GoPro HERO9 Black

Nous sommes très satisfaits de ses performances.

filmed a lot of cool videos in hawaii with this, super kewl

I purchased a GoPro hero 9 in Sept 2022. In May of 2023 I took the device in the river while on a hike. Water leaked into the battery area. The device stopped working. I called customer support who said the warranty has expired (must be 6 month warranty). And because I had not purchased their subscription there was nothing that could be done. Lesson, don’t take your go pro in the water without a case, despite the claims of being water resistant. They suggested I was responsible for making sure the device door was clear of debris ??????? Thanks gopro.

Waited extra long for this package to arrive and when it did arrive only the gopro case was there… inside was an empty spot for the battery and gopro itself. My 10 year old son earned his money to buy it himself and was super disappointed after waiting forever then to have an empty case… not a happy camper. Now, we are in the process of returning an empty case to get our money back to go elsewhere to buy one… makes a lot of sense…

I have had a GoPro 7 Black for a while and bought this GoPro 9 as an upgrade. My primary reason to upgrade was for the in-camera horizon leveling, which is really great with the 9, and not a feature of the 7 or 8 (you have to do horizon leveling in the Quik app for 8). Horizon leveling in the GoPro 9 has finally achieved footage right out of the camera that looks like it’s on an expensive gimbal. It’s exactly what I need for my purposes. So it works for me.

However, other than that, what’s notable to me is how the 9 does not feel at all like much of an improvement over the 7. The 9 is not significantly better than the 7, and I don’t think it’s worth the extra money for most people.

If you don’t care so much about horizon leveling, I don’t see why you would choose the 9 over the 8 or even the 7. I certainly don’t see why you would spend $550 on a 10. And with the competition from the DJI Action, there’s actually even less of a reason than ever to choose GoPro over the other action cameras on the market today.

I like the 9 and it works for my purposes, but I feel like I’m paying a premium for the GoPro brand name and not really getting the features and quality you can reasonably expect in 2022 for this price. In fact, if the next iteration of DJI Action includes horizon leveling, I may abandon GoPro altogether and switch over to DJI.

My advice to GoPro: Stop focusing so much on trying to push your subscription service nobody really wants and re-focus on your roots of creating the best action camera on the market. Make big, innovative improvements on your product instead of just trying to release minuscule improvements every year. Even if it means you’re only releasing a new version every 2 or 3 years. Fire the consultants and MBAs working for you that are pushing you to cut costs and overspend on marketing at the expense of your quality and reputation. DJI is hot on your heels. People want to buy the best action camera on the market for the money. Will that be you in a few years, or will it be DJI? At your current pace, my money’s on DJI.

The camera itself is very good, but I’m giving it 3 stars because it is only a minor improvement over the 7, and I know GoPro could do better if they decided to. GoPro used to be synonymous with the best and most innovative action cameras on the market, but I’m not sure that’s true anymore.

Thought I’d enter the action camera world by playing it safe with a well known popular brand like gopro. Bought the gopro hero 9 black. I guess I missed the negative reviews regarding it overheating. Took it out in an air conditioned car for its trial test run using different resolutions / fps etc. After 20 minutes the camera flashed a message that it was overheated and was shutting down. Couldn’t get it to turn on after that. Googled the issue and then found the complaints of similar problems with this model. Product returned. Ordered a hero 8 black for one last chance with a gopro. Fingers crossed. Amazon service was great as usual.

Bought this on sale so the value was good but I remember why I sold my first go pro. The app that is out now for GoPro is absolutely atrocious. Everything in the app is pretty much stuck behind a paywall and the app barely ever functions as you need it to. Connecting your camera to the app is the most frustrating 20 minutes of your life. The camera would be worth it if you didn’t need the app for it to function.