Each camera has a clear place in the product line, and deciding between the three is no longer a hapless game of cross-checking specifications until your eyes bleed. There are just two Hero5 cameras, while the Hero4 Session has been rebranded as just the Hero Session and remains on as a low-end offering, at $150. There are still plenty of reasons to opt for the top-of-the-line model, but it helps that GoPro’s entire lineup feels more streamlined this time around. While the Hero4 Session felt heavily truncated compared to its peers, the Hero5 Session stacks up competitively against the Hero5 Black – or at least, it appears to.
The second improvement is to the camera itself. GoPro seems intent on not repeating its previous mistakes with the new Hero5 Session.
