GoPro update adds in camera editing and more

GoPro has added a host of new features in a major camera update which you can grab now just by syncing your camera to the app

Tue, 04 Aug, 2015 - 01:00

The GoPro camera system does a huge amount right out of the box - with a variety of shooting modes for video and photo as well as great hardware options which will keep your equipment safe. But GoPro is also committed to growing their system with major software updates that add a variety of extra features.

They recently updated the GoPro Hero 4 Black and Silver cameras to version 3.0.0 and that includes a bunch of new stuff.

The default video mode will now be 1080p 60 - that's a great tradeoff between quality and frame rate and what you'll see when you turn on the camera. They've also added some more ISO options to video, with 800 and 3200 levels. That gives shooters some more flexibility in sensitivity but remember you'll have to be in ProTune mode to see these options.

Simplified Chinese has been added to the language list and the gallery view has changed in a number of ways. In thumbnail view you'll be able to see a larger preview of the stills or video you've shot - this is using the built in rear LCD on the Silver and the optionsl Touch BacPac on the Black model. It works well and we're constantly surprised by how slick the touch LCD is, especially when the inputs are so small.

The changes to the gallery are all part of new functionality for GoPro which lets you edit your videos on the fly. Now you can browse through the timeline of a video on the rear screen and select either a five second chunk or a still to save as a separate file. This will also work with timelapses and it's a great way to take out a really cool moment from a larger video while you're out and about, and also gives you a much smaller file size which is good for sharing on social media.

Full in camera editing has been promised in a future update so this could be seen as the first step towards that functionality.

The full release notes are below:

HERO4 Silver update v03.00.00

New Features

Adds ability to create and save short video clips on the camera

Performance Improvements

Adds ISO settings for video — 800 and 3200

Default video setting changed to 1080p60

Usability Improvements

Adds Simplified Chinese as a language option on the camera.

Improves camera and smartphone connectivity

Enhanced thumbnail gallery with larger images