How to UPDATE GoPro Hero 3 Software - Step by Step Walkthrough
Step by Step updating GoPro Hero 3 firmware and connecting Hero 3 to WiFi devices like iPad, iPhone and other smartphones to control GoPro menus and videos.
The GoPro is designed more like a point-and-shoot camera, with the lens and longer side at the front of the device. The Sony model has the lens built on the smaller end of the device. Like almost all sports cams, both lack a live-view LCD, which you'll find on full-size camcorders (although you can buy an LCD accessory for either model).
Each has a tiny black-and-white graphic display, which is where you set up the model. On the GoPro, you change and set the settings by clicking either the Mode button or the top Shutter button. (The Mode button makes a very loud beep, which you can tone down a little.) On the side of the GoPro, you'll also find the Wi-Fi button. All the controls worked well, as they did on the Sony camcorder.
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Video quality and settings. The Sony Action Cam includes quite a number of settings, and the GoPro includes an even wider array, including a 4K setting. Although we didn't test it, the Hero 3 is among the first camcorders to include 4K settings for viewing on Ultra HD TVs. My guess is that few will use it, since few have such TVs and the frame rate is very low at just 12 frames per second, which means footage will be choppy, particularly action footage.
Bottom line. After a rocky start, I found the Hero 3 very easy to use. Underwater video looked especially good (see a sample below). The included remote control is also a nice extra. And like the Sony Action Cam, the Hero 3 functions well when synced with a smart phone or tablet. Both have wide-angle, non-zoom lenses, although the GoPro has a tad less fish-eye distortion than the Sony.
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