GoPro’s ‘Bones’ is a stripped down Hero 10 Black for FPV drones | Engadget

GoPro has unveiled the Hero 10 Black Bones, a light-weight model of the Hero 10 Black designed for FPV and “Cinewhoop” drones which have taken off in recognition. It affords options like HyperSmooth 4.0 and 5.3K video, however is gentle sufficient to be mounted on 3-inch class and bigger drones.

“Bones is an important step in our strategy to leverage GoPro’s core camera-technology to produce derivative products that address the needs of a specific audience of customers,” stated GoPro founder and CEO Nicholas Woodman. “Bones delivers Hero 10 Black image quality and performance in a lightweight body that is ideal for aerial cinematography.”

At 54 grams, the Hero 10 Black Bones weighs 100 grams lower than the Hero 10 black, making it the lightest GoPro ever, the corporate stated. Helping preserve the load down is the truth that it would not carry its personal battery however is as a substitute powered by the drone’s personal 2S-6S or 5-27V batteries — a typical setup on FPV drones.

The miniscule weight makes it splendid for quick and maneuverable “Cinewhoop” drones designed to take crazy aerial footage. The greatest current instance of that video style is the drone flythrough of Tesla’s new Gigafactory in Berlin.

Meanwhile, the “well-ventilated, semi-durable enclosure promotes continuous airflow cooling for long captures or flights,” says GoPro. It additionally comes with a light-weight housing that options the Hero 10 Black’s replaceable cowl lens, which may be swapped for third-party Hero 10 Black and Hero 9 Black ND filters.

It has the identical GP2 processor because the Hero 10 Black so there is no compromise in high quality or options, both. You get the most recent HyperSmooth 4.0 video to stabilize photographs, or you are able to do stabilization in put up utilizing the ReelSteady tech in GoPro’s new Player + ReelSteady app unveiled yesterday. As the corporate confirmed, now you can mix HyperSmooth and ReelSteady stabilization to create even smoother footage.

As for video high quality, it delivers 5.3K at 60fps, 4K 120 fps and a couple of.7K at 240 fps in 16:9 mode. In the 4:3 side ratio that is greatest for HyperSmooth footage, you get 5.3K at 30fps, 4K at 60 fps and a couple of.7K at as much as 120fps. That matches the resolutions and framerates accessible on the common GoPro 10 Hero Black. 

It consists of a number of technique of management through a pair of bodily buttons, the Quik App, GoPro Labs QR Codes, GoPro’s The Remote or a drone’s transmitter. It comes with a single screw boss for the drone mount, a regular FPV trade connector, and an non-obligatory in-box adapter for the GoPro mounting ecosystem.

As with different GoPro cameras, the Hero 10 Black Bones is cheaper with GoPro’s one-year subscription, which is free the primary yr. It prices $400 with the subscription and $500 with out it, that means GoPro thinks you are going to just like the subscription advantages sufficient to resume. (Those advantages embrace no-questions-asked digicam substitute, reductions on equipment, limitless cloud backup and extra.) Either choice features a license for the GoPro Player + ReelSteady desktop app, or you should purchase that individually for $100.