GoPro Camera

Yeah that looks to be Gopro footage.

They are awesome little bits of technology. They won't replace a normal digital video camera, but for what they can do (and go) they are worth every cent.

Just type waterski and Gopro into youtube and you'll see lots of great examples on what they can achieve. Here's a little video I shot solely with my Gopro using the suction cup mount on a nice morning out in the boat.

http://vimeo.com/24063587

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here is mine attached to a wakeboard

Justin & Ernest thanks for sharing your videos. I am curious though, were you shooting in 1080p at 30 fps or 720p at 60 fps?

jstclair18 wrote: Justin & Ernest thanks for sharing your videos. I am curious though, were you shooting in 1080p at 30 fps or 720p at 60 fps?

I think I was shooting 1080x960 (4x3), 30NTSC or 25 pal FPS. According to Gopro this gives the most vertical view.

I've seen video that one of my team members shot with the GoPro attached to the business end of his barefoot boom. He also mounted it on a hockey puck, gently and passed the puck back and forth. Very cool.

Just got one. Can't wait to use it this weekend.

little boring but you get the idea !! very versatile camera!!!

After only owning it for a couple of days I got adventurous and made a velcro mount for the front of the slalom ski. Felt solid as a rock, but just in case I fabricated a tether for the camera as well. By the time I got to 2-ball it was gone. 18 feet down in murky water, probably still recording as I type this. Gone, gone, gone. 300.00 right down the drain. I'm crushed.

That is pretty cool that they offered you a 30% discount. That makes me want one even more. Top of my list of tech gadgets I must have. All of the different POVs you can get. You could make some great vids with 3 of these mounted at different POVs. One day soon!

The physics of slalom is just crazy. By the time the ski hit the wake on the way to 2-ball, it had mostly bucked off the camera. As I rounded two, I saw the camera fly off and the tether ripped out of the boot instantly. The forces at work really blew my mind because that velcro was very solid- I had 2 4x1" strips of ultra heavy-duty velcro holding the original base of the camera (that it came with in the packaging) to the front of the ski. The tether was a length of mason line with a caribener on the end, which I securely bedded into the velcro of the "FCS" on the front of my binding. Rock solid, redundant setup. Not enough. I already ordered a new one but we're going to do some SCUBA and see if we can rescue it. Not optimistic.

Just got an email from Gopro.....they have a new back door that has a float attached. Might be worth it! I read somewher on Gopro's website that they dont recommend putting it on a ski.