GoPro Hero 11 is approaching Cinema Camera Standards with New Updates

Stevyamda

First, the Flat profile is indeed a log profile, and the gamma can be adjusted in the camera. And 10bit colors was available at the start even in 5.3K 60p. In Linear mode, there is hardly any fisheye, and at 5.3K resolution there is plenty of detail for 4K despite the crop.

But now with GoPro Labs firmware:

1. You can up the bitrate to 200 Mbps (HEVC, 10bit).

2. You can now shoot 4K 120p in 10bit (newest firmware).

3. You can turn off noise reduction - and you get visibly more detail, and any noise is actually very fine.

5.3K using 2.35:1 crop (10bit, Flat, Linear, extended color gamut (Native), 180 Mbps HEVC):

https://youtu.be/i_hID68iVjA

4K 120P 10bit, Flat, 180Mbps:

https://youtu.be/sbqixvFBBvs

IeuanBright

I see it’s been a while since anyone posted here, but I’m curious—has anyone tested the Hero 11 in low light since these updates? I’ve seen some mixed YouTube footage, but hard to tell what’s down to post work. Also wonder if anyone’s paired it with an ND filter and used manual exposure to push it more into that “cinema” vibe.

TonyHarrington

I was impressed too, especially with how clean the 10-bit footage looks now. But if you're not sold on sticking with GoPro, I found some solid picks here: https://www.gigwise.com/best-gopro-alternatives/. Some of those cameras offer things GoPro doesn't, depending on what you're shooting.