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So, I am a lot late to the GoPro party, but since I moved to Colorado a year ago - almost everything I do could and should be recorded.
Whether it is snowboarding down from the highest chairlift in North America, moto riding up and over awe inspiring mountain passes, flying down some of the best mountain bike trails in the world - as you can probably tell, I need a GoPro bigtime!
It just so happens that my birthday is tomorrow and I am going to splurge on myself.
I am looking for some info on which one to buy, which mounts work best for moto and snowboarding, what extras are worth it, does the new LCD screen thingy really work for use as a camera?
Any info you may have will be greatly appreciated. And then I can film stuff like this.
Whether it is snowboarding down from the highest chairlift in North America, moto riding up and over awe inspiring mountain passes, flying down some of the best mountain bike trails in the world - as you can probably tell, I need a GoPro bigtime!
It just so happens that my birthday is tomorrow and I am going to splurge on myself.
I am looking for some info on which one to buy, which mounts work best for moto and snowboarding, what extras are worth it, does the new LCD screen thingy really work for use as a camera?
Any info you may have will be greatly appreciated. And then I can film stuff like this.
get the wireless switch thingy, the camera should come with all the mounts you'll need (i mounted mine under my visor, gives an awesome view for moto)
For moto, I like the helmet mount. The chest mount perspective just doesn't do it for me. It seems like the tank and bars are the star of the show, and you see a little action beyond them.
For mountain biking, I started toying with some bar mounts this past weekend. I got some really cool rear-facing shots where I had the camera mounted to my seat post. You could see the rear tire working the trail and it was incredibly smooth (full suspension). The front-facing (bar mount) perspective was okay, but too shaky for my taste. Again, the (strap) helmet mount is my favorite perspective.
I've got a tripod mount and a suction cup mount on order as we speak. Not sure what I'm going to do with them, but we'll see.
One more thing: Not sure if its necessary on the newer GoPros, but if they make a water-resistant back panel, I'd get it for snowboarding. I forgot to put mine on the first day, and I got a ton of condensation inside the housing.
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The idea of a board mount seems crazy cool.
Can't wait to start experimenting.
The T-Bar would be ROUGH on a snowboard! My plan is to never do that.
The Black edition also comes with the WiFi remote which is cool once you get your settings figured out.
There is a mount pack you can buy for 20 bucks (I think) that allows some different mounting options. I also got the surf kit which comes with a safety wire that attaches seperate from the GoPro mount incase it comes off you wont lose it. Not sure it will work with a chest mount though.
Im still getting the hang of mine so I am sure I a missing some key things.
Wireless will let you control the camera via smartphone and let you see through the lens a bit. I'm not sure if it's in real time though. This is cheaper than buying the LCD backpac. It will come in handy when making sure you have the correct angles when using a helmet. Turn wireless off once you've set it up because it goes through batteries like nothing. I wouldn't expect more than an hour's worth of recording time.
Black takes a more expensive microsd card. Silver is about half as much.
You can make a extending pole from pvc pipe.
Good luck
I have the bar mount, hat clip, head strap and a ton of flat and curved mounts stuck to everything.
Those are the 2 items I highly recommend.
As far as mounts, I think any extending pole is best for snowboarding. If you get good powder, it's by far the best footage!
The Hero 3 white has the GoPro app capability, you don't need the 3+ to do that.
Is that possible? Does the LCD make that possible? Or should I just stick with my iPhone for pictures?
Can you find the Vital sticker on my board?
I plan on actually watching the video one day soon. Thanks for all the info.
Can't wait til the snow melts so I can start riding again.
Hello from Keystone, Colorado
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Just thought I would throw that out there.
to answer your question about using it as a point and shoot, you absolutely can. you can also set it to take pictures at intervals, awesome for trail riding.
here's a couple of my pictures
a still shot i snapped at the top of the peak
a couple in-action shot using the timed picture feature
Sorry to get off topic, just seen where you moved here
But if it's a real place, I am definitely interested.
Snowboarding is like the 2-stroke of the snow sliding world. All the cool kids are skiing now.
I actually hit the camera a bunch of times on the chair lift.
I could see myself getting ripped off the back of my bike pretty easily if I caught it on something like a tree limb.
Don't limit yourself to just what GoPro offers. The problem with mounting it on your helmet is that it seems to slow things down. I enjoy figuring out ways to try to capture the speed at which I'm going such that the viewer gets a sense for how gnarly things really are.
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