Facts about GoPros

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   GoPro's cloud storage service Quik, acquired in 2014 for 200 million dollars, automatically edits raw footage into finished videos using artificial intelligence and licensed music.

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2. 06

   Founder Nick Woodman started GoPro in 2004 after strapping a camera to his wrist while surfing in Indonesia, initially selling bare-bones cameras for under 300 dollars.

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3. 05

   GoPro's stabilization technology, called HyperSmooth, uses electronic image stabilization to counteract camera shake at up to 4K resolution, winning a Technical Emmy Award in 2019.

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4. 04

   Mounting systems on GoPro cameras use a proprietary rail and ball-joint connector design patented in 2010 that has become the industry standard, with thousands of third-party accessories built to this specification.

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5. 03

   Modern GoPro cameras can capture up to 5.3K video resolution at 60 frames per second, a massive leap from the original 720p capability of the 2009 model.

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6. 02

   In 2014, GoPro went public with an initial stock price of 24 dollars per share, valuing the action camera company at approximately 3 billion dollars.

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7. 01

   The original GoPro Hero, released in 2009, could only record 720p video at 30 frames per second on a memory card.

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