The GoPro Thread

George@RTR_Parts · Mar 26, 2014

No problem mate

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

-J- · Mar 26, 2014

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 · Mar 26, 2014

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. · Mar 26, 2014

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 · Mar 28, 2014

Andy. said:
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. · Mar 28, 2014

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 · Mar 31, 2014

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

dajones · Apr 1, 2014

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

john182rs · Apr 2, 2014

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 · Apr 3, 2014

john182rs said:
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 · Apr 3, 2014

Have you seen the new Matt black case? Looks cool

JamesBryan · Apr 4, 2014

AP'Moss said:
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 · Apr 5, 2014

Plastidip would be cheaper

N0ddie · Apr 5, 2014

AP'Moss said:
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 · Apr 7, 2014

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 · Apr 9, 2014

john182rs said:
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 · Apr 9, 2014

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

jonw279 · Apr 9, 2014

john182rs said:
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 · Apr 9, 2014

Boom arm?

AP'Moss · Apr 9, 2014

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

unofficialPete · Apr 9, 2014

Awesome..360° Video using 6 GoPro Cameras

https://vimeo.com/90312869

N0ddie · Apr 11, 2014

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 · Apr 11, 2014

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 · Apr 11, 2014

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

Jon.G · Apr 13, 2014

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

Panda. · Apr 13, 2014

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 · Apr 13, 2014

Panda. said:
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. · Apr 13, 2014

Ben- said:
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 · Apr 15, 2014

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... · Apr 19, 2014

unofficialPete said:
Awesome..360° Video using 6 GoPro Cameras

https://vimeo.com/90312869

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

jonno_c · Apr 28, 2014

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 · May 8, 2014

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 · May 8, 2014

dajones said:
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 · May 10, 2014

josh11490 said:
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 · May 10, 2014

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

Davids182 · May 10, 2014

GiT said:
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 · May 10, 2014

Davids182 said:
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 · May 10, 2014

bigup7 said:
this deal still on?

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

Toastfrenzy · May 10, 2014

Panda. said:
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 · May 10, 2014

dajones said:
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

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