GoPro's Smallest Action camera, Hero 11 Black Mini 5.3K, now Available for $400

The Hero 11 Black Mini was announced alongside GoPro's Hero 11 Black, a compact cube camera with 13% less volume and weight than the full-size version.

The camera captures videos in 5.3K resolution at 60 frames per second, 4K at 120 frames per second, and 2.7K at 240 frames per second.

The $400 Mini has mounting fingers on the back and bottom, making it more versatile for putting it on a helmet or in tight spaces. Also, the camera is explicitly for action 100% of the time.

If you're looking for a camera to shoot stationary video and in motion, you'll want the regular Hero 11 Black. The entire rear of the Mini is a heat sink and needs the motion to help keep it cool enough to capture its high resolutions and frame rates.

Although there's a minuscule display on top to see your settings, there are no displays for previewing or reviewing shots. You'll need to connect to the Quik app for those, and you'll probably want to use the app for a majority of setting changes, too.

A look into Camera's Build

With the exception of a small door covering the USB-C port and microSD card slot, the Mini is a sealed unit. The battery is built in, which is a drawback, but you can expect continuous recording times of a little more than 60 minutes at its highest resolution and frame rates (5.3K, 8:7) to almost two hours at 1080p at 30fps. Plus, since it is sealed and there's no big display, therefore Mini can is waterproof to 10 meters (33 feet) and the lens cover is removable.

The new Hero 11 Black Mini is available globally, an unexpected early arrival since GoPro pushed back its release date to November 18 recently.

The Hero 11 Black Mini is a bit cheaper than the standard Hero 11 Black, costing $299.98.