GoPro Hero 4 Session Review - Small, But What About The Image Quality?

Earlier today GoPro released its smallest camera to date – the new GoPro Hero 4 Session – the first cube shaped camera from the company that almost single handedly invented the action camera market. Brent Rose from Wired takes the new tiny GoPro for a test and comes back with a less than glowing review.

The new GoPro Hero 4 Session has basically one major thing going for it – it is small (and cube shaped), actually it is 50% smaller and 40% lighter than the regular GoPro Hero4 camera. Some people might also appreciate the fact that it is waterproof waterproof without an extra case (up to 33 feet/10 meters).

Smaller isn’t necessarily better…

On the other hand, at least from the review above it seems that almost everything else – especially image quality legs far behind existing regular GoPro Hero 4 models – and when you consider the price – this new camera seems far less attractive…

Controlled by an app

Some specs for the GoPro Hero 4 Session:

Sensor – 8MP
Video resolution – 1080p/60fps, 720p/100fps and 1440p/30fps.
Burst – up to 10 photos in 1 second.
Time Lapse – in 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 30 and 60 seconds intervals.
WIFI/BT with app control.
Battery life – 1:30 (@1080p 60p).
Microphone – dual mic – better sound quality when coming out of the water.
Price: $400 on B&H.

You can check out Rose’s written review on the GoPro Hero 4 Session here.

New square housing

Raymond Wong from Mashable was slightly more enthusiastic about the new GoPro Hero 4 Session – however he did not perform any serious testing…

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4lFWZfKRh0[/youtube]

Official intro to the GoPro Hero 4 Session

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzMRr5eTtho[/youtube]

Official GoPro promo video

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjGkVCAo8Fw[/youtube]

If you don’t want to miss any new photography product be sure to check out our product photography section.

Iddo Genuth

Iddo Genuth is the founder and chief editor of LensVid.com. He has been a technology reporter working for international publications since the late 1990's and covering photography since 2009. Iddo is also a co-founder of a production company specializing in commercial food and product visual content.