No battery, no screen, no GPS, no fan, no metal case? The new GoPro Hero10 Black Bones are missing a lot. But then again, a regular GoPro isn’t up to the acrobatics of an FPV drone. So when GoPro sent us a review unit of a new stripped-down version of the Hero10 Black designed for drone pilots, we enlisted FPV drone pilot Reza Kurniawan to see if it fits the bill – which you can find in our The video review saw his flying skills on full display more than.
Kurniawan is the kind of drone enthusiast that inspired Bones. He has been shelling out the Hero10 GoPro to reduce its weight from 154 grams to around 33 grams. Demand for the so-called “naked GoPro” has been high enough that it has become a service he offers to clients, and the new Bones are the 54-gram version that GoPro itself sells.
The camera’s internals are identical to what you see on the Hero10 Black. It has the same GP2 processor, HyperSmooth 4.0 in-body stabilization and an image sensor capable of shooting 5.3K footage up to 60fps and 4K footage up to 120fps.
The $499 Bones ($399 subscription) is the first “spin-off” camera GoPro announced on its last earnings call, and the company told us we’ll see more targeting GoPro’s niche audience in the future professional camera. But now, Kurniawan and the rest of the community can put down their welding equipment. Or can they?
Go check out our review of the bones to find out.
