Cocowheats, I am still interested in this and now I see they have a new model, the HERO4 Session. What is your view on this model if you had a chance to check it out yet? I'm wondering if this will fit my needs over the silver.
Go to ebay and search for cell phone telescope. I have an 8 and a 12 power. They work very well.
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not at all. I figured I would use the FPV info i had from building drones.. I used a 5.8ghz transmitter and receiver,
a 4.3" LCD and a 1/2" CCD camera with manual zoom/focus.
The camera and transmitter went into a plastic hobby box, along with a 8- AAA battery holder, and a tripod mount, and on/off switch.
this used downrange, infront of, and to the side of the target.
the "range box" is simply a plastic ammo can, with the receiver, battery pack, and I cut the side of the ammo can to fit the LCD monitor.
i dont have a drobox or such, so I cant post a pic.. but I will email it to anyone interested.
Looks like an enormous interference to your field of view. Turn your phone's camera on, then quickly pan your surroundings. This will get you killed.
I have never seen a mount to do this but there may be one out there...I figured I could chop up the front portion of the clear impact case that typically surrounds the GoPro and make it work with some fabricating.
-The silver can be had slightly cheaper than the new Session model($175 vs $200).
-The Session model will do 2.7k@30FPS whereas the highest the Silver 3+ will do is 1080p@60FPS(which is PLENTY imo).
-Removable and changeable battery in the 3+ Silver...Session has a built in non-removable battery.
-3+ Silver has slightly better camera resolution than the Session(10mp vs 8mp).
-3+ Silver handles low light a bit better than the Session.
-Session has "Super View" mode which makes the viewing extra wide(think widescreen + some).
So, with all that said and the prices being so damn close; I personally would still buy the 3+ Silver over a Session if not for the removable batteries alone. 1080P@60FPS is plenty for my needs and I do use it in low light(like caves) so the slightly better low light handeling is a big plus to me.
All depends on what you're planning on using it for I guess too. The diff. form factors might be the deal maker/breaker for you whereas they are near the bottom of my list.
Last edited by Cocowheats; 07-15-2016 at 01:35 PM.
That will be very dependent on the device(s) being used...Diff. devices use diff. WiFi chips/antennas at diff power levels.
I've used my Ipad 4th gen with my Hero 3+ Silver @ about 20-30yds...Don't recall what my max distance was but I do believe with a clean line of sight, I got a bit further.