GoPro is not sleeping on the job, far from it. With more and more competitors jumping into the Action Camera space, especially the big name electronics brands from Japan which have the technology and history in the imaging space such as Sony and Ricoh, GoPro will have to work harder in order to protect its leadership position in action cameras. And its latest salvo in this market, which will be released on the 5th of October, is the GoPro Hero4.

When GoPro Hero3 was released, it came in 3 flavours: Black which is the high-end version; Silver for the mid-price range; and White for those on a budget. With the GoPro Hero4, Black and Silver editions will be on the market but the White edition will be done away with and simply called "Hero".

So let's talk about the most expensive, the Hero4 Black Edition (£369.99). GoPro has already dipped its feet into 4K (3840 x 2160) recording with Hero3 Black but which was at 15 frames per second (fps). With Hero4 Black smoother 4K playback can now be achieved as recording will be at 30fps. And for those who want to do even slow-motion clips, 1080p at 120fps frame rate should be adequate enough. For still photos, it can go on a burst mode of 30 frames per second at 12MP and an intervalometer is built-in allowing for timelapse photography. It also boasts of lowlight shooting, night shooting, night lapse and pro-tune. It  has a dedicated button for the settings and of course Wifi , Bluetooth and mobile app which is now a standard on Black Editions starting with Hero3 Black.

The Mid-Range GoPro Hero4 Silver Edition (£289.99) can do 4K video but remains at 15fps. It's also stripped down to 1080p at 60fps and 720p at 120fps. For those who are happy with this, 1080p resolution is still the dominant screen resolution for many computers, televisions, and mobile gadgets and will still be significant in the following years even as 4K screens are now slowly flooding the market. Just like Hero4 Black, it has the 30fps 12MP photo burst and also boasts of lowlight shooting, night shooting, night lapse and pro-tune.

But there is something the Hero4 Silver that Hero4 Black doesn't have: Touchscreen display that allows you playback and settings controls.  Before you need to purchase the BacPac to have an LCD screen with your GoPro. Even with the touchscreen display, the size of Silver is not bigger like having the BacPac installed.

Now, if you can *only* spare a hundred quid, well, £99.99 to be exact, then the Hero version will be made available. It's further stripped down in features, which what GoPro considers to be the most basic such as 1080p video at 30fps, 720p video at 60fps, and 5MP photos at a 5fps burst. According to the company it us very much user friendly with additional features of QuikCapture, SuperView and Auto Low Light.

Three Hero4 offerings at different price points. So far no action camera has made such triple offerings in a single release, with GoPro trying to hit different budges and perhaps covering most of the bases.  With 4k videos now being offered on videos their video quality would push people to plan on 4K screens in the near future, including new internet broadband speeds to minimise buffering times for 4K videos.

But for those who are maintaining their airsoft YouTube Channels, do they need to jump into 4K? No rush yet really as many are still invested at 720p or 1080p video cameras and screens. But if one has the budget and the bandwidth to upload 4k videos, then no one's stopping him/her. 4K is the future for videos and it's now here.