GOPRO Hero 3 black or silver... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

YakMedic · 08-07-2013, 05:34 AM

The Black edition is a much better camera when it comes to resolution, recording options and greater frames per second. If you don't want the remote sell it for $50 and you end up only paying $50 more for the Black vs. the silver.

Black Ed. CAMERA SPECS
4kp 12 fps, 2.7kp 30 fps, 1440p48/1080p60/720p120 fps

12MP / 30 fps Burst

Silver Ed. CAMERA SPECS
1080p30/960p48/720p60 fps

11MP / 10 fps Burst

Raskal311 · 08-07-2013, 05:43 AM

You just reminded me I have a GP3 black

it hasn't seen the light of day since the week I un packaged it.

Baja_Traveler · 08-07-2013, 06:08 AM

Yea, the Black is awesome. I have the app on my iPhone, but don't use it to control the camera - I like the remote better for that. But the app is great for setting up the camera to frame a shot by seeing what the camera sees.
They just recently did an update on the app that I downloaded last week, I haven't looked at it yet to see what new features it has...

oneyedeer · 08-07-2013, 07:18 AM

the silver is like a mini gopro hero2 like other post if you planning to get the silver might as well get the hero2 with the wifi pack from costco. You will get better battery life because the wifi has it's own battery source. It's a bit bulkier but for our application it doesn't make a whole lot of difference. The black does have higher resolution and more features but battery life sucks a$$

ful-rac · 08-07-2013, 07:29 AM

I just got the black and it is an amazing piece of camera equipment...that being said I have found that the wifi remote is pretty much useless. I tested it this past weekend and found that when it's working properly it's the best thing....but when it screws up...which is often...it really, really sucks...but on the Brightside I have found that the gopro app works really well with it. The quality of video that you can shoot with the black is absolutely amazing as compared to the 960 my last gopro...and the 960 was amazing....

Get the black.

Oh and buy a lot of extra batteries....

jorluivil · 08-07-2013, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ful-rac

Oh and buy a lot of extra batteries....

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...HARGER%20GOPRO

Baja_Traveler · 08-07-2013, 09:32 AM

Oh yea, batteries - when you inadvertently leave the camera on and not recording it will run out of battery in no time flat. I think my GoPro just sitting there turned on with WiFi enabled (and not recording) will run the battery down in just over an hour.
I'm sure sometime in the future they will come out with a waterproof housing with a power port. I'd love to run the camera off my big fish finder battery...

jorluivil · 08-07-2013, 07:38 AM

the remote is great but keep in mind that you always have to have it handy, keeping it in a bag or in one of your hatches will not help any. My suggestion: rig the camera so that you can reach it without having to fumble around with any extra items(remote). Additionally, you can setup the camera with the OneTouch button, this allows the user to start recording as soon as you press on one of the buttons. I have my camera rigged so that I can simply reach back, press the button and it will start recording without me skipping a beat.

08-07-2013, 05:43 AM	#2
Raskal311 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Santa Ana/Westminster Posts: 1,258	You just reminded me I have a GP3 black it hasn't seen the light of day since the week I un packaged it. __________________ Kevin Yellow PA12

08-07-2013, 07:29 AM	#5
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	I just got the black and it is an amazing piece of camera equipment...that being said I have found that the wifi remote is pretty much useless. I tested it this past weekend and found that when it's working properly it's the best thing....but when it screws up...which is often...it really, really sucks...but on the Brightside I have found that the gopro app works really well with it. The quality of video that you can shoot with the black is absolutely amazing as compared to the 960 my last gopro...and the 960 was amazing.... Get the black. Oh and buy a lot of extra batteries.... __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

08-07-2013, 07:38 AM	#8
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	the remote is great but keep in mind that you always have to have it handy, keeping it in a bag or in one of your hatches will not help any. My suggestion: rig the camera so that you can reach it without having to fumble around with any extra items(remote). Additionally, you can setup the camera with the OneTouch button, this allows the user to start recording as soon as you press on one of the buttons. I have my camera rigged so that I can simply reach back, press the button and it will start recording without me skipping a beat. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

08-07-2013, 05:34 AM	#1
YakMedic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wrightwood Posts: 623	The Black edition is a much better camera when it comes to resolution, recording options and greater frames per second. If you don't want the remote sell it for $50 and you end up only paying $50 more for the Black vs. the silver. Black Ed. CAMERA SPECS 4kp 12 fps, 2.7kp 30 fps, 1440p48/1080p60/720p120 fps 12MP / 30 fps Burst Silver Ed. CAMERA SPECS 1080p30/960p48/720p60 fps 11MP / 10 fps Burst

08-07-2013, 06:08 AM	#3
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	Yea, the Black is awesome. I have the app on my iPhone, but don't use it to control the camera - I like the remote better for that. But the app is great for setting up the camera to frame a shot by seeing what the camera sees. They just recently did an update on the app that I downloaded last week, I haven't looked at it yet to see what new features it has...

08-07-2013, 07:18 AM	#4
oneyedeer Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Orange County, ca Posts: 684	the silver is like a mini gopro hero2 like other post if you planning to get the silver might as well get the hero2 with the wifi pack from costco. You will get better battery life because the wifi has it's own battery source. It's a bit bulkier but for our application it doesn't make a whole lot of difference. The black does have higher resolution and more features but battery life sucks a$$

08-07-2013, 09:32 AM	#7
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	Oh yea, batteries - when you inadvertently leave the camera on and not recording it will run out of battery in no time flat. I think my GoPro just sitting there turned on with WiFi enabled (and not recording) will run the battery down in just over an hour. I'm sure sometime in the future they will come out with a waterproof housing with a power port. I'd love to run the camera off my big fish finder battery...