The GoPro Thread

[George@RTR_Parts]

No problem mate

How big is the dog, they do a GoPro chesty (chest harness). That could do it ha

 

[-J-]

G 172 she's a Lurcher so think could make for some interesting footage when she's on a run.

Very slim and lean so think the chest mounts maybe a bit big, think I may mount to her collar.

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

They are adjustable and they do a junior one for kids, look on Google images or YouTube. They tend to mount them wrong way round so the camera sits on their back looking over the dogs head (if that makes sense!)

Should be able to rig something on her collar easy enough though

 

[Andy.]

I've just finished my first video. Editing photos and putting an album together is a lot simpler!!
I'm impressed with the video quality from the 3+ though! Pre compression they look great!

Taken from a snowy holiday in the Czech Republic.

[video=youtube_share;m3TR_-YIbf0]http://youtu.be/m3TR_-YIbf0?hd=1[/video]

 

[unofficialPete]

I've just finished my first video. Editing photos and putting an album together is a lot simpler!!
I'm impressed with the video quality from the 3+ though! Pre compression they look great!

Taken from a snowy holiday in the Czech Republic.

[video=youtube_share;m3TR_-YIbf0]http://youtu.be/m3TR_-YIbf0?hd=1[/video]

Geat stuff, didn't watch all 16 minutes but if you haven't already I love the chest mount perspective (may not work well on a snowboard?!)

 

[Andy.]

Haha. Yeah, the 16 minutes was more for the family abroad. I should make a cut down version for public consumption really.

I have a chest mount and have used it on the bike. I ride a board pretty side on, which gives a less interesting perspective. I wanted to try it stuck on the board but wasn't sure about the vibrations or loosing it.

 

[GiT]

These things are epic! How did I live without one!

 

[dajones]

Picked this up earlier. Sure argos cocked up. Hero 3 black, spare battery, suction mount and frame case for £299

 

[john182rs]

G172 can you make mounts to a certain degree? degree as in term not angle.. If I send you the rough sketch an so?

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

G172 can you make mounts to a certain degree? degree as in term not angle.. If I send you the rough sketch an so?

I can supply all the genuine GoPro camera and mounts. You can join and interlink some of the mounting arms to get certain angles or extend them if that makes sense mate

 

[AP'Moss]

Have you seen the new Matt black case? Looks cool

 

[JamesBryan]

Have you seen the new Matt black case? Looks cool

I seen one a while back on something, they must have been testing it for GoPro. I thought they'd just sprayed it black lol.

£50 though.

There's a new waterproof housing too that can dive deeper underwater for £60.

 

[dajones]

Plastidip would be cheaper

 

[N0ddie]

Have you seen the new Matt black case? Looks cool

It does look very cool, though would be nice if they did one that would fit the battery BacPac also.

 

[john182rs]

A mate has a home made drift trike and wants video'ing from a diff angle, how would it be possible for me to record from behind and slightly above? If anyone understands that?

 

[Davids182]

A mate has a home made drift trike and wants video'ing from a diff angle, how would it be possible for me to record from behind and slightly above? If anyone understands that?

I don't know what this mount is, but it would work for what you were wanting. Would be weird but it would be cool. Skip to about 3:40 to see it (Or watch the whole thing since its an awesome video).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN-YTcSnE6c

Or you could rent/buy a quadcopter and fly it behind him. But that is around £150 to buy I think.

 

[Davids182]

Or you could just gaffer tape a gopole to the back.

 

[jonw279]

A mate has a home made drift trike and wants video'ing from a diff angle, how would it be possible for me to record from behind and slightly above? If anyone understands that?

Couldn't you make a secure mount on the trike for one of them poles and mount the camera on that?

That video above is pretty awesome!

 

[Jon.G]

Boom arm?

 

[AP'Moss]

Just make a home made one. Or buy a GoPole and tape/cable tie it on.

 

[unofficialPete]

Awesome..360° Video using 6 GoPro Cameras

https://vimeo.com/90312869

 

[N0ddie]

Anyone that does track days got a setup for filming in POV?

Currently finding it difficult to get the height set correctly. My test vids a too high but obviously you can't really lower it too much otherwise it'll hinder driver's view.

 

[MarkCup]

I've stuck a flat mount for mine right behind the rear view mirror; I can't see it when driving and it captures what's ahead very well...

 

[imprezaworks]

Mark do you get away with that set up on trackdays?

 

[Jon.G]

That's a brilliant idea. Will be doing that, for sure.

 

[Panda.]

Anyone else had issues with the Hero 2? Mine today was recording for a maximum 5seconds then stopping or recording for 2/3 seconds then freezing - had to remove the battery to reset it!! Read a fair bit on't web about firmware etc and did a few of the recommendations (reinstalling firmware and formatting then turning off and on again) so will have to see if it behaves tomorrow..

 

[Ben]

Anyone else had issues with the Hero 2? Mine today was recording for a maximum 5seconds then stopping or recording for 2/3 seconds then freezing - had to remove the battery to reset it!! Read a fair bit on't web about firmware etc and did a few of the recommendations (reinstalling firmware and formatting then turning off and on again) so will have to see if it behaves tomorrow..

Not the memory card is it?

 

[Panda.]

Not the memory card is it?

Don't think so - I've got two 32gb scandisk (authentic!) cards and it did it with both. Since reinstalling firmware it's recorded continuously happily enough... Strange.

 

[l33th3tr33]

Is it worth me getting a hero3 white edition? Been offered one for £140 with a 32GB card, charger cable and waterproof case.

I'd like to use it for time lapse, the odd bit of driving and I'll be taking it to CSS and other shows.

The only thing that puts me off is it only does 1080p at 30fps. I'd prefer 60fps but not sure if it's worth it.
Is the quality good enough on the hero3 as my dad has a hero1 and 720p at 60fps is shocking quality.

 

[Dan...]

Awesome..360° Video using 6 GoPro Cameras

https://vimeo.com/90312869

Thats a proper head f**k! - cool though

 

[jonno_c]

Attached the GoPro to my power Kite at the weekend. Need to work on stabilising it in the air but got some half decent footage ; )

Watch "GoPro on a Flexifoil Bullet Power Kite, Pluckley, Kent" on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvv2qYxE97E&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[josh11490]

Not sure where but I seen a mount the other day where you can mount it to your tow eye, anyone else seen this or know foam secure way to do it? I think it would be a pretty cool POV.

 

[bigup7]

Picked this up earlier. Sure argos c**ked up. Hero 3 black, spare battery, suction mount and frame case for £299

this deal still on?

 

[Davids182]

Not sure where but I seen a mount the other day where you can mount it to your tow eye, anyone else seen this or know foam secure way to do it? I think it would be a pretty cool POV.

Here it is. There's not a renault one though so you'd have figure all the measurements for the tow eyes out and get a universal one.

http://www.rennline.com/Mounts-Receivers/products/664/

 

[GiT]

What programs you people using to convert the videos into decent sized files?

 

[Davids182]

What programs you people using to convert the videos into decent sized files?

MPEG streamclip is one of the best free convertors IMO. Not the easiest thing to use, but if you just look at a few youtube tutorials you can figure it all out.

 

[GiT]

MPEG streamclip is one of the best free convertors IMO. Not the easiest thing to use, but if you just look at a few youtube tutorials you can figure it all out.

Cheers fella - will get on that

 

[dajones]

this deal still on?

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1436642.htm

 

[Toastfrenzy]

Anyone else had issues with the Hero 2? Mine today was recording for a maximum 5seconds then stopping or recording for 2/3 seconds then freezing - had to remove the battery to reset it!! Read a fair bit on't web about firmware etc and did a few of the recommendations (reinstalling firmware and formatting then turning off and on again) so will have to see if it behaves tomorrow..

Yes, my go pro 2 started to do this, logged a support call on the go pro web site and they replaced it under warranty.... they said I had a 2 year warranty think I was in mth 23. But they said even if out of warranty they would sell me a silver 3 for 50%less. Give it a try....

 

[Meek_racing]

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1436642.htm

£20 cheaper still Whats the difference between this and the 3+ in real terms? £40 more with less gear on Argos