Daily Photo -Liquid Layers at Smaills Beach

GoPro cameras are just getting better and better. While they still can’t do what a professional DSLR or mirrorless camera can, especially when it comes to that blurry “bokeh” background or shooting in low light, you can still get quality images and videos that are genuinely impressive.

The real magic lately has been in how the camera “thinks.” Instead of relying on a huge sensor, these little units use remarkable internal processing to clean up the grainy “noise” you used to see in the shadows. They’ve also introduced a much taller sensor shape, which is a lifesaver for composition. It means you can capture a huge amount of the sky and the ground at the same time, giving you the freedom to crop the image later into a vertical shot for a phone or a wide shot for a blog, without losing the best parts of the scene. It’s less about raw glass and more about smart, flexible pixels.

This is an image I took with an early GoPro version. If nothing else, they are great fun to use, without having to carry around a ton of gear or have an in-depth working knowledge of all the internal components of a professional or semi-professional camera. You simply choose the function you want and head out into the world.