GoPro Max Review After 1 Month: ULTIMATE in Depth Review
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The GoPro Max is the second generation 360 camera from GoPro. I've been using it fairly regularly for the past month and I think I've got to know the camera well.
The GoPro max is first and foremost an action camera. While it shoots 360 video which can be viewed in VR, it's primary purpose it to capture everything then allow you to decide where the camera points later. This is achieved very easily using the App which has been completely redesigned.
The Max is rugged, waterproof and features a LCD touch screen for full manual control, a first amoung 360 cameras.
In this review i'll show you tonnes of clips, footage, videos editing on the app, desktop, photos and some awesome clips from other Max users. I'll also talk about the cameras weak points and where GoPro needs to work to ensure the camera is future proof.
GOPRO MAX REVIEW
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LOVE reviews from folks who spend the time they deem necessary to provide a detailed and trusted review of a product. Thanks!
Excellent all round unbiased review
As usual a great thorough review! Thanks.
Thanks for the the in-depth review of this cam!
Thank you. One of the very best GoPro Max reviews I've seen.
are you being serious? it's like impossible to find sample footage of this camera
Best comprehensive review I've seen so far. Thank you! Cheers from Down Under.
Moin 😁
@@DerBlauzahn Der Daniel! Guten Rutsch!
Looking for a new camera option too? I had the max for 4 weeks and sold out again. Features are amazing but video quality sucked. 5.6k is not enough...
@@unpluggedEV I own a Max. Hero Mode @60 fps is terrible. Never saw such a bad, unsharp quality. Very disappointing. Dir auch einen guten Rutsch und alles Gute für 2020!
@@DerBlauzahnI sold my Max after 4 weeks and got a Hero 8 Black. Amazing quality, so much better.
I wanted the Max for recording inside the car and also to zoom in on the Model 3 screen when I explain things. That did not work well. Zooming is not possible with this resolution. Not even a bit. The panning and reframing inside the car was amazing though, this could have been the big win with this camera.
Maybe the next generation...
Good review!..... Especially since I need a good camera for low a light environment on gigs!
Thank you for this review! I hope buying one Max soon. Maybe after software/firmware updates?
Thank you for this! What phone are you using to edit 360 videos with the gopro app?
Great review Daniel 😀Agree with you and I am a Mac user so not disappointed by the workflow. However I am not convince by the stitching line, when camera is moving I can see the stitching compare to One X. What is your feedback on this ?
Thanks for the video, looks like a fun camera to use.
Great video. Using the normal threaded Mount was the only issue. Definitely other attachments that don’t offset which won’t be seen in stitching. Thanks for the review!
Thanks Daniel, for your great review. What would you recommend: I do have a gopro hero 7, I would like to have an easy to carry 360 camera for good quality video, reframing etc. : so QooCam 8K may be great, but too large, I think..., wait for the next gen insta360? Or is the Max the best choice?
Good review. I note that your monopod is not entirely invisible. I think that the problem is the 1/4-20 tripod adapter that you are using. Some of the less expensive ones do not line up the center of the monopod with the center of the 360 camera. They place one camera lens very slightly over the edge of the monopod. A few, such as Smatree and Chronos, keep all in line.
Thanks for the detailed video. Great point about phone compatibility. I'm on Android right now but do you think a 2019 iPod Touch would work well with the Max?
Wow..I sure have alot to learn on this Camera..
Great video..
I have the Samsung S8 plus and will be doing motovlogging and other videos using the Max and Hero 7 Black
thanks for the review, what is your intro music ? and what camera are you shooting on ? is it in autofocus ?
Ordered my GoPro Max before this review dropped by an hour. Just started the video, I hope I don't regret my purchase cause I kept aching over the One X Vs the Max. XD
How do you feel with your purchase today? Is it still the best quality video? I'm debating to pick one up or something else.
@@KickAssets Honestly. My last GoPro product outside of the Hero. Insta360 have run circles around them and they're too conservative and locked with it. Only things they beat them with is the ruggedness (if it doesnt hit the glass), the glass quality itself, and OMG THE MICS! SO MUCH better than the One X, but the One X2 is catching up.
But in terms of video modes, app, updates, features, stitching, community support, then sad to say but they do the bare minimum.
I'm getting an Insta360 One X2 next.
Hi 360 Guy, GoPro Max or new Insta R? Or Kandao 8k? Or probably both, Max and Insta R? I guess the one has Advantages what the other not have and opposite. Thx for your valuable content. Greetz from Germany
Great vid! I agree the software especially if you're using a PC is lacking!
I actually just posted a vid today doing a review of the Max but from a beginners perspective!
Thanks very much for the hard work in putting the review together, basically you answered my questions I was looking for a up from my insta 360 X but I don't think the max will cut it, yes it has better audio but being a photographer rather than a videographer that doesn't really do it for me. Its sad there are so few options on the photography side, I would have thought they would have added more based on what is on the Heros nows but possibly in a firmware update. for now I think probably for me the real upgrade for the X is to the Ricoh Z1 51gb, I have had smaller Ricoh's and liked them but the insta outstripped them but with the Z the ability to shoot Raw/dng is so much better for me, I know its been out for a while and the Z is discontinued but I hope with the new 51 that they might add some firmware upgrades to it.
Apparently the reason it was dropped was due to issues of legality??? No idea why but the 51 has now replaced it if only in some hardware which we will never know but the main update in on the internal drive why o why that could not have been a sd and removable battery I don't understand but with perfect 360 spheres on two 1 inch sensors you really cant get better unless you shoot DSLR which is becoming so difficult to shoot nowadays in locations whereas the small pocket 360s are quick to get out , pop up and shoot, pop away in just a few seconds.
It was a interesting review and yes the video looks nice, audio is great but overall it doesn't do it for me and thats the point of the review, you answered the questions i needed answering, thank you
I realized you must live in london, I used to work in the square mile for 20 odd years and it was great to see the Lloyds again so close and the back of it unusually , also amongst the others and the market. It's been such a long time since i have been down there. Thanks very much. I realise the view is a nearly 2 years old but I don't know if any firmware has been updated on the Gopro , Ill need to check that but I just cant see it coming up to the quality of the Ricoh whatever they do, They are on a different plane and thats to be expected, the Ricoh is double the price. Cheers.
Nice presentation good work👌🥰
First I would like to thank you for the useful videos and comparisons that you display on your channel and what I would like to mention is that I couldn't configure my gopro Max recording setting neither hero mode nor 360; after checking my records unfortunately I saw a bad product quality. for example in Hero mode when I turn Max HyperSmooth On and Horizon leveling On the camera keeps recording small vibrates and the focus is blurred and not stabilized, also cant turn hypersmooth On in 360 mode, behind i couldn't play .360 video's extension on PC and their are no player can run .360 extension. I appreciate your effort if you publish gopro Max tutorial on your channel discussing some points like how to apply perfect configuration on gopro max by using both camera and phone and also on PC and other points that you believe that they are useful to us as beginner users should know to get the utmost benefit from using gopro Max to be as skillful as professionals and not as beginners . I believe that only a professional like you can provide this tutorial and I think that all your followers will appreciate that as well.
Hi, I am desperately trying to decide between the Insta360 one R and GoPro Max. I am a Windows, Android user. Has GoPro provided any significant software updates since you posted this video?
The GPM seems to have what I need, especially the ease of showing GPS overlays. The OneR seems to have better video editing. I don't want to spend more than an one hour after recording for a 30 sec video I want to post on Instagram.
Informative bro. Post a video on upcoming insta one x action camera
Upcoming? Isn’t it the one that’s been released already? Genuinely curious.
Great vid as usual, a quick question, if I shoot in 360 mode, does that mean if I put it on TH-cam I will be able to swipe left right up down and view where I want as I watch? Also are you gonna review qoocam soon, I’m looking to buy a 360 camera, keep up the great work 👍👍👍😊😊😊🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thanks! Yes it shoots 360 video so you can do that! Yes I'll be getting the QooCam soon too ;)
Great, thanks for the super fast answer, when I’m ready to buy I may ask u a couple of questions if that’s ok, I’m looking for a Black Friday deal atm 👍👍👍
I saw lots of stitching artifacts...maybe all the 360 cams suffer from that same issue? But I'm hoping with firmware/software updates those stitching artifacts can be eliminated to a large degree. Thanks for the comprehensive review. I'd like to fly this camera on a drone...it's nice to see a person can buy a $50/year accident/replacement warranty...makes my pucker factor go WAY down. :)
No, the stitching comes from the MAX having offset lenses. I don't know why they did it that way. It's not a problem for most situations but if you have object both close to the camera and far away (e.g. helmet-mounted), the nearby objects will look funny (e.g. the helmet) which can be very distracting. I fly a paraglider and this is definitely a problem, I'm probably going to switch to Insta360 X whose lenses are mounted symmetrically.
360 is better
hey Daniel! does the max allow export in panosphere / equirectangular format and post edit like the insta 360 cameras? I've Heard feedback that it doesn't
Great I just bought one today and I have a Note 10
I saw you had some footage of the desktop app, but didn't hear you review it specifically. Does the desktop software work for all the use cases of the mobile app? I have an android as well and found my phone crashed while trying to edit 30m of footage (on a relatively new samsung s22!). Hoping I can use it on my MacBook instead for editing. Cheers!
Great review thanks ! I'm still wondering if I should buy it for VR content, because I often have some project on which light is an issue. But you're saying that it's a good camera for low light situations. Would you use it on fixed footage situation, like animal watching at dawn or sunset or sunrise ? Thanks for your answer. Hope to see you soon again.
@@RetireandGo yes I did finally and it works really great !
@@RetireandGo I don't. I simetimes use the app for editing, just to create some fun pics for social media purpose. I don't like it too much. Most of the time I edit on Premiere to export some VR360 content, for clients to watch videos in VR headset.
Good content
Thank for the review. Can you use it as a studio camera?
overall great video
I loved the vídeo. How do you get panoramic Photos? Tks a lot
Nice video Thanks I have the Max for a few months, I'm happy but there is the problem of the lights flashing ... can this problem be solved? thanks simon
The 360 Guy can you switch camera modes/view while recording? That is can you switch back and forth between camera modes while in the middle of recording?
Can you change the mount? That would be the only thing thats holding me back from buying it as they tend to break for me. :D
Would you recommend for real estate virtual tours? Thanks!
Always loved your reviews! Too bad, I think Max is not good for virtual tours then... Still can't decide what to get for virtual tours (real estate) around 500 bucks. Thinking of Theta V (since I can't afford Z1) or Insta 360 One R (or Go Pro Max but then I saw in this review the photos aren't as good as the videos).
Hello. Do you know if the GoPro Max is capable of looping/loop recording?
Hi mate, I don’t really understand camera settings too much but what is the difference between 1080p 30fps and 1440p 60 FPS when 360? I get a pop up and not to sure about this 1440 malarki
compared with insta 360 one R's 360 cameramodule. is max have better good stiching, 360video and picture, lowlight result than one R?
So you’re saying that it is limited to a 256G sd card?
Is it good enough for podcast? What do you think?
I have a question: can we connect an external microphone just like the GoPro Hero using the audio adapter?
Grateful for the attention.
No there's no audio jack. But the Max has excellent audio all on its own
@@The360Guy I have a Hero6 and I use to do motovlog, I bought the GoPro specific audio adapter that connects via USB type C to the câmera. My question is if Max is compatible with this adapter
@@JosezitoMotovlogs oh right. I don't know for sure as I haven't used it, but the Max has USB C so there's a decent chance it will work
Yeah same question as me..
I’ve asked gopro and tested the external mic adapter - it definitely doesn’t work on the max :(
You should try testing the audio somewhere busy like a cafe or bar rather than a quiet park, I’ve found it doesn’t do a very good job knowing who’s voice to pick up.
Bro hero 8 or Max ? Which should I buy ?
Aloha! Your work is amazing!
Can you help us please?
I live in Maui and have a specific goal of uploading and playing 360 (GoPro Max) on our Virtual Reality Headsets
Pico G2, Open source Android platform. I am looking for suggestions and ways to upload and play 360 on this device.
Thanks!
How do I set up the 360 panoramic lens to record my Basketball games while hooked to a tripod ?
If you shoot in hero mode does it look ok underwater?
Is it possible for GoPro to increase the Max FPS via an update to improve slow motion? And is that likely? Because that’s a big decider for me between that and the insta 360 one x.
I think they are keeping it for max 2.0. Typical gopro
got mine this week, photo is wow, cant say on video, bcouse the software for windows is shoit, so till they fix that i dont use video (looks for me not reqtangular), low light photo is wow.
I realise this may be a silly question but how did you remove your selfie stick out of the footage
noob question spotted 😁😁😁😁 if GoPro had a universal 1/4 screw adapter it would never be shown
Is it good for real state virtual tours?
you're not talking about the Freezing screen issue (community.gopro.com/t5/Cameras/GoPro-Max-Video-Recording-freezes/td-p/464540) so I'm supposing you don't have that issue? if you don't, can you share the specs of your SD card with us? thanks
Is the software issue still a problem now in 2022?
Pinnacle can edit 360 video after you exported it to your desktop
pinnacle is a pain in the butt, but it can work. PS 23 ultimate now supports cineform input/export. Haven't tried any 5.6k export yet, so not sure if they 'skipped over that' part.
Yes. Also cyberlinx Power director can edit 360 videos with keyframing. Did not try it with max. But think i gonna order one for experimenting soon.:)
I feel like the Max was a step down from the Fusion. They improved the workflow, but sacrificed everything else. I'd rather a slower workflow with better quality than the other way around.
Battery life would have been nice to add to your review but pretty good info on the cameras functionality.
I heard two hours in another video
Will gopro max2 release this year?
con you connect the 360 to a pc. can you stream
It doesn't sound much better than the fusion for 360 photos then. Once again pixelated when put onto a desktop PC monitor?
Christopher B fusion have a RAW option
12/20/21has the software been updated for Android 10 yet ???
You didnt mention how terrible it is in the water and that fact the dont have a case for diving as yet
Just returned my Max after a week
Not user friendly
So many bugs you have to work thru
Deal breaker was being limited to uploading only 90 secs to TH-cam via the app.
So could this be used to film and then watch on my oculus vr?
Yep
whats the name of the app?
The video quality looks super crappy, is this because of TH-cam Compression? or does it actually records like that? does not look at all like the videos shown on the GoPro website. Cheers!
Ok so I got this and have to say 1440p is a bit of a GoPro marketing lie... It's actually 1920x1440 which is just a 4:3 version of HD, basically it's HD with extra height... Erm GoPro, 1440p is meant to be 2560x1440 so this is not really 1440p. Where's my pixels gone? 😭 just had to say because I bought it thinking it shot 2K hero mode but it's just HD.
Bro which is good for photography GoPro max or goprohero 8
I prefer the Max because then you have more options of what you can do with the photo
your cellphone.
But it is only 1080p
Go pro 8 is 4 k
When the camera is moving left to right. The video looks really blurry and bad.
@:049 75MBPS H.S25 ?????????
That sky color does not look natural :( is there a way to make colors less saturated?
you can select different color modes. or color correct in post
what kind of adapter do you use in order to make the invisible selfie stick dissapear ?
The camera does it for you, no adapter or anything else needed.
@@gottnk
you need tripod mount adapter to attach camera to the stick. what kind of mount?
@@TravelIsraell You just need a GoPro tripod mount adapter. You can find them on Amazon and gopro.com. The smaller the diameter of the stick, the more it will be hidden.
@@JudoSurfer
if you want to completely remove the stick you need a specific, flat tripod adapter otherwise regular adapter will leave a half circle or a black spot in footage
@@TravelIsraell that's not true.
I would like to know if my macbook pro 13’ retina mid 2014 8gb ram, i5, 128gb ssd is good enough for workflow??
Jamie Davison let me know how will it work
Are you using Premiere Pro or Final Cut?
Jamie Davison I am using Premiere Pro and it is slow with 1080p footage. It is usable just not smoothly. I didn’t even try 4K
Jamie Davison I do have small storage, maybe that is problem.... I’ll have to see if that is problem I do hope so
Jamie Davison thank you for your help 👍👌 I will buy one and try it out. Very interesting and cheap solution.
No hayche de are mode?! No 4k hero, no thanks.
Best settings for low light 360 video?
iso 1600, 1/120 shutter if moving.
There's no way to disable fish eye mode when you're taking photos in max. That's a drawback of it.
You can zoom into the final image a bit to reduce that effect
Why does my GoPro max in 360 video mode only record 8:03 mins?? How do i fix this?
it is called chaptering. google "gopro chaptering"
@@z352kdaf8324 thank you!
Let us see a 13-minute 360 video using only the Max and Windows 10 published to TH-cam.
Edward exactly
th-cam.com/video/kmS0Uh7RqhE/w-d-xo.html
This 8 min video was a 44 GB upload to TH-cam. I'm starting to get it.
I've had one for eight months now. Terrible battery life!
Why isnt anyone telling that go pro max is absolutelly uselless unless you get adobe with it . i bought one and didnt know that 360 videos with the regular HEVC codeck with 4k are atrociously bad quality videos and they literally put 5k behind a monthly paywall! over 20 bucks per month!???? BS!
crack it bro
Go pro max the sounds or audio is not good
Rylo started the avalanche of reframing-stabilized 360 cams... I hope they come out with a NEW Rylo in 2020!
@JKPinPDX What planet are you one? Rylo was sold, and it's GAME OVER.
This thing overheats. And hard to export 360 files
Fake news
z352kdaf8324 saying I’m fake?
@@negrolocksmith4867 your comment is.
z352kdaf8324 I have one, in 360 mode it overheats, in 65f weather, google it
underwater?
Waterproof to 5m. Just no where for me to try that where I live haha. You'll see in my video a clip of someone kite-surfing with it
360 cameras struggle to stitch underwater , not sure anyone has a fix for the physics of refraction
the stitch line is horrible on the 360 camera compared to the insta 360 one X. and extremely not user friendly at all if you really want to edit the videos and pictures. even the garmin was better i think
What a shame! It's written "5m", but you can't dive with GoPro Max.
windows software still sucks now which is a shame.
prefer gopro instead of spyware
chinese spyware
Anyone want buy mine????
Has the Android app improved since this video was made?
Also here for an update.
So the biggest downside is that the software doesn't work as well on Android? If you can afford $500 for a 360 camera you can spring for the iPhone.
yes and no, i got a simple customer android phone, still 250$ ,ok, iphone is much beter, but getting a 900$ phone for editing 360 content, meh, dont think so.
@@BlueScreenOfDead yes you are right. That a bit dissaster. Im a android user and want reframing so badly. Hope they will apply a updates firmware of this.)
Are we just going to ignore the fact that u look like u have a big knife in you hand when u hold it in your hand?? Thats Looks super weird
Thanks for the video ... you didn't mention battery or storage ...🙄
I mentioned it takes a 256GB Micro SD. As for battery it's about an hour of continuous shooting on a full charge, similar to most other 360 cameras.
@@The360Guy
Thanks for your reply ... by storage i meant how much storage it takes to record 1 minute of 360 video ..??
Can someone help to know 1tb micro sd card is supported by Go pro max and go pro 8
up to 256GB stated @ 1:25
sorry but for me is still shit, come on 2019 and still the 360 video is still not 4k 60fps!
who has that? go buy it!
agreed, i just want usable footage to use alongside my mirrorless cameras in one video
Desaster for Windows Users:
I have a GoPro MAX .... if you are a Windows 10 user like me and may others, then you will expereince that the GoPro software is a Desaster. It has problems installing, throwing error numbers at you. Then you discover that 360 editing is not in the standard software but another software, that you need to buy from the Microsoft Store. This software continually crashes is also a Desaster.
When you contact GoPro support ... they just ignore you. teh GoPro Max us great, but dont hink you are going to produce any 360 videos with it on Windows 10!
Reallyy???? I have a regular windows laptop and wanted to buy the gopro max for business and real states virtual tours
the stitching looks pretty terrible...
I would give this video a thumbs up, but you had not 4k option... on a video test smh
GP Max does not export to 4k, dummy
@@sergeig685 yes it can
@@frizsld6793 No, not if you keyframe it. The entire 360 sphere is 5.4k, if you select a regular 16:9 slice of it then it can only be 1080. Converting 1080 to 4k make zero sense.
@@sergeig685 there you go. key frame it instead, that's what most people are going to do anyway