The best GoPro Hero 9 prices and deals

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If you're looking for the most up to date and best GoPro Hero 9 Black deals, you're in the right place. The 2020 flagship model in the GoPro family builds on the company's reputation as the king of the action camera camp – offering a front color LCD screen, that is invaluable for framing the shots whether you are shooting yourself heading haring down a slope, or streaming a YouTube vlog. We are constantly monitoring prices, to offer you the best Hero 9 deals we can find.

Following the arrival of the GoPro Hero 10, the Hero 9 is not longer the top model in the range – but it also means that there are some better deals, on what is still a standout actioncam.

With its huge 23.6 MP sensor, the GoPro Hero9 Black boast detailed, clean, smooth and stable video at up to 5K, along with improved photo ability. The size has for sure increased, but it remains pocket-sized – and besides, the larger rear screen and a front screen make the extra bulk more than worthwhile.

The in-camera software is excellent, too, with impressive image stabilization along with the tweaked TimeWarp 3.0 mode. The smartphone app is the icing on the cake, offering trouble-free hook-up, easy-to-use controls, settings tweaks, file transfer and simple edits. It's impressive, easy to use and thoroughly enjoyable.

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GoPro Hero9 Black key specs

Get to grips with the flagship Hero action cam

Front-facing screen

20MP photos

14.7 MP grabs from video

Larger physical size than other GoPros

5K video takes up a lot of memory

The Hero 9 Black built on the modular system of GoPro Mods introduced with the GoPro Hero 8 Black introduced in 2019. These include the Media Mod, Light Mod and Display Mod. Media Mod, which physically supports the other two, offers a directional microphone and cold shoe accessory mounts

The most important new accessory only for the Hero9 Black is the Max Lens Mod accessory that offers 360º horizon lock (so the camera can be rotated through 360º) and an ultra-wide 155º Max SuperView mode.

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Chris George has worked on Digital Camera World since its launch in 2017. He has been writing about photography, mobile phones, video making and technology for over 30 years – and has edited numerous magazines including PhotoPlus, N-Photo, Digital Camera, Video Camera, and Professional Photography.

His first serious camera was the iconic Olympus OM10, with which he won the title of Young Photographer of the Year - long before the advent of autofocus and memory cards. Today he uses a Sony A7 IV, alongside his old Nikon D800 and his iPhone 15 Pro Max.

He is the author of a number of books including The Book of Digital Photography, which has been translated into a dozen different languages.

In addition to his expertise in photography and videomaking, he has written about technology for countless publications and websites including The Sunday Times Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, What Cellphone, T3 and Techradar.