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Bitrate using camera plus pro3/14/2023 ![]() ![]() In theory a small sensor optimised for video should not trouble a full frame DSLR for image quality but this actually seems pretty good. Remember the Canon C300 doesn’t even have 60p for $15,000! There’s a 120p shot in there at 720p and that was a little blockier than 720p should be but it is still nice to have at $400 for slow-mo. Highlights do seem to clip easier than with a larger sensor but it seems like a huge step up from the Hero 2. Resolution is very sharp although it is not clear what shot is 1080p mode, and what is 2.7k or 4k. A big leap in production value from the older models. When a shot comes off (which they frequently do with such incredible content and athletes) Hero 3 looks almost cinema standard. What is it like?Īctually judging from the 1080p footage atop this page it mostly seems pretty good. ![]() Though the headline grabbing 4K resolution and 120fps in 720p are a big deal at this price, the question mark is over image quality. So the creative uses go far further than sports with a POV camera. In terms of music videos I’d like to make one filmed from the band’s perspective, kit them out with the Hero 3 as a helmet camera during a performance for instance. Sports is the main use for GoPro’s customers but filmmakers can use this in urban environments too, fast moving train sequences, motorbike chases, etc. DSLRs are heavier for this, with loads of rolling shutter. What I’d use this for is to do a Shane Hurlbut point of view camera and mount it on vehicles for action scenes, use it as a helmet camera, anything that involves a wide angle POV shot with a lot of fast action. Does it have a place in narrative filmmaking, documentary and music video production? Absolutely – but it is not an outright replacement for a digital cinema camera just because it has 4K. Note: the price in Europe is considerably higher than in the US at €440 due to the higher camcorder import tax rule and VAT.įirst I must point out the obvious, that this is an extreme sports camera with an almost fish-eye fixed focus lens. Although the 720/120fps mode is shared by Panasonic, the GoPro team have smashed a number of barriers here in terms of 4K / 2.7K resolution and processing power in such a small camera, for a frankly unbelievable $400.ĮOSHD takes a look at the new HERO3 camera. Download the video here (Vimeo Plus members only)Īs well as having the coolest name for a camera ever conceived, this is a camera that kind of makes you wonder what the Japanese camera manufacturers have been up to all this time.
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