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| turboman808 |
 Apr 13 2010, 08:05 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,718 Joined: 31-January 06 From: North Jersey Member No.: 5,505 Region Association: North East States  |
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 |
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| jim_hoyland |
Apr 13 2010, 08:25 AM
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Get that VIN ? Group: Members Posts: 9,277 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California 
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Pretty clear picture, a microphone would be nice. When drivers narrate a little, the makes the vieos more interesting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| Frost |
Apr 13 2010, 09:01 AM
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Frost Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: 9-May 08 From: Houston,TX Member No.: 9,035 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Is this the Hero Motorsport camera?
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| Bruce Hinds |
Apr 13 2010, 09:16 AM
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V-8 madness Group: Members Posts: 733 Joined: 27-December 06 From: Port Orchard, WA Member No.: 7,391 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I'm looking for an inexpensive camera that will take an external mic. Any suggestions?
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| turboman808 |
Apr 13 2010, 09:19 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,718 Joined: 31-January 06 From: North Jersey Member No.: 5,505 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Frost @ Apr 13 2010, 07:01 AM)  Is this the Hero Motorsport camera? 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. QUOTE(Bruce Hinds @ Apr 13 2010, 07:16 AM) I'm looking for an inexpensive camera that will take an external mic. Any suggestions? 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 |
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| ahdoman |
Apr 13 2010, 09:21 AM
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It's phonetic...Ah-D-O-Man (Audioman) Group: Members Posts: 667 Joined: 7-November 05 From: Santa Clarita, Ca. Member No.: 5,084 Region Association: Southern California |
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.
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| jim_hoyland |
Apr 13 2010, 09:28 AM
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Get that VIN ? Group: Members Posts: 9,277 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(ahdoman @ Apr 13 2010, 08:21 AM) 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. Link ? |
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| campbellcj |
Apr 13 2010, 09:47 PM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,544 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California
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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. |
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| Van |
Apr 14 2010, 09:22 AM
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| PeeGreen 914 |
Apr 14 2010, 11:25 AM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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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.
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