The all GoPro models discussion thread

[eightseventhree]

sorry . . . its me being a dyslexic 'tard . . . £323 not £232!

www.absolute-snow.co.uk

using the discount code HO-HO-HO

[V8A*ndy]

eightseventhree said:

sorry . . . its me being a dyslexic 'tard . . . £323 not £232!

www.absolute-snow.co.uk

using the discount code HO-HO-HO

Have you used these guys before?

[eightseventhree]

nope but a mate has got some snowboard stuff through them and had no issues!

I just spoke to them and they will be being despached on the 30th Nov

[V8A*ndy]

eightseventhree said:

nope but a mate has got some snowboard stuff through them and had no issues!

I just spoke to them and they will be being despached on the 30th Nov

Ok cheers. Just did a web search and they seem OK.

Wife wants to get me one of these for Xmas.

[Synchromesh]

Would a suction mount for a GoPro 1/2 be totally compatible with a 3 (white)?

[RizzoTheRat]

Yes. The connection to the housing the same for all of them, so all the mounts are interchangable

[Synchromesh]

RizzoTheRat said:

Yes. The connection to the housing the same for all of them, so all the mounts are interchangable

[Salgar]

So, I bought one of these in america last week. It's tiny, amazing.

I'm only just back and have noticed my laptop (quite old now) is completely unable to play the 1080p 60fps video I took, just way too slow. So i'm going to try on my girlfriend's newer mac in a bit. But guess I'm going to be needing a new computer.

The other thing I've noticed is that the battery life is crazy bad. I'm not sure you could get more than an hour of footage on one charge. Luckily spare batteries were only $20 so I bought another one, but still.

Anyway, will report back once i've done some editing/viewing.

[RizzoTheRat]

Salgar said:

I'm only just back and have noticed my laptop (quite old now) is completely unable to play the 1080p 60fps video I took, just way too slow.

Worth trying a few different players, my little laptop can't manage 720p 25fps with Windows Media player or VLC but manages fine with DivX player

[Salgar]

RizzoTheRat said:

Salgar said:

I'm only just back and have noticed my laptop (quite old now) is completely unable to play the 1080p 60fps video I took, just way too slow.

Worth trying a few different players, my little laptop can't manage 720p 25fps with Windows Media player or VLC but manages fine with DivX player

Yeah no, Quicktime actually did the best effort, then VLC then WMP. But my laptop is from 2004. Core Duo, it's a sad time.

my WDTV does a pretty good job. I just need to edit the videos down to a regular format, going to use final cut pro on my OH's laptop.

[andrewrob]

eightseventhree said:

sorry . . . its me being a dyslexic 'tard . . . £323 not £232!

www.absolute-snow.co.uk

using the discount code HO-HO-HO

Looks like a cracking deal!
Does anyone know where I could get a composite out cable for one of these? Do the older go pro cables work with it?
Thanks

[eightseventhree]

andrewrob said:

Looks like a cracking deal!
Does anyone know where I could get a composite out cable for one of these? Do the older go pro cables work with it?
Thanks

Seems to be, just had an email of stock landing on the 6th December from these guys

[thehawk]

In the US at the moment, almost impossible to find the black edition in the stores, however I'm not going to buy it at the moment as it seems to have a lot of issues and is getting some pretty bad reviews, not quality wise, more around GoPro releasing a product that isn't ready and also has many reports of bad battery life and wifi connectivity issues.

[barker22]

I can't seem to find and dates for when the black will be available over here. The website at the top of the page says it will have stock on the 20th December.

[trig9k]

eightseventhree said:

sorry . . . its me being a dyslexic 'tard . . . £323 not £232!

www.absolute-snow.co.uk

using the discount code HO-HO-HO

Just ordered the White Edition from the above using discount code £179 incl post
it's for my son who is into free running and mountain biking so no need for the high end black Edition

[Allyc85]

Wonder if the rushed release is anything to do with this coming out at a similar time...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iVddoZlD7A&fea...

[andrewrob]

barker22 said:

I can't seem to find and dates for when the black will be available over here. The website at the top of the page says it will have stock on the 20th December.

Robinhood water sports are getting some in on the 27th November apparent

[Dave 500]

Allyc85 said:

Wonder if the rushed release is anything to do with this coming out at a similar time...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iVddoZlD7A&fea...

That and the new Sony Action Camera + the new Contour HD.

PS has anyone seen footage from the Sony it looks a bit better than the GoPro

[LostCroc]

Dave 500 said:

PS has anyone seen footage from the Sony it looks a bit better than the GoPro

Yes - I am trialling a loan one. The Steadyshoot feature does stabilise the rolling shutter effect at 1080 so the image is better than a HD2 Gopro but i do not have a HD3 to compare against. However, the sound recorded (for my purposes) is disappointing as the mic is locked inside the waterproof case. Battery life is good but the unit is bulky when inside its waterproof case which it needs for mounting anywhere. The wifi is useless - very very slow to the point of hanging up on a live view but does sort of work if you just use your smartphone to control the camera functions. I am in the the US so if I buy it without the wifi feature then the price is a reasonable US$199. I have lately seen it discounted to US$175 without the wifi which is starting to look good for the quality. With wifi the price seems to stick at $299 - not worth it given the bugs in the wifi and the sound recording limitations

Edited by LostCroc on Sunday 25th November 21:14

[barker22]

So the black is going to retail around £359.99.
Are some people really this desperate to get hold of one over here? Theres still a day of auction left aswell!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GoPro-HERO3-Camcorder-Bl...