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the GoPro Hero 6 had a shaky start a lot of people were complaining about grainy video quality and claiming the GoPro Hero 5 was still superior to the hero 6 but through the magic of software updates GoPro has fixed a lot of the image quality issues on the hero 6 but it's still not perfect don't forget to Like comment and subscribe and you can watch some of my other videos here after you don't what's in this video for the sake of this video you're gonna see footage taken with the GoPro Hero six Hero 5 session and a little bit from the iPhone 8 plus and Sony Alpha 6000 with the kit lens GoPro decided to go up market a little bit by pricing new hero 6 at $499.99 and keeping the hero 5 at the same $399.99 from last year the cheapest GoPro you can get right now is the session with the price of one $49.99 if you want to pick either of these cameras up I'll have links in the description below and I'll keep them updated so you can get the best view possible it really helps out a channel from the outside the GoPro Hero 6 looks identical to the hero 5 the only way to know which is which is by looking for the name on the left side of the lens which it itself is hard to see in most conditions and the text is super small GoPro should have at least given the hero 6 a different colorway but aside that you've got your LCD screen on the front that tells you basic info at a glance in almost any lighting condition it'll tell you its current shooting mode available storage and current battery status on the back you've got your LED touchscreen which works fairly well if you have smaller fingers on the right side you've got your power slash mode button and on the top you've got your record button if you open the compartment on the left side you'll find a USB type-c port for charging and data transferring and a mini HDMI port just like the hero 5 and just like the hero 5 the hero 6 also has the same 1220 milliamp removable battery the hero 6 also comes with the same accessories as the Hero 5 you get a mounting case to 3m bases and a USB type-c to USB cable what really makes the GoPro Hero six stand out from the hero 5 aside from improved image quality after the 1.6 software update which was released on November 20th is GoPros custom does gp1 processor the ability to now shoot in 4k 60 frames per second which means smoother 4k video the ability to shoot 1080p at 240 frames per second which means super slow motion video in 1080p HD or photo modes and the best image stabilization I have ever seen on a camera or smartphone you also notice the screen on the hero six is a little more color accurate than the hero five the new processor under hero six also allows for ever so slightly smoother and quicker graphics when navigating through the menus a slightly more responsive touchscreen experience and the hero 6 will start recording and save files a little faster than the hero five the hero 6 is also able to transfer files faster to your phone than the hero 5 the hero 6 also keeps us to MU the connection with your phone when you're using the GoPro app as a viewfinder on your phone when you move the camera there's much less of a delay and it keeps a consistently smooth image whereas with the hero 5 you'll notice there's much more of a delay when moving the camera and the connection fizzles from time to time the hero 6 also now allows you to digitally zoom in on your subjects before you start recording not during there are a few more features that differentiate the hero 6 from the hero 5 but I feel these are the most important ones you should know about the biggest standout feature of the hero 6 is its digital image stabilization when I first saw the footage from the hero 6 I couldn't believe how stable it was for comparison let's put the hero 6 up against the iPhone 8 plus which uses optical image stabilization on its main camera right off the bat you'll notice how much smoother the video is but more importantly you see the GoPro doesn't have any of that back and forth movement that you can see on the iPhone 8 plus you'll also notice the hero 6 has a wider field of view while it's in linear mode whereas the field of view on the iPhone is much smaller in general you'll also notice the hero 6 has a cooler color palette while the iPhone has a warmer feel to it when comparing the digital image stabilization on the hero 6 versus the hero 5 it's a no-brainer to be honest while I was reviewing the video from the hero 5 I was worried that I forgot to turn it image stabilization on but I assure you it's on here you also notice the image from the hero 6 is slightly sharper colors are slightly more vibrant and shadows are much darker but although the image stabilization on the hero 6 is incredible it doesn't work when shooting at 4k 60 frames per second or 1080p 240 frames per second but all other shooting modes are fair game and speaking of 4k 60 frames per second and 1080 P 240 frames per second you can only view those files in your editing software if it supports HEV see something I learned the hard way while I was working in iMovie and the same goes for a 2.7 K 60 frames per second in a four by three aspect ratio and 2.7 K at 120 frames per second although the GoPro Hero 6 has truly amazing digital in a stabilization when you're shelling out $500 for an action camera you're probably going to expect amazing video quality as you should but even after the 1.6 software they color accuracy is a bit of a problem especially with the color red first let's talk about the Porsche Cayman gt4 and yes it's pronounced Porsche I don't know what a Porsche is it's clearly a white car with red accents but the excessive saturation on the hero six makes all of the red sections look orange which is incredibly weird because both the hero 5 and go procession had no problem picking up that they were red and this is also the case with the red BMW on the hero 6 the BMW looks orange in every single angle whereas the hero 5 in session had no problem picking up a more accurate red color or from these video samples you can clearly see the hero 6 has a much sharper image a higher dynamic range it has more contrast and it gets blown out much less than the hero 5 or session but again there's a lot more color saturation going on which I personally feel gives it more of a cinematic effect but other colors like blues golds and greens have no problem coming out correctly hopefully this is just another software issue that Goku will be able to address in a future update the GoPro Hero six also reduces the amount of field of view options down to three in most resolutions you've got linear wide and super view to choose from in linear mode the hero 6 has the narrowest field of view but you'll notice there's almost no image warping lines stay straight and you get the most realistic image in wide mode the hero 6 is able to take in more of the scene but you will notice previously straight lines start to curve inward this is your classic action camera look and then there's super view which takes in even more of the scene but you will notice there's even more warping going on but super View is a good option if you're going to be recording in a cramped area like for example if you're doing a car review and you want to get as much of the interior in a single shot or if you're recording yourself while you're playing CQB paintball or airsoft but if you want the best quality from your GoPro then you want to shoot strictly in linear mode it's obvious the GoPro Hero six is better than the Hero 5 particularly when it comes to image stabilization and image sharpness but there are a few key areas with the Hero 5 outperforms a hero 6 like I mentioned earlier both of these cameras have the same 1200 20,000,000 battery keep in mind battery life on a camera varies a lot depending on which shooting mode you're in but I noticed that while I was out getting footage the battery on the hero 6 drained about 13% faster than the hero 5 and this was with them at the same screen brightness and screen off time and while shooting at 1080p 60 frames per second you would be safe to assume the hero 6 has a better battery life than the Hero 5 but as of right now it doesn't again a few things the possibility GoPro will be able to address this battery issue in a future software update after all the hero 6 does have their own in-house design GPU and processor another area where the GoPro Hero 5 outperforms a GoPro Hero 6 is the internal microphone right now you're listening to me through the internal microphone on the sony alpha 6000 now you're listening to me through the internal microphone on the GoPro Hero 5 obviously sound quality has been reduced but now you're listening to me through the internal microphone on the GoPro Hero six and the overall sound quality has gotten even worse the microphone picks up much less of my voice and overall sounds pretty muffled I don't know if this is a hardware issue or if GoPro will be able to fix this through a software update cuz right now the microphone on the GoPro Hero six is pretty bad just like the hero 5 the hero 6 also has voice commands you can tell them both to start or stop recording take a photo or turn off among other things but now with the hero 6 you can verbally tell it to turn on as long as you have wake on voice activated so the hero 6 will go into a low-power mode for eight hours and still listen for the hot word before fully turning off obviously this will reduce your battery life but while testing them I know this voice commands were pretty responsive on both cameras the biggest difference I noticed was that the hero 5 had way more false positives than the hero 6 the hero 5 got a whole bunch of burst shots I did not ask for GoPro start recording GoPro stopped recording GoPro take a photo GoPro turn off go pro turn on so let's answer this 500 dollar question is the GoPro Hero 6 with an upgrade from the hero 5 if you're an average Joe then no you can always just stabilize your shaky footage from your Hero 5 in post I'll be it it's now going to look as good as a hero 6 I agree on what Linus said the hero 6 is more of a prosumer product a GoPro for professionals or content creators that want better image quality from their GoPro the image stabilization alone on the hero 6 is worth paying the extra $100 over the hero 5 in order to get that type of stabilization from your hero 5 you're going to have to invest in a gimbal image quality is better than the hero 5 and I think it has the potential to get even better through software updates GoPro is probably ironing out the kinks in your new GP 1 processor but keep in mind the hero 6 does take a hit in both the battery and audio quality Department is this the best GoPro ever it depends on who you ask if GoPro kept a price of the hero 6 at $400 then it would have been hey if you enjoyed the video please like and subscribe it helps out more than you realize for more product reviews and deal 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