HERO 9 BLACK IS GOPRO'S BIGGEST AND BEST YET

New model brings 5K, 20MP photos, a front-facing colour LCD and more

The GoPro Hero 9 Black has officially landed, and it comes with upgrades that include a new 23.6MP sensor and a front screen for extreme vloggers. Neither of these features is a huge surprise given the leaks we’ve seen in the run-up to the launch, but they do confirm that the Hero 9 Black is perhaps the biggest redesign of GoPro’s flagship action camera since the Hero 5 Black.

That new sensor means the Hero 9 Black is capable of shooting 5K/30p video, a first for a GoPro, and taking 20MP photos. The new 1.4-inch colour display on the front is a direct response to the DJI Osmo Action, which was the first action camera to arrive with that vlogging-friendly feature when it landed in May 2019.