- My name's Tom.
This is The Enthusiasm Project
and today I am comparing two cameras.
The GoPro HERO5 Black
and the GoPro HERO7 Black.
The HERO7 just came out and it's been getting
some pretty crazy good reviews.
I've been using the HERO5 for a long time
and I wanted to really know if it was worth upgrading.
So, everything that you see and hear in this video
was filmed with one of those two cameras.
And before we get started, all of the settings
that I'm using to film with these cameras
are down in the description below
and I'll even put them on screen right now.
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But basically, they're each filming in 2.7K
at 24 frames per second.
I set the shutter speed to auto.
The ISO to a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 1,600
and the only difference is that the HERO7 Black
has the new hyper smooth stabilization turned on,
whereas the HERO5 Black has
the regular electronic stabilization
because that's all that it has.
The reason that I set them to 2.7K is because that gives you
access to the linear field of view
which gets rid of the wide angle, like fisheye GoPro look
and makes it much easier to match GoPro footage
to footage from other cameras like DSLRs, or your phone,
or whatever you're filming with.
So rather than focus on the like super scientific
technical performance of these specifications
for these cameras, I wanted to compare them
in a real world situation.
Yesterday I rode in a 50 mile charity bike ride
so I decided to take both cameras with me
and just kinda switch back and forth between 'em,
test out the sound, test out the stabilization,
test out the picture and the color
and see how they compared to one another
in a situation like that where conditions are totally
out of my control.
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- Ride safe, guys. - Thank you.
- Ride safe.
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So, this is the HERO5 which I've always really liked.
It's been like one of my favorite cameras ever.
But the only two complaints I've had
about it are audio and the stability
'cause it tends to be a bit jittery and shaky.
And this is the HERO7 which I'm hoping (laughs)
will fix a bit of the audio issue.
No idea if you can hear this.
If you can, I hope it sounds better than the other one.
And then also the stability issue.
So, hoping this is pretty stable.
I'm riding on a smooth road,
so it shouldn't be too insane
but it's real windy, I'm going 25 miles an hour,
so if you can hear this, I'm impressed.
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Now, I did notice last night when I was playing around
with this camera after I got it
that when I was using the hyper smooth stabilization,
it had a lot of kind of shake
and almost like the jello effect
kind of when you add a stabilizer
in like Final Cut, or Premiere, or After Effects.
And I'm wondering if that were just because of low light,
or if that's an issue and now in the bright light
I'll look super smooth.
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You know, one time I was doing one of these rides
and a bee flew into my shirt and it really sucked.
And in terms of usability,
both of these cameras are pretty much the same.
The menus on the 7, I noticed are a little bit different
but all the basic options are there.
There's like the exact same form factor,
the exact same everything.
The 7 just looks a little cooler 'cause it's dark black
and it has a big 7 on the side of it.
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And so, after getting back today and comparing the footage
and the audio between these two cameras,
there definitely is a difference.
There are certain cases like when I'm riding
with the camera mounted on my bike helmet
and with the HERO7, it really looks like the camera
is just floating through the world which is super cool.
Whereas on the HERO5, it's a little bit jittery,
or more jittery.
It looks like there's a camera mounted on a helmet
so I definitely prefer the 7 in those cases.
Now, I've noticed when recording indoors at home
that the HERO7 has significantly better audio
than the HERO5, it just sounds richer and fuller
whereas the 5 sounds more like a GoPro's audio.
It's not terrible but it's definitely
not as good as the 7's.
However, I did notice in this video
when I film myself talking on the bike.
So this is the HERO5 and this is the HERO7.
Both cameras kind of sounded about the same.
I think there was a little more noise from the 5
where you can kind of hear me touching the camera
whereas the 7 sort of got rid of that.
And those are conditions like going downhill in the wind
(laughs)
so I don't know what effect that had on it
but I was surprised at how well the HERO5 stood up
because I really expected the HERO7
to have much better audio at all times.
I've never used the HERO 6 and seeing
how close the 7 and the 5 really are to one another,
I don't know that it'd be worth an upgrade from the 6.
However, from the 5 or from the 4,
any of the other GoPros, like the older ones
that didn't have any built-in screens or anything like that,
it's definitely a no brainer upgrade.
I really wanna play more with the hyper smooth stabilization
because it seems pretty magical.
But it also seems like maybe especially in low light
it can give you some issues.
So actually right now,
I'll show just some random test footage
between the HERO5 and the HERO7
outdoors in bright daylight
to see how the stabilization compares.
Come on, man.
Come on.
(whistles)
I'm gonna film myself running.
(breathes heavily)
(dog barking)
Let's go.
Let's go, come on.
So from that, you can see the HERO7 is really good
in terms of stabilization.
That's where you notice a huge difference
between the two cameras
and that alone, for some people,
could be more than enough reason to upgrade.
So, if you're looking to upgrade and you have a HERO5
or a HERO6, it really becomes a matter
of personal preference and what your needs exactly are.
If you have an older GoPro, 2, 3, 4,
it's absolutely worth upgrading to one of them newer models,
the 5, 6, and the 7 because they're water resistant
straight out of the package,
you don't need that goofy plastic housing.
They have a built-in LCD display.
They also all take the same batteries.
So, I'm able to use my HERO5 batteries on the HERO7
which is great, I don't need to have
another separate set of batteries.
And they're the first generation of GoPro design
that I felt was really, really usable.
So I hope that was helpful.
If you have any other questions, or issues,
just let me know down in the comments below
and I will see you guys next time.
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