GoPro HD HERO3 1080p Waterproof Digital Camcorder

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GoPro HD HERO3 1080p Waterproof Digital Camcorder


As a reader discovered, AltaTac via Rakuten Shopping (formerly Buy.com) offers the 2.6-oz. GoPro HD HERO3 Silver Edition 1080p Waterproof Digital Camcorder, model no. CHDHN-301, for $285.99 with free shipping. That's $83 under our mention of a similar GoPro HD Hero camcorder from two weeks ago and the lowest total price we could find by $18. It features up to 1080p video capture at 30fps, 11-megapixel burst capture mode, aspherical lens, and more. It comes with a 197-foot waterproof housing, rechargeable battery, charge cable, and mounting hardware. Deal ends February 14.

http://dealnews.com/Go-Pro-HD-HERO3-108 ... 67038.html
 
Might be great for our trip to Costa Rica at the end of the month! Wish I were a diver and had the $$ to drop. I don't have one of these and, as all Boat Owners know, if we don't have one, we must need one! :mrgreen:

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Both models have a lot of features and well made plus low cost

Champagne on a beer budget
 
The Swann Freestyle HD is comparable to the Go Pro. The Freestyle can be found online for about half the price of the Go Pro. In addition, the FreeStyle comes with a lot of accessories (LCD back, remote control, various mounts, waterproof case, etc.), most of which are extra cost for the Go Pro.

There are websites that compare the performance of various first person (i.e. small) video cameras. The Freestyle compares favorably to the Go Pro.

You will need to buy a decent memory card for either camera.

http://www.amazon.com/Swann-Freestyle-W ... eestyle+hd
 
ssobol":3u96zcym said:
The Swann Freestyle HD is comparable to the Go Pro. The Freestyle can be found online for about half the price of the Go Pro. In addition, the FreeStyle comes with a lot of accessories (LCD back, remote control, various mounts, waterproof case, etc.), most of which are extra cost for the Go Pro.

There are websites that compare the performance of various first person (i.e. small) video cameras. The Freestyle compares favorably to the Go Pro.

You will need to buy a decent memory card for either camera.

http://www.amazon.com/Swann-Freestyle-W ... eestyle+hd
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Quote "One of the reviews from your link doesn't appear to be favorable. He does sound like he is trying to be fair. From reading some of the other reviews it sounds like there customer service is all most non existent. Many of the reviews good though.

I received this camera as a gift over the holidays and was really excited to use it. When I first tested it, the video was shifty and paused a bit every few seconds. I fixed this issue by formatting the memory card using the camera as the instruction manual suggested. One problem I was not able to fix, however, was the audio problems. I had intended to use this camera as a dash camera for when I go for drives with other car enthusiasts on the weekends. Unfortunately, each test recording I made had this horrible high-pitched squeaking noise that is impossible to ignore. Notably, this noise was present in all the recordings I made while testing each camera setting.

I assumed that I may have a defective unit so I contacted Swann (who are based in Australia) via email. I sent them a carefully written email message that clearly describes the issue and further included a brief video clip that contained the background noise so they could hear the noise for themselves. Unfortunately, they never responded to my email message despite my having sent it multiple times to their customer service email address. I also attempted calling them, but the customer service line repeatedly led me to a dead end -- no human being and no way to leave a message.

After this, I did a search online to see if I could find other people's videos that were captured with the Freestyle camera. I found one such video in which, like me, they had mounted the camera to the dash of a car. In that video you can hear the exact same noises that my unit captured. In view of this, it appears likely that the problem is not with my unit but with the design of Swann's camera/microphone. Perhaps this explains why Swann never responded to my emails and calls.

In view of the above, I think the Freestyle camera is poorly designed. In addition, I think Swann's customer service is poor. I have now ordered the Go Pro Hero 2 Motorsports edition camera and I hope that my experiences with this camera and Go Pro will be better." End Quote
 
I just picked up a gopro last week. I go the heor 3 black. I have not had a chance to play with it much but will in the near future. It is really a great idea that allows you to do some much. Go to you tube and type "gopro" and any subject you like. You will be amazed of the video that average people are getting on these cameras. Heres one I liked yesterday.video
 
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