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I think the wife will get a kick out of it. We're headed to Fiji for two weeks in April and I'll be taking the usual system but she'll be right there with her GoPro no doubt.
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I think the wife will get a kick out of it. We're headed to Fiji for two weeks in April and I'll be taking the usual system but she'll be right there with her GoPro no doubt.
My 2 videos above were shot with 2007 Sony consumer camcorder, filter, no lights, 1080 resolution, 60i frame rate which is equivalent to 30p. The whaleshark was a deep dark dive. GoPro would not have been able to handle the low light.
The increased resolution and frame rates on the GoPro means more options, which is a good thing, but I'd rather a GoPro with better low light capabilities and options for narrower lenses.
I had a Sony FX7, it was marketed above consumer but below pro. It was in the "prosumer" division. It performed very well in low light. Low light performance is not just brightness, it's video noise, coloring, dynamic range, manual white balance ability, focus ability, etc.. Whether or not GoPro 4 will perform better in low light, I kind of doubt it, but since I sold the FX7, I'll never know.The good news is the latest GoPro 4 will deliver better 1080 60p low-light results than your 2007 Sony 1080 60i camcorder.My 2013 GoPro 3+ Black uses a Sony 1/2.3" backlit sensor (iFixit teardown) and my 2008 Sony SR11 1080 60i camcorder uses a older and smaller 1/3" chip so my GoPro actually delivers better low-light performance than the aging SR11 in side by side comparison I did......
Your 1080 60i videos look good. Have you converted them to 1080 60p yet? It's highly likely your MiniDV camcorder shot the whale shark video at 1/60sec - its slowest shutter for 60i.
Hiding behind a fake name allows this guy to make blatantly false proclamations over and over again and hurl insults on this and other forums without owning up to the behavior. Priceless!