GOPRO 3: IT'S HERE

SMALLER, LIGHTER, 2X FASTER VIDEO, 3X FASTER PHOTO ...

Imagine a little, 30% smaller and 25% lighter (74 grams without housing) than the HD Hero 2… The sharpness is improved and offers less distortion… It is not one but 3 versions at 3 different prices than the manufacturer offers us:

THE WHITE EDITION:

Water resistant to 60 meters, includes a camera with a 5 Mpixel sensor, integrated wifi, and is capable of taking, in burst mode, 3 images / second, of filming in 1080p and 960p at 30 images / second, or in 720p at 60 fps. Price: 249 €

THE SILVER EDITION:

Resumes the same possibilities but with an 11 Mpixel sensor (burst mode at 10 images / second). It takes the recording resolutions of the white edition by improving the mode to 960 p (at 48 images / second here). Price: 349 €

THE BLACK EDITION:

Water resistant to 60 meters, a 12 Mpixel sensor (burst mode at 30 frames per second) and the possibility of filming in 4K * at 12 fps, in 2K at 30 fps, in 1440p at a rate of 48 frames per second, in 1080p at 60 fps and in 720p at 120 images / second (the slow motion will be beautiful!): it represents the top of the range of the firm. Its offer includes a waterproof Wi-Fi remote control up to 3 meters allowing the device to be operated remotely (triggering, starting, stopping, parameters) and having fasteners to be able to place it on a bicycle handlebar or a steering wheel , for example. Price: 449 €

But this all-terrain camera doesn't stop there. The three versions of the Hero 3 are also compatible with the new GoPro App and CineForm Studio applications for iDevices and soon Android, which are shaping up to be exciting.

REMOTE CONTROLS

This new application allows, first of all, to use an iPhone or an iPad to take control of your device (settings, options, switching on, off, battery level) while seeing, on the screen, this that the camera sees through the lens. Then, it displays your shots as a post-viewing screen, giving you the flexibility to choose the best photos to keep. Finally, GoPro App gives the possibility of being able to broadcast live videos on the Internet, to control several cameras at the same time, or to join a community of Hero camera users who will display the best photos and films of the day. The other application, CineForm Studio (available for Mac), appeals to the artistic side of the Hero 3 enthusiast, giving the possibility to modify the speed of the films, their aspect, their format or to insert elements. 3d.

THE MOST INCONTESTABLE:

Finally a flat lens of origin !!! No need to change this damn lens to make clear underwater images.
A box closure finally worthy of the name, which will avoid frights or even drown the camera diving.
From 120 images / second to 720… the slow motion will be magic.

THE INCONTESTABLE BOFS:

The ability to film in 4K at a speed of 12 frames / second… it works well for the com 'but in reality it will not break a duck's 3 legs.
The memory card becomes microSD… big fingers will be celebrating.
The BacPac LCD and the Battery BacPac are not compatible between the 2 and 3 versions.

A priori, no external marking to distinguish the versions.

3 VERSIONS IN DETAIL

     THE 4K

 
4K is a digital image format used primarily in digital cinema. 4K is a way to measure the definition of the movie, K stands for Kilo, which means a thousand (but 1024 in digital, based on the binary). 4K is 4096 pixels wide. The image corresponds approximately to 4 096 by 2 160 pixels. The ratio is here of 256 on 135, which gives in comparison to the 16 / 9 a ratio of 17 / 9, a slightly larger image on the screen. It is sometimes called by mistake "Quad HD", because it has a definition close to four times the definition of HD 1080p, although this one is really only 3 840 by 2 160 pixels. About 2700% more pixels than standard TV, and 450% more than HDTV.  

Acknowledgments: Hubert Lacour
Text: Manuel Lewin