GoPro Hero+ LCD - first look

New mid-priced action cam with touchscreen display

The new GoPro+ LCD brings bring touchscreen usability and wireless connectivity to a lower price point model

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Josh Patterson

Published: June 1, 2015 at 4:20 pm
The new GoPro LCD brings bring touchscreen usability and wireless connectivity to a lower price point model - Courtesy
Users can frame shots, replay stills and video and share edts from the GoPro LCD - Courtesy

GoPro has just released details of its latest action camera, an updated version of its entry-level Hero with a touchscreen display and wireless connectivity. In addition to this, GoPro has confirmed rumors of an impending drone.

The new Hero+ LCD shoots in 1080 or 760 at 60fps and captures still images up to 8mp at 5fps. The integrated touchscreen display allows the user to preview the shot, replay video, navigate menus, and share footage via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

Another new feature is the ability to trim video clips in the camera, without the need of downloading footage to a computer.

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Users can frame shots, replay stills and video and share edts from the gopro lcd: users can frame shots, replay stills and video and share edts from the gopro lcd

The Hero+ LCD brings high-end features to a mid-level model

The Hero+ LCD will retail for US$299 when it becomes available on June 7. (UK and Australian pricing was not immediately available.)

Here’s a rundown of the current line-up, including the new Hero+ LCD

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GoPro CEO Nick Woodman also teased a six-camera Spherical array and a quadcopter drone.

The Spherical array is a ball shaped mount which holds six cameras to capture video and still images for a 360-degree virtual reality view. Pegged for a late 2015 release, the new unit will utilise video and photo stitching technology from Kolor, a virtual reality software company GoPro acquired in April. Not likely to be adopted by the masses initially, GoPro is hoping to show what can be achieved with spherical video.

Woodman also confirmed that GoPro is working on a drone set for release mid way through 2016. While the details are vague at the moment, Woodman confirmed that despite working on their own quadcopter, GoPro will continue working with other manufacturers to provide the best possible software and hardware for aerial video.

For more information on the new GoPro, visit www.gopro.com.

Josh Patterson

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Josh Patterson is a BikeRadar contributor and former technical editor. He has spent most of his career working in the cycling industry as an athlete, mechanic and journalist. He holds a master's degree in journalism and has more than 20 years of experience as a cyclist and 12 years of experience riding and writing for BikeRadar, Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Dirt Rag, RoadBikeReview and Outside Magazine. A native of the Flint Hills of Kansas, Josh was a pioneer in the gravel cycling movement, having raced the first Unbound 200 and many other gravel events around the globe. He considers himself a cycling generalist and enjoys road, gravel and mountain biking in equal measure. When not traveling for work, he can be found exploring the singletrack and lonely gravel roads that surround his home in Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to his love of cycling, Josh is an enthusiastic supporter of brunch, voting rights and the right to repair movement.
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