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GoPro HERO4 Session Action Camera
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GoPro HERO5 Black Edition Action Camera
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GoPro HERO5 Session Action Camera
GoPro HERO5 Session
Available colors
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3.8 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Sensor

Effective pixels8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx

Image

Image ratio W:H
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
ISO
  • 400
  • 1600
N/A
N/A
Field of view170.0 °
N/A
N/A
Supported image file formatsJPG
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPG
Image stabilizer
N/A
yesyes

Optics and focus

Lens typeWide-angleWide-angleWide-angle

Screen and viewfinder

Built-in displaynoyesyes
Screen size
N/A
2.0 in
N/A
Articulated LCD
N/A
nono
Screen technology
N/A
LCD
N/A
Touch screen
N/A
yesno

Photography features

Photo modeyesyesyes
Image resolution
  • 3264x2448
  • 2720x2040
N/A
N/A
Maximum resolution (stills)3264 x 2448 px
N/A
N/A
Shooting modesAuto
N/A
N/A
Metering modesSpot
N/A
N/A
Continuous shootingyesyesyes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Video resolutions
  • 848 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1280 x 960
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1440
  • 800 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 2560 x 1440
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 2560 x 1440
  • 3840 x 2160
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MP4
H.264H.264
Supported video modes
  • 720p
  • 960p
  • 1080p
  • 1440p
  • 480p
  • 720p
  • 960p
  • 1080p
  • 1440p
  • 2160p
  • 720p
  • 960p
  • 1080p
  • 1440p
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)120.0 fps240.0 fps120.0 fps
Slowest camera shutter speed30.0 s
N/A
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Supported audio file formatsAAC
N/A
N/A
Wind filter
N/A
yesyes
Built-in speakers
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
Type of protectionWaterproof
  • Water resistant
  • Waterproof
  • Water resistant
  • Waterproof
Waterproof up to101010

Storage

Compatible memory cards
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
SD
Maximum memory card size64.0 GB
N/A
N/A
Storage typesMemory cardMemory cardMemory card

Power

Battery life (max)2.05 h
N/A
N/A
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1030.0 mAh
N/A
1000.0 mAh
Battery voltage3.8 V
N/A
N/A
Video recording time2.0 h
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

USB connector typeMicro-USB BUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB 2.0 ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
NFC
N/A
nono

Often compared with GoPro HERO4 Session

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