Nick Woodman founded the company in 2002. He started the company following a 2002 surf trip to Australia in which he was hoping to capture quality action photos of his surfing but could not because amateur photographers could not get close enough or obtain quality equipment at accessible prices.
His desire for a camera system that could capture the professional angles inspired the 'GoPro' name. In 2004, the company sold its first camera system, which used 35 mm film. Digital still and video camera were later introduced. As of 2014 a fixed-lens HD video camera with a wide 170-degree angle was available; two or more can be paired to create 3D video.
On June 4, 2014, the company announced the appointment of former Microsoft executive Tony Bates as President reporting directly to Nick Woodman. On March 30, 2011, GoPro was used in the film Slumdog Millionaire, which made the camera more famous and exposed to the rest of the world.
Personally i find that GoPro allows us to take incredible snapshots. In fact, the reason that pushed the creator to initiate the GoPro is understandable; we all want to capture our crazy moments wether it is performing a ski stunt or a water sport without having a pro photographer, that can't always get close enough, next to us. The GoPro allows us to do so.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that it was used in the movie Slumdog Millionaire is pretty interesting.