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GoPro HERO vs GoPro HERO3 Black Edition

GoPro HERO Action Camera
GoPro HERO
GoPro HERO3 Black Edition Action Camera
GoPro HERO3 Black Edition
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
19
4.1 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
72 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
21
4.4 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
61
3.7 out of 5
61 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
6 %
35
4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Sensor

GoPro HEROGoPro HERO
GoPro HERO3 Black EditionGoPro HERO3 Black Edition
Effective pixels10.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx

Image

GoPro HEROGoPro HERO
GoPro HERO3 Black EditionGoPro HERO3 Black Edition
Image ratio W:H16:9
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 17:9

Optics and focus

GoPro HEROGoPro HERO
GoPro HERO3 Black EditionGoPro HERO3 Black Edition
Lens typeWide-angleWide-angle

Screen and viewfinder

GoPro HEROGoPro HERO
GoPro HERO3 Black EditionGoPro HERO3 Black Edition
Built-in displayyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD

Photography features

GoPro HEROGoPro HERO
GoPro HERO3 Black EditionGoPro HERO3 Black Edition
Photo modeyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyes

Videography features

GoPro HEROGoPro HERO
GoPro HERO3 Black EditionGoPro HERO3 Black Edition
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video resolutions1920.0 px
  • 800 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1440
  • 2704 x 1524
  • 3840 x 2160
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • H.264
  • MPEG4
Supported video modes1080p
  • 720p
  • 960p
  • 1080p
  • 1440p
  • 1520p
  • 2160p
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps240.0 fps

Audio features

GoPro HEROGoPro HERO
GoPro HERO3 Black EditionGoPro HERO3 Black Edition
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Supported audio file formatsAACAAC

Design

GoPro HEROGoPro HERO
GoPro HERO3 Black EditionGoPro HERO3 Black Edition
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Grey
  • Grey
Black,Silver

Dimensions

GoPro HEROGoPro HERO
GoPro HERO3 Black EditionGoPro HERO3 Black Edition
Weight3.92 oz19.29 oz

Storage

GoPro HEROGoPro HERO
GoPro HERO3 Black EditionGoPro HERO3 Black Edition
Compatible memory cards
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum memory card size32.0 GB64.0 GB

Power

GoPro HEROGoPro HERO
GoPro HERO3 Black EditionGoPro HERO3 Black Edition
Battery life (max)2.75 h3.0 h
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1180.0 mAh1050.0 mAh
Battery voltage3.8 V3.7 V

Connectivity

GoPro HEROGoPro HERO
GoPro HERO3 Black EditionGoPro HERO3 Black Edition
HDMI ports quantity11
USB connector typeMini-USBMini-USB
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes

Other features

GoPro HEROGoPro HERO
GoPro HERO3 Black EditionGoPro HERO3 Black Edition
GPSnono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

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