USB Power: Starts/stops capture when USB power is detected, ideal when using a GoPro as a dashcam.Saving battery and storage enables timelapses of as long as 40 days on a single battery (or even longer when powered via a USB power bank). Long Deployment Timelapse Trigger: Using the cameras internal date and time settings to auto-trigger at preset intervals.Camera Motion Triggers: Using the camera’s accelerometer and gyroscope, cameras can be programmed to start/stop capture when the camera is in motion, preserving storage and battery.Sunrise / Sunset Auto Capture: Using the GPS chip in conjunction with the date and time settings in the camera, the GoPro can calculate the approximate sunrise/sunset time to auto-trigger a photo or video recording.Motion Detection: Motion detection is now supported in all video modes, including 360° motion detection on MAX, automatically triggering the camera to take photos or video when motion is detected.The exciting list of new experimental features include:
Using an app that generates QR codes, users simply wave the QR code in front of their camera lens to program their camera to do a specific task. But with the new GoPro Labs firmware, GoPro users will be able to program their camera to perform specialist tasks. GoPro action camera functionality is something that most photographers and filmmakers are familiar with in 2021.
The update unlocks innovative and experimental features including motion detection, dashcam support, 360° motion detection, improved live streaming access, and long term time-lapse settings to name a few. In January this year, GoPro rolled the update out as an option for a selection of their most recent cameras: the Hero 7 Black, Hero 8 Black, Hero 9 Black, and the GoPro Max. Last year GoPro released a niche firmware update for the Hero 8 Black allowing a whole host of specialist control such as motion detection, long deployment time-lapse, and settings for cameras to auto power on and take photos/video at a specific time of the day.
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