So I just recently made an executive decision on my way to a weekend trip to Acadia National Park in Maine to buy a GoPro. I have been debating on buying an actual camera or a GoPro for a while now and I still hadn't made a choice to spend the money on either camera. I wanted something that would take better pictures than my iPhone 8 Plus (even though that takes gorgeous pictures as well). I finally decided on the GoPro because I could also take that into the water to get underwater pictures, pictures in the pool, paddle boarding, canoeing, etc. I researched and researched to figure out what GoPro to get, pros and cons of each model and accessories to buy. I ended up purchasing the GoPro Hero 5 Black and I am so happy with my choice. No its not the brand new one, but it is pretty darn close to the GoPro Hero 6. The only difference between the 2 was the 6 has 4K video for an hour and it has advanced settings for video. Now, I was purchasing this for pictures more than videos so that didn't really impress me to spend the extra 100$. I bought the GoPro at the L.L. Bean Outlet in Trenton, ME for 225$ and the 25% off was what made me immediately buy the camera. You can find the GoPro Hero 5 Black on Amazon.com for about 250$!! What it includes: The Hero 5 camera is waterproof (huge for me), has a touch screen and voice activation. This camera also takes some pretty amazing pictures. It has 4K video for 30 minutes and 12 mp pictures. Make sure you buy an SD card, they are not included with the GoPro. After figuring out that the GoPro didn't come with an SD card, we purchased a 32GB SD card from Walgreens. (it was on sale!). The GoPro Hero 5 also includes housing, a charging cord, 2 sticky mounts and instructions. After playing around with the GoPro a little bit, we were ready to take some photos. The Hero 5 is super easy to use. It has a tutorial to show you where certain things are but for the basics, touch the camera icon in the corner to change the mode and press the red button on the top to record or take a picture. Super easy. Another thing to make sure you do is download the GoPro App. This allows you to connect your GoPro, download pictures directly to your phone, and even take pictures or videos! I personally loved this because we could place our GoPro somewhere and then make sure were in the shot, getting the right angle of the shot and even take some candid pictures. Accessories to buy: I have also done an extreme amount of research on the best products to buy for the GoPro that don't break the bank or are worth spending the $$. I've looked on amazon, eBay, GoPro.com for prices and they all seem to be about the same price. I've also looked into other travel bloggers and their recommendations for GoPro Accessories. One of my favorite travel bloggers, Alyssa Ramos of mylifeisatravelmovie.com, posted some of her favorite accessories. Now if you have ever seen this girls instagram and all of the gorgeous pictures she takes, you will take her advice on photography products and accessories. In addition to my accessories, I ended up buying a Vera Bradley Large Cosmetic Case to store it all in. Yes there is the GoPro Casey but, this does the same job and is cute! The products I decided to buy from my research are listed below: **not all shown in picture Overall, I absolutely recommend buying a GoPro for all of your travels. Even if its just a piece of mind for your phone or your other expensive camera. I cannot wait to take this thing on more adventures and see what amazing photos I can take. Happy traveling!!! ***Note I was not paid to write this review, I paid in full for my GoPro and this is my honest opinion and review of the product. Below are some pictures with 4 different settings in camera mode on the GoPro.
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