Go Pro 4 Black and Silver

[Gaz J]

Hoping some one can help me out here. A friend has asked me what difference there is between them.

Im on nightshift so dont have a lot of time to browse the net so any help would be appreciated.

Cheers
Gaz

 

[buckas]

With the 3, it was that the Black had better options for frame rate at higher res (only one to buy really)

With the 4 seems to be same story

http://shop.gopro.com/compare?category=cameras

 

[Stuart Brown]

the link didn't work, this one might though

http://www.hobbymounts.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GoPro-Comparison-Chart1.png

 

[MR92]

4 Silver is the first to have built-in screen but 4K support tops out at 15fps (like 3+ Black)

4 Black does not have screen but has 30fps 4K, and overall higher framerate support in other resolutions.

I'm guessing the 4 Silver is aimed at the prosumer extreme-sports type who can benefit from the all-in-ine package, whereas the 4 Black is aimed more at pro level action, B-roll and crash cams.



I have the 3+ Black and I use 2.7K/30fps a lot (downsampled to 1080P in post) and find that my PC struggles enough to process that, so I would be happy with the 4 Silver without usable 4K.

4K support will be important in the future, but by the time its a 'must-have' feature for amateurs I'm sure we'll be on to the GoPro 7.

 

[Gaz J]

Cheers folks. He's going for the Black with the better video options.

 

[xraymtb]

Google DC Rainmaker for a very in depth review of the three newest models (and other action cameras)