Testing out our new gopro3
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Testing out our new gopro3
The rollbar mount was disappointing, so I opted for the rook mount this time.
Quality on the computer is superb, but its not coming out as good once upload online. Not sure if I'm missing a step or not...
Quality on the computer is superb, but its not coming out as good once upload online. Not sure if I'm missing a step or not...
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Nice Kobelco. Does that belong to you guys or one of the other companies in the complex?
Youturd cuts down the quality of all of the uploaded videos to save them bandwidth. You just have to live with that or find a better service.
Youturd cuts down the quality of all of the uploaded videos to save them bandwidth. You just have to live with that or find a better service.
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Here is a cheap headset from bestbuy you could mangle. Plus it is noise canceling so you don't need to mess with it. Super easy to disassemble the headset and pull the microphone portion out.
Gear Head, LLC BN2450NC - Best Buy
Gear Head, LLC BN2450NC - Best Buy
#10
I have a Hero3 and it's worth getting over the older versions even if only for ease of use. I trigger ours on using the GoPro app on my phone. Can also preview video on the phone as it's being taken, so it's easy to get everything situated where you need it.
The only remote capability for the Hero2 is some remote add on that's pretty clunky.
This all said... there are other companies/cameras that are catching up to the GoPro VERY quickly and i somewhat doubt that my next action cam purchase will be a GoPro.
The only remote capability for the Hero2 is some remote add on that's pretty clunky.
This all said... there are other companies/cameras that are catching up to the GoPro VERY quickly and i somewhat doubt that my next action cam purchase will be a GoPro.
#11
The nabi, once on the youtubes looks the same as the gobros and there's less wind noise. Turn all mine on at once with the remote, but to turn them on and off totally you have to remove them from the case and slide the switch minor annoyance, but the battery life is so much better than the gobro that its no big deal to leave it running with the wifi on and just let it go to standby between uses. I'm going to be uploading some fresh stuff in a little bit and will link.
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To note -- the batteries that were included were awful. At least half were dead, straight out of the box. Drift replaced the batteries at no cost. All but 1 of the replacement batteries was good. We then bought more batteries and the plugs to power the cameras off the car. So the batteries sucked, but the cameras are decent and were only $50/ea.
#14
I like this mic. I need to get my hands on one. "Quinn" on here has taken some awesome videos using it.
Amazon.com: Audio-Technica PRO24CM Stereo Microphone with Camera Mount: Musical Instruments
Amazon.com: Audio-Technica PRO24CM Stereo Microphone with Camera Mount: Musical Instruments
#15
I've been giving this some thought too. Most of my (limited) video production experience is in filming my band's shows (
), which involves multiple GoPros for video and a
for a nice clean audio signal. Everything gets synced up later in Final Cut.
Now that I'm filming my autocrosses, I quickly found that I need better sound (
). I was thinking of mounting the DR-40 in the passenger cabin, but was curious where people have found they get the best sound. Would just mounting it to a suction cup on the windshield, pointing downward at the dash/engine bay do the job? I guess I need to get out and experiment with a few different options, but if anyone has had success with any particular mic placements, I'd like to hear about it.
Now that I'm filming my autocrosses, I quickly found that I need better sound (
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Every course is different, normally the slowest you'll see is 35 and the fastest, well that depends on the car, but top of 2nd and using the limiter is pretty normal, so low 70's in a 250ish hp handling monster like my car but on that first one I linked vettes on world challenge takeoffs were hitting low 80's which is too fast.
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Every course is different, normally the slowest you'll see is 35 and the fastest, well that depends on the car, but top of 2nd and using the limiter is pretty normal, so low 70's in a 250ish hp handling monster like my car but on that first one I linked vettes on world challenge takeoffs were hitting low 80's which is too fast.
Keith