The First GoPro Hero Camera Wasn't Digital, But As 'Reel' As It Gets

In today'southward age, if you enquire any tech enthusiast or photographer whether they've heard of GoPro the only answer yous'd get from them is — oh yes, the company that makes those compact activeness cameras, right?

Well, that definitely is the right answer and y'all cannot even lift a finger against it. But, practise you know when GoPro was founded? And what the offset-e'er 'Hero' camera expect like?

You no longer demand to worry because nosotros're here to inform y'all all about it. GoPro didn't start by building a tiny, portable digital camera, like the 1 it'due south most recognized for by everyone. The company'southward humble beginnings are rooted in an erstwhile-school photographic camera that was compact for the times, and it relied on 35mm moving picture (oh yes, film was still a thing back then) to capture photos.

GoPro was started way dorsum in 2004 when GoPro CEO Nick Woodman realized there was no style he could capture photos while surfing on the loftier waves. Then, he so decided to build the commencement-ever GoPro Hero product, the Ultimate Camera Strap, which was used to fix a photographic camera (sealed in a plastic shell) onto a band attached to your wrist.

Beginning, Woodman tried using a tertiary-party film photographic camera with the strap but information technology didn't live up to his expectations. He then tried out a bunch of them with the strap, ultimately leading him to wire money to a factory in Prc to get the beginning-always GoPro Hero built back in 2004. To check out the photographic camera in action, y'all tin watch Thirty V Studio's video right here:

In the video fastened above, you'll find a QVC segment of Woodman talking about all the salient features of the commencement-ever GoPro Here and how it came in handy for capturing shots while riding waves. He says,

"I was ever frustrated that I couldn't easily take photos with my friends and family during our favorite sports and activities. And so I figured, there must be an like shooting fish in a barrel mode to carry and utilise a camera, so I came up with the (GoPro) Hero camera pattern, which allows yous to securely clothing the camera… on your wrist"

As for at present, GoPro has finer taken over the activity photographic camera market with its Hero lineup that comes in diverse shapes and sizes – the latest one being the Hero Black 6. However, it is all the same possible for you to grab the original GoPro Hero from eBay for as depression equally $40. So, are you lot planning to get i of these cameras? or not? I certainly am interested, but you tell u.s. your opinions in the comments beneath.