Both of them will adjust (on the mount) up and down, but the difference is that Sony will also adjust sideways and GP's mount does NOT. My primary use of the camera is Motorsports and snowboarding.įor Motorsports i preferred the Sony mount simply because it has more adjust-ability when compared to GP mount. Both cameras were turned on/off at the same time until obviously GP's battery died and Sony continued to record for an additional period of about 80 minutes! In the battery department! Yup, GP lasted about 1 hour and 20 minutes as opposed to Sony lasting 3!!! Hours throughout the day recording. Now, here is where Sony absolutely BLOWS GP AWAY. Picture quality is NOT a huge deciding factor for me because i need a camera for filming track days and snowboarding, not taking pictures.) Here is my little summary of both cameras.Ĭomparable photo quality, ( I am NOT a pro photographer therefore pictures look similar to me for the most part)

I did not experience out of focus images as many of you did. Later on i went outside and snapped some pictures just to see what you guys are talking about AND again pictures are very close to each other in everything. Now, videos looked pretty much identical! (Sony was actually little better at some angles) The next day i went and recorded them both on the highest setting GP being in superview mode and Sony being in 1080p 60FPS. Apparently GoPro recorded in Superview max setting and Sony was in 720p by default. That's when i said wait a minute something is not right here! As the video's on the Sony looked different that Sony videos online. After i got home i reviewed both videos and when both camera were in the case GP blew the Sony away. I did not play with the settings much and just mounted both cameras. The following day i went to the track in my car and put both cameras to the test. The next evening i decided to go back to BB and purchase the Sony as well so i can compare them side by side. I knew GP was pretty much a benchmark so i decided to buy it and went home, got online and than found this thread and read a bunch of negative reviews on it. I went into best buy to purchase the Sony, after checking it out a saler rep at best buy (cure girl) showed me the new GP H3+ and basically told me that it's been improved and it's a good camera.

Here is how i ended up with both (one of them is going back). I'm a new member here, i do not do aerial photography but i registered here specifically to show a direct comparison of images and video's between GP H3+ and Sony Action HDR-AS30V/B.

Gopro hero 3 vs 3