froggy47

I gave up on Canon Vixia trying to make it do what it's not designed for.

Got GoPro Hero3 black w/remote, plus got a backpack with touch screen for aiming & playback.

What are your best settings for wide angle & resolution assume inside car on rear window or roll bar mount.

Thanks for any tips, these little things have a lot of settings.

I want to get drivers hands.

Last C5

More than a little interested in these answers too.

joeflyer

Even the "Narrow" setting is a bit wide for inside mounting but that's what I use. For resolution, I use 1080 P/12MP, which is the highest that allows simultaneous video and photo.

froggy47

Thanks, I tried the widest & it was way too much.

justkickin

Had a Hero2 mounted outside on the C pillar with a suction cup last year. It caught the drivers hands. Problem was, only one side of the car.

froggy47

Thanks.

FruiTay

I have a helmet strap for a hero 2 and a suction cup attachment for a hero 3 I'll be using on the track this weekend. I was thinking that one would be in the rear window so I can critique myself.

drivinhard

Here's my HERO3 Black on my helmet during ChumpCar this past weekend. I would have probably used the spot metering if I did it again (wanted to try it std the first time).

Unless I'm going to be using the footage in slow motion, I prefer the look of 24 frame vs 30. For this angle I wanted full wide angle, when mounted on the car, I'll typically used medium.

The audio sounds better on the new one.

If you are just going to be watching on your computer and then posting to the web, 720P is more than enough rez. If you like messing with slow motion stuff, the 120 frame/sec in 720 is pretty cool.

froggy47

I think the spot metering will be a better result also. I tried some 1080 but the upload to YT takes 12 hr & the processing is also forever.

froggy47

It's a trick to do rear window mount & still get if far enough fwd so you are not shooting 80% inside of car & 20% outside the windshield.

justkickin

No kidding on the audio. Which back cover were you using? Does it even matter?

I may have to try a helmet mount this summer.

drivinhard

closed back door

Han Solo

Great job on the 3rd place finish. I can't believe the lap times you guys were turning in beaters and getting them to run at that pace for 14 hours too. One of my friend's team was there and finished 9th.

I personally can't stand looking at the constant angle change of helmet mounted cameras but to each his own.

froggy47

Not my favorite either, but great finifh.

justkickin

Here is an example from last year of the Hero2 on the c-pillar.

FruiTay

That was awesome!

drivinhard

I ran a roof camera as well, which shows the car placement/traffic management better, etc.

The helmet cam is fun to watch as a driver, as you can see yourself doing what you are doing better than a stationary in car, or roof cam. In other words, if you were a director doing a live line cut broadcast of a race, it's an interesting shot to cut to a half dozen times during the race for a few seconds, but nothing that's going to left up there for long chunks.

crimlwC6

I thought the helmet cam was really good.

froggy47

Han Solo

This is one I did with a couple of point and shoot cannon 720is cameras and assembled with Sony Movie Studio 8. Shows track position and hand placements. You could easily duplicate the camera part with the 808 #16 keychain cameras for $40 each.


Here is the latest video I have from one of the cheap 808 #16 cameras but i had it windshield mounted and no hand positions in view.