Ethics Statement: I am not affiliated or endorsed by GoPro. The tests conducted are completely independent
Check out the tests we conducted here.
First off, I want to thank Marti & Matt for their time and hard work in making these tests happen. Also for making them enjoyable 🙂
In an attempt not to duplicate what has been said in the video, I’m just going to talk about the things that really stood out to us after watching the tests.
First off, Protune is AWESOME!!! Seriously, hats off to GoPro for thinking of the pros on this one and adding it to the firmware upgrade. Great results as you can see from both the Hero 2 and 3. Have to remember here that Protune does not apply any sharpening to the image, so unlike the Hero 1 where its sharp as hell out of the box, the Hero 2 and 3 preserve more detail and can be sharpened in post.
Secondly, the 2.7K 24P mode on the Hero 3 is NICE! Super sharp and the wide image can be cropped on a 1080 timeline because of that extra real estate. Unfortunately 4K at this point is practically useless at 12FPS…and hopefully GoPro is eagerly working on a 24FPS upgrade 😉
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The case on the Hero 3 Black is a much needed upgrade. The flat lens cover is just what swimmers and scuba divers were begging for; no more blurry underwater shots!
The battery life SUCKS, really really sucks. At best you may get 45mins of shooting at 2.7K, with the battery back pack, maybe 1.5hrs. In the cold expect that to drop dramatically. Invest in batteries!
I want to apologize for the action test, we were losing our light, everyone was cold, batteries were dying. We’re hoping to do a better one next summer.
Bottom Line: If you can afford it, go for the Hero 3 Black Edition. Fantastic camera with loads of features and the included remote is a huge bonus. If you’re on a tight budget, go for the Hero 2 which can still be picked up for less than $200. With Protune it’s a nice little cam. Anymore than that and you might as well go for a Hero 3 White or Silver, but remember, both don’t come with the Wi-Fi Remote; an $80 extra on its own.
Stay tuned, as I have a very important announcement coming soon!
hey, i got my gopro hero 3 black edition a few days ago and was very disapointed. I turned on the 2.7k mode and expected it to be amazing. But since I use a Windows computer, I use Windows Media Player to play my videos. This built in software never failed me in the bast with my Gopro hero 2 a while ago. but now it does. Whenever i take a 2.7k video on the hero 3 and then watch it through Windows Media Player, it is VERY choppy and it doesnt play the audio! this if recording at 30 FPS but its acting like its playing at 10 FPS. Videos play perfectly on 1080p 30 FPS with no chopiness and it also plays the audio with the video. Why is it that when i record at 2.7k 30 FPS it looks EXTREMELY choppy and theres no audio? Is it because Windows Media Player can’t handle the file???? Even in GOPRO CINEFORM STUDIO and WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER can’t handle the file and makes it choppy! PLEASE help as i think im the only one with this problem and i need to record with it ASAP to shoot stuff. HELP.
Hey Ron….hard to tell what your PC has in terms of power specs..but it sounds like the 2.7K file is too much for your video card. Try playing it in VLC player (free to download), if that doesn’t play smoothly then your PC may be very well to slow. I would suggest you try editing it in Adobe Premiere of Final Cut X.
Best of luck.
Ryan
I was thinking of buying either the go pro hero 3 pr the Panasonic FT4 as my outdoor beach /action camera, does anyone know which would take a better pic?
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