got GoPro hd helmet cam

[futant]

anyone used this yet ?
I've read most of the tips on line.
Very impressed with the build quality.

Navigating the menuing is not really for stupid people though!
expansion devices are supposed to come out for the better model too.

now if only I was a rider worth watching what i am doing !

[dsrtuckteezy]

Let's see some dfw riding. I want to get one. I'm using this small flip camera held on by zip ties at the moment....lol

[Skidmark]

I was actually looking at the GoPro a couple weeks ago and thought it would be neat. My riding probably isn't worth watching either, but I figure my friends would get a kick out of it.

[racrguy]

http://www.mypov360.com/

IMO. I've seen picture and video from both the GoPro and the HD170, the HD is much better, especially in low light conditions.

[futant]

http://www.mypov360.com/

IMO. I've seen picture and video from both the GoPro and the HD170, the HD is much better, especially in low light conditions.

that things not even waterproof!
well I want mine for some snorkeling etc.

the low light conditions don't look that good from what ive seen on you tube.
There is a good indoor MX race on youtube of the gopro that illustrates this.
so I don't doubt that could be improved .
otherwise I am pretty impressed ...but I have yet to test mine shooting much

[Skidmark]

I hate you... i'm going to check them out in a min at the store

[Baron Von Crowder]

Anyone want to let me borrow one for next weekend? I want to film some of my stint at lemons...

[Skidmark]

Ended up picking one up today and got a 8GB SD card to go with it.

I had a 15 minute video driving around the neighborhood testing it and it was a 1GB file.

What days are you doing the Lemons race? Saturday is the cruise and i'll be using it on the bike to film the cruise from the meet to the track.

[Hobie]

I've heard the gopro doesn't work well in low light conditions either, but that wouldn't effect me.

I plan on picking one or more up in the coming months. I've got a wholesaler that just started carrying them. I imagine surely I could beat retail, but I don't even know the cost yet. Sorry I didn't see the thread sooner Skidmark!

[Skidmark]

I've heard the gopro doesn't work well in low light conditions either, but that wouldn't effect me.

I plan on picking one or more up in the coming months. I've got a wholesaler that just started carrying them. I imagine surely I could beat retail, but I don't even know the cost yet. Sorry I didn't see the thread sooner Skidmark!

That's alright... I could have saved money and ordered it online, but I wanted it yesterday so picked it up at CycleGear.

You are right, in low light it doesn't seem great at all. I did a couple test runs with it at night and it sure didn't look HD to me.

What video editing software are you guys using?

[Baron Von Crowder]

Ended up picking one up today and got a 8GB SD card to go with it.

I had a 15 minute video driving around the neighborhood testing it and it was a 1GB file.

What days are you doing the Lemons race? Saturday is the cruise and i'll be using it on the bike to film the cruise from the meet to the track.

We are leaving for Houston Thursday after work, Skiddy.

[futant]

I just started testing mine today

Pretty impressed with everything EXCEPT dark shooting.
Even a little dark, like interior lit areas turn out grainy.
However outside on a cloudy day like today is fine.
So generally speaking , IMO this thing is an outdoor camera.
It will work inside if your opinion of quality isn't that high, but it suffers inside on anything but well lit rooms
audio is pretty much awesome, moving, not moving , voices, music even not too bad
overall audio is good, I can hear slight things pretty clearly, motorcycle engine sounds about right.
the 960 mode with wide angle is predicatably a bit fish eyed. It is good for something you need that verticle height for like a helmet cam / moving camera
but with that comes some annoying distortions
So I think I'll be shooting 1080p a lot. It's wide , but the clarity is nice. It's also slightly clearer in dark areas IMO. No distortion in this mode I see.

now mounting it on things there is bit of a learning curve. First of all, curves - not cool
second of all, I totally fear losing this thing so maybe a safety cord is in order...JIC

[Skidmark]

I just started testing mine today

Pretty impressed with everything EXCEPT dark shooting.
Even a little dark, like interior lit areas turn out grainy.
However outside on a cloudy day like today is fine.
So generally speaking , IMO this thing is an outdoor camera.
It will work inside if your opinion of quality isn't that high, but it suffers inside on anything but well lit rooms
audio is pretty much awesome, moving, not moving , voices, music even not too bad
overall audio is good, I can hear slight things pretty clearly, motorcycle engine sounds about right.
the 960 mode with wide angle is predicatably a bit fish eyed. It is good for something you need that verticle height for like a helmet cam / moving camera
but with that comes some annoying distortions
So I think I'll be shooting 1080p a lot. It's wide , but the clarity is nice. It's also slightly clearer in dark areas IMO. No distortion in this mode I see.

now mounting it on things there is bit of a learning curve. First of all, curves - not cool
second of all, I totally fear losing this thing so maybe a safety cord is in order...JIC

I tested with mine a lot and even took it to about 145 on my helmet and it stayed. At those speeds the audio was still awesome, even using the non waterproof lid.

I agree that night shooting sucks balls. It doesn't look HD at all at night...

While viewing the video with a maximized screen it doesn't look all that great, but when you shrink it down to about the size of a youtube video it looks really nice.

Mount points:

Helmet (sliding bracket): Probably the view I like the most.
Tank (sliding bracket): It was very shakey for me at the location.
Lower front fairing (suction bracket): This is a pretty cool view and it was not shakey.

I used a bungie cord to wrap around the plastic brackets and to my bike just in case it wanted to fall, but I could hear the bungie clanking against the bracket the entire time. I'm going to be using a small rope and tying it off somewhere on the bike.

Now onto the video output. Look at the back of the GoPro. I am running r3 and i'll explain why.

r1 = WVGA @ 60FPS
r2 = 720p @ 30FPS
r3 = 720p @ 60FPS
r4 = 960p @ 30FPS
r5 = 1080p @ 30 FPS

I'm using r3 as it's the only HD format that has 60 frames per second. In my opinion, this will generate the most smooth video while retaining HD.

[dsrtuckteezy]

which one did yall get? i ride nights the majority of the time, so that would factor in for me getting one. lets see a night vid brien

[Skidmark]

which one did yall get? i ride nights the majority of the time, so that would factor in for me getting one. lets see a night vid brien

Man, i'm still learning how to compile videos lol