Which GoPro To Buy?

[AirborneYak]

Originally Posted by Mr. NiceGuy

OK, then that answers the LCD question. That's an important point. Thanks.
I use an iphone.


I'm reading this from reviews:

Silver has better low light performance
Silver is $100 cheaper

Black has slow motion option with a faster processor
Black exhausts batteries too fast


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The iphone actually does a better slow-mo than the black. The H4B has 4k and and takes a whole lot of memory on your card and comp and I am urprised there are not a lot of heat issues.

[Gunner58]

I have the hero3 silver and love it. The only issue I have is battery life. I can run it 4 straight hours then it's done. But it takes great video. If you are looking for a little less expensive route than the hero 4

[GregAndrew]

Better slo mo options with higher resolutions in the Black. Most of the GoPro lines have had decent low light abilities. Their problem is when in bright, or bright object in dark background, situations. Hell, it is hard enough to make out objects on my Samsung Note, so a tiny LCD would be about worthless to me.

[Mr. NiceGuy]

I'm listening carefully to all this good feedback. It's too late to order on Amazon for delivery tomorrow, but I think Best Buy has them for the same price.

Some of us are fishing at sunrise out of Tidelands on the 4th of July to beat the traffic. Then join the festivities at the parade, .. eat some grilled brats, drink, smoke a fine cigar, ... then fish again at sunset and watch the fireworks over Glorietta Bay from our kayaks.

I'm taking my bike as well to be mobile on land.

Anyone is welcome to join.

Life is good.

[jorluivil]

Whatever you do buy it at Best Buy and get the protection plan...........trust me but if you don't trust me just ask Tony (fulrac)

[captnblood34]

Get the silver 4. The LCD is far from pointless....... You can manage your video/photos instantly. Allows you to free up space by deleting crappy footage. Connecting Bluetooth just kills your battery faster. If you have base access, you can't find them any cheaper than you can at the NEX, their accident protection trumps the rest too. Don't over think it, best gopro on the market now.

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[Nic D]

coming from another still photog, I went with the Hero4 Silver. Love the LCD and seeing what Im shooting.

[Mr. NiceGuy]

You guys are getting me all excited to buy a new toy. Looks like it's going to be a Hero4 Silver.

I've been crazy about still photography since 1972 and the days of Kodachrome 64. Travel, people, advertising, marketing, etc. I like all kinds of communication art.

I'm new to trying to make something for youtube, but that idea has always appealed to me.

I still need to figure out what kind of editing software works best for composing and assembling interesting video clips, then adapt what I know from using Photoshop techniques on my still photos. I have a Zoom H4n for making high quality field recordings and for capturing other sounds. That should add another nice dimension to what the GoPro does.

Too many fun things to do, ... too little time.

Thanks to everyone for their help!