HERO3 Software Update

The latest GoPro HERO3 camera software update fixes known bugs and enhances performance for all HERO3 editions.

Welcome news for those of us who have been struggling with wonky units.

In addition, this software update enables new video modes for HERO3: Black Edition cameras:

• Narrow FOV for 1080p60 / 1080p30 / 720p60 fps
• Medium FOV for 720p60 fps

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My GoPro camera was swallowed by a Napoleon Fish

Napoleon wrasses are crucial to coral reef health. Recently one of them ate the GoPro camera of the Oceanographic Institute's CEO Robert Calcagno. It then spat it back out, and luckily enough the camera was switched on and captured the whole incident. The camera performed an actual endoscopy of the fish !

ProDrenalin Action Camera Enhancement

ProDrenalin is an all-in-one software (Windows only) application for GoPro /sports camera users to improve their videos by removing fisheye & perspective distortion, stabilizing, correcting rolling-shutter distortion, de-noising, color correction, and adjusting the brightness & contrast of the video – all in a single effective, affordable application with batch processing capability.

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Use your head like a slider

via: Mitch Bergsma.

A Blonde and a Great White Shark

Insane!

Any bets on how long before someone getting gummed by a great white is captured on a GoPro?

How to Get Better Action Cam Footage

Despite being geared towards shred heads, this tutorial has some good tips that apply to anyone out there with an action cam.

The vertical orientation tip is a good one.

LINK (via: Gizmodo)