GoPro Camera Thread. who has one, and lets see some videos!!

[— Phatmiata —]

As the title says!! If you have one please post up some videos that you have created with your GoPro & your Miata!

Here is one from GoPro

[psulja]

Couple of quick videos:




Need to replace my lens after it fell off my brother's car on our last roadtrip. Will try to find that video too

Question: what are you guys using to keep wind noise down on your videos? Any suggestions? I like the video quality of the GoPro but not the audio quality as much, but I have a feeling I could be doing something different to help that.

[The Platypus]

[drkknt05]

^ are you using the right casing? The one without the holes on the back

[XCLR8TN]

I only have short and/or crappy vids.. lol

Testing placement for view/intake noise



More placement... needed a sturdier mount than an S2K fender (or a less bumpy track!) 1:40 for a little sideways action



Tow motor burnout at my last job:



Big snowy drifts (I'm the chase car) at night (this is a Gen 1 Gopro)



Mounted on ex's Ducati, I'm in the rear on my CBR...kinda boring vid but unique perspective:

[JakeLS01]

I've been tempted to get one of these little guys. My only fear is the audio quality of the camera. I've seen some good clips with good audio, but majority are poor.

[CeeJaayDM]

I've been tempted to get one of these little guys. My only fear is the audio quality of the camera. I've seen some good clips with good audio, but majority are poor.

the hero 2's have external mic ports for better audio quality.

[Tekel]

I've been tempted to get one of these little guys. My only fear is the audio quality of the camera. I've seen some good clips with good audio, but majority are poor.

If you are even attempting to look at the GoPro for any sort of audio capturing, you are looking at it for COMPLETELY the wrong reasons. The Waterproof casing completely seals the camera in (including any crappy microphone it has in it). It does come with a secondary case back that allows sound to get in but the GoPro still has a crappy microphone and the audio is not worth using.

[Doward]

I love mine!

Couple recent AutoX vids:




Last Aprils trackday before motor went knock knock:

[drkknt05]

Ha ha that fork lift burn out is cool

[jnshk]

My boring GoPro videos:

Houston Miata Club all-night cruise along the coast


Low-cost boom test #1


Low-cost boom test #2


Low-cost suction mount highway test


Low-cost suction mount bumpy test


Cruising some country roads

(Living next to the Gulf Coast sucks. Everything is flat and straight, so you have to drive 2 hours NW just for something that even remotely resembles curvy roads. I can't wait to get back to Appalachia!)

I need more free time so I can finish some projects on the car and get out with the camera for some more pleasure-driving again.

[CeeJaayDM]

MR.net is in this video somewhere

[psulja]

Awesome idea of using the bodywork suction cups for a boom! I think i might have to try that. Do you think the single 4.5" suction cups would work or would it need to be the 3-in-1 suction cup? Any pics of the setup and how you mounted everything together? Rep'd!

[jnshk]

Awesome idea of using the bodywork suction cups for a boom! I think i might have to try that. Do you think the single 4.5" suction cups would work or would it need to be the 3-in-1 suction cup? Any pics of the setup and how you mounted everything together? Rep'd!

A couple of single cups might work pretty well. As long as your boom and your camera aren't very heavy (and as long as you keep the driving speeds reasonable), you shouldn't need too much suction power. With the two double-suction handles attached to the boom, it felt very very securely attached to the car. There weren't many mounting options though because the car has a lot more curves than it seems at first glance. Using some single-cup handles might give you more flexibility in mounting it too.

I don't think I ever got any decent pics of the whole mount. I threw it on that one day and then kind of abandoned it after that because it was just too shaky. It seems like it really needs something to triangulate it for stability, and the more ideas that I came up with the more expensive it looked like it was going to be. It seems like it would actually work pretty well for a photo boom shot, because it didn't shake too badly at very low speeds, but even at speeds under 30mph through my neighborhood it started to get too bumpy for my liking.

Parts and assembly was pretty much as follows:
- 2x double suction cup handles from Harbor Frieght
- 2x conduit hangers (1.25" or 1", can't remember which)
- 3x 1/4" bolts
- 2x 1/4" nuts
- 1x ball mount for camera
- 1x long scrap aluminum square tube

Attach clamps around each suction handle.
Drill holes in bar and insert bolt through clamps and bar wherever desired.
Secure with nuts.
Drill end of bar, attach ball mount to bar with bolt.
Find large flat surface to attach suction cups to.
Mount camera on boom.
Try it out!

[Skomee]

Track time at Willow Springs with the Alpha Club.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzXCI...e_gdata_player