With my GoPro 6, I usually get 2 dives with the same battery charge. When diving I only record short segments vs the entire dive (for me that would be an editing hassle). The battery life of my 3+ was not that much different.
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You recommend use a camera that support water pressure or buy a case for a professional DSLR? im trying to get nice pictures, not for profesional reasons, but i want to create a dive site, and i want to ask what you recommend me to take the pictures, i was using GoPro Hero 6 the video was ok, but the pictures don't
I have the 7 and it is the best GoPro yet - by far. However, your comparison is skewed as lights are clearly being used in the Hero 7 clip but not the others.I have been Using GoPro's to shoot while diving since the GoPro 2.
I have shot with the 3, 4, 5, 6 and now 7.
They just did an update about 2 weeks ago which dramatically helped the 4k battery life on the 7 Black when I did 3 dives on two batteries in San Diego. The ultra smooth I think really helps and the color on the 7 I think is better than the 6 and way way better than the 5.
Comparison videos -
Monterey
- GoPro 7 4k Ultrasmooth - Backscatter Magenta Filter and 15+ Macro Lens
Roatan
- GoPro 6 1080p - Red filter
Key Largo
- GoPro 5 1080p - Red filter
La Jolla
- GoPro 5 1080p - No Filter
Manly
- GoPro 3+ - No Filter
As you can see with the progression they have gotten much better with color and stability moving up each model. Been really happy with the 7 and see a big improvement with it over the 6.