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Posted by: turboman808 Apr 13 2010, 08:05 AM

Not sure why it was shaking so bad but the audio is pretty awful on this camera anyways. Would be nice if it had an external mic hookup. Probably will on the next one. Comes with several different mounts so I have to figure out which one rattles and which one doesn't.

Also this thing needs alot of light to work. Overcast day so it could have looked better.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvmfBepnUFY

Posted by: jim_hoyland Apr 13 2010, 08:25 AM

Pretty clear picture, a microphone would be nice. When drivers narrate a little, the makes the vieos more interesting

Posted by: Frost Apr 13 2010, 09:01 AM

Is this the Hero Motorsport camera?

Posted by: Bruce Hinds Apr 13 2010, 09:16 AM

I'm looking for an inexpensive camera that will take an external mic. Any suggestions?

Posted by: turboman808 Apr 13 2010, 09:19 AM

Yeah. I also got the bicycle mounts for it.

I don't know why it rattled around so much with the mount I used. I tried it again with the suction cup mount and it didn't rattle. The other mount used double sided sticky tape stuck to the car.



The best option is to do your audio and video to separate devices. The Zoom H4N is a really good device for doing audio. Has 4 channels and 2 good mics built into the device that you can use along with 2 external mics. I have used this with 2 lavs and the onboard and it's terrific.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXQDsptXHr0

Posted by: ahdoman Apr 13 2010, 09:21 AM

There are 2 mic sensitivity settings on the GoPro. Try them both. I have found that using the suction cup mount on the inside of the rear window works real good. It provides a great view of the drive plus the driver. I have the wide angle version. I just saw a video with the new HD version and it was phenomenal. For the price this unit is hard to beat. Somewhere on YouTube I have posted a video from the Halloween drive we did in SoCal. The video was taken with the GoPro from the position mentioned.

Posted by: jim_hoyland Apr 13 2010, 09:28 AM

Link ?

Posted by: campbellcj Apr 13 2010, 09:47 PM

I was not aware of the mic settings - will have to look that up. I was bummed about no external mic input.

However in addition they recommend using the case back with the openings for an enclosed car or other situations up to 100mph or so. The solid case back muffles the sound a lot more and is suggested for high speeds in the wind or obviously if there is water or snow around.

Also there are two light meter settings - matrix/average and spot. One or the other will work better to correctly expose the outside vs the inside of the car.

I'll shoot a lot of video (hopefully) at the track in a few weeks. I happened to already have an I/O Port camera mount attached to my rollcage, so it is super stable. I have not tried any of the stick-on or suction cup mounts that came with the GoPro, yet.

Posted by: Van Apr 14 2010, 09:22 AM

Yeah, it struggles to get a good exposure sometimes...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVUmKv58YkQ

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Apr 14 2010, 11:25 AM

Wish I had the money to get a few of these... seems like a cool deal. A few AXers here have their cars plastered with them and say it is very easy to make good video with them.