Great video AugeredIn. Love your birds and Zaz yours too! I have just bought a brandnew GoProBlackHero3+ (exactly what you have) from Best Buy. So this is strictly for people when you first get one and no one to help you and you have to look on computer for educational vids and/or tech support. I had to have help to learn alot of it for dang sure. Matter of fact If I had not had a couple of friends that have them help me to get rolling on it I was so frustrated at it so much the first day I honestly would have taken it back.
I understand the frustration if you have never used anything like this or any other "editable" video. The good news is that there is a lot of how to videos out there.
For the record my tech skills are considered to lower end of the road. I would score a 4 outta10 just guessing. Heres what no one tells you about trying to watch what you recorded on it. You dont just go shooting 1080 HD and expect to VIEW it with what they give you unless you have a MAC maybe.. I am in the process of ordering a HDMI cable so this will work for my samsung smart TV and Dell computer, You may have to get a FIRMWARE update so your recording(video) doesnt skip while trying to view it.
Actually, I am not totally sure what the problem would be here. If you have a relative recent computer you can watch the videos straight from the memory card. You can plug it into any SD card port on the computer or through a $15 card reader that plugs into a USB port without using an HDMI cable. The output from the Hero is instantly viewable as it is straight MP4 format. You must have had some computer issues.
BIG HINT: Your best bet is to set it on 760 (This is very clear almost like the 1080 setting BTW) as this will work on most peoples smart TVs or computers to watch what you recorded.
Besides the benefit of being usable on older computers and tvs, the 760 format has other advantages. Unless you are producing final video that will be viewed mostly in HD, 760 is much easier to work with from a memory standpoint, allows shorter processing times and can be used at higher frame rates that allow smoother slow motion footage. I shoot everything at 1080p 60 fps and downgrade the quality as necessary depending on final use.
It aint no walk in the park to begin with without help. Make no mistake about that. All my crap talk aside my tech friends and everyone else said the same as you. Go Pro is the way to go over sony. No doubt.
Yeah, I hate to beat this dead horse too bad but from top to bottom no one comes close to the Go Pro Hero yet. You can save some money though with the Sony. Another example of Sony issues is the location of the external plugs. They are under a cover on the bottom of the camera. The only way to mount the camera is via the waterproof enclosure. The attachment point is at the bottom. You cannot use the external plugs even if you cut openings in the housing as you cannot connect them.
The camera in itself is very very simple to use. The viewing afterward. NO! Im learning editing and whatnot as I speak but its a heck of alot easier to talk to someone that has had one for a while to solve this and especially these start up problems. Long story short. I do love the camera now. But sucks big time starting out for the average person! I have the rail mount and am getting the head mount later. Anything I miss here or anything you want to share Augeredin?
Just my added comments above. We shoot lots of video so the processing and editing is not new to us so it makes things a little easier. I intend to shoot lots of video around the pens, brooder barns and throughout the incubating and hatching process this year and post them here. Setting up/holding the DSLR around the birds is too much of a pain. With the new Hero it is incredibly easy. I actually cannot believe someone has not beat me to posting this type of video. I believe by the end of next year video from these types of cameras will be as prevalent as pictures on forums.
