GoPro HERO3+ Silver Edition- Is it worth it?

[Intuitive Films]

I've recently been thinking about investing in a GoPro to pull off some slow mo shots, and it seems like the silver edition would fit the bill (black edition is a little pricey for what you get). Basically all I'm wondering is if it would be a worth while buy or not.

If anyone who owns or has used a silver, or any other edition of a GoPro, please leave a reply.

Thanks!

 

[DIY]

I've recently been thinking about investing in a GoPro to pull off some slow mo shots, and it seems like the silver edition would fit the bill (black edition is a little pricey for what you get). Basically all I'm wondering is if it would be a worth while buy or not.

If anyone who owns or has used a silver, or any other edition of a GoPro, please leave a reply.

Thanks!

Black edition gives you a 2.7K shot, that's worth a lot IMHO. Assuming you are doing an action shot you'll probably need to edit/pan down the final shot and that's where that 2.7K flexibility comes in handy. Plus, I think de-fish eyeing a larger resolution preserves more sharpness. There is a GoPro forum you can check out too.

 

[IndiePaul]

The Black comes with the remote control ($80 when sold separately) which is much inferior to the excellent (and free) Go Pro app that can be installed on a smart phone or tablet and lets you view the Go Pro (white, silver or black models) feed as well as remotely control it.

As well as what DIY said, Go Pro recently released a firmware update for the 3+. The Black model had a much superior upgrade to the Silver...

http://gopro.com/support/product-updates-support

HERO3+ Black Edition - update 2.0
New video modes 1080p SuperView™ 60 fps and 1080p SuperView 50 fps
Auto Low Light settings for new video modes 1080p SuperView 60 fps and 1080p SuperView 50 fps
New Auto Low Light settings for higher frame rate video modes, including 960p100 fps, 720p120 fps, 720p100 fps and 720p SuperView 100 fps
Changes the Auto Low Light mode default setting to “On”
New advanced Protune™ controls for Color, ISO Limit, Sharpness and Exposure
Changes the Protune default settings for Color to "GoPro Color" and Sharpness to "High"

HERO3+ Silver Edition - update 2.0
Increases field of view (FOV) for all photo and video modes

All HERO3 cameras - update 3.0
Enables compatibility with new GoPro App features
Corrects HDMI TV preview from low res to high res
Fixes forced exposure lock on 0.5 and 1 second Time Lapse intervals
Optimizes compatibility with select microSD cards by reducing data stream rate to 35Mb/sec while recording in 4K, 2.7K and Protune modes (HERO3: Black Edition only)

 

[Intuitive Films]

Thanks for the feedback guys! Definitely looking into the black edition know lol.

 

[DIY]

The Black comes with the remote control ($80 when sold separately) which is much inferior to the excellent (and free) Go Pro app that can be installed on a smart phone or tablet and lets you view the Go Pro (white, silver or black models) feed as well as remotely control it.

LOL, so true. I can't find a reason to use the remote control at all vs. the phone app.