GoPro HERO7 Black vs GoPro HERO8 Black
Every published spec side by side, with today's lowest prices for the market you've chosen.
Key differences
- Announced: Oct 2019 on the HERO8 Black, against Sep 2018 on the HERO7 Black.
- Weight (with battery): 116 g on the HERO7 Black, against 126 g on the HERO8 Black.
HERO7 Black or HERO8 Black: which should you buy?
Choose the HERO7 Black for its weight (with battery).
On published specs the HERO8 Black leads the HERO7 Black nowhere; buy it for its price, its handling or the lenses you already own.
On paper the HERO7 Black wins more rows (1 to 0); if the HERO8 Black's strengths are the ones you shoot with, and its price is lower where you buy, it can still be the better buy.
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|---|---|---|
| Lowest price today | $449 new $83.01 used | $479.99 new $115.99 used |
| Overview | ||
| Type | Action camera | Action camera |
| Announced | Sep 2018 | Oct 2019 (best) |
| US launch priceUS list price when announced, body only. Today's prices are in the offers table. | $399.99 | $399.99 |
| Lens | Fixed lens | Fixed lens |
| Sensor & image | ||
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | 1/2.3" |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Native ISO | — | — |
| In-body stabilisation | No | No |
| Speed & autofocus | ||
| Burst (mechanical) | — | — |
| Burst (electronic) | 30 fps | 30 fps |
| Fastest shutter (mech.) | — | — |
| Fastest shutter (elec.) | — | — |
| AF pointsMakers count points differently, so this is not ranked. | — | — |
| Subject detectionMakers group subjects differently (Canon's "animal" includes birds), so only having it is ranked. | None | None |
| Video | ||
| Max resolution | 4K | 4K |
| 4K frame rate | 60p | 60p |
| 10-bit internal | No | No |
| Internal raw video | No | No |
| Mic input | No | No |
| Headphone jack | No | No |
| Viewfinder & screen | ||
| Viewfinder | None | None |
| Rear screen | 2" | 2" |
| Screen articulation | Fixed | Fixed |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Body & battery | ||
| Weight (with battery) | 116 g (best) | 126 g |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 62.3 × 44.9 × 33 mm | 66.3 × 48.6 × 28.4 mm |
| Weather sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Battery (CIPA shots) | — | — |
| Waterproof | 10 m | 10 m |
| Card slots | 1 · microSD | 1 · microSD |
| USB-C | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in flash | No | No |
| Wi-Fi / Bluetooth | Wi-Fi + Bluetooth | Wi-Fi + Bluetooth |
Green marks the better figure where “better” is unambiguous. A dash means the maker doesn't publish it or we haven't verified it yet.
Price history: is the newer one cheaper?
Low light & noise
HERO7 Black
1.5 µm pixels
12 MP on a 1/2.3" sensor
HERO8 Black
1.5 µm pixels
12 MP on a 1/2.3" sensor
Bigger pixels gather more light each, so they tend to show less noise at high ISO, but sensor design matters as much. For real noise at ISO 6400, these sites measure it:
- Photons to Photos: dynamic range vs ISO ↗Photographic dynamic range measured at every ISO, bodies on one chart
- Photons to Photos: noise vs ISO ↗Read noise at every ISO from lab tests: lower is cleaner in the shadows
- DPReview studio scene ↗The same scene shot by each camera at the ISO you pick, side by side
- DPReview reviews ↗Full reviews with high-ISO samples
- Low-light video tests ↗Real-world high-ISO footage on YouTube
Size, to scale
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