QUOTE(edwardc @ Jun 1 2013, 12:59 PM)
I also got hell lot of issue with the Hero 3, a silver edition.
It would stop recording by itself, after 3 seconds, after 13 seconds. Sometimes it works well for a certain time, then mood swing again.
At one occasion the time lapse LED did blink, only to find nothing at all in the card after i landed. Tried again, for 3 times. same shit.
The most recent one is it just keep stop recording itself, and turning off itself, and realizing that only after some great flying. Very very disappointed.
At last, the screen doesn't display anything anymore, although it can be turned on and able to record. Sent it back to fotokem sunway which never update me on when i can get it back.
All in all, the reliability issue is very disappointing despite all 3 firware upgrades.
I read a lot about that too.
I just bought a Gopro Black 3.
It's not very intuitive and at times can be quite buggy.
My 2 cents after owning it for a few hours
Pros :
- It's really really small
- The housing is really solid
- They do provide lots of accessories with it
- You can use your phone to control/preview
Cons :
- Controls are not intuitive. I had to skim through manuals and online websites just to get it connecting to my iphone. Not a simple plug and play
- No tripod mount accessory. Need to purchase extra, similar with mic jack too
- No tripod mount on the camera itself, so will need to use the housing
- Housing has no opening, you can't use any accessory and use the housing at the same time. This is bad.
- Battery life not really good, I tried USB charging it and using it at the same time. It doesn't work
- No exposure controls. I'm not talking about manual ISO, Aperture, Shutter speed controls... even auto exposure compensation toggle is not available.
- It's gets really really hot. Possible autoshutdown may occur
Currently I'll try hooking a eneloop mobile booster to the battery bacpac. Not sure if this will work, will find out soon.
This post has been edited by LegendLee: Jun 1 2013, 06:28 PM