The video has to be good - no question there - but the form factor is hugely important for our sport much more so than for, say, an in-car camera. In fact, if you didn’t know it (and most viewers don’t), you’d never notice a difference between the Hero2’s and those multi-thousand-dollar hand-held video cameras also employed in those shows.īut we come at this from a purely motorcycle-centric perspective. If you look carefully, you’ll frequently see them at work in any number of action or “reality” TV shows.įor example, a couple of GoPro Hero2 cameras are frequently seen being used for the in-car video in “Chasing Classic Cars” and “Mythbusters”, which tells you that the video quality of the GoPro units are pretty good. Indeed, GoPro “Hero” cameras have become the de facto standard in many sports. The square design isn’t as difficult to work with in some sports as it is with motorcycling. We’ve had mixed feelings about GoPro video cameras in the past, but the video quality coming out of these strangely square boxes has pretty much been a notch or two above the competition. One good thing though wins out: in the end, the stunning video quality from the Hero3 trumps the yestertech hardware design! Which begs the question: Why isn’t a live view standard on a $400.00 camera?Īnd without the BacPac (even with it, for that matter), the menu system is just as cumbersome as ever. The square shape of the Hero3, despite being marginally smaller than its predecessor, is still difficult to successfully mount on a motorcycle helmet.Īt least the legacy design allows the older GoPro BacPac live view with its deeper cover to fit on the new Hero3. It is still somewhat crippled by its legacy form factor.įor example, it requires the bulky GoPro waterproof housing with the proprietary “fork” mount. The Hero3 Black Edition has the best video quality by far of any motorcycle video camera we’ve reviewed. In fact, we named it our Motorcycle Action Camera of the Year for 2012. The new GoPro Hero3 delivers the goods, no doubt about it.
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