The GoPro Hero 11 Black Mini is one essentially the most attention-grabbing motion cams we have seen for just a few years, however we’ll sadly have to attend a bit longer to see it – GoPro has delayed its anticipated availability till subsequent month.

The Hero 11 Black Mini, which packs many of the GoPro Hero 11 Black’s taking pictures energy into a less expensive, smaller type issue, was attributable to begin transport right this moment. However GoPro has up to date that anticipated availability to November 18.

Curiously, GoPro hasn’t blamed the delay on provide chain points, which is the everyday cause we have seen for late digital camera transport. As a substitute, GoPro CEO Nicholas Woodman merely stated that “we’re giving ourselves somewhat extra time to good the product for our excited clients”.

That means a teething downside of some form – we have requested GoPro for extra specifics, however we’ll seemingly merely have to attend the additional three weeks and hope all the pieces’s been correctly ironed out.

Given the comparatively brief delay, the problem is almost certainly to be software-related. One of many huge variations between the Hero 11 Black and its Mini sibling is that the latter lacks a touchscreen, as an alternative providing solely a tiny monochrome show on the highest subsequent to its shutter button. Which means altering your taking pictures settings and kinds entails utilizing the GoPro Quik app, which is more likely to be up to date when the Hero 11 Black Mini launches. 

One other problem for the Hero 11 Black Mini is more likely to be battery life and minimizing overheating. The motion cam has a non-removable 1,500mAh battery, and GoPro hasn’t but launched its anticipate battery life per cost. The digital camera additionally has warmth sinks on its again to maintain it cool, however we’ll have an interest to see the way it performs when taking pictures constantly each with and with out airflow.

Evaluation: Minor delay hopefully means minor points

The Hero 11 Black Mini’s transport delay is each excellent news and dangerous information. On the plus aspect, it is good that GoPro is planning to easy out any teething issues earlier than the motion cam launches, which is not all the time the case. It additionally hasn’t been pushed again to subsequent yr. 

In recent times, we have seen many merchandise, just like the DJI Mavic 3, launch nicely earlier than they had been prepared, requiring a lot of firmware updates to get them as much as their claimed ranges of efficiency and have units.

Alternatively, we do not but know why the Hero 11 Black Mini’s transport has been delayed, and that anticipated availability is getting dangerously near peak purchasing season.

We’ll be placing the Hero 11 Black Mini via its paces earlier than that November 18 transport date, so look out for our full evaluate earlier than then. If you’d like a breakdown of how the compact motion cam compares to its huge brother, take a look at out GoPro Hero 11 Black vs Hero 11 Black Mini comparability.

And, if each of these new motion cams are a bit past your funds, it is nicely price keeping track of the Black Friday GoPro offers. Whereas we seemingly will not see any main reductions till November, our information takes you thru what to anticipate and which older GoPro fashions are more likely to supply the perfect worth throughout this yr’s gross sales.