New GoPro GP3 teaser raises even more questions

GoPro has rather sneaked out a new teaser for its forthcoming GP3 processor-enabled cameras, an unlisted video on YouTube showing off even more of GP3's capabilities.

Given the volume of material coming out of GoPro, we're not far away from a formal unveiling of its new generation of cameras. The company is at NAB, so we're expecting an announcement either as the show opens or in the days before. Certainly the new video shows off some interesting capabilities and raises a whole new batch of questions.

New questions raised

Sneaking this out as an unlisted video is a slightly odd move from the company. At time of writing the video has had a mere 6655 views in four days, and you would normally imagine there would be a bit more interest than that given the channel has 11.3 million subscribers.

Certainly the company has every right to be feeling confident at the moment, despite the high-stakes nature of the NAB reveal. You can see the first teaser footage here, but having had a good look at the new 23 seconds on offer, these are our thoughts

Is GoPro finally solving its highlight problem? Opening with a silhouetted subject shot directly against the sun would normally look fairly unpleasant. Car shots later look even better

Has motion rendering improved? The footage handles fast movement cleanly. Whether that's a better sensor, faster readout, smarter processing — or all three — isn't clear yet.

How underwater can we go? Will we be able to go naked at depth, so to speak, or will we need a housing?

Low light performance Simply put, this looks better. Long a weakness, solving this problem across the new range would be a big bonus given the recent advances made by the competition.

Variable focus?  GoPro cameras have always rendered everything equally sharp. If this is genuine variable or selective focus, whether (hopefully) through hardware or via computational methods, it would be a significant shift.