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Five Best Slowmo Cameras of 2015!

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The end of 2015 is upon us and now it is time to look back and see what the year brought us in the shape of affordable slow motion gear.  While many cameras had higher frame rates, only a few really shined and delivered on the promise of offering HD quality and higher than normal frames per second in an attractive price point and one that you may already own if you have a recent mobile device.

Many promised and didn’t deliver and some have yet to ship which means they will not be counted in the running. Only cameras that are shipping and fully available are being considered for this list. Other cameras like the edgertronic offer better quality slow motion at higher frame rates for a  similar price but this list is only about cameras introduced in 2015. → Continue Reading Full Post ←

GoPro Hero 4 Black Discounted for 1 Day!

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UPDATE: The $399 price is gone now but you can still get a deal for it at $419 using the links below for a limited time!

Adorama has the great GoPro Hero 4 Black camera at a discount for only today at $399 compared to $499 regular with free expedited shipping.  Seems more things than the Stock Market are on Sale today!  This camera is capable of 240fps and 120fps at 720p and 4k at 30p among other formats.  If you have waited for a while for the GoPro Hero 4 Black to be lower in price this is your chance. → Continue Reading Full Post ←

GoPro Session Offers Tiny Slow Mo Solution!

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It seems that GoPro is not quite done with camera updates this year. They just released a very small variant of the Hero 4 hardware called the GoPro Hero 4 Session. Some jokes have already come out about the name like the next Re-Session Camera to own. However this is more of an evolutionary and reductionist product than any release GoPro has ever made before.

The Hero 4 Black is a powerhouse little camera with great frame rates for slow motion and 4k video at 30p. Some have criticized the codec in 4k mode as being too lossy and we agree to a point. What interest us however is not the 4k mode for now which is absent from the GoPro Hero 4 Session altogether but the lower res Full HD and HD slow motion high frame rate modes. → Continue Reading Full Post ←

Garmin VIRB Packs a Punch to GoPro!

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Garmin has decided to upgrade their action VIRB cameras to a more competitive GoPro Like form factor with an impressive set of features that is sure to make adrenaline enthusiasts think twice about what camera to get.

What sets it apart is that the new Garmin VIRB cameras record, altitude, GPS, velocity, rotation, temperature in the file information as vectors to be applied to the footage later for analysis. As the video below shows, it is quite a revolutionary way of recording your adventure.   While some might look at it like a gimmick, it is by no means a useless feature. Many scientific experiments could be performed by analyzing the data. → Continue Reading Full Post ←

Sony FDR-X1000V Beats Hero 4 in Detail!

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The new Sony FDR-X1000V Action cam has been arriving to users and there is a lot to like.  For starters the image stabilization while “Digital only not optical” is excellent and something GoPro needs to include in it’s offerings. There is some stuttering in heavy motion but does work very well. Resolution will be reduced by stabilization as the image borders are cropped on the Sony FDR-X1000V.

The color is very saturated the low light beats the GoPro easily when it comes to detail. It is still no low light champ but it does offer better performance than the Hero 4 Black. → Continue Reading Full Post ←

GoPro Hero 4 Firmware v2 and Samples!

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On February 4th GoPro released the firmware version 2.0  for the GoPro Hero 4 Black and Silver cameras.  There has now been a large adoption of the firmware in the hands of owners and there is no indication of problems or stability issues with the update.   The update includes a 240fps 720p upgrade from the previous 120fps and it looks and works very good. A 2.7k 60fps mode is also included which is a first for a camera in this price range.

HERO4 Black update v02.00.00 Release Notes: → Continue Reading Full Post ←