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GoPro has unveiled a sample of footage captured with a GoPro Hero4 activeness camera mounted on a prototype quadcopter drone. It's been known for a while that GoPro is working on developing a drone quadcopter, but information about the product'south specifications, designs, and feature set have been tough to come up by aside from a release date in the get-go one-half of 2022.

The video begins with this statement: "The following video was captured using a developmental epitome of GoPro's quadcopter and stabilization system. This footage has not been stabilized in post-production." That sentiment strikes us more than similar an excuse than an explanation. Merely the video looks pretty much stabilized as expected. The location seems to have delivered ideal weather for capturing a stable video, as there's no sign of wind, which means the drone was able to wing smoothly without whatsoever turbulence.

In contempo years, the usage of drones for photography has increased substantially, but this is the beginning fourth dimension a GoPro camera has been used for direct aerial shots — aside from being carried by a bird, or fastened to a 3rd-political party drone, that is. The quadcopter drone in this case has been outfitted with a gimbal, which provides much-needed stability for shooting video.

At 1440p resolution, the video looks pretty sharp and smooth. The footage is a compilation of breathtaking shots of the countryside, and mountain forest. The location has a hitting resemblance to the Santa Cruz Mountains, which aren't far from GoPro'due south San Mateo headquarters. The video also captures the dusty trails of an ATV riding in the forest. It'due south pretty clear GoPro wants to make its mark in developing drones for capturing aerial shots.

Even though the video gives us a good glimpse of what GoPro has been upward to, it's brought plenty of negative comments, with some calling it "premature" and "badly planned." And then again, GoPro is simply calling the quadcopter a paradigm; the final product could deliver improved video quality downwards the road.

"No post-production stabilization was implemented; this is an example of the incredible paradigm quality we are already able to capture at this avant-garde prototype stage," the company said. Many consumer drones such as the 3DR Solo and the Phantom ii are already equipped to conduct the Hero4 activeness camera, though at that place'south room for improvement; we'd love to see an easy folding machinery for gliding, for example. It will be interesting to see how GoPro differentiates itself from what'southward already bachelor.