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

old_rookie · 08-06-2013, 09:11 PM

If you have a smartphone you can use that to control it.

ccacher1 · 08-06-2013, 09:18 PM

Is there any difference between the two besides one comes with the remote? You can get that remote for like $65ish on eBay. I have one and it is pretty handy. The fact that wireless is built in on both makes me say go with silver and then get a remote or use your phone.

Carp · 08-06-2013, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ccacher1

Is there any difference between the two besides one comes with the remote? You can get that remote for like $65ish on eBay. I have one and it is pretty handy. The fact that wireless is built in on both makes me say go with silver and then get a remote or use your phone.

@1080HD
Silver 30fps
Black 60fps

08-06-2013, 10:20 PM

Big differences. If you're going to get a Silver edition, you might as well save a bundle of cash and get a gopro 2. You lose features, but the overall quality is the same.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZvPBBHAuiI

usmp06 · 08-07-2013, 12:24 AM

I just picked up a hero 3 black and it's amazing! With being able to control it with the new go pro app you download on your smartphone you can play back videos and review pics right from your phone. I love it and would highly recommend buying the black over the silver. Plus you get a few more MP with the black. you wont regret spending the extra 100.

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...

08-06-2013, 09:18 PM	#2
ccacher1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 157	Is there any difference between the two besides one comes with the remote? You can get that remote for like $65ish on eBay. I have one and it is pretty handy. The fact that wireless is built in on both makes me say go with silver and then get a remote or use your phone. __________________ fish forever, work whenever Last edited by ccacher1; 08-06-2013 at 09:23 PM.

08-07-2013, 05:43 AM	#7
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

08-06-2013, 09:11 PM	#1
old_rookie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Santee Posts: 904	If you have a smartphone you can use that to control it.

08-06-2013, 10:20 PM	#4
Drake Guest Posts: n/a	Big differences. If you're going to get a Silver edition, you might as well save a bundle of cash and get a gopro 2. You lose features, but the overall quality is the same. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZvPBBHAuiI

08-07-2013, 12:24 AM	#5
usmp06 Shark Bait Join Date: May 2013 Location: Banning Posts: 91	I just picked up a hero 3 black and it's amazing! With being able to control it with the new go pro app you download on your smartphone you can play back videos and review pics right from your phone. I love it and would highly recommend buying the black over the silver. Plus you get a few more MP with the black. you wont regret spending the extra 100.

08-07-2013, 05:34 AM	#6
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	#8
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...