GOPRO SESSION 4 MOUNTS FULL

The bolts are there so you can replace it if the worst should happen – a replacement kit with two lens covers costs £34.99/$39.99. The lens is protected by a sheet of glass bolted on to the body and we’ve yet to scratch it in the slightest. GoPro has clad the Session in textured rubber, which makes it both grippy and tough. The good news is that we’ve dropped the Session half a dozen times during testing and it’s shrugged off all the bangs and bashes. There’s no such safety net when you’re holding the Session in your hand, though. This protects all but the lens area from the worst damage a drop can cause. The mount covers all the corners and edges of the Session, just like a case on your phone does. Once inside its mount that’s not too much of a problem. Losing a thick, tough outer shell does mean the Hero Session is more exposed to the elements, but also less protected from knocks and drops.

GoPro claims this improves the quality of audio captured and we’re inclined to agree, but we’ll go into more detail on that later. The small grilles housing the microphones – one on the front and one on the back – aren’t covered. There’s another benefit to losing the waterproof case. The GoPro Hero Session compared to the Hero LCD+ That’s what makes the Hero Session so neat – it’s water-resistant for up to 10m/33ft without the need for a cover. And let’s face it, you’ll want your GoPro protected from the wet stuff more often than not. You can’t do that with any other GoPro.īut how small is it really? It’s just 35mm each side, which is just half the width, and a little more than half the weight, of a Hero4 Black in its water-resistant housing. In fact GoPro’s Senior Producer, Cort Muller, mentioned strapping the Session between the spokes of a bicycle. That makes a big difference when it comes to mounting a GoPro in an awkward position.

GOPRO SESSION 4 MOUNTS FULL

Now that it’s available for as little as £150 it’s a far more tempting prospect as GoPro’s entry-level action camera.Įveryone we’ve handed the GoPro Session to coos, “Look how small it is.” And that’s the nub of it – this is an extremely compact action camera, a full 50% smaller than its Hero4 siblings. It shouldn’t also be confused with the newer and more feature-rich GoPro Hero 5 Session. The Hero Session has since had a number of price cuts, as well as being renamed as the plain Hero Session (losing the 4). In fact it was the same price as the Hero 4 Silver at the time, which is better in a number of ways – the most important being video quality.

When it launched, it cost £330/$400, which was not exactly cheap. The Hero Session is GoPro’s smallest action camera ever and has been designed to be as unobtrusive as possible, whether strapped to the front of a ski or attached to the end of a guitar.

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