GoPro Mission 1 Pro ILS review: Interchangeable lenses make this a GoPro like no other - Engadget

A leap forward in image quality, but effortless sharp video is (literally) out of reach. We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. After over a decade of focus on its Hero line of cameras, GoPro is trying something different. The Mission 1 Pro ILS ($699) is its first camera with interchangeable lenses. Specifically, Micro Four Thirds (MFT) lenses, of which there are many in a wide range of prices. The initial response to the brand trying something new has been positive. However, the ILS doesn't have autofocus, it isn't waterproof and it has a large 2.7x crop factor, leading skeptics to say the ILS serves neither GoPro's core audience nor filmmakers. But all of that discussion was before I was able to test it. Now that I've spent some time with it, the question is: Who was right? Almost everything about the Mission 1 Pro ILS is the same as the Mission 1 Pro we already know. That means 8K/60 video, a 1-inch sensor and full open-gate (full sensor) recording for 4K output in various aspect ratios. And, of course, that insane 10-second, 960 fps burst mode. There's no change to the 2.59-inch OLED rear display and it comes with the same 2,150 mAh Enduro 2 battery. The draw