However plug in an external mic and utilise the two cold shoes for an external mic and lamp and there s no doubting that the media mod does the job.
Gopro media mod review.
Gopro hero 9 black hands on.
The top corner opposite the lens is home to a directional microphone with what appears to be a figure 8 polar pattern.
This october they are releasing a max lens mod for 99 which is.
The gopro media mod promises much being the hub of the new gopro hero eco system.
Instead you ll have to buy a new hero9 specific version of it which is disappointing.
If your desires center entirely around the 3 5mm input then you ll likely be quite pleased with the more streamlined option compared to the clunky adapter gopro has previously had for years.
All the tools to tell your story.
With a bigger battery more pixels and a seemingly endless list of shooting options gopro s new top camera is a life capturing machine.
The light and the fold out screen looked handy but the media mod added much needed.
The media mod is an accessory designed by gopro to house the gopro hero8 black giving it more options and usability.
The media mod 80.
Gopro s goal with the.
Gopro hero8 black media mod review is it worth it.
In reality the built in mic is mediocre and the quality of the plastic used is poor.
Last spring gopro released the media mod for the hero 8 with a built in directional mic hdmi outputs and a cold shoe mount.
While we had previously tested the light mod on its own for our hero8 black review it wasn t until we later received a media mod that we could use it attached to the camera.
Media mod is a robust but lightweight plastic construction for the hero 8 that encapsulates the camera except for the front and back.
When gopro revealed the hero 8 s mod accessories there was a clear favorite.
The gopro media mod one of the core upgrade accessories introduced with the hero8 won t fit the hero9.