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I have started looking at some of the GoPro video we recorded last week in Spain..
Whilst I was doing that, the GoPro app on my phone produced this little video from some of the pictures and screenshots!!
Took the reflector off my beater bike (you know it's a great bike when it comes preinstalled with reflectors) and stuck a 1/4" bolt through the hole for the reflector. The bolt screwed in to the GoPro tripod mount, and here we have a very stable mount for the GoPro.
The biggest drawback is that the camera follows my handlebar movements resulting in video that can move from side to side very rapidly. I think the better solution is to order the handlebar kit and mount the camera to the head tube. It will still sway some, but much less.
One of the shifter cables is along the side of the housing in the "unscrew" direction. If the camera wants to start unscrewing itself from the bolt, it'll hit the stiff cable so it can't go anywhere.
Sample videos:
Turns out the chest strap for my GoPro is not ideal for skateboarding, but this 50-50 turned out pretty cool.
GoPro Hero 2 weather proof camera.
This camera has become very popular among the adventure sports community. The aim was to trial one of the units and assess its suitability for low level aerial photography (to be mounted on a quad-copter). As becomes clear from the test images posted in the thread below, the GoPro Hero 2 suffers from extreme barrel distortion due the fact that the FoV is 170º.
Technical specifications (primarily manufacturer's data):
Video: 1080p, 960p, 720p, WVGA
FPS: 120, 60, 48, 30
Field of Vision (video): 170°, 127°, 90° [apparently only cropped in software]
Lens: f/2.8 8mm, fixed focus,
Sensor 11MP, CMOS 1/2.3-inch [settings: 11MP, 8MP, 5 MP]
Exposure Control: Spot, Center Weighted
White Balance: Auto
ISO: Automatic
Field of Vision (still): 170°, 127° [apparently only cropped in software]
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