Thread: Which Go Pro

The gopro 3s are quite good.
I don't have one (have a gopro 2) but my two older brothers do and i have had a bit of a play.

The black edition will shoot at 1080p at 60fps which means you can slow it down and get some great smooth slow motion.

The others (silver and white) are lower spec but cheaper

as for problems.
everyone I have seen with problems seems have them with their computers not gopros.
Most basic pcs just can't handle 1080p at 60fps (some won't handle 1080 p anything). they freeze, the footage is jumpy or the sound oven doesn't match up with the picture.
This is only a problem when watching the raw footage how ever and once your footage has been edited and rendered (which often means cutting it back to 30/25 fps anyway) it will be silky smooth and look great.


if you have a basic comp the editing might be slow...

If you have a fairly new multimedia/gaming spec comp you may not have these problems.

One thing many people don't factor into the price of buying a gopro is the price of video editing software. without it your videos will look rubbish.

Oh and you will need (I think anyway) a class 10 sd card for the gopro 3's too so factor that into the price too

There are so many point of view cams on the market now too.
It may be worth looking at some unbiased reviews
Gopro might be top dog for marketing but that doesn't mean they are the best.

Which video editing software is recommended to use with the Go Pro ?

Ta.

I have adobe premiere elements but just about any off the self software should do what you want it to.



one program I will not recommend is windows movie maker.

sure it's free and all but if you have a gopro you have spent something like $300 to $500 bucks already...

what's an extra 50 to 100 bucks?

you can not get the most out of that money if you don't get something half decent to edit your footage

Have a look. they don't cost that much

Originally Posted by Reads90

I am off to buy a Go Pro

Any advice as to which one i should go for and any problems with them.

I want it for off roading and mounting it in the cars.

Any others bits I need with them.

And are they worth the money.

Here ya go, on special at the moment at Kogan.
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Even cheaper here Baz.

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We have the black edition, very happy with it. As said most complaints are more computer related and not the GoPro itself.
The first time we used it we thought the battery was really bad, so bought the additional battery that clips on the back.
However with several cycles the battery life has extended greatly.
The remote works well, but if it goes underwater it loses connection. not good when i'm swimming and trying to control the camera on Daughter's surfboard.
Kenley

The sd to ipad adapter is good too.
Can't load to iPhone, but can transfer straight to iPad, which is handy

depends what you want to play it back on. All do 1080P HD, WiFi etc etc. Black does 2.4K and 4 K video but only 15 fps. Other than that not much difference in the actual camera. I sell them and others. Check out the new Ion action cam with GPS and the software. Pretty cool. Message me if you want more info