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Location: Contrarian Island | Kicking around getting a GoPro this spring. For those that have them what model would you recommend and why. What accessories do I need, how many batteries do you suggest to be able to film a 12-14 hr day? I've been hesitant to get one because of all the "bugs" of the new ones.. are those worked out? I am not Mr Techy so the easier it is to use the better.... any opinions or suggestions welcome....thx |
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| I have a GoPro 1.
here is a video I shot last week. you can put it on 1080p and it is awesome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdZ8Nxr-TvM
I have a large memory card. 32GB or whatever.
I also have two batteries. I think a battery lasts about 2 hours. I pick and choose when to run the camera. Would probably need to get a few more memory cards for 12-14 hours. |
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| If you buy the charger and 12v USB adapter, three batteries will be enough to film all day. As soon as a battery dies, I put it on the charger and it will be fully charged before the next two are dead. It only takes a minute to swap batteries. Look on eBay for batteries and chargers that fit the model you buy. They are much cheaper.
I carry two 32GB cards but rarely need the second one. I delete film about every hour if there was no action. Shop online for the video cards and you can save quite a bit.
Most other stuff comes with the camera. If you want a head or chest mount, that can be extra depending on the package you get. |
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Location: Walker, MN | I have the hero 2 and just ordered a hero 3 silver addition. I pretty much just leave it mounted and reach over when a fish is on the line but want to get more action next season. Like stated above 2-3 batteries, a charger and a couple of 16-32 GB cards and you could film a whole day. Even bad footage is great to comb through during the winter months. |
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | did a lot of research on this recently because I didn't realize so there were many different models....sounds like the Go Pro Hero 3+ ( Black ) is the most efficient model battery wise and least buggiest available. Also has a remote control as well. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | BN - Totally depends on what you want out of it. If you aren't planning to make DVD's or try to sell it to Outdoor Channel then I would suggest getting the white and running it at 720/60. With the money you save, get a second and run them at the same time, two angles is much better than one. With one fixed and one on your head you'll be able to use the fixed as primary and the head cam for b-roll. |
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| Do you guys like to head mount or chest mount which gives you a better angle while fishing I have been tossing the idea around to buy one |
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Location: Quebec, Canada | Personally, I prefer to use the Jaws Clamp Mont. It's easy to mount on the windshield and it gives and good angle shot. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | We've been using a number of point of view cameras the last couple years. We have tried pretty much all of the brands including Gaoki and Go Pro, and have settled on VIO POV HD except for the clamp on stuff for tip up cameras on the ice, for that we use $50 Emersons or a camcorder on a stand.
Same parent company as MarCum (Rapala brand). I have a 12 volt adapter and all the mounts, and we've been really happy with the camera. Loop record means you save only what you want to, no searching through a ton of video for a couple minutes of action.
When wearing the camera we use AA rechargeable batteries, and get about 2 hours out of a set even in bitter cold. Waterproof, shock proof, and a wired DVR that is surprisingly not in the way, we use a belt pack to hold it in warm weather, and our Ice suit pocket or rain gear pocket in inclement weather or on the Ice. Great on board microphone, and a Microphone in jack for wireless remote or a shotgun mic.
You couldn't use 16 gigs in a week unless you have a TON of action. I'll be wearing mine Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on Devils Lake.
Good equipment by nice folks.
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Location: Michigan | bigdogg2278 - 1/22/2014 5:07 PM
Do you guys like to head mount or chest mount which gives you a better angle while fishing I have been tossing the idea around to buy one
I prefer the head mount over the chest mount as it seems to show more action throughout the day. Yes, the head mount can be very shaky, but the chest mount records a lot of your arms, hands, rod/reel and sometimes doesn't get the fish at all. Definitely agree with Will on getting two of them and having one fix mounted somewhere on your boat. Use the fixed camera footage for most of the video and the head cam for some action shots. Also, one only needs to record in 720 if youtube videos are going to be the final product. Shooting in 960 places black columns on the edge of the video and shooting in 1080 takes up too much memory and isn't needed for Youtube. The picture on top was shot in 720 while the one below it was shot in 960. Here is the first video I did with a fixed camera and really like how it turned out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dmv4qKun5k
I just put a 4' boat light up front and attached the gopro with their pole mount and it works great. Definitely going to buy their Jaws/Flex clamp mount as it will be very easy to get different angles.
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Location: St. John, Indiana | For high view shots, I use a 10 ft piece of pvc attached vertical in a folbe rod holder in a gopro roll bar mount
http://youtu.be/o6il0xrOKuE
(We are going thru skim ice on Lake Michigan trolling) |
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| Cool video Jason..I like the multiple camera angles! |
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Location: St. John, Indiana | SixBowls - 1/22/2014 12:37 PM
If you buy the charger and 12v USB adapter, three batteries will be enough to film all day. As soon as a battery dies, I put it on the charger and it will be fully charged before the next two are dead. It only takes a minute to swap batteries. Look on eBay for batteries and chargers that fit the model you buy. They are much cheaper.
I carry two 32GB cards but rarely need the second one. I delete film about every hour if there was no action. Shop online for the video cards and you can save quite a bit.
Most other stuff comes with the camera. If you want a head or chest mount, that can be extra depending on the package you get.
What 12v USB adaptor are you using to charger batteries? The ones I have seen have to be plugged into the camera |
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| weedsnager - 1/22/2014 9:46 PM
SixBowls - 1/22/2014 12:37 PM
If you buy the charger and 12v USB adapter, three batteries will be enough to film all day. As soon as a battery dies, I put it on the charger and it will be fully charged before the next two are dead. It only takes a minute to swap batteries. Look on eBay for batteries and chargers that fit the model you buy. They are much cheaper.
I carry two 32GB cards but rarely need the second one. I delete film about every hour if there was no action. Shop online for the video cards and you can save quite a bit.
Most other stuff comes with the camera. If you want a head or chest mount, that can be extra depending on the package you get.
What 12v USB adaptor are you using to charger batteries? The ones I have seen have to be plugged into the camera
Like this for GoPro 2.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/AHDBT-001-Replacement-Battery-For-GoPro-HD-... |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | When running cams off a pole I've found it works best to have it mounted on the same side you're fishing from and mounted mid-boat. If the cam is on the opposite side you'll miss those fish that eat at your feet (see link below). If I have two anglers I run one pointed forward and one pointed back and if possible both anglers have head cams for b-roll.
http://youtu.be/4xLvmAnKw3g
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| Head mount for sure! |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | I have a 3 Silver. Like has been said, unless you're shooting production quality stuff, don't worry about the super-ninja HD on the black. The Black does come with a remote and I actually made the mistake of buying a remote and then discovering there's an app that allows you to do all the functions of your camera and see it's view...and I haven't used the remote since. I carry three batteries with me in a day.
I prefer a pole mount in the boat. Head mounts themselves give me headache and watching them is almost as painful for me..to the point I don't watch them anymore. I like a stationary camera mount for viewing purposes, and it doesn't leave me with a camera mounted to my head for the picture with the fish. |
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