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GoPro HERO4 to get new features from a free update

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For those that already own the latest action camera from GoPro, you’d be happy to know that the two variants of the HERO4 will receive new features from an update free of charge!

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TechCrunch was able to talk to a staff from GoPro at CES which gave a rundown on the update:

Coming to both (Black and Silver) models:

  • Time Lapse Video — GoPro cameras have pretty much always done time lapse stuff, but they’ve always come out as a series of photos that you had to manually put together into a video. You can now save your time lapse as a video automatically, instead.
  • 30/6 Burst mode Snap 30 photos in six seconds. While the HERO4 can already shoot as fast as 30 photos in one second, this mode is meant for snapping photos of sports with crazy long airtimes, like snowboarding or dirtbiking.
  • Auto-rotate: A feature I’ve wanted in a GoPro for years. The camera can now sense if it’s mounted upside down, and auto-rotate video accordingly. According to a beta tester we spoke to about the update, the orientation will lock as soon as you hit record (otherwise, it’d flip all over the place mid-video)

Meanwhile, each model is getting a few unique tweaks.

Coming to just the HERO4 Black:

  • 240 FPS video recording at 720p for super slowmotion but still high-res stuff
  • 60 FPS video recording at 2.7k

Coming to just the HERO4 Silver:

  • The ability to mark highlights while recording by tapping the touch screen. Makes it easier to scrub right to the good stuff when you’re recording for hours at a time.

Coming this February, both the Silver and Black edition GoPro will get these new features after downloading the update. For the local pricing of the HERO4 models, simply click here.

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GoPro HERO4 to get new features from a free update

Kevin Bruce Francisco Leave a comment

For those that already own the latest action camera from GoPro, you’d be happy to know that the two variants of the HERO4 will receive new features from an update free of charge!

goprohero4b

TechCrunch was able to talk to a staff from GoPro at CES which gave a rundown on the update:

Coming to both (Black and Silver) models:

  • Time Lapse Video — GoPro cameras have pretty much always done time lapse stuff, but they’ve always come out as a series of photos that you had to manually put together into a video. You can now save your time lapse as a video automatically, instead.
  • 30/6 Burst mode Snap 30 photos in six seconds. While the HERO4 can already shoot as fast as 30 photos in one second, this mode is meant for snapping photos of sports with crazy long airtimes, like snowboarding or dirtbiking.
  • Auto-rotate: A feature I’ve wanted in a GoPro for years. The camera can now sense if it’s mounted upside down, and auto-rotate video accordingly. According to a beta tester we spoke to about the update, the orientation will lock as soon as you hit record (otherwise, it’d flip all over the place mid-video)

Meanwhile, each model is getting a few unique tweaks.

Coming to just the HERO4 Black:

  • 240 FPS video recording at 720p for super slowmotion but still high-res stuff
  • 60 FPS video recording at 2.7k

Coming to just the HERO4 Silver:

  • The ability to mark highlights while recording by tapping the touch screen. Makes it easier to scrub right to the good stuff when you’re recording for hours at a time.

Coming this February, both the Silver and Black edition GoPro will get these new features after downloading the update. For the local pricing of the HERO4 models, simply click here.

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Windows’ hyperlapse algorithm produces super smooth GoPro footage

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Windows has developed a new algorithm that can smoothen up your shaky GoPro videos and make it look like you’re hovering over places while wearing a steady cam.

source: GoPro

source: GoPro

The technique used is similar to the Photosynth app where it stitches the images you take to form one grand image. In this case it speeds up the video and in the process, breaks each frame down into still images and matches certain parts of the said images needed to produce one smooth clip. It’s basically a fast-forwarded clip of photos that originated from a video.

Below is Windows’ sample between a raw sped up footage and the one applied with the algorithm.

The video still isn’t 100% flawless since traces of the stitching can still be seen (especially on the latter part of the footage), but the result is still very impressive considering it’s still in beta. With the rise of action cameras and even Google Glass, the numbers of first-person videos have been rising. Seeing videos with this hyperlapse technique just makes it more fun and enjoyable to watch. We’re even more excited to see what the final product will be like when it becomes official.

People interested in this technology could look forward to seeing it as a Windows app in the near future, as mentioned by the company.

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