YOU’D expect GoPro’s newest tiny 4K cameras, called Hero 5 Black and Session, to take better shots and withstand more abuse. And they do. But this upgrade does something surprising: it makes home movies less terrible.No, the new GoPros can’t make a dreary vacation suddenly sunny. But they can make it easier to take interesting shots, and actually do something with footage that otherwise languishes on some forgotten memory card.Say out loud, "GoPro, start recording," and the camera starts recording, no futzing with buttons. Come home and your footage starts uploading to GoPro’s cloud storage service, no futzing with cards and cables. Launch GoPro’s Quik app to transform a day of video into a highlights reel complete with soundtrack, no futzing with editing software.There still is some futzing when using the new GoPros. You need to learn their lingo, use their software and buy into their $5-a-month GoPro Plus storage plan.After testing the $400 Hero 5 Black and tinier cube-shaped $300...
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