What Happened To GoPro?
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GoPro is one of the most popular action cameras in the world which is not surprising given that GoPro basically invented the niche themselves. Before GoPro, adrenaline junkies had to either had to spend a substantial amount of money purchasing expensive camera equipment or they had to settle with recording from a distance. GoPro's cheap and durable cameras revolutionized the way that sports could be captured from the first-person point of view. Even today, GoPro cameras are still quite dominant within the action camera space. However, the same cannot be said about the company itself which has been losing hundreds of millions per year since 2015. When GoPro initially went public, investors pumped the stock to nearly $100 per share, but as GoPro missed expectation after expectation, investors have fled the stock making it nearly a penny stock today. Nick has been trying to stage a turnaround over the past few years and it looks like it may be working given that GoPro just had their first positive 12 month period since 2015. This video explains the meteoric rise and unforgiving fall of GoPro and what happened to GoPro.
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0:00 - The Merciless Fall From Grace
0:58 - The Good Life
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I once watched an interview with Frank Wang, the CEO and founder of DJI. He said that when they were developing a new generation of phantom drones, they wanted to cooperate with GOPRO. However, the CEO of GOPRO requested that DJI develop and produce drones, GOPRO only provides their cameras. However, for the profits of the entire drone, GOPRO will get 70% and DJI 30%. DJI considered this an insult to them and gave up the cooperation with GOPRO and produced its own cameras. From then on, because of GOPRO's rudeness and arrogance, GOPRO lost one partner and got one more competitor.
One hell of a partner to loose too
my DJI camera is better than all the Go Pro ones around the same price and have to spend 2 to 3 times the amount to get a GoPro on par. GoPro would never have been able to compete with DJI as far as drones go as they had a big headstart on them, their new drone can fly for 45Min on one battery
One hell of a competitor to have too
Thx Hotchi for the extra explanation. Have a sweet day ☀️
They tried drones and gopro flopped big time
Smartphones killed gopros for the mainstream. We action sports athletes still use them though
that's good to hear I really enjoy looking at athletes do their own pov while doing their sport
Nailed it 🔨
There are a lot of other solutions too. I don't upgrade my GoPro I'm on the hero 8 black and it works more then fine...the hero 10 offers nothing new for me.
I used 12 in total at a wedding yesterday. Planning to get 6 more, including a Max. Best thing for timelapses (just set one up and use your main, real carmera, for the good photos) or any whacky risky shots. Cameras are not mainstream anymore.
I use it at rallying. Smartphones are good, but if you want same features, GoPro is a lot cheaper, than smartphone with a good camera and video image stabilizer.
I use a Hero 8 Black for my motovlogs with an ND Filter and the quality is actually pretty good. It's hard to appreciate how much GoPro's have improved until you compare a Hero 2 or 3 to an 8-9-10. Being able to see the screen + make adjustements while it's mounted to my helmet is awesome. Not to mention, no more checking in the mirror or pulling my helmet off and awkwardly looking at the camera to see if it's recording lol.
Good point. A lot of my videos start out with my own face just because I'm looking at the GoPro to make sure it's working.
No tears for nick, we won.
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i have the remote and its an actual godsend on the bike!
I had go pro 3 silver. How is battery life on the new models?
What went wrong with GoPro in my views-
1) Going IPO is a mistake
2) No improvement is making it smaller and lighter with longer battery life.
3) Too many models in too short a time.
I got 3 free shares of GoPro stocks with a broker I signed up... They were $7.24 and I sold all 3. After checking their earnings.
No thanks. They're over priced at $5.
And they'll need to go into the phone or something else niche market and move into some other areas of electronics to stay afloat for longer than a decade period. Which they could do. I don't see them doing that now though.
Going IPO was actually perfect for the founders. Get cash while the hype was high.
Wtf "going ipo" it's called going public. IPO is the initial public offering
Smaller than that? No..its already too small
I agree with the 3rd one..too many models in short time with very minor improvements was a mistake.
4) They denied to shake hand with DJI
The drone was a logical thing to add to their portfolio, because it complements their main product (cameras) and it meets the needs of their main clients (outdoor people).
They just should’ve put more effort in the project.
I still have my KarmaDrone with a Hero 4 Black!
@@rbruce63 GoPro SHOULD have got into the DASHCAM business !!!! This is just soooooo logical but GoPro DID NOT FOCUS on this SECTOR... IMAGINE a GOPRO in EACH AND EVERY NEW VEHICLE ... MY GOD , .... who is RUNNING this business, anyway?!? Do I, .. a little pion, really need to point out the fucking obvious? Here, .. I will SPELL it out for you, GoPro executives, .. if you are reading this .. the key word here in this comment section is vehicular dash cam .. here it is a little slowed down for you:
D A S H C A M in ALL NEW VEHICLES
Drones was a good move, but what they should have done was team up with an already successful drone company and license their name.
Dashcam is another good market, but it's not like you can just snap your fingers and be in every new car... That's not how it works
Completely agree. What the company needs right now is NEW LEADERSHIP. They need someone who understands how to build the business over the long-term. Any exec who would pay themselves that much money without any regard for the performance metrics is NOT someone who is stable over the long-term. The product is good. The expansions were not actually all that ill-advised; aside from them moving far too rapidly in trying to expand. Without new leadership, the company will likely see a return to poor practices and eventually be purchased by one of the major drone manufacturers.
not that much a compliment considering only thing different from their cameras is a number, the last 5 gopro are identical shitty products
They release a new camera every year, and every year it’s the same dilemma; buggy firmware, battery and overheating issues. It takes roughly half a year, and they start to get everything solved. But then a new cam is launched, and everything starts over again.
Plus, you‘re almost forced to a GoPro subscription, if you don’t want to pay a bunch of money more. I don’t like a behavior like that.
You get the GoPro subscription for free and a large discount on your first order, then save on every following order. What's bad about that?
@@OlivioSarikas what the hell are you subscribing to ... It's a camera
Yep! My impression was that at some point GoPro decided that there was more to be made as a cloud subscription service. Unfortunately, the cameras and software seemed to be abandoned in the process. The disposable 8 and trashing of Quick simply closed the door on anything else.
If you bought a brand new car and got a 10 percent discount on it, but it failed to get you to work about 30 percent of the time, would you still be pleased with your purchase if the dealer didn't fix the problems?
It's an okay camera. But the fact of the matter is it's at best consumer electronics level quality and probably not even that good. It render color well, when it works, some of the custom features are awesome, but when you lose a third of your shots to glitch bullshit and have only an hour of batter life, it's not even consumer level quality. Commercially it is a failure.
DJ Osmocam isn't stellar, but it's reliable. It doesn't fail to start, doesn't fail to save, in the commercial world those aren't just priorities, those are "I got paid" vs "I did not get paid".
The fact is, GoPro didn't fix the problems with the 9 and it's unlikely as hell they'll fix them in the 10. I'll never buy another one and it's likely a lot of other people won't either.
I 100% agree with this statement lol. Been using since the original hero 1. Currently on 9. Can't justify the 10 yet 😅
When the price rose from camera to "status symbol" level just because of the brand name, they lost their allure for me. Learning that my purchase was just supporting an over-extended lifestyle put them off my radar completely. Plenty of competitors in the market today with adequate quality at a fraction of the cost.
did you type that from an iPhone
@@tavisprik4562 Nope... Apple products don't impress me either. 2-3+ times the price for less serviceable/ repairable, proprietary devices with greater built in obsolescence just to keep you buying more. I look at things that are repairable, their ability to be upgraded/ updated, compatibility with other devices, the things most "status symbol" brands aren't. Not saying they're bad products, but I don't fall for the hype that paying more just for the name on the box equates to a superior product, or be stuck with something that can't be repaired, or affordable to replace if or when when they fail.
@@tavisprik4562 try using your brain sometimes lol
Adequate being the operative word.
If you can’t afford one just say so.
Could you recommend me a competitor? Currently looking at Hero8 Black so something analogous to that maybe?
I own 2 GoPros. Both freeze if not updated weekly or monthly at the least. I phone will by my new cameras.
GoPro film quality is decent but you shouldn’t have to cancel a road trip to go back home and update a Camera.
buy a laptop?
I’ve had several go pros and I’ve never had bad luck with them freezing. The only issue for me was battery life
I would get that sent in if it’s under warranty
@@koala7676 some people cant easily buy a laptop lol even if they are a doctor on some countries you gotta save up for like 2 3 months for 1 decent laptop that doesnt have a 8 gigs of ram only and stuff
if in a country with good economy though then ofc thats a great option
@@chadkrause6574 same if it lasted a bit more than 30 mins that would be great
imo the main problem is they're overpriced. Over the years a huge number of alternatives have come onto the scene which are perhaps not quite as high quality but are perfectly good enough and cost less than half the price of a GoPro.
Overpriced? They’re insanely cheap for a high quality waterproof camera with good stabilization. An iPhone costs 1000 dollars and people buy those for their cameras, and my A7iii kit cost me almost $4000 so I would say GoPros are very cheap.
@@WestonNey For the market they're targeting and compared to their competition? They're are easily the most expensive mainstream action camera brand. IPhone is also way overpriced, considering phones with comparable specs from other brands go for less than half the price, and the Iphone also isn't just a camera nor would you strap it onto a drone or mountainbike with a good risk it will break. Using a A7III is an even poorer example considering it's market and usage.
While goPro are the best general purpose action cams, their competition generally isn't much worse but at less than half the price. (also doesn't help that GoPro started making their camera's more breakable, bigger and heavier in recent years. The last 2 probably only a big issue in my hobby or FPV Freestyle drone flying where ever few grams and wind resistance count)
The ones that cost less always suck. They last a year, the picture quality it rubbish and they drop frames.
@@relo999 -
It's the possible return on investment that keeps the prices "expensive". I've never liked that fact that keyboards and synthesizers cost so much money. I purchased a Korg M1 back in 1990 and it ran me $2500. But the difference between me and gigging musicians, they could invest that kind of money and maybe make that money back in a year of gigging. I was merely a hobby musician. The same holds for GoPro and UA-cam content creators.
@@thespadestable Certainly, but the difference is marketing. Korg ain't marketing their 1k+ synths to the average consumer or hobbyists it's marketing it to people with a job that requires such device.
GroPro however doesn't market it to youtube content creators, it market it to action sports enthusiasts and to a lesser extend the holiday goer. And well, that marketing doesn't remotely line up with the price considering for a lot of sports the price roughly lines up with the cost of the sport equipment needed to practice said sport. And it's quite far removed from the holiday goer pricing.
Especially for a device that runs a high risk of damage.
And well, for the price gopro asks there are far better camera's for youtube creators.
Starting a company and keeping output consistently meeting consumer taste is very difficult. It's understandable.
That is the reason why Steve jobs is a legend.
@@AnimeNerd500 He may have been intelligent at making choices, no doubt. However, let's not forget the people that actually designed the product that Apple fans love.
@@yoursubconscious true
Absolutely especially with DJI around, chinas dangerous as they thieve tech and make it better for less
@@Blackirish__ every single company that has ever existed has “been inspired by their competition” ask Microsoft… China is the most productive nation on earth. That’s why we have to look sharp or surrender to them.
I already saw this back in 2018 and make video of gopro is going bankruptcy, the reason is the price is getting so high so the market in some countries couldn;t afford, real vloggers, real people who use it can't afford to buy it.
I've always thought one of their major problems was every year they sold so many different confusing models. At any given time, you could see 9 different GoPro models for sale on shelves in a store and you would have no idea which one to buy. And it was repeat year after year.
It’s easy to tell the difference if you can read.
@@Lucas_Antar but the general public is simple
@@VR6_SKC the general public has a 99% literacy rate.
@@Lucas_Antar Literacy does NOT mean one is NOT a simpleton..
@@Lucas_Antar too many choices makes the mind feel stressed and annoyed, need to find the right balance of choice
I never have a GoPro but my uncle has one since he is an adventurous dude. It's one of the most durable cameras I have seen.
Ah that’s good
It's also the clunkiest, most inexplicable design that still bears the ergonomic sense of the 90s.
i’ve had one since like like 2015 and it still works fine
I lend out my go pro to all my friends who is going on an adaventure and I don’t remember which friend has it now
@@Spider-Too-Too cool
I bought the DJI Osmo Action over the latest GoPro. Yes, the Osmo Action had a few glitches, but these have now been fixed with a firmware update. I have many friends with the latest GoPro and they are constantly losing footage due to problems with their camera shutting off or not writing properly to the SD card.
Same I bought the dji osmo action over gopro
I live in Florida and use my GoPro for video while I ride my motorcycle. But with the heat down here the thing constantly shuts down randomly. What’s the point of wearing it when it shuts down mid ride and doesn’t record. It’s extremely frustrating.
@@Usiris23 with the dji osmo action you can record for nearly an hour, just that after a while it wont let you use the touchscreen
I bought Gopro 6 before, the worst camera I have brought in my life. Since then, I will never buy gopro camera again
They probably buying fake memory cards I've had a couple of gopros and I've never lost footage or have frozen the camera
"What Happened To GoPro?" : the same thing that happened to Blackberry, HTC, Motorola, and Nokia - the iPhone.
Iphone cant replace my gopros, nor my drones... nor my Samsung quite frankly :P
Look at the iphone release date then look at the gopro release date. Now consider that the iphone wasn't even remotely water resistant until the 7.
Your assertion is proven wrong by reality.
I have owned several GoPros, including the latest model. All but one of them has been pretty awesome. I just shot a lot of footage last week and it was amazing. I am disappointed they discontinued the Quik desktop software, as it was amazingly fast and simple to get some quick shots up that looked good. I do think they can turn it around, just hope it's not too late.
I used to like their software, but got used to using Adobe Premiere Pro now... Using the old GoPro software made the change to adobe easy actually.
Question. I have the Max. And I want to edit footage. What software do you use?
@@ryanhaquez6345 adobe premier pro
Their technology is too easily replaceable... Software are a bit buggy. But financial management is most crucial.
devastating
I agree, there's frequently becoming less of a reason to buy GoPro instead of a Chinese action camera.
Now this Comment is sounding like the crypto Scammers spammers
@@michaelberna987 Dayum! You mean to say Chinese software/hardware quality is better than the American counterpart? When did that happen?
@@deleater years ago I'm pretty sure of it...
They designed a solid action camera. I still use my gen2 to this day and it records solid video action with zero issues. If they stick to the camera world, they will recover and drive on. It’s once you branch out into many realms and compete with other companies as well as have greedy share holders, that’s when issues begin to rise.
Founder's syndrome. Nick Woodman got too impressed with his own "genius" and worth. Inventing a type of camera does not make you a good businessman.
Now there are multiple companies producing an identical Hero9 camera for about $75. Tough to get back the market share if you are charging $900.
@@normferguson2769 yep. I bought a used GoPro Hero 3 for $40 on Mercari and I’m fine with it. GoPro won’t get any money from me. My Hero 3 works great for filming my son’s flag football games and for skiing excursions too.
I remember how big Gopro was, especially when they released the 4.
Everything from the fact that all tech stores had a large section dedicated to gopro accessories, to Action videos being the next big thing on UA-cam.(Not a day went by before you saw or heard of an epic video, which could only be done with an action camera
Example the Sushi belt video.)
However, with each new model, Gopro began to lose more and more buzz, and in the end just become one of several Recording tools in your backpack.
the Hero 4 Black was the best camera i ever had.
GoPro CEO: Makes mistakes
Also him: learns from his mistakes
Other CEOs: wait, that's illegal
sounds like he's was a greedy bro, focused on flexing but now learning. hope he matures well and become truly successful and maybe, willing to help others in need.
p
Would you ever trust this guy with your investment?
@@dorbie hell no.
He will not live forever and companies are primarily created and run make profit so...🤷🏻♂️
Product is solid, CEO is a muppet, taking that much salary from a business that can't support it is an abrogation of his fiduciary duty to shareholders. You can't invest in a company run by someone like that.
Yes!
Agreed. He's a scumbag. He totally wrecked the common shareholder to enrich himself. Beware any company where the CEO and largest shareholders starts cashing out like crazy.
It is clear as day. His ridiculous salary was a way of selling shares without actually selling shares. He should be in jail.
I loved my original GoPro Hero and Hero 2, and jumped to Hero 4 as soon as it was released. After that, GoPro started lacking behind the competition (at least camera features-wise).
Since then I switched to a Garmin Virb Ultra action cam, and noticed that it took GoPro 2-3 years to catch up with Garmin's features.
For a company with so much dedication to the action cameras' field, and aggressive marketing with annual models release. GoPro is definitely not a leader in the field anymore.
When the time comes to upgrade my action camera, GoPro's cameras are nowhere to be found in my shortlist.
They might carry all the features I need nowadays, but at that price point...FORGET IT!
I still have the HD hero, a camera is just extra weight when I can just use my phone
@@grindeyyyyy
Phones are not a replacement for action cams.
I still using Session 4 and 5 on my FPV freestyle drone.. Love it.
Hero session's are the best
Upgrade to the action 2… lighter and much better quality. Also build in stabilization
@@davidcatanzaro8838 some don't like that ultra-wide FOV I think. And the action 2 is less resistant than the session.
He made a dope product and changed how we record sports. Competition came and diluted his market share. There were many problem with GoPro vs other products. Look at DJI today, a way better product at half the price.
Yup. That's because ... Chyna
Yeah no, the new DJI camera has overheating problems. You can only record for 5 minutes before it starts overheating in Europe because of some bs legislation
Which DJI products are half the price of GoPro, I can’t find any.
@@bobwilliams8867 true
Yeah. Dji action is better. No need to pay premium for more soundtrack on editing. Its all free. Will never go back to go pro.
They will obviously make a comeback cause their failed business plans aside their core business the camera itself has been great year after year. Their current hero 10 is a good step up too from the last gen. So they will definitely survive as long as their camera business thrives.
Well thats the down side … so idk if you noticed but the hugest problem for GoPro right now with the Cameras is that they over heat and run out of battery quickly the simple fix is developing a smarter Software design that can basically handle 3 different GoPros at once and still maintain the small size of the camera but unfortunately to do this would be risky because of how many trial and errors there would be from when the 10 came out to the new GoPro
@@realityvlogs6413 because the camera is not intended to sit on a flat surface, hence the overheating issue.
@@eddieveemusic oh … OOP ok makes sense i just herd its a good Vloging platform camera thats cheap and simple and has its own app if you can afford the equipment to operate editing software
@@eddieveemusic it overheats in normal use assuming you aren't using it snowboarding or something cause obviously a cold environment will help
As long as they don't sit on their laurels without bringing out a new product to compete against the tiny but competent new offerings from other companies, GoPro will have a successful comeback. Their IP and product name would be bought up by a white knight before they actually went bankrupt and their tech turned into a bunch of chinese knockoffs emboldened by the lack of the GoPro company competing with them. But that new cam better be less clunky than all their past offerings. It's nice to have a fat blocky package to hold in my hands, but I think the true core of the cam can be squeezed down into a much smaller unit. This unit can then be the module that plugs into the bigger clunky housing we know of today, or fastened into other GoPro packages for different purposes such as underwater scuba (60meter), water resistant (5meter), or eventually to drone-compatible housings.
The HERO5 Session was the best design they came up with. It was compact and performed decent, could be easily mounted to anything, even existing drones. I hope they relaunch a product with that form factor some day.
I have a 9 and rarely use it because they just keep fetting bigger and heavier, more screens and crap for vloggers. The 5 is the perfect form factor.
They're still great little vlogging and action cameras, but they really need to focus on making them more reliable instead of more powerful.
If you want reliability, buy Hero 3+ Black .... Mine are still working perfect...
They made reliable, people want features....
This is Nick's great learning curve. As a former GoPro customer (I purchased a Hero 8 Black), the company is one which has pulled many cynical marketing moves on its customers. I am particularily critical of the company's level and quality of after sales service and tech support. GoPro releases highly hyped, but half baked cameras out onto the market, then uses its customer base as unpaid beta testers to complete the product development cycle. GoPro cameras are getting better slowly, but the company's view toward marketing and after sales service keeps them back IMHO.
The hero 8 was pretty bad. A bunch of overheating issues
the funny thing about this company is, they always sending me email every week but when i click the link to buy , there is always TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK notification on the website, i bet this company will be disappeared in 10 years or less
Not to say GoPro is get into a harsher competition with rivals from Japan; or that a German rival could just buys GoPro or challenge GoPro.
To my extended to say that Leica makes the best lens and cameras, seems that Leica will be bought by a Korean company.
This means Samsung will be the possible buyer of Leica to challenge Sony in the mirrorless camera market, and then they might acquired GoPro.
Just remember that Leica shits on the rest when it comes to camera lens quality this is the reason why Leica will be potential to Samsung to challenge Sony on the mirrorless camera market and probably adding Leica technology on GoPro if Samsung where to acquire GoPro after Samsung acquires Leica.
This is a marketing technique if a seller thinks a potential buyer would be unlikely to complete the purchase.
A huge number of consumers will put the item in their basket, get to checkout ... and get cold feet, never completing the purchase.
The email marketing campaign isn't trying to sell you a one off product. That's too hit or miss. From a huge mailshot you'd get only a few sales. It's about creating demand: people want more what they cannot have, and they'll tell others if they can't get what they want. Perception of scarcity drives up demand. If you really want a Go Pro you can get one in a few hours. The brand isn't suffering for a want of distributors.
I just ordered and bought their product
Insta360 and DJI are innovating Gopro out of the industry.
@@MobileAura Could you buy me out as well, while you're at it?
I'm an emulator, that will work on anything for 0.05% of Nick's salary.
#wowwhatawanker
At the IPO, they were valued like a tech company, and they are a camera company. Big missteps, like trying to sell drones and launch a streaming TV service, were about trying to chase those valuations and frame the company as a growth stock. What they do well is making durable, waterproof cameras for people who do outdoor/adventure activities and who create content for platforms like UA-cam. Their market is stable at best and probably shrinking, as smartphone cameras improve to fill their role for most casual users, and their products are a victim of their own success, because, as the cameras improve - and the recent ones are really nice - it is harder to add useful new features or improve functionality to get existing owners to buy the newest camera.
I love Nick for admitting his mistakes and taking responsibility for it! I hope Gopro recovers and makes a educated come back! :D
I think you should also mention the costumers angriness of not being able to use the accessories of a previous camera version in the next one.
yes, this’s the most annoying part of getting new cameras.
If Nick continues being mindful, GOpro will make a come back
will the investor might have different thought lol
He pioneered. Lots of competition now
Ah... Nope!
We NEED 1) The sensor size BIGGER to get MORE LIGHT AT NIGHT, 2) The life of battery more long, and 3) The possibility to add a BLUETOOTH microphone WITHOUT ANY ACCESSORY!!!!
I've started filming with a go pro recently, hero 8 black actually. I get very similar results with a pixel 6.
the pixel 6 overheats much faster, doesn't have a SD card slot so being limited to 128gb makes the pixel 6 not ideal if shooting in 4k.
I must say the go pro seems overly controlling with non oem batteries, and a bit locked down and limited on some features timestamp comes to mind videos in play back don't start at 00:00 on the black. kind of a annoyance.
go pro syncing and Mac is slow and no longer officially supported. took a bit to figure out it needed permissions in Catalina, most apps tell you what it needs but go pro required dragging the app into nearly every permission and allowing. camera freezes all the time with the latest update. the hero 10 isn't much different and I had better expectations from the 8 as being a polished product. switching USB modes is buggy requiring a restart after a change without saying so, if not it'll freeze with USB connected until you not just restart but follow the exact process of restarting after changing the USB mode. adding a external mic seems a bit overly dependent on a GoPro brand dac, any cell phone USB c dac I've tried seems to not work.
I think gopro has let the customers down, new Samsung phones record in 8k. I'm not asking for 16k but 8k can make a nice video to generate a 4k video giving additional crop or kens burns effect without quality loss.
I know the 1080 vs 4k quality is nearly identical I just expected gopro 10 to beat any cell phone.
It's painfully obvious... With respect to most video/photo equipment, for the typically long ownership period, it's more than "good enough" for whatever the use-case may be and there's ZERO compelling reason(s) to upgrade endlessly, like cellphones. With this in mind, it's very easy to saturate the fairly limited market for "action" cameras. The shift in the 4/5 series to a waterproof camera itself was significant and drove higher than average sales, but again, the incremental changes from 5-9 are not compelling enough for a typical owner to upgrade, so you're right back where you started.
GoPro was wildly overvalued, even at the IPO level; they were making commodity devices that could easily be copied or competed with and had zero ability to generate revenue after the sale.
Considering they’re the best selling cameras of all time and they’re still making record breaking sales and profits with the latest versions that doesn’t really make much sense.
Nah. many would upgrade constantly. The problem is they're not as reliable after hero 5 onwards. Freezing. SD card compatibility issues. Overheating. Etc. Sony has better reliability. Wouldn't want to hit record and later find out it actually frozed 5 seconds in. And they didn't fix that problem with the hero 10 and it has been happening since hero 6
@@RudyLukman Who "many"? I think you're wildly overestimating the general market use. GoPros are certainly used by "pros", but the majority are weekend warriors, etc. who just use it as a generic "camera" and that's about it and as long as it shows their adventures nicely, job done.
The ability for an average phone nowadays to take almost the same quality video - and that the phone is almost always on hand means the need for a goPro video is limited to extreme sports/water use/etc. A more limited market. I think they will "plod" along and make a descent bit of coin though. One thing that has struck me is that I used to hear about them all the time - now I never hear about them in casual conversation. Humans are fickle.
It’s like going to a nice cafe for a barista coffee vs drinking instant from a tin at home. They’re both coffee, they both give you caffeine but only a fool would say they’re the same. It’s all in their patents and R&D experience for example their OIS / HyperSmooth technology is copied but at noticeable reduction in quality
An inexperienced leader will always make mistakes. He will bounce back because of his ability to admit mistakes
I hope he does even better in the future
DJI crushed it.
Um beginners luck He had his chance...it's over...You only get this kinda opportunity once...don't phk it up....
@@realitycheck908 Im not so sure about that. Im thinking he got rid of all the nonsense he bought...which it is...nonsense...and reinvested the money back into the company...If he stood by with his hands in his pockets while the company floundered, than he's a reall piece of shite...just sayin...
Thanks for highlighting my comment and thanks for the reply’s above.
GoPro is still the leader in the field in my opinion and something I use regularly while surfing. The product gets better and better
I've been saying this for years: GoPro thrived in spite of Nick, not because of him. The smartphone market made GoPros redundant in all but the most extreme environments. In those extreme environments GoPros are still better than most other action cameras (I've used them all). What they need is a larger sensor. Insta360 has a 1in sensor module, and the image quality, especially in low light, is miles ahead. The only problem with Insta360 is that they don't listen to their customers. I've told them many times they need to decrease the minimum focusing distance of their 1in module (90cm / 35in makes (moto)vlogging impossible) and they also need to streamline their software, but they don't care. If GoPro puts a 1in sensor on their cameras with a ~50cm (20in) minimum focusing distance - it's not that hard, some smartphones are already doing it - they'd have the perfect action camera that would also double as a great vlogging and family camera. That's the way to get back on top.
I used my GoPro for racing cars. It drives me crazy seeing people drive while using their phones to make videos as you can’t pay attention to the road, other drivers, etc., while driving. No pun intended.
DJI Action Cam enters the room “Here, hold my beer”.
Stabilization on those is bad tbh
Take the thumbs up friend!
hold my external battery
I’d take 4 used GoPro Hero6 blacks for the same price of one dji action cam
DJI Action Cam is absolute rubbish, a joke of a camera
As a motovlogger, this is extremely painful. I’ve started using Insta360 gear. I still use GoPro devices, but unless they start improving the fundamentals, software, reliability, and simple features like external mics with waterproof support, and better partnerships, I’ll continue to move away from them. The ball is completely in their court as the dominant leader. However, dominant leaders are usually too complacent and unwilling to cannibalize their sales with new innovations. This is usually why very few of the fortune 100 companies are still around 50 years past their dominance.
Just upgraded from 3+ to 9, biggest tech jump, since firmware was fixed a few months ago I felt safe buying it from Costco. I'm loving learning about it and look forward to more vlogging
I used GoPro Hero 9 and for me this is still popular last year until now. The bad thing is the original accessories are so expensive that's why we have to buy a cheaper accessories. Drones is one of my next want to buy for another angle of capturing or DSLR for passion and vlogging. For me GoPro is still on the top :)
If DJI adjusts the price of their action camera (Which is similarly priced to the top of the line Go-Pro) they will destroy Go-Pro. Go Pro batteries are unreliable, don't last as advertised and fail in short order (I've had Go-Pro's since the first iteration). They have some good ideas, and some good technology, but honestly, there are cameras out there that equal or surpass GO-Pro.
Many have tried and all have failed.
I have a GoPro Hero 7 black which I use for making walking videos and I'm impressed with both the video and sound quality. Used in the car though, it overheats and shuts down after an hour of use. I also have a Yi 4k which also gives good quality video/audio, but it gets more use, especially when making driving videos where there are no issues with overheating whatsoever.
Lol, the DJI Action spent its life being sold for half of the price of a Hero 7, even when at launch it was priced to compete with the Hero 8. It was a good camera, but no one in action sports bought it. Just go to any beach / mountain / racing event. All you see is GoPros, with an insta 360 here and there. The DJI Action is nowhere to be found. That product was such a flop that the Action 2 was redesigned entirely, and gave up on all the action sports features to focus on appealing to bloggers instead.
I don't think DJI can contest with GoPro in it's current image and sound quality. Hero 10 is quite simply the best overall action camera on the market, period! Their editing software on mobile phones are very usable as well. I think the only real competitor to GoPro is the Insta360, They have very good 360 capabilities and their non-360 cameras are close to Hero 10 in terms of image quality. Anyhow, if I need an action cam today, I'd go and buy a Hero 10. Simple as that...
@@aka13_404 I think the issue is that just to have an extra battery and swappable sd card you have to buy their $500 bundle where with gopro the batteries aren't around 75 dollars I still think both are pretty solid but for because of both their issues I'll just stick with my gopro hero 7 black and dji pocket 2 :)))
I have a go pro hero4 camera I bought in 2016. It's a very good camera even today. The best part I liked about the go pro was their video editing platform. It was free, easy to learn even for someone like me who didn't do film editing.
Gopro discontinued this editing platform replaced it with Quick, a cheap tackey editing platform. If you wanted a better Gopro editing you had to pay a expensive subscription. I don't use my popro because of this and won't be upgrading to the latest model. Though this video I realised why Gopro cut back on film editing software. I hope Gopro continue to manufacturing great camers. The camera is only half of the story. A good easy to use editing platform is what makes a great action camera great.
I only ever experienced Quick and I absolutely *hate* it. It's one of the reasons I don't use my GoPro as much as I probably should.
I 100% agree with you. The quick software is absolute garbage (but I haven't used it in like 4 years so I don't know if it has changed)
Not a big user, but I use Resolve for free, and before that I used Corel Studio which made it quick and easy to edit. If you are using any kind of camera and want to do cool things with it, get and learn how to edit the media that comes out of the camera. Just like they stated - Go Pro went back to basics and it is worth it to spend a little bit of time to learn how to edit, it will make any camera including GoPro worth using.
I still have a copy of the free editing software for mac ! I can help you if you want - I agree the new Quick idea sucks
Yeah the expensive subscription annoyed me about the company !
I'm sure another thing that impacted the GoPro sales was how camera tech on smart phones has increased. And of course competition. I almost got myself a GoPro max but ended up getting the insta 360 one x2
While they are chasing the quality product segment, the main thing to focus on is compability, gimbals and attach points to different devices and drones. Collaboration with drone companies like DJI. Collaboration with software developers that make video editing software, etc. You don't have to make everything yourself. Just make the damn thing compatible and visible so that people feel elite status and then offer also some kind of bonus like a 6/12 month free subscription to aftereffects or something. You can earn from the subscription campaigns (since people continue to pay to Adobe if they are used to the software) and they also buy your every new toy to keep the free subscriptions. Car cameras are out of their price range. Its a stupid idea to pursue, car companies make their own cameras. Its quite easy to get hold of camera modules. The idea of a GoPro is not to make any camera, its about making a durable camera case that can be attached to anything fast and secure. Cars need fixed cameras hidden behind the window.
I’m a pro photographer, I went to India in 2018, so I bought a Hero Black 7 to take with me. I was a real noob but I got some pretty good video. Since then I’ve been using that GoPro extensively just to make fun little videos and I love it. I shoot a lot of videos with higher end cameras, but my fall back is always that Hero Black 7. Just this week added a Hero Black 10 to my kit and I’m looking forward very much to seeing what I can do with both of them. All I can say is I wish GoPro the best in their recovery because I think they have a phenomenal product
I have owned quite a few GoPros over the years, and one thing remains the same: They make probably the best action cameras in existence, and not only that, they just keep getting better and better each year. In fact, the only reason why I buy a new one every few years is because its simply better than the old version in terms of image quality, stabilization, and other various features. They make great cameras and innovate, and thats exactly what they need to keep doing. It completely boggles my mind that they even went public in the first place, and then tried to expand as hard as they did. Their company is very niche, and theres no reason for them to expand that far. All I can say is I hope they learn from this and stick to what they know how to do.
They innovate ? Get real they are keeping the same design for eternity and nowadays are so behind the competition in this regard that gopro is now only laughable stock
@@smudlicko I would somewhat agree, but GoPro still has a potential.
I’ve owned a GoPro since 2010-2011 and kept up with the company but never invested. They truly are great products but I never could understand the amount of $ they spent on marketing etc. Now I know….
Action 2 better
I purchased a Hero 9 Black, used it on a car to test it out, the mount held 100mph pretty well, but, as soon as I parked the car, the gopro mount fell, and the screen broke, mind you, the drop was only 1ft…… I also have a DJI Action 2, and that thing can take a beating
GoPro started in 2002... I know a ton of people who have been using GoPro since at least 2008. It's still used a ton today. They just brought out a POV drone camera, they're not dead yet.
GoPro tried to go after DJI in the past when they only focused on drones but failed. What's happened next is that DJI is going after GoPro now. They have a dominant drone market, and in the last few years, they've also expanded into sports cameras, movie cameras(Ronin4D), stabilizers(Ronin), etc. GoPro is still not expanded and focus on sports camera now.
Honestly, the drone market was a logical expansion I just think they underestimated the resources needed to develop a semi-autonomous flight platform.
no its because DJI drones are better in every way
@@sophisticatedthumb5364 *underpowered and fragile dji FPV drone*
@@Mi78 Dji has the best drones for first time users and for professional enterprise use
@@sophisticatedthumb5364 But does that mean they have the best drones?
@@Mi78 yes by far the only way to get better drones is building it by yourself and im only talking FPV drones any other type of drones DJI is the best no matter what
CEO lost integrity and turned out greedy. This is where breaking point started.
then he realised it and took a few steps back to make sure his company doesn’t die off. he’s lived both lives and will be better now than ever.
Yes GoPro cameras are super expensive.
@@lcfflc3887 not only that but it has kinda buggy interface and outdated software. I have 2 go pro 8 but I hardly use them. Also battery life is not as good. Maybe too much processing going on when capturing videos but nonetheless for long drives it's not reliable. Either one has to keep on pulling on roadsides or gas station to change batteries. The worst part is that sometimes there's no place to stop for quick change, hence you'll miss something cool. Also the remotes aren't reliable. Sometimes the remote doesn't connect with the device. Esp when you are driving its pain in the ass. Lot of things needs to be improved to be honest. Video quality is really nice though. And 120fps feature but I rather stick to my phone camera.
@@aark69 I agree. When making walking videos my Hero 7 is great, but I still use it with a powerbank. For driving, it overheats and shuts down constantly, which is not good if I'm making long journeys. I've got no problems with my Yi 4k though, which just keeps going.
@@evertonporter7887 true, completely forgotten about overheating too. Gonna check out the one you mentioned. Thanks!
Nick a man after my own heart, a VW camper owner, surfer, snowboarder....so close to of being that guy 😁
We use them for vlogging! Pretty tough little cameras, work wonders for fast paced and really action filled vlogs! Hero 9 works like a champ!
With both pros and cons to the gopro, gopro is highly ingrained in the reality TV sector. I just came off a History Channel shoot that not only had a whole camera kit of gopros but have huge sections of the show shot with them. I'd love to see gopro keep growing and improving so hopefully the upper management can figure things out.
So it's like the Le Eco.
Expanded into too much and neglected their main business.
Unfortunately Le eco went bankrupt while go pro seems to have made a comeback.
I hope they succeed in future.
Atleast the ceo didn't bail out on th company nor did the investors kicked him out.
This might motivate everyone to work harder and save the company.
Ah, I’m not familiar with Le Eco, but that story does sound very similar to GoPro.
@@LogicallyAnswered My mistake.
I should have said Le. Com.
The parent company which had massive ambitions to venture into Electric cars, scooters, TV's, mobile phones etc.
While their main business was streaming platform or something similar.
Used their phone for 2 years before it the screen went out without any reason.
Business insider made a good video on them titled How the Man who challenged Elon Musk went bankrupt.
@@neeljavia2965 I have a Le Eco 1s device and I will say it's the best phone I ever owned. Been going great for >4 years, no slowing down, no issues whatsoever, just the battery is weak but considering a 4 year old phone, it's holding up pretty great. If they never went bankrupt I would never have looked at any other smartphone.
more like WeWork, the founder thought his jesus and his product is a cult classic with every midas touch. So they enrich themslves so much that harmed the company. Where as Elon Musk(SpaceX/Telsa), Steve Jobs(Apple/Pixar/Nxt) lives in a tinyhouse and a normal house. They thought they could skip to bring the next jobs and musk without the work n success.
Le Eco was trying be the next Samsung.
Gopro entry in drones and content wasn't a bad choice but poorly executed. they should have partner with red bull, espn, and vans. should have been drone partners with Parrot, DS. Microsoft succeded with partnership with AMD, Nvidia. we didn't see MS making GPU.
LOVE my GoPros. I buy a new one every couple of years. I’m a video pro, and think it belongs in every pro’s kit. Along with a drone. These are indispensable and dramatically expand how interesting our videos are. The built-in gimbals are amazing.
I bought a GoPro 10 to record myself flying around Florida in smaller GA aircraft and I love it, it even has a plug-in that fits into the planes radios so it can record ATC audio as well. Worth every penny :)
Video requests for you:
•Warren Buffett and Bill Gates connection-buying the platforms that made them rich.
•Dan Gilbert come up story.
•Elon Musk & Howard Schultz Buy/Build strategy
Thanks for the suggestions man!
I lost interest in GoPro as soon as they started to “lease” the software that makes this camera work. I find that there are plenty of cameras including my iPhone that can take just as good video.
You don't buy a gopro for video. You buy a gopro for video anywhere, any time, any conditions. If your iphone can "replace" a gopro, you don't need a gopro.
Good luck strapping your iPhone to your head while riding down the side of a mountain on your MTB 😂 what are you talking about???
@@OlivioSarikas Or diving under water to explore the ocean. It's true that the software isn't the greatest, but it's not about that, or how high the quality of the video is. It's about capturing a moment, and having a memory you can watch again, from places that wouldn't be very friendly to your iPhone. I think my GoPro was my most valuable invention, because I love to do extreme sports, and I love sharing this stuff to inspire more people. So GoPro will recover in my opinion, or at least I very hope so. Both of you are right, it has problems that need fixing, and you cant really strap your iphone to your chest, so the argument can stop. Thank you if you even read this :)
@@pl4mbo There are MANY cell phones that are rugged and can be taken underwater.
- Research is easy...
@@traveler7249 😂🤡
“Budgets for marketing, photos shoots, wheat through the roof.” That’s such a funny narration, talking about an audio & visual company
I think he just let his passion for his job get to exciting. He tried to do alot of good in top of how much he spent on his own lifestyle.
EDIT: LETS HELP GOPRO COME BACK
I actually like the karma drone ,I bought 2 of them and the one has never been used , I was just really impressed with the stability and the quality not even to mention the controller with the screen and the gimbal , the only problem I ever had was the sound recording for vloging , I think it is a great product !
I bought one but could never get it running due to one or other technical issues. Although it seemed to be the perfect drone on sheet, turned out to be waste of money.
@@purveshdoshi Hi , there was some kind of gps problem some time ago , I just followed some instructions on a youtube video and it was perfect again , try it ,I am sure You will be very pleased with it .
Will give it a shot, thanks👍🏼
@michael jamison Your animals are amazing and I respect how you live your life 💯🙏
Clearly you haven’t used dji drone before. Once you have, you will know karma is a total crap
I still use a bunch of Session 5‘s on my FPV drones. They are light and reliable and do everything I need. It‘s a shame GoPro discontinued this small form factor. Another bad decision, instead of segmenting their products and innovating they just opened an enthusiast niche for Chinese competitors like Insta360.
I bought a GoPro when I was younger. The 2 biggest criticisms was the horrendous battery life, about 2 hours and the footage I got was very slow and boring compared to what you see in the adverts, you could never get the same exciting footage. I soon binned it.
probably worth mentioning that other camera companies started making considerably more durable, cheaper cameras that filled the same niche. The companies primarily being pre-existing dedicated camera companies (eg nikon)
Great analysis on fall and potential recovery of gopro! I have seen some people saying that gopro failed because they made products that were so durable that people did not buy the second time. I couldn’t believe that was the truth! There will always be people to buy good products!
Thanks Gautham!
All of their products over heat/shutdown in moderate to hot climate when recording in daylight when recording for half an hour or more, coming from youtuber product reviews for cameras and customer complaints on gopro cameras.
@@mookah2696 I am not sure, mine never did even in 30c. I have the hero 8 black, usually shooting in 4k 30
You underestimate their core market. Adding small features, new technical upgrades that have little effect as well as status lines and editions plays right into much of their core market. Just look at Apple and the iPhone. Very few people need the latest upgrades and features but they always buy them as soon as they come out.
I think GoPro shouldn't have given up on that drone project. The first product was bad, but they should have perfected and relaunched it. They could have been the DJI's most feared rival. But now DJI is threatening GoPro's business.
Honestly Gopro still makes some great products. Their subscription seems a bit silly to me, as someone who doesn't edit on my videos on my phone.
I think a big problem they have is a lack of return customers. I literally had my hero 2 from 8 years ago until just this week. Their improvements year over year are good, but not enough to shell out for a brand new camera for most people,
Agreed with this. I have a Hero 7 Black, and it works great. I have no reason to upgrade unless something goes wrong with this one.
I think they are making the right steps now hopefully , they have the cloud backup which is bringing monthly subscription, plus they are moving into the cold weather adventures. For the longest time I’ve yet to find anything that can survive below zero for very long. The new batteries have definitely helped in the right direction.
Yep I agree with many. Lack of diversity and many Chinese company's now have cheaper offerings that have pretty damn good quality for the money.
Can't trust Chinese companies and their products for the durability and you never know when Xi Ping shut them down. Mindless communists.
@@kashresurrected Just be glad you dont live there! Although i have many friends in China and they say they are happy and love it there
@@ztechrepairs Thank God I don’t live in China, coz No one know where’s Jack Ma and many other tech education companies CEO. By the way, tell your friends to go to Xinjiang province and try to find out what is happening with Uighur Muslims, Chinese will make your friends more happy.
@@kashresurrected First of all Jack Ma has been back for months. We know he got suppressed for a long time.
@@ztechrepairs Xi Ping Pong and CPC are Curse on Humanity, Xi is an evil. Please tell your friends to visit Xinjiang and see what is happening with Uighur Muslims... I am sure Chinese will welcome them and make them very happy.... In their JAIL .
We stopped going out or having adventures..so selfie sticks and tiktok took over
Ah yes, selfie sticks are massive!
As a asian i don't wanna buy selfie stick and add weapons for my mother..
@@bakaweeb6396 LMAO
Unless the stock pays dividends, the stock price has literally zero to do with the underlying company.
I have had Gopro 3 and 7 black editions. And it is incredible engineering they have. Best parts are black edition profeesional level crystal clear image and the robustness of it. I have used them on windsurfing and snowboarding gears since 2014 and none have broken down. Windsurfing have had mast-against the board slams and the camera just survives :). The new image stabilization tech since model 7 and especially on model 10 Black are super upgrades, especially in those sports where visual vibration is biggest issue.
I once opened Gopro 3 body out of curiosity, since I am mechanical engineer myself, and noticed that its internal construction is bit similar to helicopter avionics design. You dont see that kind of shock-vibration resistant design in consumer electronics, even if you buy a supercar and open up its electronics ;)
The old saying jack of all master of none, good in him for not giving up in the grind!
Ok I know people see the track record of GoPro drones and think, "Man that didn't go well, hopefully they just stick to cameras." But I think it would be so cool and would be a major market move if GoPro were to successfully launch a drone product. If tied into the ecosystem properly these could be some of the best drones on the market and really get DGi hot under the collar.
I just bought into GoPro 10 and I'm really impressed! They are use in multiple professional movies and TV. They just announced a new line up with a pro level camera likely.
I bought for my motorcycle helmet. It cost 300$. I heard nothing from the audio except wind noise. GoPro advised me to buy additional accessories. Returned it a few days later and never looked at their products until this video.
And their products became too expensive and unreliable at the same time. All started with model 3. I lost some of my best material to a GoPro…
Ah, that’s unfortunate
Yep, so many bugs are fixed by formatting the sd card, something you usually don't wanna do at the field. It is so weird, sometimes it doesn't start recording, sometimes it randomly stops recording, sometimes smacking it the tiniest bit stops recording, sometimes the footage is corrupted. All fixed by formatting the sd card. Fucking why. I bought a 128 gb sd card for the exact reason of having to do this less. Also sometimes it places files randomly in the sd card contents that you have literally never touched, so finding the files is also a massive pain. Aaaaand not to mention all the times that it randomly doesn't feel like turning on, and needs to be reset or the times when the battery has mysteriously drained itself fron full charge overnight. Feels pretty unacceptable in a product that costs ~400$ and is advertised to be durable and reliable. Lost some of my best flight footage to this shit happening, which really sucks
I don't think they tried to expand too fast. I think they didn't foresee how good smart phone cameras were about to become. It went from being a camera for anyone (which is why it blew up and IPO'd in the first place), back to being mostly for action sports. The drone was a huge misstep and was outdated before the first one shipped.
i have a gopro hero 2, hero 4 black, hero 8 black and now gopro 10, they are really the best action cameras out there. and been using gopro cameras now over 10 years im sure i will keep using them in future. they really let me shear the fun and beautiful experience to my friends and famely.
“Borrow 200,000 dollars from his father” I wanna be able to do this for my kids lol
DJI and Insta360 happened apparently, and they're going to struggle from that if they don't consider the size factor pretty quickly
Competition got stronger and GoPro products didn’t developed to the new standards; they got late to the 360 game and their apps have always been a struggle. Consumers of course aren’t happy
"200k funding secured from his dad"
is when it all went wrong lol
EDIT: 200K IS A LOT OF MONEY, THAT'S LITERALLY THE POINT, HE GOT HANDED A LOT OF MONEY.
Can't believe i needed to add that, deeeeeeeerrrr
I know right? It's always the same story with these 'self-made' billionaires: "I had to borrow one million dollars from my daddy, life was so tough!"
@@j4genius961 i wish my parents would lend me 2k for a startup lol. People that have everything find ways to complain about nothing, thats for sure
Having access to family funds doesn't guarantee you anything.. you need the business acumen to go with it
@@somerandomfella right and I own a business. Having any funds helps startup a business. Weather its from family or its won on the lottery. Its literally free startup money that you did nothing other than ask mommy and daddy for.
Owning and operating a profitable business is easy if you aren't stupid.
Hahaha fair enough
My biggest issue with GoPro is their warranty policy. I bought the 8 & after nearly a year of occasional use (like once or twice a month), the built-in microphone broke down on its own. There was still 10 days left on my warranty so I contacted customer support, looking for a way to fix the mic. Turns out, they don't fix things after 8 because the entire case/structure was glued together for waterproofing. They claim it's impossible to take apart so they don't even fix it anymore. Here's the kicker - their warranty only offers a purchase discount, as in they'll let you turn in your GoPro camera & deduct its used value from your next GoPro camera purchase. In my Case, I originally bought the 8 at around $410, and they'll give me a $138 discount if I choose to buy a new camera from them. So, say I choose to buy the GoPro 10, my price would be $586 - $138 = $448. Considering the poor build quality they offer now (1 year product life), Sticking with GoPro would cost me around $400 a year.....not including accessories, because they change things up now so I'll probably have to buy everything again.
Since that customer support phone call, I gave up on GoPro. Yeah, my 8 still works optically and I'd still bring it to film pure footage. But in the future, I'd probably never consider GoPro again. This way of business is just shameless. Even Apple doesn't go this far.
I have had 7 different GoPros and currently have the 9. They are amazing and durable and I take it places where the phone isn’t suitable… like surfing, mountain biking, backpacking - yes adventures… but it’s also just easy to use and fast to capture pretty good footage and photos. What happened to GoPro? They keep getting better every year. Still a fan.
I'm glad they are going back to their roots as a company, but the action camera market is flooded now.
That’s very true, but hopefully the GoPro brand still has weight
@@LogicallyAnswered I think people don't really care about the brand at this point, you can get a camera that's just as good if not better now for 1/4 the price
I’m curious. New to cameras. I actually just got a gopro 10. What cameras do recommend that are better? Serious replies please.
@@wilbing8465 insta 360 X 2 is in my list, but I’m waiting for next version which hopefully should have 4 K resolution, it’s more versatile than GoPro.
@@FarhanKhan-gt7hd I haven’t tried the insta but heard good things. I tried the dji action 2, I found a lot of flaws compared to gopro. It’s the reason I’m asking. Just looking to see what’s not on my radar. Thanks for the response.
What they need to do is to make GoPro be able to do shallower depth of field shooting. It is nice camera , but has this weakness
My friend use to work for GoPro as a UI designer. He said they blew a lot of money partying and traveling around the world. He had a lot fun while he was there, got to travel the world and party on GoPro’s (investor’s) dime.
EXCELENT research, thank you for this.
Great analysis of GoPro. When GP refocused on their core product, the action camera, it reestablished itself as the market leader. GoPro's dependence on China manufacturing was a key problem since it appears his rivals in China were able to copy GoPro's innovations almost as soon as they were developed. By keeping key parts of the camera in house, Nick was attempting to keep his investment from being copied by China and their ability to reverse engineer products and it appears to be working.
The last two cameras (9 &10) are really quite good products (in my opinion). I think they will be the foundation for a strong comeback in profitability. The GoPro brand is still top of mind in the action camera segment - and the new models are of a high-enough quality to make them viable to a broader consumer base for travel and compact capabilities in video. An area where they need to improve is in battery life - but that's only a matter of time and technical development.
GoPro still makes quality, durable action cameras. This video is more of the internals with the company and stock price.
Having a gopro is just a dream for some of us, the overpricing makes it harder for most people to buy, he should make something that is affordable in the future..
It's likely their revenue met a cap, the novelty of the device eventually wore off and the emergence of higher quality cameras on phones almost makes it redundant. It is a very niche product
the market for $500 action cam, $800 360cam is capped. especially if people only replacing every 4 years and pros 2 years
They need to lower the prices. I think a lot of people still like a set it and forget it action camera.
GoPro needs to crack how to broadcast live action cam footage from bike races. That's the only thing you can't get a camera live at the Tour de France. All of the action cam footages at pro peloton is recorded to disk and can only be viewed after the race is finished.
That could be a great avenue of growth
Well GoPro heat when they record and these races happen in very sunny day so...well even I wanna see how’s the live footage gonna be in feature GoPro
Really good and informative video! Sad to see i loved gopro but they let the cameras slide. I hope they make a come back!
Anybody know what's going on with the ball of Go Pros at 6:48?