GoPro Hero 4 Leaked! Built in Touch Screen Display, Shoots 4K & More!

Written by Saris Mercanti Sep 26, 2014 3:20 p.m. ET

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Yesterday a thread on Reddit released details of the new Hero 4 and now the PetaPixel Blog has confirmed virtually everything. From what we’re hearing, the new camera could be announced as early as Sept 30 or Oct 8th, with availability starting Oct 15.

The new Hero 4 is said to be capable of shooting 4k at 30 FPS, 2.7k at 60 FPS, 12 MP pictures, have Bluetooth & GPS capabilities, and image stabilization of some sort. It’s also said to have a built in touchscreen.

Head to PetaPixel for the full story.

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wako29

9 years ago

Wow, this is not going to suck. My biggest concern is if all of their current mounts and cases will still work with this one? Also if there will be a big price jump but dang the current ones are pretty awesome still!!

Dave

9 years ago

Needs H.265

pernicious

9 years ago

Hopefully they hired a UI person before this thing was developed. I wish Apple bought them out instead of Beats.

Victor

9 years ago

Improved battery life is key

Steve

9 years ago

Based on the e-mail sent to those who visited their booth at Interbike, the official announcement may be on October 6th.

Tim

9 years ago

@pernicious I’m glad apple didn’t buy them. The connectors and mounts would become proprietary.

muf

9 years ago

i agree i dont care about 4k 30fps. nearly nobody plays 4k. i care about battery life of that camera right now. it needs like twice the battery life. I also care about better lens, lighter camera.

9 years ago

@muf – the battery is going to be removable so that at least partially solves the problem of battery life. Just take 2 battery packs with you and switch them during the ride. Most rides/records are shorter anyway so it’s a good solution to keep the weight low without problematic sacrifices.

gopherlaught

9 years ago

I just want 1080p at 560 fps. Forget 4K. This gopro is going to have to be incredible to make me not want the new sony cam.

Jason

9 years ago

From what I gather, few developers even have software to edit 4k. Hardware way ahead of software. Five years…maybe?

twistedshifter

9 years ago

In case you didn’t know, 1080 is a dying resolution, just like SD was back in the day. 4K will be the new norm, which is why virtually every camera company is producing 4K capable cams.