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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
High Quality Video, Long-lasting Battery
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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I've been a GoPro fan for many years, and I assure you - you would love this latest GoPro 13 camera. It records awesome sports action videos in high smooth video quaily. The sound quality needs some improvement, but maybe I need a good external mike. Oh, and I really love the extended battery life - it lasts more than an hour on full charge. Gone are the days of swapping batteries every 15 mins!
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This was a long awaited upgrade from the GoPro Session. The upgrade in picture/video quality is worth the price alone, but it also features a front-facing screen which is very nice. It also has good stabalization built in which makes videos while moving around look very smooth. Build quality is good, and can't wait to use it while paddleboarding.
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This camera has been frustrating to own and use, to say the least. On the positive side, the camera's image quality is excellent. It's capturing my nature walks beautifully and I'm really happy with the videos I'm getting with my preferred settings. In addition, the camera works well with the GoPro chest mount and I find the mount system to be easy to use. Finally, the ability to plug in an external microphone and capture binaural audio as I have has been easy... although I did have to purchase an obscure 90-degree male-to-female jack to be able to use an external microphone while using the chest mount.
Unfortunately, there are some bad things I've experienced with this camera.
1) The battery. The battery life is awful when in use. I'm lucky to be able to record 50 minutes of footage. Further, the battery drains quickly even while sitting someplace, turned off. Without any wireless or other settings that might cause it. For me, it loses about 5% per 12 hours of sitting turned off. Given the short time the battery lasts when in use, this can be super annoying. On top of this, the battery takes forever to charge. Several hours. I didn't purchase the separate battery charger, and instead charged by plugging the camera into a USB-C port on my computer. This seems perfectly reasonable, but unfortunately not for this camera. The rate of charge is entirely slow, (multiple hours to get charged up). Perhaps the charge would be quicker and more consistent with the separate charging dock, but it seems ridiculous that it would be necessary for such a basic function. In addition, the battery cannot charge via USB-C into a computer or car while in use. It goes into a forced "data transfer" mode and ends any recording going on. If you want to have a larger "capacity", you have to remove the battery and plug in via USB-C, and hope that your charging source meets GoPro's requirements that seem strangely high. Charging via USB-C from a computer is very inconsistent, with it regularly "disconnecting" and "reconnecting" for some reason. See more about this below.
2) Data transfer is painful. Plugging into one's desktop computer via USB-C is easy enough, but for whatever reason, if trying to transfer more than one file at a time, the transfer will randomly cancel as the connection will disconnect and reconnect within milliseconds of each other. This never happens if I just transfer one file at a time. As you can imagine, transferring 10 video files one by one is frustrating. I'm using the USB-C cable that came with the camera and it's being plugged into a USB-C port on the motherboard. Nevertheless, this happens and it's awful. Some will suggest that I take the MicroSD card out and put it into a separate USB-C card reader... but again, that's more money and something that should NOT have to happen. Beyond that, I use the Media Mod accessory and having to take the camera out of that any time I want to charge or transfer data seems silly. What's the point of the USB-C pass-through if it's not able to be used? Data transfer, like battery charging, is a basic feature of any camera. It needs to work sufficiently well out of the box. This camera's data transfer does not.
If I could sum it up, I regret purchasing this camera and the accessories (chest mount, suction mount, Media Mod, Micro SD card). While the video quality is indeed excellent and the external audio jack in the media mod is doing its job well, this camera struggles with some very basic things... charging/battery and data transfer. That is super disappointing for having spent approximately $600 on the equipment.
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This is my first GoPro. I bought it primarily to be more active and take footage but I took this on a two week vacation. It was great for both photos and videos. The quality is amazing and I love how shakes/bumps rarely show. The battery lasts a long time, as I had it with me wherever I went during my trip and only had to charge it twice, but once would’ve sufficed.
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Awesome camera ! Very good picture quality and easy to sync with go pro app. Took it to Bahamas and was easy to switch mounts using the magnetic mount. Only issue is battery life. I get about 1-2 hrs.
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The GoPro HERO13 is very good, excellent picture quality and frame rate, very good for action related events. However, if you want better audio quality, get the GoPro Media Mod with this and get a dedicated external microphone that can attach to the shoe mounts.
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This camera was so great it went underwater and had amazing battery and still hasn’t cracked after I dropped it off of a 6 story building if anyone is looking to get into stunt or under water photography I highly recommend it
Battery performance poor, camera performance excel
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
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Battery life is poor, 1 hour at 4k30, integrations is easy for your phone and computer. Cloud backup is nice given its 30 dollars for the first year. Had a really good warranty from the company in addition to replacements. Batteries do need a major upgrade though, target 2500mah would be appropriate given the consumption rate. The accessories for differing lenses are great value for price.
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GoPro products are cool! This camera generates outstanding footage and imagery! I just wish the batteries would be more stable and not overheat so easily!
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I specifically got these for fishing and golf. I really like the quality of the video but after having for a year I’ve had to replace the battery twice after not using it for a while since the battery would refuse to take a charge. I recently got a bike and have been using it on my helmet for the “haha” moment while I’m riding and am currently enjoying the use for that.