GoPro HERO 10 HYDROPHOBIC Lens - Does It Really Work?

GoPro Hero 10 Hydrophobic Water-Shedding Lens Review

As someone who shoots packrafting and whitewater action video, I was really excited to see the new GoPro Hero 10 Black advertised with its new “protective lens cover with hydrophobic water-shedding design.”

I have always been frustrated by the number of video shots ruined by water droplets on my camera lens. Could this new GoPro hydrophobic lens be my salvation? Let’s perform some tests to find out!

First we start at the kitchen sink to test how the hydrophobic lens performs to dunking in water, versus spraying with water. We also compare how the drops on the lens appear with the GoPro Hero 10 shot in Normal, Linear, Wide and Superwide modes.

Finally, we head down to the river in our packrafts, first to test how it performs in the spray of rapids, and then how it performs in heavy rain.

Conclusions:
The GoPro Hero 10 Black’s new hydrophobic lens does a pretty good job of clearing itself of water after being dunked under water. But unfortunately, the lens still holds plenty of drops when exposed to spray or rain. However, these drops are fewer and smaller compared to other action cameras I have and do provide more useful video clips.

GoPro Hero 10 Black: https://amzn.to/3FCIYAs

To get the hydrophobic lens cover for Hero 9 and Hero 10, order model ADCOV-002 from GoPro at https://gopro.com/en/us/shop/mounts-accessories/hero10-black-replacement-cover-lens/ADCOV-002.html (not model ADCOV-001 from Amazon, which are not advertised as hydrophobic).

Recommended Packrafts:
Alpacka Classic http://bit.ly/2FzZGTN
Alpacka Expeditions https://bit.ly/30WD6Rd

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