GoPro News

GoPro Congratulates Athletes Shaun White, Tom Wallisch and More in 2012 Winter X Games Highlight Video

GoPro Athlete Celebration Video with Exclusive Perspectives from White’s Historic “100 Point Run”

GoPro's Snow Team takes home three gold and one bronze medal - Shaun White receives first-ever perfect score in Winter X Games Snowboard SuperPipe history in first ride as GoPro athlete.

HALF MOON BAY, CA (February 1, 2012) – GoPro, maker of the world’s most versatile cameras and producer of some of today’s most engaging sports programming, sends out a huge congratulations to its Snow Team athletes competing in the 2012 Winter X Games at Aspen. Shaun White, on his first run as a GoPro athlete, won his 5th consecutive Winter X Games gold while landing the first-ever perfect score in Snowboard SuperPipe history.  Together, GoPro athletes won four medals at the Winter X Games. Other gold medals were won by Tom Wallisch in Skiing Slopestyle and Jamie Anderson in Snowboard Slopestyle. Hannah Teter won bronze in women’s Snowboard SuperPipe.

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GoPro Welcomes Shaun White, Olympic and X Games Multi-Gold Medalist, to Snow Team

GoPro Deepens Snow Team Roster of World’s Finest Winter Athletes

HALF MOON BAY, CA (January 27, 2012) – GoPro, maker of the world’s most versatile cameras and producer of some of today’s most engaging sports programming, is pleased to announce Shaun White, two-time Olympic gold and and thirteen-time X Games gold medal winner, to its world class lineup of premier ski and snowboard athletes.

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GoPro Charges Through Winter Action with the 2012 Marquee Event Sponsorship Lineup

GoPro Creating Epic Content and Providing Course Previews for Television Broadcasts of Winter X Games Aspen, Winter Dew Tour, Winter Teva Mountain Games and USSA Series.

HALF MOON BAY, CA (January 25, 2012) – GoPro is heating up the slopes for the 2012 premier winter events by sponsoring the Winter X Games Aspen, the Winter Dew Tour and the US Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA). The maker of the world’s most versatile camera, GoPro, will be producing exclusive videos for online and television broadcasts including GoPro course previews that provide viewers with unique athlete perspectives of the events’ most challenging competitions. GoPro will also be onsite at these events with fun activities for the fans.

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Congratulations Eric Willett and Tucker Perkins!

Eric Willett

GoPro athletes, Eric Willett and Tucker Perkins killed it at Dew Tour Killington this past weekend! Willett got 1st place in Slopestyle finals and Perkins landed 3rd place in Pipe finals! Way to go boys!

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GoPro® Strengthens Entire GoPro CineForm® Studio Product Line for 2D and 3D Post Production Workflows

CineForm Studio

HALF MOON BAY, CA (January 18, 2012) – GoPro, the world’s leading activity image capture company, today announced the release of a new version of its professional family of 2D and 3D production software - GoPro CineForm Studio Premium and GoPro CineForm Studio Professional. The company recently released a new version of its free software, GoPro CineForm Studio, which adds powerful new features appealing to consumers and professionals alike.

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GoPro Awarded at CES 2012

CES Coverage

GoPro was a hit at this year’s 2012 CES show in Las Vegas. The GoPro booth, the team and the latest products impressed the onlookers so much so that GoPro received the Popular Mechanics 2012 Editor’s Choice Award! Their team of technology editors recognized GoPro for its outstanding achievement in new product design and innovation! GoPro also received another notable award from Videomaker Magazine. It recognized GoPro’s Wi-Fi BacPac, soon to be released, as the Best Accessory of CES 2012! This type of positive feedback and acknowledgement is what fuels GoPro’s goal: to help democratize professional content capture, creation and broadcast to gain recognition.

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Surfing Magazine Features GoPro’s Bradford Schmidt

Brad Schmidt

Surfing Magazine's Nathan Myers features one of GoPro's original team members, Bradford Schmidt, GoPro Manager of Media. Brad shares some professional insight into the art of GoPro capture. Learn special GoPro tips and tricks from Brad's interview as he reveals top-secret techniques, GoPro-style!

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GoPro® Onboard as Official Sports Camera of 2012-14 Monster Energy AMA Supercross

GoPro to Provide Track Views for National TV Broadcasts on SPEED and CBS

AURORA, IL. and HALF MOON BAY, CA. (January 5, 2012) – GoPro, the world’s most versatile camera, has been selected as the official sports camera of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, for the 2012-14 seasons. The 2012 Monster Energy Supercross season kicks off this Saturday, January 7 at Anaheim’s Angel Stadium.

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GoPro® Rides into Winter Dew Tour as Official Sports Camera for 2011-12 Season

Tucker Perkins

US Freeskiing team member, Tucker Perkins’ self portrait - shot on the GoPro HD HERO2

GoPro to Provide Course Previews for National TV Broadcasts on NBC

HALF MOON BAY, CA (December 14, 2011) - GoPro, the world’s most versatile camera, is proud to be the official sports camera of the Winter Dew Tour 2011-12. This is the premier winter sports tour showcasing the world’s top snowboarders and freeskiers, competing in both slopestyle and superpipe. The first event of the tour kicks off in Breckenridge, CO from December 15-18.

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GoPro Takes Over YouTube

GoPro YouTube

Take a peek at the homepage of YouTube.com - There we are! Or more accurately... There You Are!

We are featuring the new GoPro HD HERO2 highlight reel on the homepage of YouTube today. The new HD HERO2 highlight film is a glimpse of our athletes and fans from around the world (Iceland, Hawaii, China...) doing what they love to do. We are stoked and honored to be working with these amazing individuals. And like many of the videos that we use for our TV commercials and photos for print ads, we have found these GoPro users on engaging places like YouTube.

Take a moment and celebrate with us! Think it. See it. Do it.

Testimonials

Gathered around the TV after the day’s riding, everybody was amazed such a small camera could take such high-quality, high-definition footage.

ATV Magazine, April 2010

Point-of-view cameras such as the GoPro have revolutionized the sense of perspective in action sports.

Red Bull, 2010

I can see GoPro completely dominating the POV market.

Ben DeCamp, Staff Photographer, Surfer Magazine

'Impossibly small cameras that go practically anywhere'

Fortune.com / CNN, October 2010

First off, the GoPro HD Helmet HERO shoots amazing quality video for such a small package. To say it’s professional quality would be true, as I’ve even used it to shoot footage at my day job as a TV news videographer.

Utah Outside, March 2010

Editors Choice Award - Video Camera Category

Backpacker Magazine, April 2009

This camera isn't just easy to use, it's addictive...the GoPro Motorsports HERO wins our nod for best all-around onboard (camera).

Autoweek Magazine

The video quality is amazing, and if you can view it in high definition, it’s even more astounding that such a great picture can come from such a tiny, easy to use camera.

ATV Scene, February 2010

GoPro is setting the tone for wearable video cameras.

Gear Junkie, August 2009

Small, rugged and durable packaging allows mounting on virtually anything….The results were nothing short of spectacular….

Modified Magazine, March 2010

5 Stars

Mountain Bike Action Magazine, December 2009

When I saw the footage from the GoPro on our big screens at Skywalker Ranch, I was amazed...

Executive Producer Rick McCallum, Lucasfilm, Ltd

2008 & 2009 Top Selling Product Award

Dealer News Top 100 Retailer Poll (Motorcycle Industry)

Best helmet cam for Men's Journal's Gear of the Year. "Top-notch image quality… affordable and easy to use"

Men’s Journal, December 2009

This is the best sports cam I've ever used.

Gizmodo 2008 & 2009 Top Selling Product Award

"Bombproof build, quality video and loads of mounts. Essential for any adrenalin junkie - 5 Star Winner.”

Stuff Magazine, July 2010

"Packs more power than most professional cameras on the market today...the GoPro is one of the most entertaining cameras I've ever used."

New York Times, September 2010

...after testing it for the past six months I can honestly say it's one of the coolest, handiest little cameras I've ever used.

Mark Anders, Surfline.com

GoPro finishes first in Car and Driver's Gear Box review. “The GoPro emerged as our favorite for one reason: picture quality."

Car and Driver, May 2010