Posted 1/19/2012 3:32 PM (#533853) Subject: Go Pro camera
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anyone use a go pro while fishing, if so how do you set it up to get the whole boat (is this possible)? I was thinking about getting one this season and was wondering how well they worked? Any thoughts and comments would be great!
Posted 1/19/2012 4:10 PM (#533865 - in reply to #533853) Subject: RE: Go Pro camera
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Location: Central Wi
This is a video we did, alot of it is done with a Go Pro. Works great. The wide angle makes it very easy to get alot of the boat. Alot of times we mount it on the top of the motor with suction mount, and just clip a float on it incase something happens where it would come off. But really works great. We are getting a couple more this winter just so we can get a couple more angles while fishing. I would get an extra battery or two and also a couple big SD cards and you will be set... Audio and low light stink on them, not good at all...
Posted 1/19/2012 8:19 PM (#533900 - in reply to #533853) Subject: Re: Go Pro camera
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Location: Michigan
Very easy to use so you shouldn't have any problems. It has a very wide angle lens so just setting it up on a tripod in the back of the boat will get most of the boat in frame.
Posted 1/19/2012 9:41 PM (#533917 - in reply to #533896) Subject: Re: Go Pro camera
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Location: Central Wi
Team Rhino - 1/19/2012 7:50 PM
What software did you use to edit that video? Nice job
Thanks, This was all done with imovie (free software on mac)... Started to mess around with Final Cut Pro now and it has alot more options for editing (but cost alot more if you buy it)... Hopefully the video edits will get better and better just need to get some more footage this year...
Posted 1/19/2012 9:54 PM (#533919 - in reply to #533918) Subject: Re: Go Pro camera
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Location: Central Wi
Agree with Steve... Imovie is a great for someone starting out but once you really get into it Final Cut really gives you a ton of options... and its a easy transition from Imovie to FC
I use a custom 7 foot aluminum pole that screws into the back pedistal seat coupler. Works very well. I mount the camera with a commercial grade camera mount so I can adjust/swivel it however I would like. I also drilled a whole(I know it's not waterproof when you do that) in the case so I can hook up a USB charger to the camera. The camer runs all day. I retrofitted an adapter for the back boat light socket. Works well. If you have any specific questions, I'd be happy to answer them.
Posted 1/22/2012 10:08 AM (#534275 - in reply to #534255) Subject: RE: Go Pro camera
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It's about 8 feet from the deck. You could probably get away with 7, but I wanted to point the camera down enough to catch fish in the figure 8 and/or see the net job, etc...
Posted 1/22/2012 12:13 PM (#534290 - in reply to #533853) Subject: Re: Go Pro camera
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Location: Michigan
I'm going to try and set-up a system like Keyes Outdoors - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycV1T3JAWpY
Put the GoPro behind the anglers to get the hookset, the fight and the net job.
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Posted 1/22/2012 12:43 PM (#534295 - in reply to #533853) Subject: RE: Go Pro camera
GoPro Fishing
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Posted 1/24/2012 11:31 AM (#534601 - in reply to #534251) Subject: RE: Go Pro camera
Cool stuff. Are there any good low light/no light options for video out there in the same price range?
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