Wonton Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I'm thinking of getting an action cam and looking specifically at the Hero 10. Never owned a Gopro before, but I heard the Hero 10 has a horizon lock feature or something similar. Does that mean that, if the camera were mounted on, say, a shoulder strap of a backpack, the image would remain correctly oriented even if the strap were at an angle? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawpie Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 (edited) I haven't had an action camera either, but it looks like it should keep the horizon level even if it's mounted 'tilted'. What I don't know is if the camera figures out the horizon using optical means or if it wants you to start the video with the camera level and it holds that 'level' as the camera tilts. Either way though, it will have to crop and digitally zoom your video when it rotates it back to level so you will lose resolution. Can't be helped because the sensor doesn't rotate so all the magic happens digitally. Edited April 1, 2022 by Tawpie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonton Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Good to know, thanks. Cropping and zooming shouldn't be a big deal, since I don't plan on uploading to YT anyway, just recording for personal use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varamontelo Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Do you the gopro hero 10 today, or a drawing of horizon lock ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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