GoPro Hero11 Mini detailed: as powerful as the Hero11 Black, but no displays

Peter, 12 September 2022

Talk of a GoPro Hero11 Mini may have gotten Session owners excited – there hasn’t been an upgrade to the tiny action camera in over half a decade. Leaked data (courtesy of WinFuture) shows that the Mini will not be nearly as small as the Session models.

On the plus side, it will be just as powerful as the upcoming GoPro Hero11 Black flagship. It sounds like it has the same 27MP image sensor that is capable of capturing video at 5,616 x 3,744px resolution.

GoPro Hero11 Mini views: front GoPro Hero11 Mini views: side GoPro Hero11 Mini views: back (note the new attachment point)
GoPro Hero11 Mini views: front • side • back (note the new attachment point)

Both of the 11-series models will use the GP2 processor from last year, which can handle 5.3K video at 60fps, 4K at 120fps, and 2.7K at 240fps, it can also do live streams at 1080p. HyperSmooth stabilization will be updated to v5.0, TimeWarp will remain at v3.0.

As you may have noticed, the Hero11 Mini doesn’t have any displays – not on the front, not on the back. We don’t know the battery capacity yet, but the lack of displays (and possibly smaller battery) are what make the Mini smaller than the Black.

GoPro Hero11 Mini GoPro Hero11 Mini GoPro Hero11 Mini
GoPro Hero11 Mini

The rough dimensions are 50 x 50mm and nearly 40mm thick (notice that there are two mounting points – one on the bottom as usual and a new one at the back). For comparison, the GoPro10 Black measures 71.8 x 50.8 x 33.6mm, while the Hero5 Session was 38 x 38 x 38mm. Also, the Session did have a tiny display on top – not big enough for a view finder, but enough to show the recording mode, recording time and a few icons.

The Hero11 Mini will reportedly cost €450. For comparison, the Hero10 Black was €580 last year..

Source (in German)


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Most smartphones can do 4K/30 or better, which by the way isn't ideal if you're capturing anything in motion. It just looks choppy, and people get nauseated or irritated by it. Anything below 60FPS in an action cam is pointless and counter-...

They'd probably overheat, especially since you'd need to keep it plugged in 24/7. Hot batteries, hot internals, shortened longevity, etc. Not what it's meant for. You also don't need a 5.3K sensor for a webcam, a good ol' Log...

Not if you're using it for FPV, which I, and many others, will be

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