Hey guys Ben here from Authentech and today we're running a fun side-by-side
at camera comparison of the newest and latest GoPro Hero that's targeted for
the entry-level market price at only $1.99 but here's a GoPros at flagship
best of the best camp the hero six that's currently 399 or basically double
the price I was intrigued to see just how much better or what additional
features do you get by doubling the price is the hero six $200 better let's
jump right in four main shooting specs the new hero maxes out shooting res at
1920 by 1440 for a four by three aspect ratio or 1920 by 1080 both at sixty or
thirty frames per second I personally find it kind of lame that just about
every smartphone and cheapy action camera nowadays shoots in 4k but this
hero does not as for the hero 6 it not only shoots in 4k but at 60fps it
also has a ton of other video res and frame rates available I think the hero
is taking the keep it simple stupid Chipotle approach with very basic and
limited optional controls shooting some side by side video comparisons here's a
few things I'm noticing first off let's state the obvious the 4k
footage on the hero 6 looks way sharper with better clarity
over the hero this is kind of a no-brainer but it really showcases the
strong differences when we see them side-by-side another cool way to show
this off let's zoom in 300% and the resolution difference is massive another
big difference are the colors and contrast I was actually pretty surprised
on this one the hero 6 has a much punchy air saturated look over the hero this
new hero has a much flatter color profile this one might come down to
personal preference but I like the hero 6 look better those blue skies are super
vibrant and I just like the sharper contrast without losing dynamic range it
has those brighter White's darker shadows and for my youtube workflow I
normally don't have time to color grade and post so this video straight on
amra looks better than a flat image profile speaking of dynamic range
I think the hero six wins though the hero actually looks way better than I
thought in certain high contrast lighting additionally it seems the hero
six has a slightly wider angle field of view over the hero and this is a quick
walking stabilization test and here's a quick jogging at stabilization test
both cameras offer a is or electronic image stabilization for the hero this
can be turned on at any framerate and res
for the hero 6 at 4k you must step down to 30fps for the eis you sadly can't
turn it on at 60 my thoughts here the e is on the 6 is simply incredible I've
stated this in past videos and you can really see how well it performs in these
side-by-sides when I'm jogging or hanging off the side of a scooter racing
20 miles per hour with an extended selfie stick there's still a lot of
shake and wobbles in the hero but with the six it looks buttery smooth and
stable if these companies can keep developing their AIS and oh is better
soon we won't have the need for these gimbal stabilizers another big feature
how slow motion well sadly the new hero can't really do that either yes it can
shoot at 60 frames per second which is nice to have this way you can slo-mo
your action at half speed that's 50% retimed on a 30 P timeline however let's
just compare how that differs to the hero 6 which can max out at 240 FPS at
1080 that's 8 times slo-mo or 12 and a half percent re times very impressive
and quite a difference also just note the quality difference as well both
cameras are recording here at 1080 P the sharpness and clarity it looks so much
better on the 6 this is what you get when you pay double the price
and this is an audio test on the GoPro Hero audio test one two and this is
audio on the gopro hero 6 how's the audio difference audio test 1 2 3 4
let's live authentic audio results we're pretty surprising on this one
I'd say the hero sounds much louder and clearer verses the hero 6 is way too
quiet and muffled maybe it's trying too hard to reduce that wind noise or maybe
the mics have gotten jacked up with water exposure in the past I'm not sure
but the winner for this test goes to the new hero
now as for photos the hero can snap a 10 megapixel stills versus the hero 6 can
shoot 12 megapixels again saturation and contrast look a bit punchier on the 6
also its sharpness and clarity is much better
I am surprised though the hero is holding on to a close second place
better than I thought for a quick burst photo comparison the hero shoots 10
photos in one second the hero 6 shoots 30 photos per second lasting up to 6
seconds quite the impressive difference if you're into using this mode and last
but important tests a quick low-light video shootout I put both cameras in
Auto low light mode and they had somewhat similar results both high noise
and grainy doing an okay job at scene details in the dark the hero 6 looks a
bit better in the shadows but honestly not as good as I was hoping it should so
closing thoughts is it worth paying double the price an extra 200 bucks to
jump from the hero to the hero 6 I guess if you're only using this action camera
to record family memories twice a year then sure the 1080p might be good enough
and this hero would be sufficient for your needs however if you actually use
this camera pretty often the better more expensive hero 6 is clearly worth it in
my opinion now what do you guys think let me know down in the comments also if
you want you out current pricing and what those scooters we were using today
all those links will be down in the dish scription thanks so much for watching
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