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Fancy buying an "action" camera and would be able to get one @ a semi decent price from my lbs, but after browsing this forum
http://goproforums.com/content/unable-power-hero-3
I,m having second thoughts have the glitches been sorted and would a techno phobe like myself be out of my depth when creating the odd rad film.
Rich
there was a thread a week or so back under something like GoPro what a bunch of ****s some issues, vast majority fine, those with issues getting replacements/refunds if you went through retailer otherwise spending hours on phone to a manufacturer (ie wrong place to call)
If buying from LBS then you have the ease of return if anything goes wrong.
I have a silver and black GP3. The black was purchased from the US just before Christmas and has had no issues. I have used a good quality SD card and have made sure that when updating the firmware that all steps have been covered to the letter.
Loads of my Gopro stuff here inc a number of comparisons of the models - http://www.unsponsored.co.uk/press/?cat=27
Hey, Postie - which lbs are you talking about?
My hero hd gave up the ghost the other day and would you believe it, 23 days out of warranty.
I was thinking of maybe replacing it with a Drift Ghost but I do have to say I like all the mounting options you get with the Gopro.
I'll be sending mine back to Gopro, buts that's going to cost £40 (got to go back to the US of A).
Paul the one I deliver to, they are "official" stockists they do not have any in stock @ the mo looking to get some more in in 10 days!
Need advice on what size/type card to run worth buying an extra battery, the mounts seem very pricey take it you can get copies from China!
I got the kit with a bag of mounts and got the cheast harness too - best bit of kit really. I have got the bar mount but not too impressed with it for filming, the mast clamp would fit most frames better.
I think the specs are on the GoPro site for cards etc.
Memory:
MicroSD class 10 or higher required
Up to 64GB capacity supported
Best card you can get 🙂 I got 2 smaller ones as they were cheaper than 1 big one, there is generally a sweet spot in SD pricing.
http://gopro.com/cameras/hd-hero3-black-edition#specs
Battery times etc here.
Funny you should ask - just been using mine skiing today. Kept freezing and locking up whenever the camera was started. Each time necessitating a battery removal to try again. Blimmin nightmare. Now trawling the forums to find out many other people experiencing similar.
I sent my Hero2 back to the USA for less than £10 ....post office
tracked and insured, well i say tracked it was tracked all the way till it got to the states then it just said it was in the usa
got to gopro fine and they sent a new one to me with fedex
My advice is get one, if it sucks take it back until you get a good one, my H3B has been fine and I'm enjoying messing about with it, I have a 32GB Class 10 card and one spare battery. I haven't been able to fill it yet in one session. I always clear the memory before going out again.
Some videos of mine here https://vimeo.com/snomys/videos
I've found this forum to be the most useful http://goprouser.freeforums.org/index.php
This is very useful for understanding it too from the guy that does the promo videos for gopro http://abekislevitz.com/understanding-your-new-gopro/
Cheers RS very helpfull!