GoPro are launching a new camera this week. Namely the GoPro Hero+, in simple terms it is a GoPro Hero with the addition of a LCD touch screen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a few performance tweaks.

GoPro Hero+ Launch

The GoPro Hero+ LCD will officially go on sale this Sunday (Sunday 7th June 2015) at $299 (US) and £249 in the UK. That’s double the cost of the Hero.

GoPro Hero+ Launch

The full list of features of the Hero+ LCD, according to GoPro, are:

Professional-quality 1080p 60fps vs the 30fps of the Hero
8MP photo capture vs 5MP of the Hero
Touch LCD display
Built-in WiFi and Bluetooth
HiLight Tagging lets you mark key moments while recording or during playback for quick and easy editing
In-camera video trimming allows you to create short clips for easy content sharing without a computer
Power on and record automatically with the press of a single button with QuikCapture setting
Approximately two hours of recording time
Integrated housing design for simplicity and ease of use
Supports microSD cards (at least Class 10 or UHS-I) up to 64GB