All of the action cams tested are good companions for adventures in the great outdoors and for demanding shots of sporting activities. The GoPro Hero12 Black and Insta360 Ace Pro are particularly impressive in terms of image quality and features. If, on the other hand, you want a lot of accessories, the Rollei Action One is the right choice...

The GoPro Hero 10 Black convinces in the CHIP test lab: The video quality of the 5.3K videos is very good, 4K videos can also be recorded at up to 120 frames per second. This means that even extremely fast motion sequences in slow motion look fluid and high-resolution, and the very good image stabiliser significantly calms shaky camera movements...

Smartphone, camera, camcorder: who shoots the best videos? We tested camcorders and compared them with other devices for filming. The results are surprising. Camcorders used to be the first choice for shooting private videos. Now they have strong competition, for example from smartphones...

In principle, GoPro is right with higher frame rates with each new version. However, this comes at the expense of runtime. In addition, you still have to hope for firmware updates if you value "horizon levelling" and want to make videos that do not require colour correction. The current colour reproduction of the Hero 10 Black is unbearably colourful...

The GoPro Hero10 Black is the best action cam yet. The predecessor was already strong, but the latest generation has improved its speed of operation. This ensures even better recordings with an even more effective image stabiliser. Control is simple and fast, as is data transfer. However, so many highlights eat away at the battery life.