GoPro HD HERO2 out

[tanelvi 0]

New GoPro HD HERO2 is with out with a 299$ price tag. Seems pretty impressive.

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[skydived19006 4]

Well shit! Looks like they just went and made my HD Hero obsolete. Can't really upgrade one without upgrading half a dozen.

We use the GOPRO with our hand cam for stills. I do like the low light performance they tout. The larger file size is impressive, but we're shooting 200 plus pictures, I don't know that they'd even fit on one CD, and I don't want to spend the time to pick though.

The burst of 10 stills is really cool, but will not help with what we do.

I like the .5 second time lapse, but again with 11 mp pictures, we'd have 400 large file pictures to deal with. I guess that we could raise the price $10 and load stills to a flash drive.

What we'll actually end up doing is sticking with what we're currently doing, until what we're currently doing is no longer technologically feasible. I stayed with 35 mm film until we switched to 100% inside, so skipped a whole level of technology!

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[tonyhays 86]

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We use the GOPRO with our hand cam for stills. I do like the low light performance they tout. The larger file size is impressive, but we're shooting 200 plus pictures, I don't know that they'd even fit on one CD, and I don't want to spend the time to pick though.

Put the stills on the same DVD as the video. DVD Architect allows an "extras" for things like this!

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[flow 1]

Shit.. My GoPro is just over 1 year old and I think I need to upgrade! With this release I really can't see any point in "real" cams anymore (for video that is).

If everything is truly filmed in GoPro 2 in that demo-video, it just kicks about every cams ass in sub $600 category. Or gimme a cam+lens combination that can compete in video quality even with a slightly higher price and I'll buy it, as I still think the audio on GoPro's is really lousy for tandems.

[DSE 5]

With post-processing, any camera can be made to look pretty darn good. Especially when shot at p60...
Low light still sucks, but the improvements (due to stiff competition) are pretty nice.

[flow 1]

True, post processing makes miracles but still, after applying as much as possible post processing to the originals (well, I had only Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere), I still couldn't get as clear picture as it is in the demo video. So I think they have definitely done something good there...

[Abedy 0]

Anyone knows whether the GoPro 2 allows to playback videos continuously (until you stop it)? It's simply much more convenient to plug the AV-cable into a TV and watch from a vid you choose and do not need to click for the next vids to come. Also allows for using your good old DVD recorder instead of hassling with a DVD-edit-and-burn programme on a computer (which needs a lot of RAM and a fast hard disk...)
Tnx in advance, Carsten

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[mccordia 74]

I always dislike it when they advertise a product (like the current GoPro2 promo) with a lot of awesome imagery knowing a lot of it is the result of hours and post processing.

The promo now on their website has a great deal of footage slowed down beyond the 60fps the camera is capable of (with noticeable artifacts/smearing of the image in some bits). Jebs footage from China is clear and vibrant here, while it was quite muddy and yellow-ish looking at the orginal broadcast (though granted, that footage is shown at lower resolution).

If you advertise a new imager/chip. Show the footage directly of the camera (similar to what was done with the first 5D Mark II footage when people complained about the quality being the result of tinkering).

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[Squeak 17]

side by side comparo with the Hero HD, resonably good comparison

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[trunk 0]

Abedy,

It still stops after each video when previewing it. Sorry.

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[jephprospect 0]

Do you think 11mp is good enough to just use 1 camera for dvd/stills?

[gearless_chris 1]

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Do you think 11mp is good enough to just use 1 camera for dvd/stills?

Why don't you just use 2 GoPro's side by side? One for stills, one for video.

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[wetbrick 0]

http://vimeo.com/31650739

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urCOky62qPU&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL0F1A2C6D28ADE803
here are 2 comparison videos

[jephprospect 0]

why would I do that? It says it shoots stills on it's own while recording DVD. In the past people have said every camera that does this sucks and that's why they have a dedicated one for DVD and one for Stills. I'm curious if this will finally combine the 2. Guess I should just fucking buy one and test it my self huh?

[PhreeZone 20]

It still does not come close to the photos out of a SLR camera. It might work for 4*6 but nothing really larger.

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[dragon2 2]

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Do you think 11mp is good enough to just use 1 camera for dvd/stills?

As been said a number of times before, mp don't mean a thing. You need to look at sensor size and lens size+quality, mainly. My old 6mp DSLR (even my first, a 3mp DSLR) blows any mini camera, go pro or otherwise, out of the water.

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[0013 0]

Some fun reading to support the above statement

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.htm

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[wildcard451 0]

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Some fun reading to support the above statement

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.htm

Quit talking the truth man!

[anj4de 0]

Hi

I am sure this makes a nice camera for those, like me, who just want to document their fun in life to shat with others without going professional...and super expensive. Since I did not have a jumpable video camera so far I pushed the button and ordered one. I will post my impressions once I get it.

cheers
Uwe

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[jono 0]

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why would I do that? It says it shoots stills on it's own while recording DVD. In the past people have said every camera that does this sucks and that's why they have a dedicated one for DVD and one for Stills. I'm curious if this will finally combine the 2. Guess I should just fucking buy one and test it my self huh?

Umm, unless I missed that section in the manual it does NOT take photos and shoot video at the same time dude. That would be why it was suggested that you use 2.

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[wetbrick 0]

gopro 2 pictiure review

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzektEfL-nw&feature=feedu

[saxboy 0]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzektEfL-nw&feature=feedu