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Latest GoPro HERO is actually a GoPro HERO5

Posted by Mark Kirschenbaum on

We purchased a GoPro HERO (2018) the other day and after some cursory inspection we realized this camera is actually a GoPro HERO5 with the firmware crippled. To confirm our hypothesis, we decided to trick the camera to loading the GoPro HERO5 software. It loaded properly and all the features were unlocked. Even GPS and 4K at 30fps work great! Some people were worried that we're overclocking the parts. After inspecting the device tree, we can confirm the processors and DSPs between the two...

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