Thank you @Davide DB

Very clear explanation as usual.

Thank you @Davide DB

Very clear explanation as usual.

In any case, I think I understand that a high bitrate like 190 Mbps will allow you to have a slightly higher slice of pizza. Right?

8 minutes ago, Gmsalterego said:

Thank you @Davide DB

Very clear explanation as usual.

In any case, I think I understand that a high bitrate like 190 Mbps will allow you to have a slightly higher slice of pizza. Right?

Yes of course.

To give you some perspective, look at an 'old' Lumix GH5. Back in 2017, it was already recording 4K (8.3MP) at 400Mbps (H.264). Even if we account for H.265 GoPro being twice as efficient, that GH5 was effectively putting 200Mbps worth of detail into 8.3MP.

A Sony A7SIII/FX3 @4K records at 280Mbps!

By comparison, the GoPro 12 is trying to squeeze 24.7MP (8:7 mode) into 120Mbps. Mathematically, the GoPro is asking the encoder to do much more 'heavy lifting' per pixel than a 10-year-old pro camera. High resolution is great, but without a proportional increase in bitrate, you're just getting more pixels, not better pixels.