Technology development has made it possible to have a range of choice of different action cameras such as – Contour Roam2 HD, GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition, Braun SixZero, Drift HD Surf, Polaroid HD Sports, Midland XTC-200 HD 720p, iON Air Pro Wi-Fi, Hitachi Full High Definition 1080P, Chilli Technology Action 3 HD 720P Head Cam, and JVC GC-XA1 ADIXXION.
One of the best action cameras is the latest from GoPro The GoPro Hero 3. This small camera excels in both – still or video shooting and is attachable to your helmet, bike, car, surfboard and wrist housing. Available in White, Black, and Silver Editions a 5MP/3 fps, 12MP/30 fps and 11MP/10 fps burst that come with built in Wi-Fi with remote, and are GoPro App compatible. All three GoPro Hero 3 editions come with 197 / 60 m waterproof housing and assorted mounting hardware, rechargeable Li-ion battery, 1 quick release buckle, 1 curved + 1 flat adhesive mount. Silver and black edition additionally come with 1 J-Hook Buckle and 3-Way Pivot Arm.
The important accessories include GoPro lens, GoPro filters, and GoPro microphone for better quality photographs and videos along with voice. Sound quality is as important as image quality for a video, the entirely and much improved GoPro HERO 3 is wonderfully proficient at capturing the subtle yet natural sounds of both music and voice while you shoot-on-move. You also have a choice of buying either an External Microphone, which is a Professional Edition for GoPro cameras both Hero2 as well as Hero3, or an External Mountable microphone a Standard Edition for GoPro Hero2 and Hero3. These two microphones are very simple and easy to use while they enhance the quality of voice recording with GoPro Hero 2 and 3. The external microphone is useful if you are capturing video in very windy outdoor conditions. The professional edition GoPro microphone has been provided three layers of protection including the fur windscreen that help in recording clear and crisp voice minus the wind noise. The microphone works efficiently up to 35 mph and it is highly recommended not to use it in conditions where wind speed is more than 35 mph.
If you are looking to improve the sound of your Hero 2 videos this is the microphone for you.
All GoPro cameras come with lens replace kits, which in case of GoPro HERO 3 the GoPro lens replacement kit includes two lenses with seals that come with screws and one screwdriver for repairs with ease.
It is worth investing in GoPro filters that come with tethers and include Polarizer, Red, and Magenta Filters. The Cube Polarizer Filter-Hero3 is useful for action sports above water. It helps ion reducing glare and increasing the color saturation. The Cube Red Filter Filter-Hero3 is useful for correcting the white balance when capturing images and videos in tropical waters between 10 to 65 feet so that the video does not appear too green or blue. The Cube Magenta Filter Filter-Hero3 is effective in green water between 5 to 65 feet and corrects the white balance.
The author of this article is professional photographer and likes using GoPro products for photography. You can find the GoPro replacement lenses online at this website.