Will370z Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Well with wales coming up quickly, the track days in the Beemer and a euro road trip planned I decided it was time to treat myself and get one of the go pro camera. Thought if I am spending the money may as well get a 3+ black edition. Looking forward to putting something together whilst in wales, can't wait. Bought a 32g micro card and next purchase will be one of the suction grips for the car. I was wondering if any of you have any tips and tricks for using a go pro, or recommendations for what accessories to get or avoid, any advice would be greatly appreciated. 1 Quote
Ekona Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Get the DCS suction mount, best by far. Also spot-meter is a must fir using inside the car. Quote
Will370z Posted April 6, 2014 Author Posted April 6, 2014 Cheers guys. Will have a read up on what the spot meter is. Quote
Lacky Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 (edited) Extra battery's fully charged. GoPro app for iphone. Use your phone to see where you are shooting and remotely record/stop. GoPro Studio on your computer to edit your videos together. The templates make it extremely easy. Edited April 6, 2014 by Lacky 2 Quote
Will370z Posted April 6, 2014 Author Posted April 6, 2014 (edited) Cheers lacky, will do Edited April 6, 2014 by Will370z Quote
Will370z Posted April 6, 2014 Author Posted April 6, 2014 Get the DCS suction mount, best by far. Also spot-meter is a must fir using inside the car. Do you have a link for the suction mount. Can't find a reference to dcs ones Quote
Ekona Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 YHPM For everyone else though, http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/ Quote
mattross1313 Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 I use the Fat Gheko suction mount, it's crazy strong! & a good price. I have also just got my hands on the GoPro Skelenton case which allows access to charging port on the camera, whilst keeping the camera safe Awesome piece which is yet to arrive the post is an external microphone. I ordered a cheap and cheerful one as a started for 10. Take a listen on YouTube as the sound difference is unbelievable!! I didn't really think about it, but the stock mic is in a sealed camera unit, which is inside a waterproof case....so will sound pretty lame. Quote
Grundy Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 YHPM For everyone else though, http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/ Stop making me google!!!!!!!! 1 Quote
Flex Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 YHPM For everyone else though, http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/ Stop making me google!!!!!!!! You're his bitch now grundy 1 Quote
RobPhoboS Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 Something I see, even on some of the most popular car youtube channels that drives me freaking nuts... when they have the gopro in the car, they have the exposure set completely wrong - so that all you can see if it's sunny outside is the cabin, and the outside world nearly just white. Of course this is great if you just want to view someone's driving control but 99% of the time it's because they haven't set the exposure (there are some apps you can do this with now, or just set it to central spot metering, and ensure it's pointing outside properly ) Quote
AliveBoy Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 YHPM For everyone else though, http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/ Stop making me google!!!!!!!! You're his bitch now grundy Isn't that YHBNG? Got to love a gopro though Will, I'll be getting one when I'm in the states later in the year Quote
Grundy Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 YHPM For everyone else though, http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/ Stop making me google!!!!!!!! You're his bitch now grundy Isn't that YHBNG? Got to love a gopro though Will, I'll be getting one when I'm in the states later in the year Get two! Quote
Flex Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 YHPM For everyone else though, http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/ Stop making me google!!!!!!!! You're his bitch now grundy Isn't that YHBNG? Got to love a gopro though Will, I'll be getting one when I'm in the states later in the year Get two! group buy As long as you pay the duty if you get caught Matt! Quote
AliveBoy Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 YHPM For everyone else though, http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/ Stop making me google!!!!!!!! You're his bitch now grundy Isn't that YHBNG? Got to love a gopro though Will, I'll be getting one when I'm in the states later in the year Get two! group buy As long as you pay the duty if you get caught Matt! I'll put them in the Mrs bag... Happy honeymoon present, a massive duty bill on the way home Quote
brillomaster Posted April 7, 2014 Posted April 7, 2014 something like this would be good: http://www.headrestmount.co.uk/ (I'll be making a budget version out of a piece of 1"x1"wood and zip ties for the beemer, but I figured you'd want something a bit more professional) And one of these if you haven't already got one:http://gopro.com/camera-mounts/tripod-mount Quote
Will370z Posted April 7, 2014 Author Posted April 7, 2014 Yeah I'm looking forward to testing it out in the Beemer Andy Quote
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