TIME has announced the MISSION 1 PRO ILS is on its list of the Best Inventions of 2026. TIME’s annual list features 300 extraordinary innovations changing the way people live. To compile it, TIME solicited nominations from its editors and correspondents around the world and through an online application process, then evaluated each contender on originality, efficacy, ambition, and impact.
TIME’s recognition marks the MISSION 1 Series’ 14th top industry award from 12 leading news, lifestyle, consumer technology, photography, and outdoor publications since launching earlier this year. MISSION 1 PRO ILS has also been named Best Camera on SlashGear’s Hot List 2026 and earned a TechRadar Recommends award, while the MISSION 1 Series has collected Best Action Camera in both the Tom’s Guide Awards 2026 and Esquire’s 2026 Gadget Awards, Best Overall Action Camera from WIRED, and editor’s choice awards from PCMag, Tom’s Guide, Gizmodo, and The Shortcut, among other recognitions.
MISSION 1 PRO ILS gives content creators and professional filmmakers the legendary versatility of GoPro combined with the creative flexibility to pair it with interchangeable Micro Four Thirds™ lenses.1 Built around a new 50MP 1″ sensor and GoPro’s ultra-efficient GP3 processor, the camera captures up to 8K60 and 4K240 video, plus Open Gate modes up to 8K30 and 4K120 that use the full image sensor for maximum post-production flexibility. At just 197g (6.95 oz), it’s small enough to fit a camera and lens into tight spaces like the interior of a car, at a fraction of the cost and size of comparable 8K camera systems. Last week, GoPro also added anamorphic lens support to MISSION 1 PRO ILS.
“Being named one of TIME’s Best Inventions is an incredible honour, and it goes to the GoPro team that built MISSION 1 PRO ILS,” said Nicholas Woodman, GoPro’s Founder and CEO. “It puts the creative freedom of interchangeable lenses into a camera small and rugged enough to take almost anywhere, at a price that puts true cinema capability within reach of just about anyone. We’re proud to see it recognised among the most impactful innovations of the year.”