Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
You now have the ability to use a GoPro HERO4 Black or Silver camera as your Periscope broadcast camera thanks to an update released today for the Periscope app on iOS (while you’re at it follow Photography Bay on Periscope).
This new feature opens up a whole new world of live broadcasting possibilities. While your phone still has to be connected to your GoPro camera via the app, you can tuck it away from the elements and capture so much more with a GoPro camera. [Read more…]
It seems that GoPro just can’t catch a break lately. After whiffing on the launch of the HERO4 Session, GoPro was subsequently sued by Polaroid because the Session rips off the Polaroid Cube‘s design. Then, GoPro had to drop the HERO4 Session price down to half the original retail price in order to move a few units during the holidays. Of course, holiday 2015 sales turned out woefully inadequate and GoPro is now restructuring and laying off employees. Of course, GoPro’s stock is in freefall and now shareholders are filing class action suits against GoPro because they think GoPro has been too optimistic about future sales.
In the midst of all of this turmoil, GoPro was sued by Contour, the bastard of the action camera industry, for patent infringement. [Read more…]
GoPro announced today that its sales for the fourth quarter of 2015 were lower than expected even with an overall $435 million in revenue. GoPro noted that the lower revenue also reflects a $21 million reduction in price protection related charges due to dropping the HERO4 Session down to $199. [Read more…]
B&H has deals on the GoPro HERO4 Black and Silver models, as well as the HERO3+ Silver, right now.
The HERO4 Black is currently available for $429.99 (reg. $499.99). It also includes a free GoPro Remote 1.0 and Battery BacPac Bundle. Get it here at B&H Photo.
The HERO4 Silver is available for $338.99 (reg. $399.99). Get it here at B&H Photo.
The HERO3+ Silver is available for $229.99 (reg. $299.99). Get it here at B&H Photo.
You can also pick up spare GoPro batteries on sale for $13.25 right now.
B&H has the 3DR Solo drone with gimbal for the GoPro HERO3+ and HERO4 for $1199.95 (reg. $1399.95) and includes a free $200 gift card. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
If you needed more evidence that Fuji has created a monster film product, look no further than the fact that a twin pack of Fuji Instax Mini Instant Film was the best seller during the Holidays at Amazon.com. [Read more…]
ebay (via Adorama) has the GoPro HERO4 Black for $349.99 (Reg. $499.99) in limited quantity. Check it out here on ebay.
Check out more great deals on our Black Friday and Cyber Monday Camera and Photo Deals page.
GoPro announced earlier this year that the action camera company would be releasing its own drone and now is teasing its coming with some pretty slick stabilized drone footage (above). [Read more…]
The iOgrapher started as a way to turn the iPad into a more professional video capturing device. It worked and the company has since produced variations for several other iOS devices. It’s a relatively affordable (by iOS and video production standards) mount/grip/rig for the iPhone and iPad and now the company is launching the iOgrapher GO for use with GoPro and other action cameras. [Read more…]
Watch this full screen at your own risk…
Some people like snakes. I am not one of those people. I generally prefer to observe them in person at all but this GoPro video of a pit full of rattlesnakes was too tempting to avoid. [Read more…]