I'm hoping Santa leaves one of these under the tree for me. If it comes with the "accessories" shown in this video, all the better. C'mon fat man, I've been a good boy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaahU...yer_detailpage
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I'm hoping Santa leaves one of these under the tree for me. If it comes with the "accessories" shown in this video, all the better. C'mon fat man, I've been a good boy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaahU...yer_detailpage
They've come out with slightly dumbed down version, the 960p. It won't do 1080p and won't do 60 fps. But for us amateurs, I think it should be fine. I picked one up at Costco for $139. Didn't come with any bikini clad accessories though :(
Wow, Al. That seems like a great deal. I bet the one with the accessories would be real expensive.
Here's the link to the 960:
http://gopro.com/cameras/hd-hero-960-camera/
I totally just realized I was staring blankly at the screen muttering something to Jesus about being reincarnated as a chair... :eek:
It is a great camera. I do recommed getting the flot back just in case it comes off your wakeboard or you want to see how far you can throw it into the lake. Really cool video of it flying thru the air to dropping into the water. Yes you can get board floating waiting for the wind to die down.
http://gopro.com/camera-accessories/floaty-backdoor/
Don't know what it was about that video but it makes me want 2 of them.
My girl got me a go pro hero 2 for Christmas, was broken upon delivery
That sucks Artie, I don't see how it could break - when I bought mine it was packaged hardcore.
Some fun pics I've taken;
My friend Amy, right before a fall with the handle mount;
https://forum.moomba.com/attachment....6&d=1324416342
Amy again, board mount;
https://forum.moomba.com/attachment....7&d=1324416362
Me, board mount;
https://forum.moomba.com/attachment....8&d=1324416367
Dad, on my ski;
https://forum.moomba.com/attachment....9&d=1324416367
People, cut it out. We're going to Hawaii in a month and one of the kids is coming. I just bought stuff from Dusty and Kyle. This camera would get some great pictures of me and the kid surfing. Looks like I gotta check the bank account. I guess you can't take it with you.
I was saving up for perfect pass next summer, but if I keep looking at the forums I'll never get it.
Ron,
Go Pro now Perfect pass in four months. Win Win. I took my go pro with me to Hawaii and went all over with it. I did not take it diving since i just got it when i went but now i would since it works great. Somthing back then about taking it 60 feet down even with knowing it is rated for 120 feet. Only thing i would do is before you open it being in salt water is to do a fresh water wash then let it dry.
1. Unfortunately my play money doesn't add up that quickly. But I'll probably be getting the camera before we go, and get a loan if I have to for PP. Can't put it in until spring anyway. Probably last time son will be with us on a vacation. He's already looking at moving out on his own.
2. We've already got another compact underwater camera, and did exactly what you said before salt water exposure. In addition, after every exposure we immerse the camera in a sink filled with fresh water for about 15 minutes, to clean it out as much as possible
1. Unfortunately my play money doesn't add up that quickly. But I'll probably be getting the camera before we go, and get a loan if I have to for PP. Can't put it in until spring anyway. Probably last time son will be with us on a vacation. He's already looking at moving out on his own.
2. We've already got another compact underwater camera, and did exactly what you said before salt water exposure. In addition, after every exposure we immerse the camera in a sink filled with fresh water for about 15 minutes, to clean it out as much as possible
We got it in from the fed ex guy and heard se rattling around inside it and upon further investigation we found a small piece of black plastic bouncing around that appears to be from the black bracket that hold the actual camera. Very small defect but for 300 bucks I want it to be new new
Do you guys use the GoPro just for action/water sports and have another video camera for Christmas morning, everyday around the house, family trips etc?
Needing a video camera in the worst way, but need one that does all of the above. Don't really mind buying two, but if the GoPro will do both then thats what I will purchase.
I ended up with the Kodak Playsport bc I wanted one that could do both. Are you stuck with the wide angled lense for gopro or can you switch? I think that is the only issue you would have using the gopro for both.
I just bought the Go Pro for 188 free shipping BOOM SHAKALAKA
I plan to have mounds of wicked videos off the boat this year, we got the brackets to mount it to the stern of the boat for surfing.
I would love to see more posts of pictures from people have GoPros...If anyone else has any.
Then you don't want a GoPro. I bought a Sony TSX-10 at the suggestion of someone on here, its a digital still camera, as well as HD video, and it is AWESOME; I've considered making a wakeboard mount for it as well.
The GoPro is cool, but pretty limited in what it can do. Its super wide angle lens makes people look funny, lack of zoom, and 3 button operation is cumbersome. For anything other than actionsports, I wouldn't reccomend it.
Ian, what kind of mount did you use on your board and on that ski? If I don't get a GP2 for Christmas, I'm buying it for myself, and was curious if the surfboard mount was needed for wakeboard/surfboard/ski type of use. Of, if something like the suction cup would hold. I have heard it does, but I am curious.
IDK about Go Pro making people look funky, i think that might be in the settings, i have watched a ton of Go Pro stuff and people look pretty normal there. Its designed as an On Off camera. You turn it on and do your sport and then turn it off when your done. Then you video edit it to suit what you want to save.
We bought the D5100 to take still shots and any video on land we want and bought the Go Pro for the boat. The best thing about the Go Pro is its 1080 HD wide angle, and has a decent size memory. Ohh yea its water proof lol
Here's a vid I took yesterday, skiing at Mt Hood in Oregon using a chest mount harness. This is the 960P version. Pretty icy up there and lots of bare spots still. They need more snow in a bad way. Sorry that the video subject matter is off topic :)
http://youtu.be/tfUa7wRqz1c
Al How dare you. Just going off topic like this. Well i guess snow and ice make water and water is used to fill up the lakes. Good video. I was waiting for a good crash so you can really show off the case but I will be able to record some of them.
I had the 1080P version for a year and just sold it and got the HD Hero2. The new Hero 2 has a clearer picture and better colors then previous models and also works better in lower light (the only major complaint of the older Go pros). It can also do stills at 11mp at 10fps. It can aslo film at 120fps in DVD res which makes for awesome slo mo shots. Can't wait to use it this summer. here are a few quicks shots from it of my kids snowboards. my son is 3.5 and daughter is 6.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmGor...1&feature=plcp
Overall i love these little cameras and it's fun to strap them onto a board or helmet. Got the chest mount now too for next summer.
This is a pic of our zipline we made while houseboating taken with my orginal go pro. Note the Moomba and the Spider!
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They have a floatie leash for it if you didn't get one. Brostock claimed my first playsport. It was floating around on one of the liquid force tubes with a buddy when he dropped it. :( The 2nd one I bought I got the leash.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-F...-/350476964767
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I bought a bobber for mine. It's a little pricey but it's a nice handle as well as a floaty. Very visible from a distance as it protrudes above the water line
http://www.go-pole.com/catalog/products/sort/name
Futureshop has them on sale for $189 on boxing day, up here.
Had one this whole season. Really nice for surfing but fisheye lens makes boarding kind of distant. I'll post some youtube links tomorrow. Also used mine with a head strap during last scuba dive. 90 feet with awesome video.
So did ya get it ?
Santa brought me an outdoor edition gopro hero2 with thebac pack lcd screen for monitor.
First editted video with the go pro.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXMcL3KNPkM&hd=1[/VIDEO]