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Old 28-12-2012, 07:47 PM
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Got one given to me for Xmas so if anyone else has one give me some pointers!

Need to get a decent sd card first though.

Shoud be useful for the ring trip
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Old 28-12-2012, 08:17 PM
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I got the new hero3 black Motorsport edition... Like you Tim I havnt got a clue where to start
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Old 28-12-2012, 08:42 PM
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Got the 2 Motorsport too for a birthday / Christmas pressie. Was going to get the 3, but got the 2 for half the price of the 3 black so went for the cheaper option. (3 does look good though!) Between us there should be good footage of the Ring...
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Old 28-12-2012, 09:05 PM
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Got the 2 Motorsport too for a birthday / Christmas pressie. Was going to get the 3, but got the 2 for half the price of the 3 black so went for the cheaper option. (3 does look good though!) Between us there should be good footage of the Ring...
If we can edit it on some good and easy software?

Have you got the attachment for a roll bar either of you?
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Old 28-12-2012, 09:25 PM
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Got the 2 Motorsport too for a birthday / Christmas pressie. Was going to get the 3, but got the 2 for half the price of the 3 black so went for the cheaper option. (3 does look good though!) Between us there should be good footage of the Ring...
How much was the 3 when you looked Greg ?
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Old 28-12-2012, 09:31 PM
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How much was the 3 when you looked Greg ?
Just looked and it's 360
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Old 28-12-2012, 09:57 PM
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£308 delivered on the MLR
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Old 28-12-2012, 10:51 PM
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Got one given to me for Xmas so if anyone else has one give me some pointers!

Need to get a decent sd card first though.

Shoud be useful for the ring trip
I've got 2 of these, haven't used them much but they are a fast card and have worked fine so far

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1407179243...84.m1423.l2649

Think Worzel also uses these as well
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Old 29-12-2012, 10:38 AM
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This may upset you guys but one of the guys I sail with has a professional 4 camera go-pro setup for his coaching/training DVDs however he's currently testing an alternative version that comes complete with all clamps and cases etc. his initial impressions are that it's 95% as good as the go-pros and he plans to retail them around £150!
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Old 29-12-2012, 11:21 AM
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I'd still stick to the tried and tested
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Old 29-12-2012, 01:44 PM
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My recent trip to Africa. The gopro outperformed every other camara there + I had both hands free. Fantastic bit of kit just wish I had waited for the 3 with its wifi.
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Old 29-12-2012, 07:26 PM
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The other one that really interests me is the contour HD as this has built in GPS tracking however all the compariions of image quality show the Go pro as clearer with better Image stabilisation.
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Old 30-12-2012, 02:39 AM
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Got one given to me for Xmas so if anyone else has one give me some pointers!

Need to get a decent sd card first though.

Shoud be useful for the ring trip
Get wi fi or lcd screen. Fantastic through the Iphone or Pad. Use a good 16gb card rather than a 32gb. If at the ring we put two together they will do 3D. Remote is good to if your hideing it somwere.
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Old 30-12-2012, 08:59 AM
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This may upset you guys but one of the guys I sail with has a professional 4 camera go-pro setup for his coaching/training DVDs however he's currently testing an alternative version that comes complete with all clamps and cases etc. his initial impressions are that it's 95% as good as the go-pros and he plans to retail them around £150!
There are already a few out there like this. Maplin do a reverse engineered one that basically looks like a cheap GoPro knock off yet promises a similar quality, for £140ish.
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Old 30-12-2012, 04:41 PM
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Get wi fi or lcd screen. Fantastic through the Iphone or Pad. Use a good 16gb card rather than a 32gb. If at the ring we put two together they will do 3D. Remote is good to if your hideing it somwere.
Why 16 instead of 32, don't you know bigger is better lol
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Old 30-12-2012, 04:48 PM
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Why 16 instead of 32, don't you know bigger is better lol
I know with digital SLRs the larger cards tend to be slower so not sure if this will affect the video?
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Old 30-12-2012, 07:20 PM
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Why 16 instead of 32, don't you know bigger is better lol
Some computer wizz said 16gb is quicker for editing & downloading???
bigger = better faster = .........well just faster
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Looking at getting a GoPro Hero3.... is it worth paying the extra for the Black version, or is the Silver up to the job?
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Old 13-01-2013, 06:19 PM
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I got the black edition Gary
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Old 13-01-2013, 09:34 PM
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If i was only going to use it 4-5 times a year would the Black be overkill though?
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Old 13-01-2013, 09:38 PM
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If i was only going to use it 4-5 times a year would the Black be overkill though?
what's the difference apart from colour?
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Old 13-01-2013, 09:48 PM
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Resolution on the silver is just as good as the hero2 black... The hero3 black is far superior on resolution
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Old 13-01-2013, 10:02 PM
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I want the Hero3 for the Wifi

Resolution on the Black is far better than the Silver, but does it need to be that high for occassional use?
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Old 13-01-2013, 10:53 PM
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what's the difference apart from colour?
As a crude rule of thumb:

White Hero 3 = A Hero 1 with wifi
Silver Hero 3 = A Hero 2 with wifi
Black Hero 3 = The real Hero 3
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Old 13-01-2013, 10:59 PM
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Also, Surrey Scoobies have a 'club' GoPro Hero HD 2 that we lend out to paid SS members. We got a 16GB memory card which works fine, but the 32GB card we bought in addition is rejected by the GoPro, even though it's a reputable brand (I forget which one) and a Class 10.
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Old 13-01-2013, 11:04 PM
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Got a 32gb card in mine and its works fine
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What make, out of interest?
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Old 13-01-2013, 11:09 PM
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SanDisk extreme, class 10
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Old 13-01-2013, 11:15 PM
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I want the Hero3 for the Wifi

Resolution on the Black is far better than the Silver, but does it need to be that high for occassional use?
Hd is better with the black

What is the price difference Gary
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Interesting. I thought ours was a SanDisk, but it could be a Kensington. I will have to dig it out.
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Old 13-01-2013, 11:26 PM
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This video was shot on a GoPro 2 at 720 using the 32gb SanDisk, haven't used 1080 yet as i feel the quality is good enough at 720 for 99% of the time

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Good vid Ian,

I love that road and drive.

lets get back out there, shame you was being held up by that Aston.
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Good vid Ian,

I love that road and drive.

lets get back out there, shame you was being held up by that Aston.
Dave was driving and taking it easy
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What is the price difference Gary
£80, but £360 is a lot to spend on something i'll hardly use
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Old 14-01-2013, 10:00 AM
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£180 for gopro 2 at Argos

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...referrer=COJUN
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That's very tempting

Do i really need the Wifi on the Hero3?
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Old 14-01-2013, 11:58 AM
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That's very tempting

Do i really need the Wifi on the Hero3?
Not needed at all more a bit of a luxury, with wi-fi you can stream the image to your smartphone (iOS or Android), if you wanted wi-fi later you can always add it to the GoPro 2 later on as I have
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Old 14-01-2013, 01:03 PM
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You get a remote control with the 3 aswell for turning on and off, taking photos and so on, I got my GoPro3 hd black Motorsport edition for 310 delivered
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You get a remote control with the 3 aswell for turning on and off, taking photos and so on, I got my GoPro3 hd black Motorsport edition for 310 delivered
Where from
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Yeah, but they havnt been sent out, ask on there Gary, Chris is very helpfull
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You get a remote control with the 3 aswell for turning on and off
There's also an iPhone app to control it, which gives you a preview screen of whats being filmed and must be mega useful.

Here's a clip of it in action. Ignore the bit about the wifi backpack, all three cameras in the Hero 3 range have wifi built in.

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