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

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! jnshk's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by psulja View Post
    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!
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    5,000 rpm - there be torque here! psulja's Avatar
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    Awesome! I'm definitely going to try that and maybe play around with it to try and get it a little more sturdy for harder driving. Thanks for the info.

    P.S- nice avatar!
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    I really thought the GoPro would have much better sound quality than it does. It's not too much better than the Flip I've been using for the last year. There's a guy with a 350Z that has some of the best GoPro vids, I think.

    Here's one of mine with the Flip:


    Here's one of Z1NONLY's with the GoPro. Pretty good sound mounted at the grill:


    And one more of mine experimenting with another mounting location:
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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! CeeJaayDM's Avatar
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    MR.net is in this video somewhere
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    ^ nice

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    Looks good ceejay, is there anything that can be done about the contrast between the inside/outside of the car (lighting & Brightness) on the gopro's?

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! CeeJaayDM's Avatar
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    im not sure i.. hope so though. that videos wayy too bright.
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    5,000 rpm - there be torque here! psulja's Avatar
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    There is a setting you can adjust, I just forget how. Look at the manual and it should be in there.
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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! CeeJaayDM's Avatar
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    thanks psulja! ill check it out if i find my box haha
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    4,000 rpm - entering the fun zone SM16RMSM's Avatar
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    I did this video for a friend of mine. I have video of my Spec but non done up at this time. I did this video last year and recorded with a GoPro Hero HD. I want to get the new HD 2 so I will be putting my first gen GoPro up soon. I might start it here first.



    Also, here is the link to the Panoz GTS car that passed him. It is footage from that car if anyone is interested. http://youtu.be/E1PHz8T2XsI What suck is that guy ended up cutting off the video after he passed my good friend and told everyone he won the race. My video tells a different story though.
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    not a GoPro, its a big, boxy over hyped piece of media... taken from my contourHD on my first time driving AMP

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    Just got a GoPro2 and Eye of Mine rollbar mount the other day. This was a test vid. I mount the camera on the top hoop now, not the harness bar. Also, Bride Vios is on its way thankfully. Stock seat FTL

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    What editing software do u guys use for the GoPro vids?

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    I used the software that come on my Mac. iMovie or something like that. I want to find something better though. Its very easy but limited in what I wanted to do.

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