GoPro Hero Black 13 and Hero 4K action cameras: Price, bundle offers and more
The Hero Black 13 standalone camera is priced at Rs 44,990. Customers can also choose from the Hero Black 13 Creator Edition or the Hero Black 13 Accessory Bundle, priced at Rs 64,990 and Rs 49,990, respectively. The Creator Edition pack includes the camera along with the Volta Power Grip, Media Mod, and Light Mod, while the accessory bundle (Rs 49,990) includes the Hero Black 13 along with the Handler (floating hand grip), an additional enduro battery, an additional curved adhesive mount, a 64GB SD card, and a carry case.
In addition, customers can purchase the Contacto Magnetic Door and Power Cable Kit separately for Rs 7,990. This power extension accessory attaches magnetically to the specially designed side door for the Hero Black 13 camera, providing a quick, simple and weatherproof way to connect an external power source.
Customers can also purchase additional mounts like the new Magnetic Latch (priced at Rs. 2,500) and Ball Joint Mount (Rs. 4,000), which can help users move the camera between different mounts.
GoPro has also announced the prices of the four interchangeable Hero Black (HB) series lens mods. The ultra-wide lens mod will be available for Rs 9,990, while the macro lens mod is priced at Rs 12,990. The 4-pack of ND filters is priced at Rs 6,990 while the company is yet to announce the price of the anamorphic lens mod.
The Hero Black 13 camera, Creator Edition bundle, and accessory bundle are now available for pre-order with the company’s online retail partners such as Amazon, Flipkart, Croma, and Reliance Digital. GoPro has confirmed that pre-order shipping and retail on-shelf availability will begin on September 10 at 6:30 PM IST.
The Ultra Wide Lens Mod, Macro Lens Mod, and ND Filter 4-Pack will be sold separately from the Hero Black 13 and will be available for pre-order starting September 10. Meanwhile, the Anamorphic Lens Mod will be available in 2025.
The smaller Hero 4K camera is priced at Rs 23,990 and will be available for pre-order starting September 16. Pre-order shipping and retail sales of this camera will begin from September 22.
Luxury Personified (LP), the official distributor of GoPro in India, will offer the standard 1-year international warranty as well as an additional 1-year warranty at no extra cost. Customers can register for this by scanning the barcode on the official GoPro packaging to avail this extended coverage. LP will also extend other affordability programmes, including no-cost EMI.
GoPro Hero Black 13: Key specifications, accessories and more
As for video quality, the Hero Black 13 supports 5.3K resolution at 60 frames per second. The camera also has a new 13x burst slow-mo feature that can capture up to 400 frames per second at 720p (HD) resolution. The camera can also capture slow-motion videos at 120 frames per second in 5.3K resolution and 360 frames per second videos in 900p resolution. The new camera also includes a large capacity enduro battery that extends runtime in all weather conditions.
The Hero Black 13 also supports a new magnetic latch mounting and Wi-Fi 6 that promises up to 40% faster content transfer speeds. The camera is also capable of recording Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) HDR videos that offer a wider colour gamut and support more customisable audio tuning. The Hero Black 13 also supports GPS to track speed, path, terrain and more.
The camera is claimed to have a 1900mAh Enduro battery with a 10% larger capacity that offers better power efficiency and a newly designed battery enclosure for longer runtime in all conditions. The Hero Black 13 promises 1.5 hours of continuous recording at the highest resolution 4K30 and 5.3K30 settings, as well as over 2.5 hours of continuous recording at HD-quality 1080p30.
The Hero Black also supports 13 new HB Series lenses that are automatically detected by the camera to provide optimal setting options based on the lens type and environment. The company says the four HB-series lenses are the only lenses compatible with GoPro-patented HyperSmooth stabilization and are waterproof and scratch-resistant with hydrophobic coatings.
Ultra-wide lens mod: It offers a 177-degree field of view and a new 1:1 aspect ratio that can help users crop their footage into widescreen 16:9 or vertical 9:16 shots – no matter how the camera is mounted. This lens also maximizes HyperSmooth performance for unbreakable 360-degree Horizon Lock in-camera video stabilization up to 4K60 resolution.
Macro Lens Mod: This lens offers variable focus on objects at a distance and objects up to 4x closer than the standard GoPro lens. The variable focus ring will allow users to manually adjust the focus distance from as close as 4.3 inches (11 cm).
Anamorphic Lens Mod: This lens can help users capture artistic footage at ultra wide-angle in a 21:9 aspect ratio (like feature films) with less distortion than a traditional wide-angle perspective. Cinematic lens flares enhance the character of the footage, while in-camera “de-squeezing” makes it easier to capture, review, and edit anamorphic content without an intensive post-production workflow.
ND Filters 4-Pack: These four HB-series neutral density (ND) filters — ND4 / ND8 / ND16 / ND32 — help create cinematic motion blur in shots. Users can simply apply a filter and the camera automatically detects it, then it goes into Auto Cinematic Video mode, and dials in the best settings based on the environment.
Go Pro Hero 4K: Key features
Hero’s tiny camera weighs just 86 grams and has a 35% smaller volume as well as a 46% lighter weight compared to the Hero Black 13. Despite its small size, Hero is built to be rugged and waterproof up to 16 feet (5 meters). This camera features a touch screen and one-button control, allowing users to easily frame shots, change modes with a swipe or press, and start capturing with a single button.
It supports Ultra HD 4K and HD 1080p videos, 12MP photos, and slow-motion recording at 2.7K with 60 frames per second. Additionally, users can extract 8MP frame grabs from 4K videos using the Quick app, which is optimised for YouTube-ready horizontal videos with a 16:9 aspect ratio.
The Hero Camera also offers HyperSmooth video stabilization via the Quik app, which automatically smooths out bumps and shakes in footage. Its new Enduro battery also allows up to 100 minutes of continuous recording on the highest video setting on a single charge.
