HERO4 Session packs the power of GoPro into our smallest, lightest, most convenient camera yet, featuring a rugged and waterproof design, easy one-button control, 1080p60 video and 8MP photos.

HERO4 Session

HERO4 Session GoPro packs the power of GoPro into our smallest, lightest, most convenient camera yet, featuring a rugged and waterproof design, easy one-button control, 1080p60 video and 8MP photos.

The Good

The HERO4 Session GoPro addresses the main design sticking points with previous GoPro cameras: It's smaller, lighter and waterproof without a housing; the new shape allows for more flexible mounting; it's fast to start/stop recording; and its new mic design delivers better wind-noise reduction.

The Bottom Line

HERO4 Session GoPro sheds its housing for the Hero4 Session, an excellent POV camera that's ready to capture what the day brings -- in or out of the water -- at the press of a button.

8.0OVERALL

• Design8.0
• Features9.0
• Performance8.0
• Image quality7.0
• Another Session difference is that it's waterproof down to 10 meters (33 feet) -- without the need for an enclosure. By contrast, the Hero4 Silver and Black are almost twice as bulky when snapped into the wraparound housings that are required to keep them dry. The Session joins this club. You might think having to use a housing isn't the end of the world and it's not, but there have been several times when I've needed my GoPro to be waterproof and only had the open, skeleton back. Or I've wanted better audio, but only had the completely sealed waterproof back. The Session's waterproof build solves this.