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| Thanks Swanezy that is good to know this way I dont need another charger I can just hook up each gopro and my back pack to charge the batteries at night,
Here is one of my videos from last season this one I caught a 51 1/4" lost another in the same size range on the next cast and had some other teenage fish.
http://youtu.be/may-QGbBCvQ |
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| I just got my new Black addition and the batteries are totally different I guess I need to buy some more batteries
I cant wait to figure it all out I do think I might switch up my Hero 2 for another Black or Silver |
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| Do any of you have a polarized lens? |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | I bought a used Go Pro from a board member over the winter. To day I was playing with it in the boat in the driveway the neighbours probably though I'd gone over the edge. I had the camera mounted on a tripod head on an old seat post about a foot above the back casting deck. The camera was set to take photos every 2 seconds in one button mode.I was trying to figure out wear to stand to get the best stills when fishing alone. The front edge of the rear casting deck appeared curved any one know the reason for this or how to correct. This dosent happen with my camera but it requires too many steps after powering on the camera to be much use to me when alone. |
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| Get the floatation device for it. I had a brand new one using it for the second time with a head strap and the plastic piece where it mounts onto the strap broke off and it fell into the water and sunk to the bottom |
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| Quick question on mounting - does anyone use the chest mount instead of the head one? It would seem the chest mount would be a more "stable" platform then the head. Just have heard a lot more people say they use the head mount, any reason? |
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Location: Price County WI | We have a lot of great footage of our reels and hands during and after the hook set because of the Chest Mount. Use a head mount or mount the camera to your boat. |
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| I use the chest mount as I don't like the head strap. But you have to watch your hands as mentioned above. Your video will have a shake to it more then the head strap. I do like the fact that the camera is facing the rod tip not where my head is facing.
I will be mounting another one to the boat facing out to the side in hopes of getting some action shots I bought the suction cup mount and floaty for it.
I also have fluorocarbon leaders made up that attach to the boat incase something happens and it falls overboard.
The hero 2 battery backpack fits on the hero 3 as dots the backpack screen for reviewing the footage that is a good thing. I thought I was going to have to buy all new batteries. One thing the new battery backpack are a sealed battery you can not change the battery in it so I'm going to look for another old style backpack. |
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| So I got the go pro Hero2 Outdoor edition for my birthday. Is it worth returning and upgrading to one of the Hero 3s? The one my wife picked up included the wifi pack and is about $200 less than the black edition 3. I don't see much point in dropping another $200 on that one for what she got. Am I wrong? I know I need to invest in accessories and such. Also, the gopro takes SD cards, is there a limit on its capacity or specific kind of SD card in can and can't handle? |
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| nope I'd keep it, Make sure you get class 10 SD cards. They have gone down in price (good deals on the internet) I'd get a couple 64 GB cards if you want to film a long day. (I have 3 32 GB cards that I rotate gets me through a 10 hr day) Go to Amazon and get the Wasabi batteries that come with a charger. You will want 4-6 batteries for a ten+ hour day (or at least three and charge them while you fish...I don't like messing with that). Good luck.
http://www.amazon.com/Wasabi-Power-Battery-AHDBT-001-AHDBT-002/dp/B... |
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| Anyone have any good sourcing for some of the poles that are used to mount cameras that you see on Keyes's show? The one he mounts that hangs off the Gunwale looks very cool and would fun to rig up. Also any suggestions on how to mount high in the boat, like see on the back pedestal when fishing solo? |
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| VonBraun - 6/7/2013 9:52 AM
So I got the go pro Hero2 Outdoor edition for my birthday. Is it worth returning and upgrading to one of the Hero 3s? The one my wife picked up included the wifi pack and is about $200 less than the black edition 3. I don't see much point in dropping another $200 on that one for what she got. Am I wrong? I know I need to invest in accessories and such. Also, the gopro takes SD cards, is there a limit on its capacity or specific kind of SD card in can and can't handle?
The ONLY reason I went with the 3 over the 2 is the looping feature. Having small clips with fish catchiing, follows, ect. makes it easier to edit video and saves memory card space. |
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| Thanks RStein, that is the one feature I want that it doesn't have but is that worth $200? idk. I think I'll just have to get in the habit of hitting stop and start as a switch spots so its easier to delete video chunks that had no action. Can't see it being worth THAT MUCH more than the Hero2. That $200 could be spent on all the accessories I need to make this one work great for me. |
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| Do all three versions of the Hero3 have the loop feature? That might make it worth getting a Hero3 Silver...idk |
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| VonBraun - 6/8/2013 11:03 AM
Thanks RStein, that is the one feature I want that it doesn't have but is that worth $200? idk. I think I'll just have to get in the habit of hitting stop and start as a switch spots so its easier to delete video chunks that had no action. Can't see it being worth THAT MUCH more than the Hero2. That $200 could be spent on all the accessories I need to make this one work great for me.
Nope, definitely not worth $200! You can get a lot of memory cards for that kinda money! I went with the gopro white - didn't have a need for 1080p at 60fps, and also don't plan to use it to take stills. So many options with these cameras! |
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| Looks like I'm going to take it back and get the Hero3 Silver. I really want the loop and the fact that the new one is smaller and the wifi is built in with the looping feature makes it worth it to me... |
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| I got one over the winter and picked up a battery bacpac and two extra batteries, sounds like it should be enough, maybe just not for weekend trips. Purchased the 2ft gopole from their site, really nice construction and it floats. It will be nice for releases. Like someone else said I took two musky snaps and attached them to the backdoor with 80lb braid in case the suction fails.
I'd like to mount it over the side of my boat for fig 8 action and one deeper to record the underwater structure. Maybe have it down 8 feet with an extendable pole. Any ideas? |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | Is there a float I can buy for it when it is on my head just incase that fails and it falls into the water. I think I would actually go swimming if it did, but I would very much like to avoid that. But If there is somthing I would like to know where I can get it.
Also I have two 32GB memory cards that I use. How long of a video should I expect to get from one? |
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| http://www.camera-warehouse.com.au/product_images/product%20page%20...
Yes there is a "gopro floaty" which you can find pretty much anywhere you can buy a gopro. Best Buy has them for $15. There are a few other styles as well. |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | One last question. Does anyone know if I can buy the Polarized snap on filters at a store? Or do I have to order online? |
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| Got my gopro hero3 silver today, going out fishing today. If I record anything interesting, I'll let you guys know! |
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