hi, I would like to ask the pros here whether I should get go pro hero 4 silver/black or sony as200??
please giv me some advice.
The thing I am worry is I might seldom use it like if I am cycling or travelling only will used it.
I feel like if I get gopro hero 4 black is kind of waste if I not really use it frequently, because the device itself is not cheap already. pls giv me some advice. Many thanks.

hi, i had this dilemma, so heres my opinion, i bought the GP4 Silver, it is superb !, the only downside for it is the battery life, it can only stay recording for 1-2 hours fully charged, other than that its a great device.

That's normal battery duration for hero 4 silver. My previous hero 3 black only record around 1 hour 20min. Glad my hero 4 silver can record a bit longer plus can see the view on lcd

i wish they can stay alive like a normal camcoder does. =X

U can attach powerbank to it.. That is what i do when taking time lapse.. For cycling just duct tape it to the frame..

rofl , that seems like a weird move man, but yeah, if really all hope fails, then i guess i will have to swap SWAG with utility XD

Is a good idea to plug ur gopro to power bank, but what if I attached it to my helmet?? haha5

hi, how much u brought your go pro silver? at which shop u brought it?? I found out at plaza low yat is was RM1699 fix price no nego for all of the shops.
Besides, I got fren ask to to consider sony as200v as well because sony one have image stabilization .. what u all think for this device?? stand still got GP4 silver?

This post has been edited by im_engineer: Jun 14 2015, 08:34 PM

Where to buy cheaper Gopro 4 silver?

use long cable and put powerbank inside your back pack that what i would do.. using a gopro is about versatility.. unless u wanno go surfing or diving can invest on battery bacpac.. imagine diving for 2-3 hours hahah..

ps: i dunno whether hero 4 silver can accept a bacpac module or not..

sony do not have build in screen. troublesome.

erm, but I saw sony one seems having the remote screen included. Just wanna get some opinion..haha..
so hard for me to make decision..omg..

the remote screen is useless. The system is lagging. Not user friendly

to me, the image stabilization is minor, because GP4 Silver are build for sports, and sports requires alot of movements, based on the video clips GP4 silver shows, i never see any instability on the video captured, even when the GP4 Silver is mounted on animals, it still gives out a stabilized video. So yeah =X

Hiw about the image quality ? Its same quality with entry level DSLR?

here is what gopro fanboy says about sony...
the recording angle are small, due to the image cropping used for image stabilizing. (same thing like pspslim said, stablizer is useless)
the video looked soft (well, from all the cropping stabilizer algorithm, image tend to drop in quality)


here is what sony fanboy says about gopro...
their video look like you are sitting on the waasasasshhihihiing maccchhhinneeenneneeneee.... (i watched side by side comparison of bike ride video, it is DAMN obvious!... well, thats because its side by side comparison... if u watched it without comparison, u wouldn't know the differences, the feeling is like one person handheld a video cam vs one person using glidecam - floating feel)
thier color is so dulllllll and washed out, requires a lot Post processing. sony straight out can use.

but, if you have intention to use it at night.... let it be as for video camera purpose or riding.... sonyas200 will win a mile.

as for batterylife... its normal... building smaller and smaller, battery get small too. afaik, gopro has external battery pack direct connect to extent its life... i have not seen sony has it yet (correct me if im wrong)

i just share what i know... i might be wrong in some aspect point of view.
edit: sidenote: sony stabilizer can be off to gain back the full angle for recording.

Well i'm GP4 Silver user and yes your point is right.
Even on slowly walking the video captured looks very shaky.

How was your user experience with GP4?? Beside the shaky part anything to share??

get gopro4 silver. U will not regret. So far no software issue. Xiaomi yi got software glitch.

Silver edition wih lcd touch at the back really helpful and user friendly especially for someone like me who always curious wanna check immediately at the picture after shoot.

In terms of audio and video quality i am very happy. Compare to my hero 3 black, hero 4 silver picture quality look sharper.

For the shaky part, train your hand or body to move gently while recording video or just use gimbal.