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GOPRO HERO 8

ction cameras are tailor-made for boat use. Small, tough and waterproof, they’ll take the knocks and dousing of life aboard anything from a kayak to a superyacht in a way that no other camera can. And modern ones are as adept at taking still photos as video, giving all the on board visual capture you’ll ever need. Traditionally, GoPro ruled the roost. Its first action camera, the Hero, launched in 2004 and was immediately the darling of the sports and action community, offering the ability to capture footage in the most extreme conditions. Since then it’s been the subject of regular and rigorous updates through seven iterations to successfully keep it ahead of the competition