Monday 31 August 2020

New GoPro Hero 9 leaks show off a full-color, front-facing display

Photo by Brent Rose for The Verge

GoPro may be adding one of its most useful new features to its main camera line with the upcoming Hero 9: a front-facing color screen. The feature, revealed in leaked renders obtained by WinFuture, wouldn’t be a first for GoPro; the company added such a screen to last year’s GoPro Max camera. But that device is a 360 camera costing $500, so adding one to the presumably cheaper Hero 9 — so filmmakers (and especially vloggers) can see in full color what the shot looks like as they record — is a nice touch.

The leaks indicate the new front-facing screen would remain the same size as the current monochrome status display, which sits on the front next to the lens. That screen typically displays information like frame rate, resolution, and...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/31/21408480/gopro-hero9-leak-render-front-facing-display-full-color

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