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Old 05-12-2012, 09:37 PM   #1
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Hi fellow GoPro Enthusiast
this is a good POV camera for action and sports capturing your moments. GoPro1 and 2 have the same body so their accessories are mostly interchangeable. The GoPro3 is a new body altogether so you would need to upgrade some of your old accessories (ie LCD bacpac....) Good news ithey still use the same back case and the mounts are still the same!
I've used it as an in-car camera (Good wide angle of view though battery life will suck) and for biking trips.





GoPro official web: GoPro.com
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gopro
Local Distributor is Streamcast Asia
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/streamcastasia
iOS app: https://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/gopr...561350520?mt=8

just sharing with all of you

Local RRP for GoPro3
  • Black Edition: $599
  • Silver Edition: $469
  • White Edition: $329

Local RRP for accessories:
  • Roll Bar Mount: $51
  • Helmet Strap Mount: $27
  • Floaty Backdoor: $27
  • Flat Adhesive Mounts: $35
  • Curved Adhesive Mounts: $35
  • Helmet Front Mount: $23
  • Grab Bag Mounts: $35
  • Suction Cup Mount: $35
  • Tripod Mount: $14
  • Chesty: $64
  • Wrist Housing: $66
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  • Replacement HD Hero1/2 housing $66
  • Lens Replacement $35
  • 3D Hero System $185
  • LCD BacPac $134

SHARE your homemade shots/video here!
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Old 05-12-2012, 09:38 PM   #2
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comparison between GoPro2 vs 3
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Old 24-12-2012, 02:20 PM   #3
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I am deciding between a Gopro Hero 3 Silver and Black edition.

Anyone can give any advise?
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Old 25-12-2012, 09:50 PM   #4
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is it cheaper to get from say amazon ?
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Old 27-12-2012, 11:19 PM   #5
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definitely. just ordered a gopro hero 3!
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Old 31-12-2012, 11:16 AM   #6
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anybody wants to share shipping for wasabi battery pack?

Amazon.com: Wasabi Power Battery (2-Pack) and Charger for GoPro HD HERO3 and GoPro AHDBT-201, AHDBT-301: Camera & Photo

got some quite good reviews online.
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Old 31-12-2012, 02:36 PM   #7
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Maybe can merge this thread with the one from EDMW
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/ea...3956036-3.html

Streamcast Asia has a shop at Alexandra Retail Center, Outdoor Sports Travel. They usually will have stock even when other retailers (eg Harvery Norman, Cathay Photo) run out of theirs.

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OutdoorSpor...ref=ts&fref=ts
website: Home page

You can get a $30 discount coupon for $500 purchase from their retail shop which you can use to buy from their online shop. Purchases above $100 comes with free delivery.

Local RRP for addition accessories:

LCD Touch Bacpac/ LCD Bacpac: $134
The Frame: $64
New/Old suction Cup mount: $53
Hero 3 Battery Bacpac: $88
Replacement battery: $35 (coming soon in Jan, price was quoted by salesperson)

I still dunno why they are selling the old/new lcd bacpac/suction cup mount at the same price.

It's definitely cheaper to buy from Amazon, though you have to ship back for repairs/warranty purposes. Maybe you can buy the camera locally and the mounting accessories from Amazon (accessories won't be faulty)

Between Silver and Black edition, it's better to buy the Black as it comes with the WIFI remote.

Local Silver + WIFI remote: $469 + $129 = $598
Local Black = $599
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Old 31-12-2012, 02:38 PM   #8
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View Post hacktic wrote:
I've used it as an in-car camera (Good wide angle of view though battery life will suck) and for biking trips.
You can get the frame and access the usb port to charge the camera using in car charger. Did you set your camera to video looping mode?
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Old 31-12-2012, 02:39 PM   #9
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View Post blue_line wrote:
anybody wants to share shipping for wasabi battery pack?

Amazon.com: Wasabi Power Battery (2-Pack) and Charger for GoPro HD HERO3 and GoPro AHDBT-201, AHDBT-301: Camera & Photo

got some quite good reviews online.
I'm kinda interested. We can get free shipping right if we order 2 sets? How much do you think it will be after converting to SGD?
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Old 31-12-2012, 03:15 PM   #10
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yea we will have free shipping.. can expect exchange rate to be usd1=sgd1.26 that is based off a transaction I did one week ago.

Still need to add in the vpost delivery. I don't expect it to go more than SGD40 though.
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Old 31-12-2012, 03:23 PM   #11
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yea we will have free shipping.. can expect exchange rate to be usd1=sgd1.26 that is based off a transaction I did one week ago.

Still need to add in the vpost delivery. I don't expect it to go more than SGD40 though.
Ah, thats still a better deal compared to $35 for 1 original HD3 battery without the chargers.

There's some promo codes for Credit/Debit Card on Vpost, $10 off for purchase above SGD 40 valid till 31st Dec.
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Old 03-01-2013, 10:18 PM   #12
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Just sharing some Timelapsed clips i made using this camera...





Just bought this from Ikea too....guess what I'm gonna mount on this thing.
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Old 05-01-2013, 01:43 PM   #13
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do you use protune? My dark shots always turn out grainy I don't know why.
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Old 05-01-2013, 03:23 PM   #14
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do you use protune? My dark shots always turn out grainy I don't know why.
Protune is off, not sure if protune has any effect on still photos.
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Old 05-01-2013, 03:34 PM   #15
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Anyone knows where can buy gopole in Singapore?

How are you mounting the camera on the timer?
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