I had a GoPro Hero 960 camera until yesterday, when I left it in my tank bag without the waterproof case on it and my tank bag got flooded while parked in heavy rain. It's now dead. It only cost me $150 a few years ago when I bought it and I was happy enough with it. I've filmed gorilla's in hot and humid Uganda to marine life while scuba diving in Belize and it did exactly what it was supposed to. Not to mention all the moto video's I have taken with it. So now that I want to replace it, I see that there are newer versions and that Hero 3 is the way for me because I want to spend less than $300 on a replacement. I am not a camera nerd and am not that picky with camera settings and the latest and greatest picture/video resolution. I was thinking about getting the Hero3 White, and read that Silver is better than White and Black is the best of the bunch.
So I ask:
I see that the Hero 3 camera's use Micro SD cards and I still have a good 32GB SD card (not micro). Will they still accept the old SD cards or do they only have a micro slot?
I have two batteries from my old camera. Do the newer Hero 3 camera's take the same battery type, or did that change too?
I used to get about 4 hours of life from my old battery - how is the battery life on the newer ones?
How does the White version compare with the Hero960? Are Silver and White that different?
Anything else I am missing? I still have my old chest mount and I don't wear these things on my helmet. Just on my chest or on the bike.
I'm going on a trip in 10 days and want to get a new one before then.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!
edit: I'm going to the states for 8-10 days so maybe I'll just get one there if it's cheaper?
So I ask:
I see that the Hero 3 camera's use Micro SD cards and I still have a good 32GB SD card (not micro). Will they still accept the old SD cards or do they only have a micro slot?
I have two batteries from my old camera. Do the newer Hero 3 camera's take the same battery type, or did that change too?
I used to get about 4 hours of life from my old battery - how is the battery life on the newer ones?
How does the White version compare with the Hero960? Are Silver and White that different?
Anything else I am missing? I still have my old chest mount and I don't wear these things on my helmet. Just on my chest or on the bike.
I'm going on a trip in 10 days and want to get a new one before then.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!
edit: I'm going to the states for 8-10 days so maybe I'll just get one there if it's cheaper?
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