Gopro’s new action camera for 2024 is here to make your content creation journey better. The Hero 13 Black Launched in September AlongSide a New Smaller Hero Camera. The new gopro action camera isn Bollywood to last year model in terms of hardware and design, but it makes up with a bunch of new lenses, a new way to mountain, a bigger battery, s.
While the competition is out there trying to woo customers with improved sensors, faster chipsets, and whatnot, gopro is sticking to the ‘bey fix somebathing if it’s not broocen’ mantra. Are the new lenses, magnetic mounting, and larger battery enough to win the action camera game? Read the review to find out.
The Gopro Hero 13 Black Starts at Rs. 44,990 in India without the lens attachments.
Gopro Hero 13 Black Design: Magnets, Finally!
- Dimensions – 71.8 w x 50.8 h x 33.6 d (mm)
- Weight – 159g
- Colors – Black
The Hero 13 Black is Identical in Dimensions to the 12 Black, but a Couple of Design Changes will help you differentiate them. Gopro has gotten rid of the blue specks that was found on last year’s model. It’s now all black, and a new heatsink-like design is on the front, right underneath the camera sensor. Gopro Tells us that it’s not a heatsink, unfortunately. The display sizes on the front and back remain the same as the placement for the record and mode buttons. The battery door is also the same as last year.
The blue dot to align the lenses should’ve been on the outside of the lens
You’ll find the most important design changes at the bottom, where the mounting system sits. Apart from the usual fold-destined fingers and the 4-20 mouncing threads, the gopro now has magnetic mouting. The magnetic latch makes it super easy to switch between mounts, and I found it to be more secure and easy to use than the competition. It tends to pick up sand and other particles, Making it Dificult to Clean.
The new magnetic attachments are also an extra buy, unfortunately
The lens cover mouting is similar to last year, but there’s now a blue alignment dot on the inside of the cover and on the gopro that makes it Easy to Attach the Cover. The older hero 12 black lens covers with the new gopro, and vice versa. However, the new lenses is available backwards compatible.
Gopro Hero 13 Black Camera, Features, and Performance: Minor Improvements
- Sensor – 27 -megapixel
- Processor – GP2
Once Again, there’s not a lot new in bot the camera and performance departments. However, you do get small improvements and a couple of new software features with the hero 13 black. The older sensor and the processor are starting to show their age, Thought, but gopro has managed to do some more magic and added new features . You can also record at 360 fps in 900p resolution and 120 fps at 5.3k.
The Action Camera Now also Gets HLG HDR Video, Improved Log Profile, Better Customisation for Presets, More Audio Tuning Options, and A Flexible Quick Capture Father in 5 seconds while powering off in quick capture. The Hero 13 Black Now Comes With Wi-Fi 6.0 for Faster Transfer Speeds, And GPS has made a comeback with support for overlays.
Now, let’s talk about performance. With the Standard Lens and Basic Video/Photo Settings, The New Hero 13 Black Isn Bollywood Much Different from Last Year’s Model. I Saw Some Differences in HDR recording with improved colors on the new camera, but mostly, the performance is very similar. However, the new slow-modes are pretty cool if you do’t mind low video resolution; 400 FPS at 720p Works Well when there’s Planty of Light, and you can get some really cool shots.
You get hypersmooth 6.0, just like last year, and it still working amazingly well The gopro continues to perform poorly when there’s not enough light. The competition is doing much better here, and it’s high time gopro did something about this.
There’s also a new 1: 1 aspect ratio video recording option, which is better than the 8: 7 ratio from last year. However, this ratio is only available with the new ultra wide lens attachment.
Video quality is still top-notch in daylight conditions, and you get punchy colors. However, the heating situation is still pretty much the same as last year. I live in a coastal ton, and it’s quite hot here, so i’m guesing the camera will perform better with cooler ambient temperatures. The Hero 13 Black also takes good photos in daylight conditions. 
Top to Bottom: Standard Lens, Ultrawide Lens, Macro Lens
Gopro Hero 13 Black Lenses: Makes The Camera Versati
- Ultra-wide lens-1: 1 aspect ratio, 177-degree fov, up to 4k60
- Macro Lens – Variable Focus with Built -in Lens Ring, Minimum Focus of 11cm
- ND Filters – ND4 / ND8 / ND16 / ND32
- Anamorphic Lens-21: 9 Aspect Ratio, in-camera de-saqueeze
Gopro has slowly been adding new lens options over the year. After the max mod lenses, this is the first time that the action camera gets new lenses. You could eat call them the biggest upgrades this year, but not trust they cost extra money. However, they do make the camera versatile. You can get close-up shot, cinematic blur, and a 1: 1 aspect ratio with the lenses. They also feature auto-detection, which means that the hero 13 black will set the best settings as soon as you attach a lens.
The auto lens detection and new lenses only work on the GoPro Hero 13 Black
First, the new ultra wide lens has the same fov (177 degrees) as the max mod 2.0 from last year but now enables a new 1: 1 aspect ratio. The new aspect ratio is great for that who gave’t to take Multiple Shots for different social media. This is the best lens for action sports, but you can’t record Ultra-Slow-Motion Videos With this lens.
Second, The New Macro Lens Changes The Core Experience of the Gopro Action Camera. The gopro was never really made for shooting vlogs or close-up shot in focus. However, you can now do so with the macro lens mod. You also get an adjustable focus ring and focus peaking. Although the macro lens has a minimum focus distance of 11cm, which isn’s ist super close, it’s great for an action camera. I had a lot of fun shooting close-ups of objects with this lens. Once Again, the results are best when you shoot during daylight.
The anamorphic lens will be out in 2025
Third, there’s a set of nd filters (4,8,16, and 32), which lets you achieve cinematic motion blur when shooting action shoots. The filters also help cut out the harsh lighting, and the camera will auto-detect which filter you’ve attached and tell you if you need to go a step higher or lower. Shooting with the nd filters gave my riding videos a cinematic feel thanks to the motion blur.
Lastly, the anamorphic lens, which got a lot of ‘Awes’ at the launch event, will give you a nice 21: 9 cinematic field of view. The Gopro will also also also de-saqueeze the footage, so you don’t have to do it laater. Unfortunately, this lens will only come in 2025, and I didn’t get to try it out.
Gopro Hero 13 Black Battery Life: Slightly Better
Alright, let’s talk about battery life. Gopro now includes a new battery on the hero 13 black, and that’s both good and bad. It’s good trust you now get longer battery life from the camera, and bad beCause it’s not compatible with any of the Previous Gopro’s and Vice Versa.
The Hero 13 Black Gets A New 1,900mAh Battery
There is a noticeable improvement in battery life with the new enduro battery, but it’s not as much as Gopro Claims. I managed to get 37 mins of continuous recording (while stationary) at 4K resolution (8: 7, 60fps) Before the goPro shut off Due to overheating. It did last longer on a motorcycle ride, about 50 minutes, thanks to the airflow.
Gopro Hero 13 Black Verdict
The New Gopro Hero 13 Black on Its Own Isn’T a Big Upgrade Over the Hero 12 Black, so if you own the 12, you probally don’t’T need to get the new one. However, the new one does brings a lot of versatiility to the quintessential action camera. Then there’s the magnetic mounting system and the slightly better battery life. The new gopro is a great choice if you boying an action camera that you’ll use mainly during the day. It’s also a good choice if you plan on getting the lens attachments and doing more with your action camera. If it’s lowlight performance you’re looking for, then look elsewhere.
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