GoPro Hero 12
There’s nothing explicitly wrong with GoPro’s latest action cam, but that’s just the point. There’s nothing new with it, either. The camera now shoots vertical footage much easier, but you get essentially the same image quality as last year or the previous year. It still doesn’t like low-light conditions, and its oh-so-necessary image stabilization isn’t fully up there with modern smartphones. My favorite thing about the Hero12 over the past years was the mounting threads that make it compatible with regular tripods, something that should have been there years ago. Meanwhile, GoPro’s main competitor, Insta360, has tried some refreshing modifications to the action cam formula with the Go 3 and the more recent Ace with its flip-up rear display. We hope GoPro tries something interesting with next year’s Hero 13. — Kyle Barr
