Waterproof until it's not. I always use a case if I am in the water. It is easier and cheaper to replace a case of it fails. It is easier to test it too. If the case fails, your camera has redundant water proofing. The seal on the GoPro camera door can fail with the slightest bit of sand, salt, or debris. 4. How Waterproof is GoPro. From GoPro Hero5 onwards, these wonderful little cameras are waterproof without a case. That is, waterproof up to 10m / 30’ depth. Prior to the Hero 5 you needed to put them in a special waterproof case to make them waterproof up to 40m. To learn what depth each different GoPro model is waterproof to read this GoPro HERO+LCD is waterproof, because it is built directly into a waterproof case (waterproof to 131 feet (40 m)). The device also includes a feature HiLight Tagging and built-in video editing function, which allows the user to put a label on the main points while shooting video or in the process of view, which makes it possible to quickly find Is the GoPro Hero 10 an underwater camera? It certainly is but despite this I was still slightly nervous about putting a camera underwater without using a w The Hero5, Hero6, Hero7 and Hero 8 are waterproof up to 33ft. Anything past 33ft, you will need a dive housing. If you are using the GoPro Super Suit / GoPro Protective Case dive housing, you will need to remove the lens cover before putting the camera inside. The lens cover can be removed by twisting it to the left. Water spots on your GoPro footage. One of the best workarounds for this is applying Rain-X on GoPro’s waterproof housing. This camera was MADE for action and comes with a waterproof case, but the fantastic folks at GoPro haven’t yet figured out a way to defy the nature of water (Get on that, would-ya GoPro?). The solution? Hello everyone, 1st time posting here in the community, hope you could help me. I just came back from vacation this weekend using my GoPro Hero 11 Black at the beach. being confident that it is water proof, I used it without waterproof case because we were just swimming along the shore and just taking up some videos (1ft - 4ft water height). Is GoPro waterproof without case? Re: is the hero 9 black waterproof without the case Yes, so long as all camera doors are properly closed, the HERO9 Black is waterproof down to 10m (33ft) without housing. Does the hero 9 need a waterproof case? The GoPro Hero 9 is the newest version of the best selling action camera in 2021. Ert3S.