GoPro, Inc is an American technology company founded in 2002 by Nick Woodman.
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37 Facts About GoPro
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GoPro was motivated by a 2002 surfing trip to Australia in which he was hoping to capture high quality action photos, but could not because amateur photographers could not get close enough or buy appropriate quality equipment at reasonable prices.
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The 'GoPro' name came about as Woodman and his surfing friends all aspired to become professional surfers as 'going pro' was the ultimate goal and the only way to be filmed on the water at that time.
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GoPro received over $230,000 from his parents to invest in the business.
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GoPro announced that President Tony Bates would be stepping down at the end of 2016.
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In March 2013, GoPro issued a DMCA takedown notice to website DigitalRev com, which had posted a review of its product, citing trademark use as a breach of copyright.
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On February 29,2016, GoPro spent $105 million and acquired two start-ups—Stupeflix and Vemory—for their video editing tools Replay and Splice.
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On February 7,2014, GoPro submitted a confidential filing for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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On May 19,2014, GoPro filed its Form S-1 with the SEC without specifying the number of shares or their price.
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GoPro stated that they hoped to raise at least $100 million through the sale of shares, using the money to pay off debt in full and "to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, technologies or assets".
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On September 28,2017, GoPro released the HERO6 Black, which claims improved stabilization over the HERO5 models and is capable of capturing 4K video in 60 FPS.
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On September 20,2018, GoPro came out with the HERO7 Black, which apart from providing improved stabilization over HERO6 models with HyperSmooth, featured the new form of video capturing, "TimeWarp", providing a high speed effect to the videos.
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On July 11,2018, GoPro announced that it had sold more than 30 million HERO cameras since inception.
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On October 15,2019 GoPro released the Hero8 Black, which included improved in-camera stabilization by way of Hypersmooth 2.
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GoPro Karma was GoPro's consumer drone, until its discontinuation in January 2018.
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In 2014, GoPro entered into discussions with DJI for a private label model built with the GoPro branding.
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However, in January 2018, GoPro Inc said that it will be cutting more than 20 percent of its global workforce and putting an end to its drone business after a disappointing fourth quarter.
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GoPro said it expects sales of about $340 million, well short of its own previous projection of as much as $480 million and the average analyst estimate of $472 million.
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In November 2017, GoPro launched the Fusion camera, an omnidirectional camera which is capable of recording 360-degree footage.
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In October 2019, GoPro updated this line-up with the introduction of the GoPro MAX.
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GoPro produces various mounting accessories for its cameras including a 3-way mount, suction cup, chest harness, jaws-type flexible clamp, dog harness, surfing mount, etc.
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GoPro has more than 36 million followers across all social media platforms.
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GoPro was originally designed for surfing and capturing pro camera angles, hence the name.
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The change of the physical dimensions of the cameras compared to the previous generations means that some accessories for HD HERO Original and HERO2 are not compatible with HERO3, so GoPro made new versions of those accessories specifically for HERO3, which mostly were compatible with HERO3+, see below.
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GoPro HERO+LCD has a touchscreen to preview the shot to frame the scene and letting the user navigate the menu.
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GoPro HERO+LCD is waterproof, because it is built directly into a waterproof case.
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The HERO7 Black introduced a heavily improved electronic image stabilisation known as "HyperSmooth" video stabilization, which GoPro has advertised heavily as "Gimbal-Like", as its primary improvement.
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GoPro reintroduced the field-of-view functionality as, "Digital Lenses" which retains the original SuperView, Wide, Narrow, Linear FOV settings.
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On November 8,2016, GoPro announced the recall of the Karma Drone following reports of loss of electrical power on the drone during operation.
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On January 9,2018, GoPro announced that it was discontinuing the Karma drone and that it was exiting the drone marketplace.
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GoPro released the 3D HERO system in April 2011, which coupled two HD HERO cameras via a synchronization cable in a single housing to form a stereoscopic 3D camera.
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In 2014, GoPro released an update as the Dual HERO system, which provides similar functionality using two HERO3+ Black edition cameras.
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GoPro GP1 is their own System-on-Chip with the main task of image processing.
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