GoPro is expanding its product offerings with announcements last week confirming that the company is  working on a camera drone and 360-degree virtual camera rigs. The last one is interesting as they have 360 camera Plug-n-Play holders that are configured to hold at least 6 GoPro action cameras or more, depending on the effect that you want with your video.

But also announced, to the joy of those who are on a budget, is the more affordable GoPro Hero+ LCD HD Action Camera. Priced at US$299, this camera goes on sale in the USA on the 7th of June. It will be released in the United Kingdom on the 12th of July at a retail price of £249.99.

The GoPro Hero+ LCD is the more expensive version of the entry level GoPro Hero+ which was released with the Hero4 Black and Silver. The extra expense is brought to you by the touch screen LCD at the back which lets you do adjustments and playback quickly without the aid of another screen such as tablet, smartphone, or computer screen.

The video capture is 1080p at 60 frames per second and 720p at 60 frames per second whilst still capture is a 8mp. Not a 4K action camera yet, but so far we can all liver with 1080p60HD YouTube videos for now streaming at 4K is still a problematic thing for many, unless you have a device can process 4k videos and a fat pipe broadband that can stream 4K video without any hiccup or need for buffering.

The camera also has built-in Wifi and Bluetooth thus you can connect it to your smartphones or tablets with the SmartRemote and the GoPro App with the latter turning your mobile device into a live video remote for the camera, do playback, and instantly share the video online. With the touchscreen LCD of the camera, one can create and save short highlights and when connected to the GoPro App, you can share them online.

What I like about this GoPro is that you can power on and start recording with just a single press of the button with QuickCapture, making it responsive to capture footage before you miss it. You can then use the Hilight Tag feature so you can mark that scene for quick finding for playback or editing.

Now, we are familiar with the casing that GoPros come with. The GoPro Hero+ LCD has a built-in waterproof housing that is good up to 131 feet. To swap microSD cards or charge the camera, there is a the back panel where you can access the card slot and ports. At least you can do some diving without worrying that you left the waterproof case back at home.

Now two things that many airsofters would like to see in their helmet cams that Hero+ LCD has. One is the SuperView which GoPro claims to be the most immersive wide-angle perspective. This means that it captures more of the scene with this feature at a 16:9 aspect ratio rather than the usual 4:3 aspect ratio. The other is the Auto Low Light which automatically adjusts the camera's frame rates depending on lighting conditions and optimising for low-light capture. For going from a bright outdoor airsoft firefight then going quickly indoor for close quarter battles, this capability would surely be helpful.

With the free software available for the videos with the GoPro App and the GoPro Studio, you can do quick editing of your video to put your story together on the field, or with the computer at home to do even more compelling action video with the footages you have taken.

For US$299, it surely is already a feature-packed action camera that's ready to go out of the box.  The GoPro Hero+ LCD is something that many airsofters would want with their action cameras, having a complete package that allows quick playback with the LCD screen, and more features to capture and edit videos at a more affordable price.