GoPro Hero 5 Black: 2h GoPro Hero 5 Session: 1h 35m GoPro Hero 4 Black: 1h 20m GoPro Hero 4 Silver: 1h 40m GoPro Hero 4 Session: 1h 45m. So with the new GoPro Hero 12 you will get a slightly higher battery life than the Hero 11. Great! The Hero8 is pretty bad for some reason. The Hero9 will give you decent battery life. The battery on the GoPro HERO7 Silver. HERO7 White. Scroll down to the “ Update your camera manually ” link. Enter the camera’s 14-digit serial number and register the camera, as prompted. (That page has an illustration of how to find your camera’s serial number. While it’s not hard, the text on the camera is tiny and it can be hard to see. This guide will help you update the firmware on your GoPro Camera using a personal computer. Prerequisites. A GoPro HERO Black, HERO11 Mini or MAX camera; A battery with a good charge (50% or better) A microSD card with adapter (this can’t be done using a USB connected camera.) A computer from this century; Step-by-step Guide Step 1: Download I have a GoPro Hero 9 Black. Starting by reformatting my SanDisk Extreme Plus 64 GB microSD card using Disk Utility on my mac to ExFAT. Factory reset my GoPro, turned off, removed battery, insert battery and SD card, powered it on. Agreed to settings, connected to phone through app, accepted update on the app and terms, joined the GoPros wifi. The app seemed to connect via bluetooth to the GoPro8 fine. It asked if I wanted to update, I touched the update button and it just sat there, for probably 10 minutes showing a "reconnecting" screen. I did a factory reset on it (which is ridiculous, since this is a brand new device), same problem. I changed the wifi connection to 2.4 ghz. Product Updates. Looks like you're in United States. Choose the country you want to shop in. Update your GoPro products. To get new features and optimal performance, be sure to keep your GoPro products up to date with the latest software. Choose your product. Cameras. HERO12 Black. HERO11 Black Mini. HERO6 Black, HERO5 Black, HERO (2018) Open the GoPro App and complete these steps: From the home page, tap on the GoPro camera icon along the lower left corner. Tap on the "+" icon in the top right corner. Tap on "HERO5 BLACK”, "HERO5 Black," or "HERO (2018)." Please pick up your camera Press the MODE button to power your on camera. The new Hero 6 Black comes with improved image stabilization and captures 4K footage at 60 frames per second. GoPro's drone has gotten a few software updates, including a follow-me feature and SOAM7x6.