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| Some of this may have been covered before, but I'm looking for advice on setting up for my first season of filming. Got a Hero 2....So far, I've heard get a 32GB card and extra batteries with charger in the boat. Any other suggestions? Do I need several 32GB cards? Specs looked like it only held 40 minutes of video, but I know some guys film a lot more than that. Are you rotating ten memory cards? |
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Location: Central WI | I filmed all season last year and used two 32 gig cards and a couple of batteries. I suppose it depends on what setting you have your gopro on. I was running 720p at 30fps. After a few hours on the water I would delete files that didn't have any good footage on them. I guess it depends on the amount of time you'll have the camera running per day too. |
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| I run mine non-stop and have found 4 batteries and 2- 32gb sd cards cover me for most days I fish (8-10hrs). The SD cards I have hold just short of 5 hours of video, and the batteries are maybe around 2 hours each. If I spent a lot of longer days on the water I would probably need a few more batteries and another card. The best best for batteries is to go to Amazon and order some of the knockoff brand batteries. They last every bit as long as the GoPro brand batteries and are half, or less, the price. Also I have found no real noticeable drop off in video quality from the 1080 to the 720 so I film in 720 30fps just like the other poster. It will extend battery and sd card time and you won't notice any real drop off in quality. |
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| I use a 64Gig class 10 and have never had a issue! the more cards the better. |
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Location: New Hope MN | Get the wasabi battery charger and batteries. you get 2 batteries (that last longer than original) + a charger for less money than 1 GoPro battery. |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | Where do I buy the set up for my head to wear the camera on my head? Besides the GoPro website... And is their any retailers that anyone knows of instead of online ordering? |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | dtaijo174 - 5/7/2013 8:17 AM
Get the wasabi battery charger and batteries. you get 2 batteries (that last longer than original) + a charger for less money than 1 GoPro battery.
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Where should I be looking for this set up? Nevermind, just found it on Amazon
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| Where do you buy the special fitted hat that says, "DORK" that goes with wearing that thing on your head? I'm saving up for a full-time videographer. First, I am going to learn to fish--that could take a while?? |
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Location: Tomahawk,Wi | Hey Junkman- You just made my morning. Too funny!! |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | I love the footage from those Go-Pro camera deals...those things take amazing footage! I can't really comment on how a person looks while wearing one though. I mean for the most part, I'd only be wearing one on my head if I were fishing alone and wanted to document any fish I caught--and in that case then really the only person to see me wearing the thing is me, and I already know that I'm a dork. So no harm there I suppose!
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| Junkman - 5/7/2013 11:27 AM
Ouch! Sort of got spanked there! Really was only kidding. I know what kind of a "pro" I am based on Richard Nixon being president the last time I think I won something. Fortunately, the onset of age and memory loss lessens the pain of all that. With respect to the shirt, however, at least with Ranger--They give it to you!
Sorry, that was a bit of a *&^# response by me. No disrespect intended, I understand you were just messing with us. |
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Location: North Metro - Twin Cities | Those of us that are worried about looking cool for any hot chicks encountered while fishing or at landings use the V.I.O. systems, much more low profile than gopros. CM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Yep. |
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Location: Smith Creek | People use Go Pros for fishing?
Here I've been filming porn with them. I couldn't imagine filming fishing with one. At least not where I mount it. |
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| Can I get buy buying the 2 or do I need to get the 3? |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | you can probably get by by buying 2 vs. 3 ... but, get a buy by buying 3 vs. 2
bye ... |
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Location: Lakeville, MN | I hope I can still buy the 2 since the 3 has had so many bugs with it. |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | Flambeauski - 5/7/2013 1:28 PM
People use Go Pros for fishing?
Here I've been filming porn with them. I couldn't imagine filming fishing with one. At least not where I mount it.
I could make an off-color joke about "hand-lining" or something like that, but I'll resist the urge to pluck the low-hanging fruit.
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Location: Green Bay, WI | According to the Go-Pro website, the bit rate of that camera at 720p resolution is 7.5 Megabits per second (Mb/s) at 30 fps. So then if you work the math:
(7.5 Mb/sec) * (60 sec/min) = 450 Mb/min
(450 Mb/min) * (1 byte/8 bits) = 56.25 MB/min
(56.25 MB/min) * (60 min/hr) = 3375 MB/hr
So for a a 32 GB card...
(32GB/card) * (1000MB/GB) * (1 hr/3375MB) = 9.48 hours
So assuming that my math is correct, you can get about 9.5 hours of footage on a 32 GB card in 720p resolution. Obviously a 64 GB card would store about twice as much, or about 19 hours of footage at 720p. Note that their site lists a 12 Mb/sec data rate for full HD (1080p), so that means that you'll only get about about 6 hours give or take ( 9.48 * 7.5/12) on that same 32 GB card at 1080p.
So those little cameras are amazing when you think of it. I didn't see that they mentioned the codec they were using in their technical specifications on the site, but just imagine the compression ratio compared to uncompressed video!
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | pnkocher - 5/7/2013 9:33 PM
I hope I can still buy the 2 since the 3 has had so many bugs with it.
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Bugs are getting worked out here and there. there is a brand new Softwear update for the 3 right now. just did mine last night. I have had a few minor issues with the 3, but nothing that would stear me to buy the 2 instead. Still prefer the hero3 |
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Location: Otsego, MN | I have the GoPro 3 Black and love it! As for the memory card the GoPro 3 has a loop function that allows you to save 5 min loops and if you didnt stop the recording it records over that... I like this a lot since it saves memory card space and editing time. if you have a follow or catch one simply stop the video and start a new one so you save that last 5 min period and start a new loop! Can also do 20 min, 1 hour and full battery lenght loop |
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| Muskers - 5/8/2013 9:54 AM
I have the GoPro 3 Black and love it! As for the memory card the GoPro 3 has a loop function that allows you to save 5 min loops and if you didnt stop the recording it records over that... I like this a lot since it saves memory card space and editing time. if you have a follow or catch one simply stop the video and start a new one so you save that last 5 min period and start a new loop! Can also do 20 min, 1 hour and full battery lenght loop
Might be a dumb question but couldn't that be a problem?....lets say you have it set at 20 minute loops, you hook a fish at 19:30....by the time you get the fish in the bag it just started recording over the best 30 seconds of your video correct? |
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Location: Otsego, MN | The loop saves the last five minutes of your interval it just starts deleting the older footage to keep the newer stuff. As long as your fish only fights for 5 min it will all be saved. I havent used my GoPro 3 with loop mode to be an expert but I havent had that issue yet. Every time an event happens I want to save (follow, catch, etc) I stop the footage and start a new loop. One for catching the fish, one for releasing the fish. |
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| I filmed all last season with a Hero 2 and this is the way to go:
- buy 3 battery backpacks so you can switch them out and charge the extras while still filming
- you can easily get by on one 32 GB SD card
- you can erase footage on the card every so often if you don't have any action
- always record in 1080p 30fps
- you will get about 2.5-3 hrs of record time in this format with a battery backpack
I usually wear mine on my head, but it's a good idea to mix it up with some random mounts around the boat once in a while. Get some good shots of driving the boat, and even backing it in the lake. You might not think about it but it makes for a better video if you plan on putting together a DVD of the muskie season. |
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| I have the hero 2 and its is great I was looking at the hero 3 black for the Wifi feature but after reading this thread I know Im buying it as I love the loop feature. I was always stopping my hero 2 every 5 min or so when fishing that way I only had a small clip to upload but I love the idea of the loop that is awesome and has just SOLD me on the hero 3 black.
Come on June 1st Im ready to get out there and start rollin the footage and baits.
On question on the batteries are the batteries the same for the Hero 3 as they Hero 2?
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| I love mine.
http://youtu.be/tixubJfbdII
First 30 minutes using mine.
Lifetime of memories here. |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | SWEET footage! Thanks for posting!
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Location: Green Bay, WI | How's THIS for making good use of a Go Pro?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-1xU0VfJ-g
The lady has some 'nads boys, I'll give her that.
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| Like some have mentioned, when you are recording just start and stop the camera every so often. Like changing lures, when you have lul's in action etc.. I have no issue finding the spot where i finally do catch a fish etc..
Another thing is it is pretty easy anyway, because it isn't hard to remember where you were on the lake when you had a strike or whatever.
If you record in 720 at 30 fps you can shoot for 8-9 hours.. usually lasts 2-3 batteries as well. Just about fills up a 32 gig card as well.
Anything higher will obviously take up more space, and batteries won't last as long.
The batteries are all the same in response to handlebarz |
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Location: Minnesota. | I saw her interviewed a few days ago on PBS. She free dives and said she can hold her breath for 5 mins and 46 secs....
Unbelievable. |
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