Scarlet |
02-27-2015 07:30 AM |
I have the Hero 3 Black edition, which just means, with this generation, it has a bunch of acc., wifi and a remote. I love this little camera. I bought it for my Polaris Ranger HD. I use "The Buggy" mainly during hunting season at my property in West Virginia. I wanted video of riding around the mountains, catching deer when they jump out, and for some nice video while it's snowing. Plus it will also take video and pictures at the same time. I got all of that. But, it has a couple of major issues that are really annoying. I can't say about the current edition. Back when this edition came out, which I think was late '13, I did my research, etc. on the net. Decided I liked it. So I searched the net for the best price. I found some decently priced (when compared to retail), so I bought one and I had it shipped. I think I paid around 300.00-350.00 with a bundle. After I got it, I went to the GoPro website to register it for the warranty. Now, I had already been on the website when I was doing my research. But I didn't go onto the sites Forum. Out of curiosity I signed up and started reading. That's when I discovered the short comings of the Hero3. The major flaws that were described on the forums are exactly what my camera is doing. The first one is the battery life. GoPro had claimed, if I remember correctly, a battery life of two hours or so. Wrong....If I get 30 minutes I'm lucky. GoPro claimed that the batteries needed to be cycled a few times for them to get up to full capacity. Didn't help much. So get some extras for sure. I also bought a couple aftermarket with a higher mAH rating. Not much help. Also, the battery in the remote has a short life. The next one, which is really annoying, is the camera freezes. No warning. I have to remove the battery to "unfreeze" it. GoPro claimed all the camera needed was software updates. Wrong, No help. And the last one I can think of at the moment, is that the camera gets real hot, and may shut down due to over heating. I wish I had a better report on it for ya, on this edition any way. I can say that it does take amazing video. Just not for long periods, If I take videos in short time frames, say 20-25 minutes then it's great. Anything past that I'm pushing it. GoPro does say that the new generation that replaces the Hero3, the Hero3+, etc., does address these issues. Do your research on the net, and go to the GoPro websites forums to find any info you can. But like I said, Overall I do like the little thing......
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