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123 4/8 P&Y said:
If he films his hunt, he can post it on archerytalk and all of us experts can tell him what he's been doing wrong. :D
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As if my failures needed any more attention.... LOL...

ZA
 
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husky390 said:
Not trying to pick on you as I don't know you, but you get busted on all the time here for trying to get an elk. Why would you want to add another piece of gear that can potentially inhibit your success? I'm pulling for you guy's to get an elk this year, I just don't understand why you would want to add to the challenge. I race atv's and watch my buddies always messing around with those things and worrying about them being turned on. There's a reason I don't wear one when I'm racing because it's a needless distraction. Here's another scenario that could very well happen, you blow an opportunity on an elk, go back to the Gopro to see what happened and find out the dang thing didn't record due to it not being on, dirty lense, view blocked by something, etc. Have Campo carry it for you and film it.

Another suggestion is to have Campo carry it for you and film your hunt. That way you'll win the contest. :smile:
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I've been carrying a video camera the past three years, it's not a problem. Trying to get myself on film with it is a problem. The GoPro could solve that issue. We will see.

ZA
 
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If you carry a tripod, put it on the tripod then stick it in your pack and just let it roll. Ive been doing lots of video stuff lately, even took a class. Keep in mind to make it interesting too, use different lighting, even a flashlight can make a cool shot. When your not on elk film everything because when you hit the post production you never know what you might have. Ive taken clips that were an hour and dropped them down to only five seconds of useable video.

When you film someone talking, make sure you give them "talking space", that means dont center them in the frame. If you watch on tv youll notice that this is rare to see someone dead center in the shot. Film at the highest quality you can with your resources, when you upload it online it will knock it down big time. Also, note that if you burn your final product to a dvd you have lost the hd quality. HD can only be streamed or played back via blue ray. You can burn the file to a dvd and preserve HD quality but if you burn it as a playable disc and dont have a backup kiss your HD goodbye.

What do you plan to use for post production? Video editing is TAXING on the resources of a computer, at least to do it right.
 
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I use Sony Vegas on my home built gaming PC. I burn home made BluRay movies of our family vacations already. I already have an HD camera that does 1080p at 60 fps. Those are some honking big files... LOL. I installed a separate "video files" 1 Tb hard drive in my tower a few years ago. Most of the time Ill get the video setup and everything then let the computer do the ISO image and burn over night... I'm not waiting for that crap!

ZA
 
#25 ·
You would be further ahead to shoot in 720, the human eye really cant differentiate between 720 and 1080. I have about six pages of notes at least from my class, majority of those were taken for final cut but if you would like them I will gladly share. Email is the same username at gmail. Some of those notes include things about audio as well as other things. You might not be able to understand ALL of them, but at least 90% would make sense.
 
Discussion starter · #26 ·
Yea, the go pro does 720p @ 120 fps, which I was planning on using some due to the ability to do 25% slow motion with no loss in quality. I've also read where shooting at lower fps settings (like 24 or 30 fps) are better for low light.

I'll probably drop you an email today.

ZA
 
#27 ·
I love our gopro. My husband wears it on the chest mount and maybe you wouldn't get great footage of the shot, you still get some cool footage of tracking, at least we did for my doe I got.

We also use it in our crab pots, mtn bike riding or just have fun by putting it on the dogs when they play :).

I changed ours to the more narrow view, I like it better and also changed it to record right away when turned on, rather than having it on standby and that saved a ton of battery life.

Colette
 
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lovestobowhunt said:
I love our gopro. My husband wears it on the chest mount and maybe you wouldn't get great footage of the shot, you still get some cool footage of tracking, at least we did for my doe I got.

We also use it in our crab pots, mtn bike riding or just have fun by putting it on the dogs when they play :).

I changed ours to the more narrow view, I like it better and also changed it to record right away when turned on, rather than having it on standby and that saved a ton of battery life.

Colette
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That video your dog made was crazy!
 
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ZA206 said:
Yea, the go pro does 720p @ 120 fps, which I was planning on using some due to the ability to do 25% slow motion with no loss in quality. I've also read where shooting at lower fps settings (like 24 or 30 fps) are better for low light.

I'll probably drop you an email today.

ZA
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I have some notes on low light in there too
 
#30 ·
The head mount works fine, you will get a bit of your bow in the video, but it won't block it. REMEMBER that you slightly tint your head when you shoot, if its facing directly infront of your face, you won't see anything but the side of your riser, you need to wear it just about over your eyebrow of your bow hand side, kind of like the old doctors reflective disk thing.
 
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azarrowflinger said:
The head mount works fine, you will get a bit of your bow in the video, but it won't block it. REMEMBER that you slightly tint your head when you shoot, if its facing directly infront of your face, you won't see anything but the side of your riser, you need to wear it just about over your eyebrow of your bow hand side, kind of like the old doctors reflective disk thing.
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I did some experiments with it this weekend, and I can wear it over my hunting hat without the bill of the cap getting in the way. I also prefer the "medium" FOV instead of wide b/c it's a ton less fish eye effect. The skeleton back is also great for getting much better audio. I need to get the iPhone app for it so I can see how it looks when it's on my head in position.

I plan on shooting with it on in the next couple of days and seeing where it needs to be setup while shooting.

ZA
 
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I've got the first gen go-pro from like eight years ago, it's nowhere as nice as the new ones, but it showed decent footage. I didn't remember to turn it on for my elk last year though, it happened too fast! Lol
 
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