GoPro’s new app lets you control your camera with your Apple Watch

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Friday, December 11, 2015 · 3:55 pm · 2 Comments

"GoPro's iOS app is great, but the new Apple Watch integration makes it a killer," Chris Perkins writes for Mashable.

"GoPro released an update to its iOS app Thursday, which includes an app for the Apple Watch for the first time," Perkins reports. "The Watch app is essentially a wrist-mounted remote control for a GoPro's most important functions."

"From their wrists, GoPro users can now start and stop recording, preview their shots and add "HiLight" bookmarks for easier editing," Perkins reports. "The Watch app is compatible with the GoPro HERO3 or any of the company's Wi-Fi equipped cameras, though previewing shots on the Apple Watch isn't compatible with the HERO3 or the HERO2 with Wi-Fi Bacpac."

Read more in the full article here.

MacDailyNews Take: Apple Watch has been able to control your iPhone's camera, but only for previewing and snapping still photos, not video – yet.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Lynn Weiler" for the heads up.]

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