Still Photos - GoPro Hero3 Black

[HeliTV]

Had a go with this today. I can confirm that the 1440P video works simultaneously with stills but...

The !2 Mp stills are 4000 x 3000 pixels.The 8Mp stills using standard 1920 x 1080 video are 3920 x 2160, so all that is happening is that the 1920 mode more or less crops the top and bottom of the sensor, so resolution is almost identical.

Therefore, unless you want 4 x 3 stills, there's no real resolution advantage in choosing the 1440P mode..

Comments?

 

[tom3holer]

True but you have the ability to crop where you want.

Lets say you had the props in view on shots as the camera was not pointed low enough.
In 1440 stills you can chop the top off to remove the props.

Tom

 

[HeliTV]

Good point Tom

My laptop struggles with 1440P so will try it on the edit suite...

I tried a few full forward speed runs today so will see if I can crop the props out!

I guess the few extra pixels and the crop will help with any stabilisation in post production too...



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