Olympus Tough TG6 or the new TG7 is a better choice because of zoom lens, faster aperture, amazing macro abilities, built-in flash, etc I love my GoPro, but I don't try to make it do everything.

Doesn't seem much have changed since 10 version and that was such a problem for me. Overheating, battery swelling, kept hanging, wonky touchscreen, wonky battery door, proprietary format (for example highlights cant be imported in Pr), weird menus, can't rename settings and so on. Also it is way bigger now since the earlier versions. Primary bought it for slowmo but the slowmo is bad quality. Built in pins are a good thing tho, but they are not very stable. The stabilization is very good but has quirks, can't pan very good for example it gets confused.

The Bluetooth is horrible.

Sell that and buy a DJI Action 4! You will be much happier, just off the battery life alone.

Never thought I would buy a camera just for a 1/4 20

Funny thing is, on current Sony Xperia phones when you use the VideoPro or CinemaPro apps you can monitor sound levels and adjust (in app) with Bluetooth headphones. There's a bit of delay but you can hear what you're recording which is helpful. Odd they haven't implemented in their cameras

Thank you for this review :)
I'm using a GoPro8 for my hiking channel.
Do you think I should upgrade to GoPro12 or DJI Action 4?

Does the HDR for video work well with the GoPro 12? I’m enjoying the DJI 4 I recently picked up, but but it often blows out highlights in high contrast light.

Sony makes such a better action cam lol

Another overheating expensive camera - as always: lots of promices, - never the truth.
Every time your cam is overheat -
That means - you AIN'T GOT SHiiEEiiiT!
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I ask all of you why do you promote gopro ? Don't buy a gopro, it's fragile. They promote their products like it's durable but my gopro 11 didn't survive a mild accident and you can't repair your gopro if there's a small problem. Buying a gopro is wasting your money &energy.

do you recommend Hero 12 or Action 4 (GoPro or DJI)???

That thumbnail… chef’s kiss

Hello Mr Drake, may I ask what lens are you using on the S5IIx?

Just pre-ordered the 12 with Max Lens Mod 2.0. Should ship out in a few days. My current driver is a Hero 9 which I have a love\hate relationship with. 😂

Great video, as always! 😊 I have the GoPro 10, maybe I'll get a 12 and use both for different perspectives

It feels weird to review the GoPro Hero 12 without mentioning the elephant in the room - the DJI Osmo Action 4 - it's biggest competitor.

Same sensor AND same processor. GPS removed (or maybe just disabled) to ever so slightly improve battery life. Overheating still an issue. Firmware updated to give the illusion that it isn't a GoPro11. I can speak freely because I did not get a FREE GoPro 12.

Nice review - good luck

@PetaPixel do you have recommendations for GoPro accessories/mounts?

I am not interested in a GoPro but I did watch this video just for the fly fishing content.

Whilst not a bad update, I tend to feel that GoPro have contracted the same disease as Apple with their iPhones, although GoPro seem to have it far lighter. Yearly model updates containing a lot of gimmicks, but not much else. Yet, the usual claims of 'the best ever' said in a flowery, exaggerated long-winded presentations (Apple I mean), which if you think about it, should be the case if they strive to continuously improve their products and therefore a given and need not be said at all. At least GoPro largely limit their releases to a video on social media.

Action 4 destroyed this camera.

Jordan, please, do you best to not turn this into fishing channel.

Great review!

It was the best action camera when it had no competitors...

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

nice

Go with the DJI Osmo Action 4

Insta 360 One RS still the action camera to buy.

Beautiful colors in this episode!

Yall are telling me half if not all these features could just be an update on the 11

GoPro Hero 13 is next? Well, I guess we'll see if they're superstitious and skip to number 14. And if they don't, I guess we'll see how many of their customers are superstitious and skip the 13.

Glad I skipped through this, unsubscribed

It all seams like a software update..😂

its suppose to look like stars

Is it still laggy overheating unstable overpriced trash?

No interest in GoPros.
No interest in fly fishing.
Fully invested in the pass a bowl of water over your head game.

wish gopro would add uvc

Didn’t realise you can purchase that new 1/4” mount as a replacement part on like of Amazon and Ali express too for older models.

The best reason I can think of to explain their reluctance to integrate a ¼ inch x 20 before, I theorise, is that when introduced, the unit and its unique mount were both produced almost exclusively by GoPro. At that time, supplemental mounts and add-ons were a lucrative part of the company's structure. But the very fact that it became a "de-fact" standard meant that an increasing number of 3rd party vendors were disrupting that particular revenue stream. If I recall rightly, their sales have been lagging relative to previous glory days, so cost cutting on a diminishing portion of an overall diminishing T.A.M. makes sense. Keeping the "wings" is obligatory so legacy users don't feel abandoned, but the indicator to watch for will be a decline in accessory production and sales, if such data is available.

Yep Thanks for this, and I'll stick with my Hero 9 ...again

this was fantastically better at selling this camera to me than even their release video.

When will they add true 24 FPS recording to the regular firmware? I know the Labs firmware has it but would like it for non-Labs users.