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Posted by Billy Beckham on 10-27-2013 04:16 PM:

GoPro video camera

Have any of you ever owned or had any experience with these cameras?
As most know I love to take pictures and videos of about everything & these cameras really have caught my eye.

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Posted by Njsnodgrass on 10-27-2013 04:31 PM:

My buddy has one they work great he puts his on his wakeboard in the summer snowmobile in the winter

Posted by Bigridge kennel on 10-27-2013 04:54 PM:

I've asked around too lol I really want to put one on my dog my bear dog but I'm scared it will fall off haha I really want to see a good bay up video

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Posted by coon bawls on 10-27-2013 05:17 PM:

i have a dog harness for my gopro to coon hunt works good. 300 buck an u have buy the attachment for it

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Posted by Redbone87 on 10-31-2013 03:45 PM:

I bought the Drift HD Ghost camera to film some videos when I coon hunt and I love it. The Drift camera has a built in LCD,built in WI-FI so you can change your camera settings and run your camera through your phone by the Drift app. It also has a camera setting,photo burst,time lapse, and of course the video camera. Check out www.thehoundseye.com they have the harness mount for the Drift cameras in a package, but I just bought the camera to strap to my head to film me walking to trees and shinning for the coons and etc. I would look at the drift before the GoPro just my opinion.

Posted by deschmidt27 on 10-31-2013 06:54 PM:

Joe Newlin bought one, and has nothing but good things to say about it. And he's comparing it to production cameras, worth thousands of dollars, that we used in the past.

It's not a full function camera (it doesn't have zoom, external mic inputs, manual focus, etc.) but from what I've heard the HD video quality, is outstanding.

I personally, just filmed a bear hunt a couple weeks ago and carried a new small frame Canon, which was a little cheaper, and it too has great HD video quality. It will likely come down to whether you want/need a robust, waterproof camera in a small frame, or do you want to be able to control zoom, focus, and add an external mic.

For me... filming a bayed bear at just 10-20 yards, I was pretty glad I had the zoom capability to get a tighter shot. Becasue 10-20 yards was plenty close for comfort to a 300 plus pound, black bear, that was waaaayyy ticked off!

Also, according to Joe, once you put it in the water-proof case, you basically lose all quality audio.

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Posted by GLANCY'S 7 MILE on 10-31-2013 08:46 PM:

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Check out www.thehoundseye.com

Pretty awesome, I would love to have one!!

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Posted by Oak Ridge on 11-01-2013 02:43 AM:

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Originally posted by deschmidt27
Joe Newlin bought one, and has nothing but good things to say about it. And he's comparing it to production cameras, worth thousands of dollars, that we used in the past.

It's not a full function camera (it doesn't have zoom, external mic inputs, manual focus, etc.) but from what I've heard the HD video quality, is outstanding.

I personally, just filmed a bear hunt a couple weeks ago and carried a new small frame Canon, which was a little cheaper, and it too has great HD video quality. It will likely come down to whether you want/need a robust, waterproof camera in a small frame, or do you want to be able to control zoom, focus, and add an external mic.

For me... filming a bayed bear at just 10-20 yards, I was pretty glad I had the zoom capability to get a tighter shot. Becasue 10-20 yards was plenty close for comfort to a 300 plus pound, black bear, that was waaaayyy ticked off!

Also, according to Joe, once you put it in the water-proof case, you basically lose all quality audio.

Dave about summed it up. They are fantastic for a limited usage. Video quality and audio quality are fantastic...right up until you make it water proof. Still have the fantastic video, but you loose 100% of the audio. You can wrap a fortune into accessories....I have the chest strap, head strap, helmet mounts, suction cup mounts...several batteries (I will explain why you need this in a moment), and just got a USB cable that will allow me to connect an external microphone to the waterproof case.

There is no ability to zoom on the camera....but if you have some editing savy, you can indeed zoom without loss of quality because the quality of the video is so fantastic.

There also is no "viewfinder" on the camera...so without some additional "stuff" you don't know where you are pointing it and framing a shot is impossible. SO....there are smartphone apps that allow you to preview, aim, and REVIEW the footage over your phone...pretty slick! HOWEVER, it does this by becoming a WIFI hostpot. So you connect your Android phone, or your Iphone via WiFi....which uses up the camera battery pretty quickly, hence the need for extended batteries (I now own two extended batteries), and a couple of extra regular batteries....now I know I don't need ALL of those batteries...but I hate not having a fresh battery in my pocket.

I certainly would recommend one of these to the guy that wants to shoot some incredible footage, and has a little extra paycheck left over at the end of the week. I will see if I can dig up some footage that I have and post it.

I also know that Garmin has recently announced an action camera that will tie into some of the high end Garmin hand held GPS units. Take a look at the Garmin VIRB.....never tried one but I'm sure tempted.

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