Neither GoPro Fusion nor GoPro Hero 7 were recommended by experts this month
On 3 Apr 2024 (28 days ago) we went through 78 Action Camera expert endorsements , however neither GoPro Fusion nor GoPro Hero 7 were included in any of those recommendations. Since neither Action Camera received a single endorsement, as far as expert recommendations go, it's technically a tie. We do, however, recommend taking a look at GoPro Hero12 Black or other critically acclaimed Action Video Cameras of this month.
For reference, GoPro Hero12 Black received 9 endorsements this month, from Popular Science (16 Nov 2023), Digital Camera World (22 Jan 2024) Wirecutter (9 Jan 2024) and 6 others.
Curious to see this month's entire Action Video Cameras ranking? It's here
Customers like GoPro Hero 7 way more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
GoPro Hero 7
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
GoPro Hero 7, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than GoPro Fusion.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling action camera receives a consumer score of 8.1 (great). GoPro Hero 7 ranks higher than that and GoPro Fusion ranks lower than that.
GoPro Fusion | |
GoPro Hero 7 |
In comparison:
8.7 Great
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Median best-selling Action Camera |
In comparison:
8.1 Great
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GoPro Hero 7 is more popular than GoPro Fusion
It's fairly safe to say that GoPro Hero 7 is a more popular action camera than GoPro Fusion, based on its 6,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
Table: Top compared alternatives for GoPro Fusion and Hero 7 | |||||
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GoPro Hero12 Black | $374 |
We don't yet have enough review information for GoPro Hero12 Black N/A
| 9 expert recommendations | ||
DJI Action 2 | $255 | 2 expert recommendations | Cheaper | ||
DJI Osmo Action 4 | $399 |
We don't yet have enough review information for DJI Osmo Action 4 N/A
| 8 expert recommendations | ||
GoPro Hero 9 Black | $249 |
In comparison:
9.3 Amazing
| 2 expert recommendations | Cheaper Better Reviews |
Rank | Change | Price | Action Camera | Popular Science | Camera Jabber | Digital Camera World | Wirecutter | Tom's Guide | PCMag | TechRadar | WIRED | Pocket-lint | T3 |
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1 | - | $374 | GoPro Hero12 Black | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | - | $399 | DJI Osmo Action 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
3 | - | $360 | Insta360 Go 3 | 5 | - | 7 | -
| 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
4 | - | $319 | GoPro Hero11 Black | - | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 3 |
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GoPro Fusion is a popular option on the higher end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling action cameras and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Insta360 X3 or DJI Osmo Action 4 .
GoPro Fusion is $120.41 more expensive than the average action camera ($259.94).
GoPro Hero 7 is a very popular option in the middle of the action cameras price range. It has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as GoPro Hero7 Silver or DJI Action 2 .
GoPro Hero 7 price is roughly the same as the price of an average action camera ($259.94).