But only by a fraction – not enough to change anything meaningful. Of course, depending on your math – and how you take the measurement – your focal length and aperture might vary slightly. This includes Hero4 to the current Hero8 and Max cameras. This is especially true when used in actual action photography – like mountain biking or surfing.įrom what I can tell, these specs should be true for every model since 2014. This is important in a GoPro – because there isn’t any real way to adjust focus. The beauty of an f stop of f15.7 is that almost everything will be in focus. Probably not much further than the length of a standard selfie stick. For detail, you’ll want your subject to be quite close. Equivalent aperture: f15.7 (actual aperture X crop factor)Ī 16 mm lens is very wide and will capture almost everything in front of it.Equivalent focal length: 16.4 mm (actual focal length X crop factor).These specs give us the following equivalent measurements for GoPro cameras. When compared to a full-frame camera, a GoPro has a focal length of 16.4 mm. Update: September 2022 With the release of the Hero11 Black and Black Mini in 2022, the sensor size changed to 1/1.9″. What is crop factor? Crop factor is used to calculate the “equivalent” focal length of a lens when compared to a 35mm (full-frame) camera.Ĭrop factor is also known as focal length multiplier. GoPro Crop Factor All GoPro Models to Hero10 (2021)īased on the standard GoPro sensor size of 1/2.3″, use a crop factor of 5.62. Prior to this release in 2022, the standard sensor size was 1/2.3″ and the standard ratio was 4:3. Note: With the release of the new Hero11 Black cameras, both the sensor size and the ratio changed.

Photo resolution: 24.7MP (Effective resolution – doesn’t have a photo mode).This post will be updated as new models are released. Here’s a breakdown of sensor size and aperture by model. As you’ll notice in the chart, every GoPro uses the smallest, standard-sized image sensor. We include the current Hero12 and back to the classic Hero4.īecause GoPro cameras are tiny, they are limited in the possible sensor size that can easily fit in the body. GoPro Sensor Size and Aperture Comparisonīecause GoPro regularly releases new models, we’ve built this comparison chart to show the sensor size and f-stop of each model. GoPro Sensor Size and Aperture Comparison.

Mm actual size pixel chart