GoPro just announced its new camera, the Hero3+. I am really interested to see how much smaller it really is than the hero3. Longer battery, sharper lens, smaller, 720p at 120fps sounds really good to me. The buttons on the enclosure seem bigger, I hope so, the old ones were a pain to press. Anyone getting one?
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Here is the video, now gopro has made me want to play with lions.
I found this picture for size comparison:
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Pick up some of these.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AAIPT76/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encod...
I plan on picking some up once I get my H3B+ focus issues worked out with GoPro.
Oh, you might pay the $40 for the Best Buy protection plan for a year too. If ANYTHING happens to it other than losing it or having it stolen, they'll replace it for you. Water, broken lens from a crash, etc. and the camera is covered.
Best Buy has the Hero 3 Black for $299. For $70 more, it's a much better camera with so many more options for recording. The Silver is basically the Hero 2 with WiFi integrated in a smaller camera.
Now that is one fine video.
Hi Robert the HDR-CX430V/B - HD is only $569.00 at 42nd Street and has BOSS and it only weighs 11 ounces.
The only problem I see is that the only remote it seems to be set up for is WiFi, even the USB doesn't seem to have control functions.
It does seem to be compatible with their wired remote control which would let you control zoom and recording.
The only thing is, the more I test with the Nex5, the more I realize that while it does "nice" video, my XR500V Handicam (which is already about 6 years old!) still does nicer video. I would love to get a new BOSS Sony.
I think the camcorders have autofocus that works better for video, as well as better image stabilization for video. Probably not very surprising considering that's what they were made for.
Yes, after reading between the lines I think the actual gopro unit is the exact same size with some minor technical tweaks. It's only the watertight housing that has been made less bulky. So probably a new wifi firmware and a better battery, and then slap a + on to generate buzz. Ohh well. All is fair in marketing..
Hi Healthy,
I agree, I got one of the first GoPro 3 Blacks and lived to regret it, eventually returning it to them.
It could be that it was there original plan to do the 4 but they just couldn't get it together in time for Christmas.
In which case it is to all of our advantages that they did this instead.
Or it could just be a milk the market ploy, we may never know.
Honestly, I'm glad they didn't come out with a GoPro 4 yet. Had they rushed it out, there's a good chance it would be plagued with issues from the start until they had everyone test it for them. I would have to assume the 3+ will be more stable than the 3 but we'll have to see. I may pick one up since I held out for a while.
@Ben, I have no experience with the RX100, but the NEX3/5 is very good. Some aliasing problem when taking video but totally acceptable.
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