GoPro’s Mission 1 Series Updated to Make Them Better Photo Cameras
GoPro has announced a free update for the entire Mission 1 Series of cameras that boosts the system’s photography capabilities, promising zero-lag shutter response and continuous 50-megapixel burst capture.
The company is positioning the update as a “ground-up rebuild” of how the Mission 1 Series cameras capture photos. First is the promise of a zero-lag, ultra-responsive shutter button that GoPro says results in photos being captured the instant the shutter button is pressed, which is more akin to how “traditional” photo cameras function.
The whole series now also supports a continuous shutter, allowing more than 100 photos to be captured at 12 megapixels and more than 20 RAW photos in a burst at the maximum 50-megapixel resolution. As part of this update, GoPro also added a new buffer indicator, which shows on-screen when the camera is approaching its buffer limit. Finally, GoPro has updated the shutter sound, which it says is modernized, offering “clear, distinguishable audio confirmation for each photo as it’s captured.”
The company says that these upgrades make the Mission 1, Mission 1 Pro, and Mission 1 Pro ILS a more “natural match” with the point-and-shoot grip that launched alongside the system. The update is available now for free via the GoPro Quik app or GoPro’s website.
“For photographers, by photographers. That’s how we approached updating the MISSION 1 Series photo experience,” Jensen Granger, GoPro’s Creative Director of Photography, says. “This update opens an exciting new chapter for photography shot on GoPro. Put a MISSION 1 Series camera in the Point-and-Shoot Grip and you have a seriously capable travel camera that’s durable, mountable and can even shoot 8K video. It’s the camera everyone from first-time buyers to seasoned photographers will want in their bag.”
GoPro is also updating the Mission Monitor app with new exposure tools and wireless connectivity. First, the app is getting a real-time histogram and waveform monitor as well as RGB parade and false color. But perhaps more importantly, the app is also getting wireless connectivity with the Mission 1 Series for a cable-free live preview and monitoring experience.
Anamorphic Lens Support
Finally, GoPro is adding one more feature that is not (typically) related to photography: anamorphic lens support. It’s part of the GoPro Labs beta program, so it isn’t considered fully released yet, but the GoPro Mission 1 ILS can now pair with anamorphic lenses with support for 1.33x, 1.5x, 1.6x, 1.8x, and 2.0x squeeze ratios. An on-camera desqueeze preview is promised next, but the pixel aspect ratio is written into the metadata for automatic desqueeze through Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve.
The Mission Monitor app update is free and available today on the Apple App Store for devices running iOS 18 or later. The updated GoPro Labs firmware supporting anamorphic lenses is available to download for free from GoPro Labs.
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