THE NEW HERO13 BLACK HAS MAGNETIC APPEAL

GoPro's latest flagship arrives with new mount options and new Lens Mods

GoPro has announced its new flagship camera, the Hero13 Black, and while there are certainly improvements under the hood, the big focus this year is what you're attaching up front, with a range of new Lens Mods launching alongside the camera. (There's also a new budget, Hero camera, of which more later.)

The new lenses, in what GoPro has dubbed the HB-Series, include an ultra-wide that stretches the field of view to 177, and a Macro lens with a minimum focus distance of 4.22 inches/0.11m, and focus-peaking compatibility for pin-sharp footage. There's also a neutral density (ND) filter set containing four different strengths of filter. GoPro has also streamlined the Lens Mod experience, with automatic recognition for each lens, which adjusts the camera settings for a seamless switch without any user input.

The Hero13 Black is built around the same 1/1.9-inch sensor as the previous model, which tops out at the same 5.3K 60P and 23MP images as the previous Hero12. This means that nearly everything about the video output is the same as the previous model. Video can be shot in Standard, HDR, or Log modes for additional editing control, either in 8-bit or 10-bit and with a max bitrate of 120Mbps, although the Hero13 has been upgraded to the newer HLG HDR.