GoPro Hero 8 Black : Issues You Need to Know (What the Reviews Don’t Tell you!) 

Many reviews DID already tell me all this information, but I suppose another video keeping potential or existing customers informed is a good thing.

This is why I love you, unbiased reviews ! I value that a lot!

Another great video. I'm not actually buying one, LOL, but I like your style. 🙂 I don't know how you do it, but the way you smoothly and so gently move things around with your fingers is like seeing the best shop salesman in the world selling products (that's a compliment) and the lighting is always perfect, no dark shadows or overexposed bits when showing items to the camera. I've been using video cameras since the late 80's and I wouldn't be able to move things around so smoothly and perfectly like that. I've actually watched all your Gopro 4 videos and accessory videos, over the last couple months, as thats the model I have. I'm subscribing. 😁

of all the review channel that I watched this is the only one who addressed the battery issue.

Great vid,i keep reading more and more people are having freezing issues,i had the same problem sent it back

Nice vid iftibashir - agree with your points! I find removing the battery first is the only way I can get the microSD card out! And the first time I changed battery out on a ride, the door ended up in a dirty puddle! Still, the IS lets me forgive any shortcomings!

Just used mine for the first time and my battery went from 100% down to 28% and getting really hot while recording a 14 minute video. Not a good sign considering it’s my first GoPro ever. I never saw any reviews about this before purchasing.

thanks....very informative!

Thank you for this review. I'm really glad I was able to search for it since I ordered a Hero 7 and was sent a Hero 8 by incorrect packaging. I never wanted the 8 due to form factor changes but I wanted to see if it was worth keeping. I think I'd rather just stick with the Hero 7 I originally ordered. This Hero 8 is going back.

I just bought a GoPro Hero 8 Black couple days ago. I really like it. However, today I was shooting video on 4K and after about 10 minutes or little less it had heated up. I was surprised that it had gotten hot.

Hi iftibashir, thanks for your review. I have one question. What about the fog that previous gopros suffered? Did someone found this issue on new GoPro 8? I'm asking this because GoPro has a fogging product on its site that only works by opening the lens....

My main gripe is that they took away the live zoom on video record feature, which is on my Hero 7 Silver but not my Hero 8 Black. Also, with 'their' supplied glass screen protectors, the touch is less responsive. All up I prefer my Hero 7 Silver, I should have gone for the 7 black as the 8 is extremely dissapointing IMHO and lacks many important features.

Looking for the camera that is least likely to overheat between the Hero 6, 7, 8... Which one can i run the longest in extremely hot conditions??? Thanks

Nice review! Only bug I have with the camera is the red led in the top left hand corner of the screen is being obliterated by a piece of black glue/dust. Hard to tell when it's flashing and when it's not...

Nice and clean video, like usual. Thank you.

My only issue with the Hero 8 is that Quik for desktop won't read the GPS data. The data is there because I can use a 3rd party web app to read it but can't use Quik for desktop to add speed, path, etc. to the video.

at this point in time have they worked out all of the firmware issues with the 7? I dont like those things about the 8 as well and I would rather buy a 7 but it had sooo many firmware issues and stuff. Have they fixed it by now

Look im loking to buy a vloging camera should i buy go pro hero 8 black ,canon m50 or sony a6000 or 6100 ? Its first time buying camera so if you know any good camera not that expensive pls tell me :)

I'll stick with my hero 6 black with the karma gimbal grip. Not worth upgrading.

I couldn’t agree more, I’m in Mexico vlogging right now with a GoPro 9 and having issues, GoPro need to pull their finger out, my 4 year old Sony FDR X3000 no issues at all. It’s not acceptable that I’m vlogging for my RU-vid channel and I can’t rely on my equipment!

I'd love those finger mounts straight to an arca swiss plate as an aftermarket option

The hero 8 lens cover can be replaced but it is a pain in the back side. Need a heat gun and pry tool. Battery - I use external Anker batteries. I put the camera into an ulanzi case whose door keeps batter inside and has a port for an external battery hookup. i had a couple issues with Hero 8 today - 1) it crased, 2) it froze, 3) it would not turn on, 4) some videos had no sound, 5) it would not turn off after freezing had to remove battery.

great camera, shame about all the bugs such as freezing!

Even though your camera is charging, the battery will not charge during recording. It will start charging when you stop recording. You cannot record while your camera is plugged into a computer.

I really like your video💯

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the battery life sucks. But the motion stability is superb.

I have the Hero 4 Silver and the Hero 7 Black, The hero 8 seemed like a step back ?

Have you found a way to keep the Hero 8 from overheating?

Greetings @iftibashir. Have you encountered the floating "red, blue and/or green" spots on the screen most visible during video stand by mode? I've read different forums and seen multiple videos on this problem and have also encountered the issue on my camera. Thanks in advance for any help in this matter.

One more issue at the moment is that through the desktop-app you cant put your gps-gimmicks in a video. You need to do this through the mobile-quick-app which un my opinion is horrible to use! On their page they tell the problem is solved, but its not true. Eventually they are working on a new software - hopefully with all features so you dont have to switch between quick and studio.

I love the way you speak, are you from UK? Anyway your review is brilliant! More reviews mate! Greetings from the Philippines

I have a question,is it normal that the front cover of hero 8 can be move just a little bit when you put a little amount of force on your fingers?(the camera part) Is it able to affect the waterproofing ability of the cam when it has no waterproof casing?

The wiggling/crooked mounting issue is REAL. No matter how tight you make it. Ive bought and had to return 3 different Hero8's and even tried a Hero9 and they all wiggle and can easily mount several degrees crooked using the crappy folding fingers, making your footage you take useless without knowing until you look back at it. Ive talked to Go pro several times about the issue and they just try to send me replacement fingers which doesn't fix the design flaw. I wanted to upgrade to the 8 for the stabilization i need. They should come out with a fixed finger mount that you can swap out so that it doesn't wiggle and mount crooked. This was a big mistake, and Im surprised I haven't heard more about it. I cant just be getting a bunch of bad ones. Even the $650 CAD GoPro MAX uses these flimsy folding fingers. And using the protective housing isn't a real option: way too bulky, lowers audio quality, and you have to take it in and out to charge or plug in.

Does it have a 24fps setting?

i like ur channel i subbed w/ both channl

''shooting modes worked perfectly'' Wish we could say the same... Ours stops recording when it wants, corrupts data, says no GPS data even though the GPS icon displays before recording. Had more footage losses than success - and racing isn't something we can just reshoot. Oh and sometimes it wont turn on, until the battery has been pulled. No issues with our hero 5's or 7 though!

What about fogging? Will the lens start to fog just like on previous models? Theoretically it shouldn’t when not using the external housing as now for the first time the body is a unique piece and the lens cover is integrated into the body.

Too much problem. Mine dead already. Purchased twice already. And both dead before even 1 year of use. Tried everything. What a waste of money..

I got the Hero8 two days ago 06AUG2020. The camera overheats and shuts down after 14-18 minutes of use. It’s mounted on the inside of my car’s windshield plus I have the air conditioner going. I’m merely recording my driving and getting to know the camera and getting a feel for viewing thru my phone via the app. So, the camera is not sitting in the hot sun. First I lose connection with the app, and then less than a minute later the camera beeps and completely shuts down. I touch the camera and it’s VERY HOT. All of the software is up to date (I’ve only had it for two days!) so I’m afraid it’s going back. I can’t imagine how it’ll “perform” if I were to actually take the camera outdoors in the summer. This is very disappointing.

Please talk about Overheating issue during recording. i had tried two go pro 8 batteries and same issue. there’s something wrong with ventilation system of Camera. I was even recording in temp 20C and the issue is persist 😡

highly recommend this purchase

Since I ride dirt bikes the non replaceable screen is a dealbreaker. I was going to upgrade but now I will wait for the next generation where they hopefully will go back to the old design.

I wish that was my issue and I will be happy with it. My problem is way worst and I am not sure who is having the same problem. At first my it has not issue at all but this week that I was recording I started to have an awful noise like a squinting feedback basically an unusable. I dont know if it firmware or hardware, I did not drop it or anything. Help any one?

Telemetry GPS is not working properly...

My main issue is it wont connect to my PC, apparently because my mobo has a Z390 chipset. So now I have to go fork out even more money on a card reader. I'm not the only one either, there's a 12+ page thread on the gopro forums full of people in the same boat, and gopro simply don't appear to care.

It looks like you smashed the keyboard for your channel name

I have had this camera almost 2 years now and have had sooo many problems with loosing footage, stop recording for no reason. Battery problem, the day I opened it and started recording I noticed dead pixels on the screen and in my recordings, camera crashing when it’s not even hot. I am always loosing footage and getting the message that the recording is not viewable And I have seriously have tried to get a hold of GoPro and they do not answer their phone number and on answer to any emails I send.

What type mini SD card should we be using an extreme

How is the quality with the case or the tempered glas

Go pro 8 sucks I bought one and the first three days it gets fried

ok so now: gopro hero8 vs gopro hero 7 silver which is better

Mine it overheats so much... 😢😢

the only thing i dont like about gopro cameras is,thay take a lot of gigs up when you transfer your footage to your pc.

i can't understand why but I could not mount my go Pro 8 on the shorty tripod. It didn't fitted. Bizarre that u can.

Had mine for 5 days. All kind of software issues. Device won't turn off, when I do pull out the battery to turn it off, it won't turn on. Are these issues common with the GoPro 8?

I just bought my hero 8 and im taking it back to change for a hero 7, because it wont turn on even after charging 100%.

I got Hero 8 Overheating Max 138.4°F = 59.111°C . I posted the video on my channel ,too

Ive had nothing but problems with mine out of the box, battery wouldn't charge, would turn on/off whilst charging, wouldn't connect with wifi and kept dropping out of sync with my phone, (yes i did all you are going to suggest, and costumer support couldn't fix the issues either) my first view of this product is its a pile of crap, and certainly not a top of the market brand, id expect that kind of view from a cheap Chinese copy

Too bad they removed the ability to change the preset name and icon separately :/ (unless I'm just being stupid and can't figure out how to do it)

Good video

Does the 633x 200gb sd card work with the hero 8?

everyone telling mounting shoes wiggle more than usual mount from before - now you say no wiggle at all whaat?

TKS

My biggest issue is that i can't connect it with my PC... I have to download movies to my phone and then i connect phone to PC... Annoying for such expensive thing.

bought my GoPro 8 on April 23, 2022 @ JB Hifi and now is AprilI 24, 2022 and tried your procedure but no luck is totally dead. I’m just using the standard video format while video it but it freezing and starting to come up format SD card.. I format my SD card but still no power.. GoPro is waste of money..

‘Nothing to put you off buying it’.. you joking... last year I had to replace my lens screen twice TOTAL COST £30 third party company on my GoPro 7 BLACK.The GoPro 8 Black, there is no warranty or comeback if you break the len screen. Unless you take out the monthly GOPRO PLUS signing to there cloud/extra warranty. Which in turn costs FAR MORE per year than replacing lens screen on the 7. Also you have the hassle in sending the camera to GoPro, and waiting for another. Depending where you live this can take WEEKS or MONTHS. NO I will stick with 7 BLACK until the GoPro 9 Black comes out. I got a strong feeling, they will bring back the replaceable len screen.👍🏾🇬🇧

Just purchased the hero 8. Noticed some weird dark shadows on the front display when turned off a d in the light. Anyone else seen that?

And my laptop can't play the video it not support

Why it gets so hot during usage .

7&8 overheat.Why they are selling it?

Battery is very worst. Unable to shot for 1 hr also.

Does it come with a micro sd card?

My hero8 broke and l had to send it back to the shop. Camera was overheating and it wasn’t recording properly. It was freezing and stopping with recording for no reason. I got my money back and lm getting hero7

Mine is overheating

this guy is telling us the sky is blue lol

W.O.W.

Mine leaked first time in (3ft deep) water

WTF is wrong with the screen at 5:09 ???

Biggest complaint as I use my gopros on motorcycle rides is that I can't charge while i ride as I can't stop every 45min to 1hr to change batteries. I have returned mine and went with another hero7 black instead. Something that should have been considered when making this new design specially as it is an "action camera" not all activity can be stopped in the middle to swap out batteries. Huge miss IMO.

My GoPro 8 (with 4K): afuera 4 minutes of use, you will not able to touch or put inside of your pockets... Too hot! The worst scenary: on your Dash car (tropical countries)...

To be honest this is THE BADDEST Action camera ever, 2 times I received defective cameras! Also, they have problems in Night Lapse videos (Blue and Red dots). Lagging, freezing. Cold temperature issues. Omg. I can continue to tell you about its minuses. Do not buy this this shit.

Why is the 8 bigger than previous models? It has the same screen size, same sensor size. same battery size, it just doesn't make sense. No replaceable lens cover, no hdmi, no protective cage and no plugging in an external mic without the battery popping out or having to buy their expensive 'mods'. It seems they've killed what was an awesome action camera to appease vloggers. why? They could have just made another camera for that. There's a huge hole in the market for a video-focused mirrorless camera, what were they thinking? If this is Gopro discontinuing all their other product lines in order to focus on "what they know", god help them as a company.

Can't help but think this camera has a life of a only a few years. Batteries will shorten in an already short life. Those feet ofc. Hinged door working itself loose as you inevitably keep having to open it. Non changeable lens. Over heating cpu damage.

waterproff no!

I hate the audio of this version... auto, off and on are seemingly the same. tsk tsk

gopro should get sued for selling defective products. mine was used only a very few times and it doesnt anymore turn on

GO PRO HERO 8 is Waist of money.I had my camera for over a year, and already it started freezing. I want my monney back. 😒

All items have the adventages and disadventages. If you dont want to disapoint my opinion is dont buy anythings 😂😂😂😂 ..

Looks badly designed!

Overheating piece of junk is what they are

Looking for the camera that is least likely to overheat between the Hero 6, 7, 8... Which one can i run the longest in extremely hot conditions??? Thanks