Regarding the low resolution when viewing the clip from your laptop, are you sure you are opening the original file with the higher resolution? because camera always saves 2 files for the same recording. One is a very low resolution video that is used when previewing the clip from inside of the actionpod. As per the battery, I get about 41-43 minutes out of the Go 3 alone when it is not attached to the actionpod using 2.7k 30p normal video. If you use freeframe mode it will use more battery, especially if you shoot in max frame rate which is 50fps
I haven't had those battery issues. Stefan is correct - rather than transfer directly to FCP like you show in the video try dropping your video files directly to the harddrive and only choose the "VID" files and not the "LRV files.
Sounds like you may not have enough memory on your phone. Larger exports are always better with cables though. Also, check your export resolution. It may not be set to high resolutions.
This is the most frustrating camera experience I ever have, using these "Go" cameras. First one I had, the Go2, crashed and was unrecoverable. Sent it back and the replacement eventually did the same thing, out of warranty. They wanted $259 to fix it. This new one, the Go 3s, after using it for the first time this weekend, is completely unresponsive. It turns on and off repeatedly or it won't turn on at all. Connecting to a computer, you MUST use ONLY the cable that came with the camera. I have dozens of high end USB-A to USB-C cables and they just won't work to trigger the camera to go into USB mode to transfer to a computer. It's moronic that it won't work using a super-high end computer connecting it to USB-C to USB-C. And the cable that came with the camera is super non-descript. It looks like any cheap cable that comes with a cheap speaker. Second, this camera is super frustrating to use. Using it without the action pod, just the camera, you never know if the thing is recording. There's a blue LED, a Red one and pressing the button, the blue one flashes then the red one? That makes no sense at all. The slightest tap of that button and you'll be recording without knowing it, like in your pocket or while in the seat pocket of the airplane. Then, it's super hot, the battery is dead and the storage is full. This happens quite often, so you need to be careful. Third, you have to hold the camera sideways to get landscape mode or vertical to get "Instagram" mode. The old camera (Go2), it didn't matter how the camera was held. Also, after this first use, it seems like the camera records in a higher resolution while in the pod than when it does while outside of it. I'm sure I need to play around with the settings more, but while outside the pod, there wasn't any horizon lock. The Go2 had horizon lock automatically. Fourth, the phone app does much more than the app on desktop. MUCH more. This makes zero sense and I could go on for several more paragraphs about what's wrong with the app, etc. The app has a learning curve that isn't linear. There are buttons missing on the desktop version that are there on the phone app. Where is the re-framing, etc? Should I use video mode or free-video mode on the camera? Why is this so non-intuitive? It's beyond frustrating to go out on an adventure and find that your footage is a shaky mess that can't be fixed in the PC app. I do love more about this camera than what I hate, but this camera isn't for the non-technical group. I'm pretty tech savvy and this one gets me hung up every time. The form factor, the size, the flexibility, all are 10/10. The application of all of that is about a 2. People have asked me about this camera over the last few years and I always suggest to them to look at GoPro or DJI. This one isn't for most people. Since mine stopped working after the first outing, I'm sending it back and will probably choose the DJI for its replacement. Disappointing.
The issue I am facing is when I upload the footage to my macbook and then make a timeline in davinci resolve all I am getting is fisheye footage. I dont know how to fix this.
Update: i figured this out. By exporting your footage from the insta studio app before importing into davinci this will change the extreme tiny world fish eye effect. I am sure there is a way to fix this in davinci but I have not figured it out yet.
