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# [First 4K footage from the GoPro Hero 4](https://www.redsharknews.com/production/item/2062-first-4k-footage-from-a-gopro-the-gopro-hero-4)

 Written by [RedShark News Staff](https://www.redsharknews.com/author/redshark-news-staff) | Sep 29, 2014 3:31:42 PM

GoPro Hero 4 footage

**The first 4K GoPro 4 footage has been released. At first sight, it's very, very good!**

 We're normally the first ones to caution against evaluating cameras on YouTube. With all respect to the senior streaming service, for most comparison purposes, you might as well be viewing through pondwater by the time the video has been compressed for delivery.

But with a GoPro, the chances are that most of its output will never be seen any other way. So what it looks like on Youtube really matters.

That's why this video is so impressive and so important.

Captured in 4K on the new Hero 4, it looks sharp, with luscious colours and a decent dynamic range. (Don't quote us on this - it's not a scientific test!).]

It's definitely worth waiting for this stuff to buffer and watching in the highest possible resolution on YouTube ("2160p"). 

Here are GoPro's notes on the video, followed by the video itself

 

**Published on 29 Sep 2014**

*All around the world, GoPro users are capturing incredible experiences, from the heart-stopping to the heartfelt. Into the caldron of an active volcano, the neon streets of Japan, a refuge for wild mustangs, scaling an iceberg, the world’s biggest dance party, or a whale rescue mission, GoPros have documented every moment. See how GoPro’s new line of our most advanced cameras ever allow you to beautifully and authentically capture and share the experiences that bring purpose, adventure and joy to your life.*  
* *  
*Shot 100% on the new GoPro HERO4 camera from [http://GoPro.com.](http://GoPro.com.)  *

*The HERO4 features ultra high resolution quality of 4K at 30 frames per second + high frames rates at 1080p120. Incredible low light capabilities, including our new nightlapse setting. 2X the high fidelity sound. Faster processing. Protune settings that unlock manual control of many of your GoPro’s features, and so much more. Learn more and be inspired by the most advanced GoPro cameras yet: [http://GoPro.com](http://GoPro.com)*

*It’s your life. BE A HERO.*

MUSIC  
"Run Boy Run" performed by Woodkid  
Courtesy of Interscope Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

FEATURED CHARACTERS

TOMORROWLAND (Boom, Belgium)  
Erin Edenholm  
Joanna Piotrowska  
Krewella - Jahan Yousef and Jasmine Yousef  
Dimitri Vegas  
Like Mike

LAVA LAKE (Vanuatu, Fiji)  
Geoff Mackley  
Brad Ambrose

ICEBERG CLIMB (Ilulissat, Greenland)  
Klemen Premrl  
Aljaz Anderle  
Thierry Dubois

WILD MUSTANGS (Wells, Nevada)  
Clay Nannini

JAPAN STREETS (Vanuatu, Japan)  
Akira Nakai  
Shinichi Moroboshi  
Nanami Tsukamoto

ORCA RESCUE (Whangarei, New Zealand)  
Dr. Ingrid Visser  
Terry Hardie  
Dian and her two baby orca

SPECIAL THANKS  
Tomorrowland ([http://www.tomorrowland.com](http://www.tomorrowland.com))  
Michael Dujardin  
Vanuatu Heli ([http://www.vanuatuhelicopters.com](http://www.vanuatuhelicopters.com))  
Andy Martin  
Black Diamond ([http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com](http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com))  
Madeline Pickens ([http://mustangmonument.com](http://mustangmonument.com))  
Orca Research Trust ([http://oraresearch.org](http://oraresearch.org))  
Andy Casagrande ([http://www.abc4explore.com/](http://www.abc4explore.com/))  
Steve Hathaway  
Lily Kozman

 

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