Action Cameras

January 26th 2026

Does Dreame Want to Be the Next DJI? It Sure Seems Like It

The smart home company's first action camera is coming for DJI and GoPro's lunch.

Gadgets Kyle Barr Jan 26

October 28th 2025

Who Needs a Regular GoPro When Insta360’s Affordable X4 Air Exists?

Have we finally reached the time when 360 cameras fully replace your typical single-lens action camera?

Gadgets Kyle Barr Oct 28

September 23rd 2025

You’ll Want to Slap DJI’s Pin-Sized Action Camera Everywhere

The DJI Osmo Nano would be extra enticing if only you could buy it in the U.S.

Gadgets Kyle Barr Sep 23

September 16th 2025

Insta360 Go Ultra Review: This Tiny Action Camera Got Swacked by a Sword, and Survived

The Insta360 Go Ultra manages to meet and even beat other cameras twice its size.

Other Gadgets Kyle Barr Sep 16

August 21st 2025

Insta360’s New Detachable Action Camera Makes GoPros Look Even More Outdated

The tiny and modular Go Ultra leaves GoPros in its dust.

Gadgets Kyle Barr Aug 21

September 4th 2024

GoPro Hero 13 Black Hands On: The Most Versatile Action Cam Yet, But It Comes at a Cost

The Hero 13 has a bevy of lenses to choose from. Plus, there's now the shrimpy 4K Hero camera the size of a few grape tomatoes.

Other Gadgets Kyle Barr Sep 4

January 13th 2021

GoPro Just Dropped a Crap-Ton of Experimental Features for Its Cameras

Usually when a company introduces new features or updates for an existing gadget, they tend to be a bit…lacking. You may get one small update, two or three if you’re lucky. Well, buckle up GoPro fans: Today, the company is launching seven new experimental features, because why the hell not? The new features are available…

Gadgets Victoria Song Jan 13

September 16th 2020

The GoPro Hero9 Is a Little Bigger and a Lot Better in Every Possible Way

It wasn’t long ago that action cameras were in an arms race to make the smallest possible device. In fact, a smaller profile was one of the things GoPro was boasting about just last year with the launch of the Hero8 Black. So, it’s a bit of a surprise that GoPro went bigger this year…

Other Gadgets Brent Rose Sep 16

July 15th 2020

Researchers Created Tiny Camera Backpacks for Beetles

Every year, companies like GoPro manage to pack more and more functionality into smaller and smaller action cameras that are less obtrusive to wear. But a team of researchers from the University of Washington has managed to build a live-streaming wireless camera that’s so small even an insect can wear it. The camera, developed at…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 15

October 28th 2019

The GoPro Max Makes Shooting 360-Degree Video Dead Simple

Two years ago, GoPro took its first stab at a 360-degree action camera with the GoPro Fusion. It wasn’t a particularly good stab. It was bulky, it required two micro SD cards, and the footage was a royal pain to work with. In the intervening years, we’ve seen decent 360 cameras from the likes of…

Other Gadgets Brent Rose Oct 28

October 1st 2019

GoPro Gets Weird With the Hero Max 360 Camera

GoPro is giving the 360 camera thing another try, this time with the Hero Max, a $500 dual-lens camera that the company swears is a far more user-friendly device than its previous consumer version, the GoPro Fusion. It’s fair to say that 360-degree panorama video has so far failed to catch on in the mainstream.…

Gadgets Andrew Couts Oct 1

October 15th 2018

I Strapped GoPro’s Hero7 Black to My Dog and My Hog to See How Stable the Video Really Is

On paper at least, I’m the stereotype of a GoPro customer. I snowboard and mountain bike. I ride motorcycles and dirt bikes. I fly drones. I go on scenic hikes with my dogs. But I haven’t actually purchased an action cameras since 2014 when I picked up a Hero4 Silver. Until last week, I thought…

Other Gadgets Andrew Couts Oct 15

March 29th 2018

GoPro Is Trying to Save Itself With a Super Cheap Camera

It might look like the $300 GoPro Hero 5 (which is now two years old), or the $400 GoPro Hero 6 (which was released last year) but this is actually a brand new, and much cheaper GoPro. Simply called the GoPro Hero, this new $200 action camera will feature most of the best features of…

Gadgets Alex Cranz Mar 29

November 24th 2017

GoPro’s Hero6 Is Still the King of Action Cameras

GoPro has been the leader on action cameras from the very beginning, and its brand has attained a kind of Xerox-like omnipotence—despite the company’s ongoing struggles in recent years. Amongst GoPro’s problems is the difficulty in making the improvements to its line look like anything more than iterations. With its new Hero6, GoPro has juiced…

Other Gadgets Brent Rose Nov 24

September 28th 2017

GoPro Just Upgraded the Brains of Its Best Camera With the Hero6 [Updated]

You know the old adage, “It’s what’s on the inside that counts.” That’s just what GoPro is banking on with its new flagship camera, the $500 Hero6. Physically, it looks identical to last year’s Hero5 Black, and that’s not a bad thing. Under the hood, though, there’s a hell of a lot more power. https://gizmodo.com/gopro-hero5-review-a-more-perfect-action-camera-1787751992…

Tech News Brent Rose Sep 28

April 11th 2017

Unable to Sell New Cameras, GoPro Wants To Buy Your Old One

GoPro needs a nice, clear-cut win. The company that makes such good action cameras it’s become nearly synonymous with the product has had a rough time. Last year, it had to lay people off and delay the release of its drone after declining sales and improved competition put a severe dent in its coffers. Then,…

Tech News Alex Cranz Apr 11

January 4th 2017

This Is the First Action Camera With FLIR Thermal Imaging Built Right In

Unless you’ve dropped tens of thousands of dollars on a Hollywood-caliber drone that can hoist full-sized cameras, the carrying capacity of your hobby quadcopter is probably limited. So instead of designing a thermal imaging accessory that works alongside a GoPro, FLIR just created its own action camera that can also capture Predator-like thermal imagery from…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jan 4

October 14th 2016

GoPro Hero5 Review: A More Perfect Action Camera

We use a lot of GoPros here at Gizmodo. We use them to shoot timelapse battery tests for phones and 360 degree videos of multibillion dollar transit hubs and test runs of quarter million dollar cars on a dirt track. So a new GoPro action camera with a lower price tag and badass features has…

Reviews Alex Cranz & Michael Roselli Oct 14

October 3rd 2016

10 Tricks to Make Yourself a GoPro Master

The GoPro brand is synonymous with the action cameras. Whether you use it daily or occasionally, many of you probably have one model or another sitting around the house. Even though GoPro’s point-and-shoot simplicity makes it easy to use, there are plenty of extra tricks you can learn to take your filmmaking to the next…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 3

September 19th 2016

Nikon’s Action Cameras Are Late to the Party, But Very Well Dressed

Thanks to the popularity of GoPro’s tiny, versatile action cameras, basically every manufacturer out there has waded into the rocky waters of adventure video shooters. Nikon’s just the latest, and while its offerings look a little familiar, they’ve got some weirdness about them as well. Back in January, Nikon gave us a first look at…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Sep 19

Action Cameras

Does Dreame Want to Be the Next DJI? It Sure Seems Like It

Who Needs a Regular GoPro When Insta360’s Affordable X4 Air Exists?

You’ll Want to Slap DJI’s Pin-Sized Action Camera Everywhere

Insta360 Go Ultra Review: This Tiny Action Camera Got Swacked by a Sword, and Survived

Insta360’s New Detachable Action Camera Makes GoPros Look Even More Outdated

GoPro Hero 13 Black Hands On: The Most Versatile Action Cam Yet, But It Comes at a Cost

GoPro Just Dropped a Crap-Ton of Experimental Features for Its Cameras

The GoPro Hero9 Is a Little Bigger and a Lot Better in Every Possible Way

Researchers Created Tiny Camera Backpacks for Beetles

The GoPro Max Makes Shooting 360-Degree Video Dead Simple

GoPro Gets Weird With the Hero Max 360 Camera

I Strapped GoPro’s Hero7 Black to My Dog and My Hog to See How Stable the Video Really Is

GoPro Is Trying to Save Itself With a Super Cheap Camera

GoPro’s Hero6 Is Still the King of Action Cameras

GoPro Just Upgraded the Brains of Its Best Camera With the Hero6 [Updated]

Unable to Sell New Cameras, GoPro Wants To Buy Your Old One

This Is the First Action Camera With FLIR Thermal Imaging Built Right In

GoPro Hero5 Review: A More Perfect Action Camera

10 Tricks to Make Yourself a GoPro Master

Nikon’s Action Cameras Are Late to the Party, But Very Well Dressed

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