GoPro Hero 5 Black and Hero 5 Session action cameras were launched by the US-based adventure camera specialist company GoPro, alongside the much-awaited GoPro Karma high-tech drone in September 2016. The other products launched along with the GoPro Hero 5 Black and GoPro Hero 5 Session, are the GoPro Karma, Karma Grip and the GoPro Plus.
GoPro Hero 5 Black camera: Pros
Design, the GoPro Hero 5 Black camera has a bigger design, complete with a touch-screen LCD display, removable battery, microSD card slot, USB type-C port and micro HDMI port. The touch screen allows the user to have easy control on the camera's various settings. The camera is built waterproof to make it usable in underwater photography as deep as 10 meters or 33 feet of water.
Image Capture, the GoPro Hero 5 Black has a higher-resolution sensor, with capabilities of night image capturing and wide-angle 12 megapixels with ultra-sharp image quality and reduced distortion along with built-in electronic image stabilization.
Video Features, the GoPro Hero 5 Black are capable of capturing up to 4K video at 30 frames per second (fps) with 2.7K, 1440p, 1080p, 960p and 720p resolutions and high bitrate video at up to 60Mb/s along with looping video and auto image rotation features. It is also equipped with the GoPro Protune software.
Audio features, with respect to audio capabilities, GoPro Hero 5 Black camera have a 3.55 mm stereo microphone installed with the capabilities of mono 48 kHz, AAC compression with advanced multi-band automatic gain control and effective voice commands features
Price, reports suggest that the GoPro Hero 5 Black camera is priced at USD 399 which is reported worth buying with standard frame, mounting buckle, curved and flat adhesive mounts and a USB Type-C cable.
GoPro Hero 5 Black camera: Cons
GoPro Hero 5 Black camera has few cons; the touchscreen might be unresponsive in some cases. Due to involvement of built-in electronic image stabilization and voice commands features, the battery may lose power soon which is also unfavorable factor. It is reported that the GoPro Hero 5 Black camera has a problem with compatibility in regards with a couple of legacy accessories.
GoPro Hero 5 Session camera: Pros
Design, the GoPro Hero 5 session is designed to be smaller, with a built-in battery, USB type-C port, microSD slot and a monochrome display smaller in size and for the access of settings. A small button is provided along with other buttons for specific use.
Image Capture, the GoPro Hero 5 Session has a good resolution sensor with a wide-image 10 megapixels capture with reduced distortion along with built-in electronic image stabilization.
Video Features - the GoPro Hero 5 Session is capable of capturing up to 4K video at 30 frames per second (fps) with 2.7K, 1440p, 1080p, 960p and 720p resolutions and high bitrate video at up to 60Mb/s along with looping video and auto image rotation features same as GoPro Hero 5 Black camera. It is also equipped with the GoPro Protune software.
Audio features - With respect to audio capabilities, GoPro Hero 5 Session and GoPro Hero 5 Black cameras have similar audio features. Both have a 3.55 mm stereo microphone installed with the capabilities of mono 48 kHz, AAC compression with advanced multi-band automatic gain control and effective voice commands.
Price, reports suggests that the GoPro Hero 5 Session camera is priced at USD 299 with standard frame, mounting buckle, curved and flat adhesive mounts and a USB Type-C cable.
GoPro Hero 5 Session camera: Cons
GoPro Hero 5 Session camera has no touchscreen display which will make the user feel the difficulties in using when compared to its own GoPro rival Hero 5 Black camera. The image resolution is little lesser with a wide angle of 10MP and no ultra-sharp image quality is featured in it as it is available in the GoPro Hero 5 Black camera.
