Gopro hero 3 mic adapter. Does anyone know an instock seller

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I got the Hero 3 the other day and totally didn't research into getting an adapter for the mic before hand, does anyone know a site that sells it that's in stock?

I could go right to gopro but after giving them best part of £300 for the camera I don't really want to give them another £40!

I've tried a few UK sellers but had no joy and they seem to be out of stock until end of Feb
 
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So the mic goes through a mini usb slot? There is no standalone audio jack? Ugh.. and I thought the gopro3 looked cool. Why the hell don't they just make it more easy for someone to use in that manner? Makes me glad I got the gopro2... although I still had to drill a hole in the side of the case rather then go buy the special gopro version with a hole premade :|. money grubbers.
 
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CopperHeadpxl said:
So the mic goes through a mini usb slot? There is no standalone audio jack? Ugh.. and I thought the gopro3 looked cool. Why the hell don't they just make it more easy for someone to use in that manner? Makes me glad I got the gopro2... although I still had to drill a hole in the side of the case rather then go buy the special gopro version with a hole premade :|. money grubbers.
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Hit the nail on the head and Ill still have to get the drill out! Although the wifi/iphone thing is amazing

I'm surprised that ebay doesn't have a Chinese 'version'. Its quite new so I guess they will come sooner or later
 
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seomers said:
CopperHeadpxl said:
So the mic goes through a mini usb slot? There is no standalone audio jack? Ugh.. and I thought the gopro3 looked cool. Why the hell don't they just make it more easy for someone to use in that manner? Makes me glad I got the gopro2... although I still had to drill a hole in the side of the case rather then go buy the special gopro version with a hole premade :|. money grubbers.
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Hit the nail on the head and Ill still have to get the drill out! Although the wifi/iphone thing is amazing

I'm surprised that ebay doesn't have a Chinese 'version'. Its quite new so I guess they will come sooner or later
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Bought mine from Amazon after I gave up trying to source it locally.

Also be careful drilling the case, start small and use a file to make the hold bigger, it's tough plastic!
 
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The mini usb - 3.5mm jack adapter isn't really that much of a problem is it?

I mean it's just a different cable at the end of the day and look on the bright side, they save so much more room to shrink it!
 
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Rhydian said:
The mini usb - 3.5mm jack adapter isn't really that much of a problem is it?

I mean it's just a different cable at the end of the day and look on the bright side, they save so much more room to shrink it!
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Well the main issue is that you have to drill a whole through a £40 case
 
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From what I've read... The usb adapter is unique to GoPro until someone works out how they allocated pins for the audio...

I think mine was £19 direct from GoPro.

Or try calling actioncameras. Didn't have anything I stock when I asked in Dec, but maybe they do now
 
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I gave up and went to Gopro on the end. I don't mind the £20 its the delivery that annoys me which is a tenner on top

I've brought a cheap soldering iron to go through the case, I reckon I can keep the 'seal' quite tight that way
 
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seomers said:
I gave up and went to Gopro on the end. I don't mind the £20 its the delivery that annoys me which is a tenner on top

I've brought a cheap soldering iron to go through the case, I reckon I can keep the 'seal' quite tight that way
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How did you go with the mod to the case?

I have just bought a GoPro and am thinking I will have to do the same thing to it. Pity it did not have a similar setup to my Drift.

Maybe one day someone will make the perfect camera that has all the functions that we need.
 
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maybe helmet manufaturers will build a helmet with action cam/ microphone integrated at some point....:dreaming:
 
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SwitchBiker said:
maybe helmet manufaturers will build a helmet with action cam/ microphone integrated at some point....:dreaming:
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Now that would be awesome! I would definitely buy one of them!
 
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You might have a million dollar marketing idea right there... HD or 4k recording devices built into helmets... Helmets would cost over $500 to make a profit and any accident would render the helmet unworthy of road use...

Still might be onto something. I will be looking for you on Shark Tank...
 
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If the PivotHead glasses (http://pivothead.com/products) had the GoPro's 170* POV I would consider dismantling a set to integrate into my HJC helmet as a permanent setup. Or take one of the Liquid Image EVO cameras (http://www.liquidimageco.com/products/model-727-the-ego-1) apart for integration into a helmet. Of course you would lose submersability, but all we really need is water resistance for rainy days. If done well enough and the right person in a position to influence designers saw it maybe it could get somewhere. Unfortunately I think the market would be too small to support a mass manufacture of this idea. Just a pipe dream, but I sure as hell would buy one if it was available.
 
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has anyone tried a usb mic into into the hero 3? i used to have a phone that used headphones with a mic into micro usb but i can remember what it was called
 
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