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Post by kerryxeg » Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:11 pm

I was all set to go and buy a hero2 HD to capture some skiing and just discovered the gopro 3 is about to be launched. It seems to have a few additional features and is smaller, so must be worth waiting for. The black has the highest res 4D? but the silver is also an improvement. anyone looked into this - silver may be good enough.

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Post by Andy G » Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:39 pm

It's good some pretty neat features that you might find useful . Just waiting for the full launch details and tech spec to come throu to us along with a demo unit. Lots more of the 2 extras inboard the 3.
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Post by kerryxeg » Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:52 pm

I've never used one myself but was very impressed with some footage I saw recently. From my very basic reserach they seem to suggest the exposure is considerably better which would be helpful on the snow, but I'm not clear if that is on the Black and the Silver or just the black.

When do you expect to have it for sale?

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Post by Andy G » Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:53 pm

Quite embarrassing Kerry, but i havent yet got an idea of when we can expect stock. They just announced it yesterday, and our rep is getting the info to me in the next few days.

Will let you know asap though.
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Re: Gopro Hero 3 black

Post by Dipper » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:52 pm

Just out of interest Andy, do you get yours throu Madison or is there another uk importer? I get mine through Madison but they seem to sell cheaper online than I can do them for.

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Post by Andy G » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:05 pm

Madison are the uk disty and that's who we use. There are defo grey import routes though. Latest amazon pricing shoes that.
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Post by Kelvin » Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:44 am

My son wants a Gopro type camera for his Christmas to take skiing/skate park. The Hero 2 Outdoor edition seems to be the kiddy but are there alternatives or is the best one to get?

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Post by Andy G » Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:24 am

Suspect the 3 will have a fair premium on it tbh.

Depends what you want to spend really.

Certainly any of their models will be good for that - you will want one that has the helmet mount options from the sound of it
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Post by Kelvin » Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:31 am

Couple of hundred quid I guess. The outdoor edition seems to have a helmet mount by the looks of it.

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Post by Mikie711 » Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:56 pm

Hero 3 Black is going to be £359.99 in the UK when it arrives November 15th.

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Post by Andy G » Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:21 am

3 black might be overkill for some. You now get white, silver & black models of Hero 3.

Key facts - 24% thinner, 25% lighter
Built in wifi, 2 x faster image processor, 2x low light performance - new battery idle mode, improved sound recording, uses Micro SD, Micro HDMI out.

3 buttons - function/power/wifi

The features above are common to all Go Pro 3 models

White edition - £199
5MP photo capture, 1080 p at 30 FPS, 720P at 60 FPS, three second photo burst, Wi-Fi built-in, flat lens housing, uses micro-SD. battery, QR mount, flat and curved mounts and USB lead included.

Silver edition - £279.99
11 MP photo capture, 1080 p at 30 FPS, 960 p at 48 FPS, 720 P 60 FPS, W VGA at 120 FPS , 10 second photo burst, Wi-Fi built-in, flat lens housing, uses micro SD, and includes; Hreo 3 Silver camera, flat lens waterproof housing, battery, QR and j-hook mounts, flat and curved mounts, USB lead £279.99.

Black edition - £359.99
12 MP photo capture, 4k at 12 FPS, 2.7 K at 30 FPS, 1440 p at 48 FPS, 1080 P 60 FPS, 960 p at 100 FPS, 720 p at 120 FPS, W VGA at 240 FPS, 30 photos per second burst, stereo microphones, professional plus lowlight performance, Wi-Fi built-in remote included, flat lens housing, users mirco SD.

the Black edition has three package types

Black edition - includes; black camera, Wi-Fi remote, flat lens waterproof housing, battery and USB lead, Qr & J-hook mounts, flat and curved mounts, three-way pivot arm

Black Surf edition - includes; black camera, Wi-Fi remote, flat lens waterproof housing, battery and USB lead, QR and J – hook mounts, surfboard mount and tether, three-way predator

Black motor sports edition - includes; black camera, Wi-Fi remote, flat lens waterproof housing, battery and USB lead, QR and J –hook mounts, flat and curved mounts, three-way pivot arm

product presentation from go pro is 35 pages long. We have some of these on order if anyone is interested. I try and pop something up in offers.
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Post by Sanjøy » Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:29 pm

Christ those Black edition stats are proper awesome. Imagine what that would have cost just 5 years ago.

Safe to say that the TV that we currently watch will not be the same in <12 months after Top Gear et al get their hands on these ?
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Post by xtreme » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:27 pm

Andy does the wifi allow streaming "live"? Would love a live feed from a kart into the reception area!

Thanks!

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Post by hendeg » Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:30 pm

There's a GoPro app that offers live streaming - http://gopro.com/software-app/gopro-app
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Post by Andy G » Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:53 pm

xtreme wrote:Andy does the wifi allow streaming "live"? Would love a live feed from a kart into the reception area!

Thanks!
I think it does. Haven't had a play yet. Will let you know
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