If you don’t want all the bells and whistles and just want an honest-to-goodness action camera with all the Hero 11 Black video credentials, then the Mini is it. It also feels like it would make a good secondary camera for a different angle. Similarly, if you use a full-size GoPro for drone FPV footage (rather than the dedicated “Bones” camera) then the Mini is also a great option for that - plus you get a camera you can use elsewhere, too (unlike Bones).
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As with the Hero 11 Black, the Mini is cheaper if you subscribe to GoPro’s $100 per year cloud service, which brings the total to $300 to the Black’s $400. If you don’t get the subscription the Mini is $400 to the Black’s $500. There’s money to be saved here, and for some use cases the Mini is clearly the way to go, but most people will be better off with the Hero 11 Black.
If you don’t want all the bells and whistles and just want an honest-to-goodness action camera with all the Hero 11 Black video credentials, then the Mini is it. It also feels like it would make a good secondary camera for a different angle. Similarly, if you use a full-size GoPro for drone FPV footage (rather than the dedicated “Bones” camera) then the Mini is also a great option for that - plus you get a camera you can use elsewhere, too (unlike Bones).
Despite its smaller size and the absence of screens, the Hero 11 Black Mini features similar specs in comparison with the standard Hero 11 Black when it comes to video resolution, stabilization tech, and performance. And, it is priced at almost $100 less. However, since the standard Hero 11 Black is already pretty compact, it’s unlikely that you’d want to go with the Mini only due to its compact size.