I spent a long weekend with the GoPro Mission 1 Pro it survived heat, sea, sand and a couple of drops, but you need to respect its limits

Date:
Tue, 26 May 2026 15:58:53 +0000

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I spent a weekend with the GoPro Mission 1 Pro the new grip made me forget
it was an action camera and my shots paid the price.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter I spent the UKs sweltering Spring bank holiday outside getting sunburnt on every inch of my exposed
skin and testing the brand-new GoPro Mission 1 Pro. Given GoPros history I
was expecting an action camera, but was greeted by that and a rugged vlog camera that can handle (almost) any adventure you could throw at it provided you respect its limitations.

The Mission 1 Pro is one of a trio of new Mission 1 action cams and, like the best GoPros that came before it, is ready for action. The Sport POV mode is set up to perfectly capture your perspective as you tackle a mountain bike trail, for example, while subject tracking is ideal for following your
partner as they race through woodland or down a slope (keeping them framed in the shot so you have one less detail to focus on). Plus with the Dive mode
and a design thats waterproof to 66ft (20m) without a housing you can easily capture color-corrected underwater footage as you snorkel. Though for me it just provided some extra reassurance I wouldnt ruin my camera as I snapped shots while my partner and I paddled around in the water just-off Brighton beach. Latest Videos From You may like GoPro is back with its biggest action camera shake-up in 20 years GoPro Lit Hero Review: a tiny action cam, with 'too many compromises' This grip transforms my favorite 360 action camera
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original sound - TechRadar My weekend was a lot more relaxed than you might expect for a GoPro excursion, but the Mission 1 Pro still felt like a solid companion.

As I just mentioned its rugged design meant I was never worried about it getting damaged, and that same subject tracking is utilized effectively by
its Vlog mode which in conjunction with its cover screen makes it easy to capture selfie-style video as my partner and I wandered through the citys tight lanes and gardens.

For pure quality, however, you cant beat the 8K open gate capture which delivers generally high-quality 4:3 video that can be comfortably cropped to 16:9 or 9:16 based on your needs or be used to clip 44MP photo stills so you dont need to take yourself out of the moment to swap between capture modes. A shot taken with the GoPro Mission 1 (Image credit: Future / Hamish Hector)
The quiet champion of my days out wasnt the camera itself, it was a new add-on: the point-and-shoot grip case. The three-part attachment makes it
much easier to hold the Mission 1 Pro and use it like any point-and-shoot camera, and it can be picked up separately or as part of the Grip Edition Bundle which costs $779.99 / 679.99 / AU$1,229.95 for non-GoPro Premium subscribers Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up
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Capturing quick shots here and there I felt no pressure to be choosy as I had plenty of battery life to eat through. GoPro promises the Mission 1 Pros 2,150mAh Enduro 2 battery can deliver over five hours of 1080p 30fps video
(or over three of 4K 30fps) and this translated to me finishing my day with charge to spare letting me refuel the GoPro overnight so it would be ready
to go again in the morning.

Some of the less standard shooting modes, though, will be a bigger hit to
your battery. I took a few slow motion clips which ate about 15% of my
charge. The upshot, however, are ridiculously impressive frame rates burst Slow-Mo captures offers up to 10 seconds of 1080p at 960fps capture, working out at 5m 20s playback time at 30fps), plus slightly slower frame rates are available at higher resolution. If only I had taken a step backwards...
(Image credit: Future / Hamish Hector) These slow-mo shots also clearly exposed a couple of the Mission 1 Pros weaknesses: focus and zoom quality. What to read next Today's best action cameras, based on our in-depth testing The best point and shoot cameras, all tested thoroughly Cinematic teaser
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For some burst slow-mo I captured my partner Izzy moving back and forth on a swing but I didnt realize Id zoomed in on the shot it was only to 1.6x but when watching footage back on my computer it was clear the digital crop didnt pair well with the 1080p video quality.

My other, standard slow-mo footage of Izzy blowing a dandelion was instead ruined because I got too close to her. I wanted to get a better frame of the seeds drifting away but instead the plant was entirely out of focus as I realised after the fact that tapping on the screen tunes to auto-exposure and not an auto-focus, and that there are no manual focus controls.

These issues appeared in plenty of my other shots too, especially my photos, as it became clear the point-and-shoot grip might have changed my perspective of the Mission 1 Pro but hadnt actually changed how the hardware functions. The Canon Powershot V1, not a Mission 1 Pro (Image credit: Future | Sam Kieldsen) With the grip attached, I was treating the GoPro Mission 1 Pro like the C anon Powershot V1 I had recently been testing for an upcoming piece, when it isnt the same kind of beast even if it felt the same in my hands.

Thats not to say the Mission 1 Pro is therefore bad I think its pretty great
and the Grip Edition adds some excellent versatility to the snapper. You
just need to respect the fact the Mission 1 Pro is still an action camera at its core: this leads to a rugged design that feels perfect for surviving most adventures, but there are some hardware nuances youll need to navigate as you vlog your experiences.

With my lessons learned I plan to keep testing the Mission 1 Pro as I try to crack this camera be sure to look out for my upcoming in-depth review but
if youre keen to pick one up today its currently up for preorder at various retailers for $699.99 / 599.99 / AU$1,099.95. Today's best GoPro Mission 1
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