Gopro handcam

[Rover 11]

Bought a Gopro wide camera and mounted it on my handcam glove. I'm happy with the results and it does give the punter an oppotunity to buy freefall photos as well as canopy ride photos if they want. Any one else using one for this purpose?

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[Jbag 0]

is that the HD version and were those pics photoshopped at all?

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[Dokeman 0]

I have been thinking of doing the exact same thing... Are those pics the full 5mp resolution? (ie: didn't have to resize them for posting?)

[Rover 11]

No,I thought I'd try the concept first before buying the HD model. These photos weren't photoshopped in anyway although I have taken out the 'black dot' using photoshop successfully.

2 wrongs don't make a right - but 3 lefts do.

[Rover 11]

Resized for posting.

2 wrongs don't make a right - but 3 lefts do.

[diablopilot 2]

I'm assuming that the GoPro will only do one of the two tasks at a time (i.e. does not shoot video while it's shooting stills)?

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[Rover 11]

Yep, got it mounted under my vid camera.

2 wrongs don't make a right - but 3 lefts do.

[Reaperwear 0]

the go pro will either take pictures or take video not both at same time.

The new HD version will be out very soon they are starting to deliver early Nov. they also have a wrist mount for the GoPro HD version.

I will have these available on our website very soon.

they also have lithium rechargable battery.

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[TaylorC 0]

can you show pics on how you mounted it?

[Rover 11]

Essentially it's attached with velcro. Glued the hook onto the back of the camera case and glued the pile onto the glove. Have a piece of bungy over it to hold it on the velcro. The camera is inside the case which is hinged so it can be accessed without removing it from the velcro, so the velcro won't lose strength through repeated cycles.

2 wrongs don't make a right - but 3 lefts do.

[feuergnom 28]

i got mine in may - never looked back and therer are tons of tandem-pics on my hard-drive
the downside of the GoPro is lighting. If its overcast pics tend to be very dark, so you have to figure out where the best light comes from or do some photoshopping (which i don't, i sell pics as they are for little money. on clear, sunny days picture quality is really nice plus - due to the wide angle - you get some really funny shit from time to time. see attached pics for the difference


as for the mounting: if you use the case you'll be fine with some elastic-cord threaded throught the hole in the bottom of the case and through the snap on top. works perfect for me

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[skydived19006 4]

If you're shooting stills, how are you triggering the camera?

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[Sangi 0]

It has that auto mode to shoot a picture every 2 seconds..

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[feuergnom 28]

the gopro has an auto-mode: you turn it on and push the trigger - the camera takes a shot every two (or if you wish every 5) seconds. all you have to do afterwards is to point the thingie in the right direction and switch it of once you have landed or under somewhere under canopy.

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[skydived19006 4]

Cool! I'm kind of wanting one. So, once I get on the ground I suppose I'll need a computer to download, and burn a CD?

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AC DZ

[feuergnom 28]

right! and don't forget to post pics

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[Reaperwear 0]

yeah Martin all you have to do is either use a SD Card reader or down load it directly through your USB.
The video format is AVI very easy to work with.

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[buff 0]

Whoa guys, you're trying to tell Martin to buy one of them newfangled clicky-click-click www[dot]blackhelicopter.gov computer box things that make you all modern and shit.

I'll believe it when there is more beer in the fridge than ASA200.

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[lewmonst 0]

We've been using them for almost a year now as a "basic video" option. A rigger made gloves for the case, dremelling off the screw-hole mount on the bottom, but the gloves zippers have all broken and then you can't use all the included mounts for other things...

I came up with this little macgyver rigging in a few minutes of getting the camera, and I've been using it without an issue ever since:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=142959&id=545871412&l=40f1f0165d

http://www.exitshot.com

[feuergnom 28]

thats what i've been talking about - ya just can't beat ghetto-fixes

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[lewmonst 0]

Yep, a little 550 chord goes a long way, and I didn't have to dremel, sew, or glue anything. Just make sure the knots won't come undone.

Edit to add: Oh yeah, and, with my macgyver rigging, you don't see my arm in the video. Whereas you do with the specially designed gloves.

http://www.exitshot.com

[skydived19006 4]

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Whoa guys, you're trying to tell Martin to buy one of them newfangled clicky-click-click www[dot]blackhelicopter.gov computer box things that make you all modern and shit.

I'll believe it when there is more beer in the fridge than ASA200.

Buff, surely you see the irony in commenting about my lack of computer savoy when I've been posting here. That said, these people would have no idea that I've never had a ocmputer at the DZ. What do I need with a puter at the DZ? I have shit I need to get done!

If I were to start offering Hand Cam with quality stills, I could totally eliminate the outside video option. Before you go into a rant about all the out of work Kansas Viditos, at my DZ the TIs also fly outside video, no harm/no foul. So, the problem then becomes a matter of how to maintain my RW skills if no longer flying outside video? Don't even suggest that I'm going to have to do a fun jump once in a while if I Go Pro!

Martin

Experience is what you get when you thought you were going to get something else.

AC DZ

[skydived19006 4]

Can anyone post picture/s of a camera mounted to a hand cam glove? I kind of see how you'd do it. The camera goes into a housing, said housing needs the mounting crap cut off. Then drill holes and super tack the housing to the glove?

Experience is what you get when you thought you were going to get something else.

AC DZ

[daremrc 0]

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I'm assuming that the GoPro will only do one of the two tasks at a time (i.e. does not shoot video while it's shooting stills)?

Thats right. The video is you-tube quality at best, but I've been impressed by the stills for what they are

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[Reaperwear 0]

The new HD GoPro will have the option of a wrist mount, I am still waiting on that and the new HD camera to arrrive when i get it I will post some pics hopefully get to use it on a tandem, (Martin I will either send you mine to try out or come down there myself after we close for the winter up here.) .

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