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Neil Evely eagerly anticipates the HERO3: Black Edition GoPro

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Over at the The Mill geek desk, Neil Evely is patiently awaiting his delivery of the new HERO3: Black Edition camera from GoPro. Here he passes some of his anticipation time by guest blogging about exactly why we should all be so excited, too:

I'm very excited and frankly in awe at the new HERO3: Black Edition camera from GoPro. Unfortunately, I'm yet to get my hands on it, waiting patiently for the package to arrive on my desk. Suffice to say, the specifications are hugely impressive, even more so considering that they've maintained the size of the unit (reducing the weight!). Let's have a quick look of some of the highlights:

• 30% smaller, 25% lighter 
• Waterproof to 197' (60m), 
• Captures 1440p @ 48fps, 1080p @ 60fps and 720p @120fps video, not to mention WVGA @ 240fps, 960p @ 100fps
• Amazing resolution at 2.7kp-24fps and 4kp-12fps (Yes, that's 4K)
• 12MP burst capture at 30 frames per second
• Not to mention that its Wi-Fi enabled and can be remote controlled by your iOS or Android phone…

One of the most impressive things about this technology is the price point. it's truly affordable and when you think about what you would have had to pay to get specs and results like this even 4 years ago, HERO3 is a bit of a game changer.

It's another huge step in improving public created content, raising the bar in quality and allowing people to really push the boundaries of what and how they want to film. For example, check out the video below, and keep an eye out for the surf footage at 1:55, which is outstanding. Enjoy this brilliant 5 min promo film and when you're done, watch it again and wonder why you're sat at a desk and not filming yourself cliff diving with sharks in the Alps.