Customer Ratings & Reviews

So happy with my Gopro hero 7 black. Love the voice activation and the picture couldnt be better. And the battery isn't to bad as long as you have a back up.

I bought a second hero 7, I could not pass up reduced price. the The stabilizationI allows me to use this camera on the handlebars of my E bike producing a very good 4K video. I wish GoPro would improve battery life.

This camera works very well! Took great clear pictures. App is also very easy to use!!

Very lightweight, good for action BUT built-in mic is terrible so you’ll need external mic and for that to work (since there is no 3.5 mm jack port) you have to buy GoPro mic adapter which costs $49, ALSO, battery does not last long so you’ll have to buy extra batteries. Video quality is perfect. Very good camera in general but you may need to buy some accessories like the mic adapter which will make overall price go up and these accessories may make the weight a little bit heavier.

Awesome camera for the water. Great images and video. Many great features and great picture quality.

I love the beautiful pictures you can get from the videos. However, I would say that this camera is more for close up videos. You can't zoom in on videos which doesn't allow you to get pictures from them.

This compact camera is everything and more than advertised. I purchased it in order record our vacation trip to Devil's Den and Jekyll Island. I wanted to record not just the location but, in the water and under water. At first I was nervous Will this get damaged in water? Not only did I use it in water, but it's size made it easier to vlog without holding a large camera or cell phone. Just wonderful.

easy to handle, good quality of photos and anyone can use it easily.

I bought this camera not so long ago. Its a good camera but the only issue I have with it is the battery that comes with the camera. Its shuts the camera and it stops recording and was glitching alot.I bought an extra battery along with this gopro and it worked just fine till now I had no issues.

I have had this now for two years. This is a great product and the video quality is awesome. It has a video stabilization built in which works really well and makes videos feel really smooth. Also if you have the gopro app there are lots of really nice video editing features to fine tune your videos and make them even better.

I first had the GoPro hero 5 and it was alright. But I decided to upgrade and wow the Hero 7 is way better. The video quality is way better and and the hero 7 has so many key features that the hero 5 did not have. I would recommend getting a extra battery as well because for $19.99 a extra battery is totally worth it!!

* Sample video is on YouTube at https://youtu.be/-z8sb9tZdtg . Read Video Quality below for commentary. * The GoPro Hero 7 line represents a consolidation of GoPro’s product portfolio, trimming models like the Session from their offerings and standardizing the lineup to the White, Silver, and Black Hero 7 models. The range-topping Black offers all of the company’s latest technologies, presenting what appears to be a tantalizing upgrade for owners of any previous GoPro camera. It is a fantastically capable device that has no trouble keeping up with fast action as is customary of the renowned action cam line, but a shockingly high price and only a couple convenience features make this a tough sell to all but the most devoted action videographers. - Setup & Features As with all GoPros, packaging was very simple and straightforward, and those who have used their prior cameras will have no trouble getting this device set up. As it was my first time using a proper GoPro, I had some difficulty figuring out how to get the Hero 7 Black up and running, as the included documentation is extremely basic and directs you to the GoPro app on Google Play or the App Store. This would usually be fine, except for whatever reason I could not get the Hero 7 Black to connect to my phone via Bluetooth or WiFi,* meaning I had to guess my way through the menus on the Hero 7 itself. The Hero 7 Black is loaded with features for video recording and photo-taking, and can be triggered to start and stop recording via your phone or voice commands. The rear touchscreen was quite cramped for my large fingers to navigate but worked in a pinch. The quick-start recording option (which triggers the camera to turn on and immediately start recording by pressing the Record button) is extremely convenient and ensured there was little battery life wasted on downtime rather than action shots. Additionally, the front monochrome LCD, though small, was useful to determine whether the camera was recording without needing to look at the camera from behind or unmount it from its base. *I am unsure whether pre-release GoPro software or my phone’s age (2013 flagship running Android 5.0) caused this communication difficulty, and thus cannot fault GoPro for it. - Video + Sound Quality In my time testing the Hero 7 Black, I was able to take a few videos in mixed light settings under various usage scenarios. As with all action cameras, outdoor shots were the highest quality with extremely clear and vivid details. Lower-light shots produced the expected results, though these appeared sufficiently clear and had good range between light and dark shots, rivaling entry-level camcorders. Motion blur was minimal in all situations, and I didn’t notice any significant blurring nor chromatic aberration at the edges of the fisheye lens. Sound quality is acceptable for an action camera. While wind noise is still a major issue, the microphone was adequate in all other situations, and those who are using action cameras in a casual or amateur setting will find the sound reasonable. Anyone using these cameras for higher-quality productions will likely be using external sound capture hardware and sync up the feeds in post-production. The Hero 7’s menus implied that an external bluetooth or USB microphone can be used as a sound source for captured video, but I did not test this feature as I do not have supported hardware. - Stabilization and Sample Video The standout feature for the Black edition over the other models in the Hero 7 lineup is GoPro’s “HyperSmooth” stabilization, which uses an onboard processor and the device’s internal sensors to pan, distort, crop, and warp the image appropriately to produce what the company claims is “gimbal-like” smoothness in your videos at the expense of about 10 degrees field-of-view at the edges of the image. This is only available at certain resolutions and frame-rate settings; it is available on 4K30 but not 4K60, for example. While I wouldn’t go so far as to say the resulting video matches the results from a good external gimbal or track, the resulting video was quite smooth with little stabilization artifacting. Of course, a non-stabilized video can be fixed in post-production, but the convenience of having the video stabilized onboard makes this an attractive proposition for amateur videographers. The following go-karting sample video was taken from the GoPro Hero 7 Black mounted on a go-kart helmet at 2.7K, 60fps, with the HyperSmooth stabilization enabled. These karts were extremely powerful (29HP “Rotax” karts; 3-4x the power of typical rental go-karts) and vibrated like crazy with huge G-forces in the corners. Please pardon the poor angle and strong wind noise. https://youtu.be/-z8sb9tZdtg - Photo Quality I tested photo quality using burst photography (30 photos per 2sec) with linear lens view. Unfortunately this means I had to forego RAW image shooting (available on single shots), which did lead to some compression artifacting. I found that the resulting image quality was decent, but any fine details are significantly muddied. Regardless, the lack of optical zoom removed the Hero 7 Black from consideration for most photography uses, and though it does work as expected the image quality is sub-par against most flagship smartphones. Definitely stick to videography with this one. Please refer to the images attached to this review for an example in moderate, uniform light. - Battery Life This is the area where the latest GoPro offering disappointed the most. While I realize that recording quality will affect the battery life, as will enabling features like HyperSmooth stabilization, I achieved a disappointing 50 minutes of video record time on a full charge at 2.7K, 60fps, stabilized, with the screen off. Battery life has always been on the short side for most GoPros and I was hoping that this would have been improved some as the company revamped its lineup. If you’re planning on an extended outing and don’t want to swap batteries, you’ll want to pack an external battery and USB-C cable to keep the camera going. - Bottom Line This is a feature-packed action camera that delivers on all fronts, producing the great videos commonly associated with the GoPro name, but it is extremely difficult to overlook the price. With an MSRP of $399 USD, this camera costs $100 more than the Hero 7 Silver (which foregoes the HyperSmooth stabilization and front LCD panel) and double that of the Hero 7 White. While the new features are useful, they do not justify the cost compared to competing action cameras, and it feels like the entire lineup carries a premium just for the name recognition. Simply put, this camera feels overpriced, and I would not recommend buying at this price (unless the advanced onboard stabilization is a feature you desperately need or want). The Hero 7 Silver would be the more fitting purchase for those with existing GoPro accessories and generations-old cameras ready for upgrade.

Great for adventures! Waterproof! Super cool crisp photos

I fly drones with my action cams attached to the top and this is by far the best option to date I have been able to find, the Hypersmooth REALLY adds another touch to your video to make it really pleasing to watch.

I bought the DJI camera first and returned it 2 days later. This thing is so much better not just in the quality but in the app software.

Excellent video and photo quality, fun for coastal drives or taking socially distanced extended family photo from distance, lots of accessories available to mount to dash board or windshield.

Have to say this is my seconf GoPro I have purchased from BestBuy and extremely happy with the service and item. Have been able to create epic content to expose on social media. So much has improved from the GoPro 5 to this one.

GoPro is an awesome camera. Love the beautiful pictures it takes underwater so clear. Still learning about this camera will take some time but I am happy I got this product. I will definitely recommend this camera.

This is our first GoPro, and the Hero7 Black delivers -- photos, video, etc. I'm glad we made this purchase before our vacation (snorkeling, diving, ziplining, etc.).

I purchased Go Pro Black 7 because I wanted the latest image stabilizer it offered as well as the live streaming and time warp feature. It did not disappoint. This little camera can do so much! I love it!