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Sully

Sully

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I got the GoPro Hero 3 black edition a couple of weeks ago for my birthday. We ended up going on a Charter off Hickham AFB while on vacation in Hawaii last week. Unfortunately the weather was a huge issue. We've been hit with high winds (steady 15-25 with occasional gusts to 50 MPH). The captain mentioned, after we were out there, that the other charters had all cancelled their trips. We had two hits while we were out but it was so rough we couldn't get to the chair in time.

I took a video while we were out. The boat was a 38 foot Bertram and the mate estimated the waves to be 12+ footers with an occasional 20. It was the roughest I had even been out in and I would never do it again. My two stepsons were spending most of their time over the side of the boat losing breakfast. Much more like an endurance contest than a fishing trip.

Here's the video but it does't really do it justice.

http://youtu.be/Fs4KNwKMX0M

I also used it while doing some snorkeling. Got great video of the fish BUT somehow I deleted it when I got back home. I'm going out again before I leave. So far I'm very happy with the video. I need to learn how to do the fancy editing though.
 
Brian S":3h1dhd1s said:
I just got one for Christmas and I mounted it on my rocket launchers. I managed to get some good video of our yellowtail action this week. Very impressed with the picture quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MZRWF6Trlc
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That is a perfect shot of the back of the boat. Unfortunately you had to land the fish out of camera range. Do you have a head harness for the camera? I bought one but haven't tested it yet.

Steve
 
Luv2fish":2y0nuvdc said:
Brian S":2y0nuvdc said:
I just got one for Christmas and I mounted it on my rocket launchers. I managed to get some good video of our yellowtail action this week. Very impressed with the picture quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MZRWF6Trlc
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That is a perfect shot of the back of the boat. Unfortunately you had to land the fish out of camera range. Do you have a head harness for the camera? I bought one but haven't tested it yet.

Steve
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No, I am thinking about more cameras though.....we did get this one right before those two

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLvJMB-m20o
 
Nice videos !
The Hero3 is what Im thinking on getting
Should be fun Looking forward to getting some great shots!
 
Well I edited the rest of movie from my friends Hero2
I hope the Hero3 has the Low light capability that they tote it has
That is the main feature I would by it for
The Wi-Fi and remote wont hurt either

The vid was shot early morning about 7am
Got a few Lobsta and had a swim through a crevice that's off to the side of the rock



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Hg1SnYEXA
 
Brian S":3vkx0u22 said:
sparky":3vkx0u22 said:
Brian S":3vkx0u22 said:
I just got one for Christmas and I mounted it on my rocket launchers. I managed to get some good video of our yellowtail action this week. Very impressed with the picture quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MZRWF6Trlc
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TL;DR for this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MZRWF6Trlc#t=4m46s
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??
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My link skips to the actual landing of the fish, not 4+ minutes of them fighting.
TL;DR stands for Too Long; Didn't Read.
Its a joke...
 
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My link skips to the actual landing of the fish, not 4+ minutes of them fighting.
TL;DR stands for Too Long; Didn't Read.
Its a joke...[/quote]

Got it, I noticed that too.....still trying to figure this thing out. I tried to edit out a bunch of dead air where we were pulling the fish out of the anchor line.
 
johnnyt707":1pd3tkii said:
what did you use to mount it to the rocket launchers?
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I bought the gopro tripod mount and ran a bolt through my rocket launcher, there was an empty hole in the center.
 
Thought I would share this
Its me rolling off the side of the boat
Just before the water enveloped me
Kinda cool shot I got off the GoPro
 

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Very cool pic!! I know whats on my Christmas list for next year (if I can wait that long)
 
Hey here is a GREAT side by side comparisons
Of the three GoPro3 that just came out

Published on Nov 4, 2012


This is a visual and audio comparison of the GoPro HD Hero3 Silver, Black and the HD Hero2. (yes there's a HD Hero3 White version, but we only concentrate on the two high-end Hero3


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZvPBBHAuiI
 
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