Lower res and frame rates were fine (720 60fps, 1080 30fps, etc etc) and I could seemingly record for as long as I wanted. They all stopped recording after 11 seconds. I tried other resolutions and frame rates and had this issue with all the higher ones (720p 1080 60fps). It cut out after 11 seconds (I found reports online of other people’s cutting out at 4s, 8s and some seemed to be random, sometimes 2s sometimes 2 minutes). I started recording again and watched it. Maybe I hadn’t pressed the record button. I went back to the camera a couple of minutes later and it wasn’t recording. I set the camera up, connected to it through the iPhone app and pressed record.
I wanted to try some sweet slow-mo’s with WGA 240fps. Everything seemed fine.Ī couple of days later, I took my my new GoPro Black Edition out to film for the first time.
I proceeded to perform the manual firmware update and took a couple of photos.
I popped it back into my camera and sure enough the error had gone away.
I plugged the microSD into the supplied adapter and into my laptop and formatted the microSD (on Mac OSX – Disc Utility > Erase (MS-DOS (FAT))).
A little perplexed by this, I did some research and found a number of forum posts with similar issues, suggesting formatting the card would solve my woes. When both arrived, I put the microSD straight from the packaging into my new camera and turned it on, only to be presented with the message “ SD ERR“. As many will do, I opted for the cheapest option rather than a name brand (long story short – this is the issue). The day I ordered my GoPro 3 Black Edition (from a seller on eBay) I also ordered a class 10 32Gb microSD card from a different seller. With the exception of a faulty battery on my 1080 (which GoPro promptly replaced), I’d experienced no issues with either so was a little dismayed to find that I couldn’t just fire up the camera and start shooting out of the box. This is my 3rd GoPro, having previously owned the 960 and the 1080. A slight deviation from my usual web development posts but thought I’d share my experience and solution to what seems to be a common issue with the new GoPro HD Hero 3 Black Edition relating to microSD cards – SD ERR.