GoPro Camera
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Printed Date: January-11-2025 at 8:46pm
Topic: GoPro Camera
Posted By: jstclair18
Subject: GoPro Camera
Date Posted: July-09-2011 at 5:27pm
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Has anyone used the GoPro Camera that can provide review / opinion of how it performs?
not sure if thats what these guys were using in the link below, but it looks pretty nice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=q5dv0CUA3Oc dont pay attention to the ad for the ski, just referring to the first 2 min of camera perspective. |
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Posted By: Nevergrew
Date Posted: July-09-2011 at 9:19pm
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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 - http://vimeo.com/24063587 |
Posted By: Swatkinz
Date Posted: July-09-2011 at 9:53pm
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i think MDVALANT has used one and posted some footage. It looks pretty cool.
------------- Steve 2011 Sport/Air 200 Excalibur 343 2017 Boatmate Tandem Axle Trailer Former CC owner (77, 80, 95, 88, all SNs) Former Malibu owner (07, 09) |
Posted By: emccallum
Date Posted: July-09-2011 at 11:01pm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEo6OtaY4uk - gopro
here is mine attached to a wakeboard |
Posted By: WildH2OSkier
Date Posted: July-14-2011 at 2:30am
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It seems to have done good attached to the boat and handled the gentle ride of a wake board fine, the question now is "Can it take the abuse of a deepwater barefoot start?". ------------- '85 2001 |
Posted By: jstclair18
Date Posted: July-22-2011 at 2:03pm
| Justin & Ernest thanks for sharing your videos. I am curious though, were you shooting in 1080p at 30 fps or 720p at 60 fps? |
Posted By: mdvalant
Date Posted: July-22-2011 at 2:12pm
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http://www.youtube.com/skibellevue - Ski Bellevue on Youtube ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5009 - '90 Ski (sold) http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5479 - '00 Sport Mississippi River - Bellevue, IA |
Posted By: emccallum
Date Posted: July-22-2011 at 2:30pm
I think I was shooting 1080x960 (4x3), 30NTSC or 25 pal FPS. According to Gopro this gives the most vertical view. |
jstclair18 wrote:Posted By: emccallum
Date Posted: July-22-2011 at 2:35pm
| Love the pyramid! |
Posted By: tullfooter
Date Posted: July-22-2011 at 2:35pm
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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. ------------- Play hard, life's not a trial run. '85 BFN '90 BFN White Lake, Michigan |
Posted By: jstclair18
Date Posted: July-22-2011 at 4:21pm
| I really wanted to get one for my whitewater rafting trip last week but am kinda strapped for cash lately trying to pay for my upcoming wedding so I decided to hold off buying one for now... definitely want to get one though. |
Posted By: M3Fan
Date Posted: July-22-2011 at 5:32pm
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Just got one. Can't wait to use it this weekend. ------------- 2000 SN GT40 w/99 Graphics/Gel 2016 SN 200 OB 5.3L DI https://forum.fifteenoff.com |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: July-22-2011 at 6:50pm
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just got one too....can´t wait to use it in the water...jajja
I have some footage from today, training tennis... I´m uploading it right now..HD 180 mb...so it will take a while... will link it once is ready!!! awesome gadget.... ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: July-22-2011 at 8:04pm
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little boring but you get the idea !! very versatile camera!!!
------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: M3Fan
Date Posted: July-24-2011 at 3:08am
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Check it out:
http://www.fifteenoff.com/content/video-crazy ------------- 2000 SN GT40 w/99 Graphics/Gel 2016 SN 200 OB 5.3L DI https://forum.fifteenoff.com |
Posted By: M3Fan
Date Posted: July-24-2011 at 5:37pm
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.  ------------- 2000 SN GT40 w/99 Graphics/Gel 2016 SN 200 OB 5.3L DI https://forum.fifteenoff.com |
Posted By: emccallum
Date Posted: July-24-2011 at 11:42pm
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M3fan,
I feel your pain.....or should I say: "I felt your pain". I lost mine b/n the four and five ball. Somehow (I am not blaming my best friend) but ,the case came open and I felt the camera hit my leg! I called Gopro, told the truth, and they offered me one at a discount (30%). I thought that was fair. I havent tried it again in the course. ernest |
Posted By: Keeganino
Date Posted: July-25-2011 at 12:29am
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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! ------------- "working on these old boats may not be cost effective but as it shows its what it brings into your life that matters" -Roger http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4897" rel="nofollow - 1973 Skier |
Posted By: emccallum
Date Posted: July-25-2011 at 12:50am
| my wife bought it directly from their website (xmas gift)...that seemed to be important to them, that they had a record of the purchase through them. |
Posted By: M3Fan
Date Posted: July-25-2011 at 2:11am
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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. ------------- 2000 SN GT40 w/99 Graphics/Gel 2016 SN 200 OB 5.3L DI https://forum.fifteenoff.com |
Posted By: Tom351
Date Posted: July-25-2011 at 11:55am
Agreed- I had one fly right off of a ski (broken mount) on the first "real" wake crossing it experienced- Here is a video with it head-mounted on R3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmYa923x6YM&hd=1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmYa923x6YM&hd=1 |
Posted By: emccallum
Date Posted: July-25-2011 at 12:30pm
| 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. |