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CamerasGoPro HERO3+ Silver Edition
Camera
The sensor, in perspective.
Capture area at a shared scale. The dashed outline is a 36 × 24 mm full-frame reference.
GoPro HERO3+ Silver Edition
- Sensor area indexGeometric · full frame = 100From declared pixel array and pixel size.
- 2.5
- Active dimensions
- 5.37 × 4.04 mm
- Active area
- 21.69 mm²
- Crop factor
- 6.44 ×
- Area vs full frame
- -5.32 stops
The index is calculated from area, assuming equal scene illumination, f-number and exposure time. It is not a low-light test or an image-quality score: lens transmission, quantum efficiency, noise and processing are not included. A crop mode changes the area used, not the physical sensor.
Dynamic range ≠ EV operating range. Autofocus and metering limits describe operating conditions. Manufacturer HDR claims appear separately below; independent dynamic-range measurements require a matched test method, ISO and noise threshold.
Sensor specifications
- Reference active width
- 5.37 mm
- Reference active height
- 4.04 mm
- Sensor technology
- CMOS
- Reference capture area
- 4:3 Open Gate (Full sensor)
Capture & exposure
- Camera family
- Action
- Shutter
- Rolling
Capture modes
5 capture modes
- 4:3 Open Gate (Full sensor)
- Active height
- 4.04 mm
- Active width
- 5.37 mm
- Horizontal pixels
- 2,592 px
- Vertical pixels
- 1,944 px
- 1080p - Wide (Full sensor width)
- Active height
- 3.02 mm
- Active width
- 5.37 mm
- Horizontal pixels
- 1,920 px
- Vertical pixels
- 1,080 px
- 960p 4:3
- Active height
- 4.04 mm
- Active width
- 5.37 mm
- Horizontal pixels
- 1,280 px
- Vertical pixels
- 960 px
- 720p - Wide
- Active height
- 3.02 mm
- Active width
- 5.37 mm
- Horizontal pixels
- 1,280 px
- Vertical pixels
- 720 px
- WVGA 848x480
- Active height
- 3.02 mm
- Active width
- 5.37 mm
- Horizontal pixels
- 848 px
- Vertical pixels
- 480 px
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