GoPro HERO 11 Review – Is it Worth Upgrading in 2022?

Every year this action camera company tries to change the game, but did they pull it off in 2022? We’ve been busy putting the new camera to the test to bring you our comprehensive GoPro HERO 11 review! We dive into the new features, what they’ve improved (and what they missed) and give our honest opinion on whether the GoPro HERO11 is worth the upgrade over previous models.

No other camera company has managed to turn a product into a lifestyle brand quite the way GoPro has, which is one of the reasons we’ve personally been using their products since 2010 (holy moly, more than 12 years now).

And while we love almost everything about the business and the gear they make, we’ll also be the first to admit that some models aren’t as revolutionary as others.

That hasn’t stopped us from personally reviewing each new series when it hits the shelves though, and this year is no different.

We put our GoPros through hell. Snowboarding, scuba diving, mountain biking and just generally pushing them to their limits through our jobs as travel content creators.

The newest camera is now out in the wild and of course we couldn’t wait to try it out.

So in our expert GoPro HERO11 Black review we dive deep into what sets this camera apart from its predecessor, how it performs in the real world and whether or not GoPro have or missed the mark.

Our Honest GoPro HERO 11 Black Review

Last year’s slogan for the GoPro HERO 10 was ‘A New Era’, and this year GoPro have opted to go with ‘Finally to 11’. Quite fitting for the 11th series in what has become a bit of a legacy.

But truthfully what really matches what they’ve done this year is better ‘the GoPro Experience’.

You see in 2022 the new camera has a range of moderate improvements, which we’ll get to shortly, but the real highlight is that everything just works, well, nicer.

There’s the new larger sensor, 10-bit colour and buttery HyperSmooth 5.0 with 360 degree horizon lock (how the hell they make it so smooth is beyond us, but we’ll take it).

These things alone mean the GoPro HERO11 Black is superior over the 10, but that’s not what makes the GoPro Experience a step above anything else they’ve done.

They’ve also introduced a new lighter version dubbed the HERO 11 Black Mini, which is almost as good as the main camera but without a few features such as LCD screens.

GoPro have really tapped into the creator market now, without forgetting their core origins for adventure athletes and…