It doesn’t have the lock like the previous case but the clasp is quite low profile and looks as if it would be difficult to knock or catch. It is much smaller with a lower profile clasp. The biggest physical change is in the case. Visibly there is little difference between the cameras, although you can tell that the lens is different. The Hero 3 will fit in the Hero 3+ case and vice versa. As thought the form factor of the actual camera remains the same. Included in the package is the camera, wifi remote, USB leads for both the camera and remote, a skeleton back door and a couple of sticky mounts (one curved, one flat). The camera comes supplied in the standard GoPro packaging.
#Gopro hero 3 black edition plus
But then this camera comes from California, where they love the sun.The GoPro Hero 3 plus arrives just 12 months on from the release of the GoPro Hero 3 Black series. There is a sacrifice to be made in detail in dark areas, which we found when shooting into low autumnal light.
On the previous model bright areas were easily blown out, but there's a lot more detail now. One marked improvement is the ability to retain details in highlights. The white balance, which can be adjusted in nerd-friendly Kelvin, isn't always right in auto mode, returning magenta-tinged blues at times, but nothing that a little post production couldn't fix. There is a tiny improvement in resolution and chromatic aberration is still present, but less so than with previous models. The sensor and compression improvements, in terms of quality over the HERO2, are obvious when looking at 100% crops of identical photos with a reduction in artefacts. The metering functions cope very well across a range of light conditions and rapidly changing light conditions. The menu system is unchanged although, as with previous HERO cameras, you can find yourself pressing the same button over and over to cycle through the menus when you've clicked past the option you wanted to change. The only things about the camera that have got bigger are the operational buttons for the menu and shutter activation: an improvement over the previous model, as it makes operating the camera inside and outside the housing easier. The mount attachment is the same as previous models so you can reuse your existing mounts without buying new ones, or take advantage of the many Third Party options out there such as the K-Edge GO BIG mounts. There's an extra lock on the top hinge which can be fiddly with cold or gloved hands, but will guard against accidental leverage of the hinge, although we did find the hinge assembly coming off from time to time. The plastic housing, like the previous version, is robust enough to be knocked, dropped, drenched and thrown about. The GoPro HERO 3: Black Edition also ships with a Wi-Fi remote that can control up to 50 cameras simultaneouslyįrom there we go into more exotic high-definition sizes of 1440p, 2.7K, 4K and 4K Cin (4096 x 1260 pixels), with the largest resolution being captured at 12fps.
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Shooting modes go from WVGA (848 x 480 pixels) at 240 frames per second through to the more common 720p and 1080p, up to 120fps and 60fps respectively. The weight reduction is very welcome for anyone that's ridden with one atop their head.Īlso down in size, but not capacity, are the battery and memory card slot, which now utilises microSD cards.Īs with the previous models you have the option of recording video in PAL or NTSC. The HERO3 is also smaller and lighter by 25 grams. Once inside it will produce good quality images with decent colour reproduction, even in the relatively dim light of a two-metre deep pool where we took ours for a splash. The other benefit of the new case is that you can take the camera underwater without having to buy a separate dive housing. Shutter speeds: Up to 240 fps (848 x 480 pixels)
#Gopro hero 3 black edition iso
ISO range ISO x-xx expandable to: Not stated LCD Screen: Optional LCD Touch BacPac £79.99, 3.5mm headphone jack Memory : Micro SD class 10 or higher, supports up to 64GB Lens: f/2.8 6-element aspherical glass lens