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10 reasons to buy a Go Pro.

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Started by Snapzzz in Ski Chatter - 213 Replies

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Bedrock barney
reply to '10 reasons to buy a Go Pro.'
posted Mar-2012

The U shot pole arrived today. Seems to be a good piece of kit. The end section will swivel up/down and side to side. It also has a small mirror so you can check if you are in the frame.

It has a tripod mount so should be no worries about the camera falling off.

Looking forward to using it.
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Iceman
reply to '10 reasons to buy a Go Pro.'
posted Mar-2012

When you have a go pro on your head, how do you know that the angle is right and it is not simply recording blue sky??!
The Northern Monkey. Jan'23 Les Arcs

Snapzzz
reply to '10 reasons to buy a Go Pro.'
posted Mar-2012

Iceman wrote:When you have a go pro on your head, how do you know that the angle is right and it is not simply recording blue sky??!



Errrrrr let's think.
Point forward not up?
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Iceman
reply to '10 reasons to buy a Go Pro.'
posted Mar-2012

Ha ha !!! :twisted:

But if you point it forward and a bit down you will get just your feet or the opposite too much sky? Does the bracket thingy it sits on rotate up.down/left/right?
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Surfarthur
reply to '10 reasons to buy a Go Pro.'
posted Mar-2012

It has a very wide field of view Icy, so even if you don't quite have it right, you should still get some good footage.

If you are really concerned, there is supposed to be a wifi backpack coming out for the gopro HD2 which will allow you to watch what you are filming from your iphone / android phone while it is recording. Probably not a good idea to be looking at your phone while you are actually skiing though.

Another option is to mount it to your helmet, put your helmet on and start it recording, then take it off and check your footage. Once you are happy with the angle, simply remember about where it should be. This method works for me.

Bedrock barney
reply to '10 reasons to buy a Go Pro.'
posted Mar-2012

The field of view is very wide, especially with the 170 degree setting.

It's a fantastic piece of kit.
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OldAndy
reply to '10 reasons to buy a Go Pro.'
posted Mar-2012

bedrock barney wrote:The field of view is very wide, especially with the 170 degree setting.

It's a fantastic piece of kit.

But ..
You'll still look like a divot with one sticking out of the top of your head :mrgreen:
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Bedrock barney
reply to '10 reasons to buy a Go Pro.'
posted Mar-2012

OldAndy wrote:
bedrock barney wrote:The field of view is very wide, especially with the 170 degree setting.

It's a fantastic piece of kit.

But ..
You'll still look like a divot with one sticking out of the top of your head :mrgreen:


No it's ok, you can use the chest mount kit......and look like Iron Man instead :mrgreen:
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Topic last updated on 19-December-2012 at 19:39