UPDATE: I HAVE THE CAMERA IN MY HAND. ONE WORD – AWESOME. MORE WORDS LATER. IN THE MEANTIME…HERE ARE SNAPS WITH MY iphone5 (ahem…my favorite iphone of all time) …
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and here’s the post from earlier this morning of footage from this little powerhouse.
Last night GoPro initiated the launch for the new GoPro camera. I’m intrigued. So I’m going to go join in the fun – I’m on the first flight to San Francisco in just a few hours. Stay tuned.
Here’s what we’re told so far:
_Tiny: Especially when you consider that it shoots 4K video at up to (a bit sluggish) 15fps. Drop the resolution to 2.7K, and it shoots 30fps. 1080p video can be captured at 60fps and 720p frame rate at 120fps. This is a lot of cinematic punch in a tiny body.
_Sexy: GoPro seems to have made some great design modifications for this camera. It looks solid but is lighter and smaller than the Hero2.
_Faster: the image processer is 2x as fast as the Hero2
_Pricing: the Black Edition is $399, the Silver is $299 and the White $199. Pre-orders started at 12:01AM PT (3:01AM ET).
[Stay tuned for updates once I have the chance to play with it.]
I was looking at a GP2 for time lapse purposes, but being limited to the ultra wide view broke the deal. Anyone know if GP3 stills, particularly time lapses, can use the wide or narrow POV, also?
TYVM
Had a chance to use these new Hero3 cameras for a day during the making of the release video. I was blown away. One of the best parts was the ability to crop through and shoot stills/video not in a “fisheye” pov closer to a 35-40mm lens equiv. The resolution of this tiny beast is crazy!
Thank you for the response. I have found my solution for time lapse and a great video option for my limited needs.
wow 120fps that’s better than the D800
I bet that 4k video would look pretty good after a run through After Effects warp stabilizer…
Design changes, damn, that means old box wont work.
For Sale: GoPro Hero2 used twice.