GoPro Hero12 Black Finally Gets a Tripod Socket

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GoPro reliably updates its iconic Hero action camera annually, just after school gets back into session. The small, tough, waterproof video cameras are well-suited for recording point-of-view footage for action shots, and are good matches for vloggers too. This latest is the Hero12 Black. It brings refinements and improvements to the line, while retaining the same form and basic feature set as the Hero11 Black from last year.

The GoPro formula is tried and true—its Hero cameras are built to survive rough-and-tumble handling and support an ultra-wide video for dramatic point-of-view recording. The Hero12 Black fits in the palm of your hand and weighs just a few ounces, but is tough enough to handle drops, and waterproof to 33 feet.

For the first time, this Hero comes with dual mounting options. It keeps the long-running built-in clips to connect to GoPro mounts, but adds a standard tripod socket. This adds some flexibility in how you mount the camera, and takes away that awful feeling you get when you realize you forgot the GoPro adapter for your tripod when getting to a location.

Front and rear screens continue, so you can monitor your frame from either side, but only the rear display supports touch. Voice commands work too, and you can use a Bluetooth mic or AirPods to send them wirelessly, so you don't need to be within earshot of the camera to start or stop a video.

The Hero12 uses the same 8:7 aspect image sensor and ultra-wide lens as its predecessor, but the video engine has been improved to capture high dynamic range (HDR) footage. Action fans can push to 120fps at 4K and 240fps at 2.7K for extreme slow motion, and while social media mavens can use the squarish sensor and full 5.3K resolution to record clips that