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Not being 100% on this sort of thing, my daughters bought me one for Christmas (inspired by my oldest who fancies seeing her skiing recorded  ). So I bought the memory card, configured it and got it linked to my phone. The next thing I need to figure is what is the best mounting? To give me a choice I purchased a multi set from Amazon and tried out the chest one on a recent trip. OK so I forgot to wipe the cover when it was snowing but that aside I wasn't overally happy with the results. so two questions:-
1. What is the best way to mount it
2. I used my phone to turn it on and off which involved taking my gloves on then on again, a bit of a cerfuffle (?). What's the easiest way of turning ot on and off? I tried turning it off by pressing the top button but I don't think it worked as when I tried to use it in the afternoon the battery had expired.
Any advice in getting the best results the easiest way appreciated.
Thanks in anticipation
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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On your head is much more stable than your chest.
Just push the button on top and listen for the beep/three beeps. If you can't hear it, you haven't done it right!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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(1) It depends what you want to show. Most skiers would use a helmet mount, although poles are also good and many skiers carry a pair.
(2) Just set it on "one button mode" and then switch it on only when you need it. That's one press to powers it up and starts recording, one more to power it down again. That way you end up with lots of small clips containing mostly useful stuff (much easier to edit), and your battery will last a lot longer.
More generally, look at footage you like, work out what they did, and copy that. Shoot "Protune" and crank the exposure up between 1/2 and 1 stop as auto exposure needs to be told you're shooting snow. Oh, and avoid buying accessories if you can as they're mostly completely pointless.
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| clarky999 wrote: |
On your head is much more stable than your chest.
Just push the button on top and listen for the beep/three beeps. If you can't hear it, you haven't done it right! |
I did that. Maybe not correctly.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| philwig wrote: |
(1) It depends what you want to show. Most skiers would use a helmet mount, although poles are also good and many skiers carry a pair.
(2) Just set it on "one button mode" and then switch it on only when you need it. That's one press to powers it up and starts recording, one more to power it down again. That way you end up with lots of small clips containing mostly useful stuff (much easier to edit), and your battery will last a lot longer.
More generally, look at footage you like, work out what they did, and copy that. Shoot "Protune" and crank the exposure up between 1/2 and 1 stop as auto exposure needs to be told you're shooting snow. Oh, and avoid buying accessories if you can as they're mostly completely pointless. |
Sorry phil but you lost me. 'one button mode' 'Protune'. How do you edit?
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I think it's best mounted on the helmet. I took some footage using the chest mount recently and I found it tricky to get decent shots when following someone or skiing beside them, for obvious reasons. Easy to swivel your head around while skiing but tricky to do the same with your chest unless you want to come a cropper. 
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Trouble with helmet mounting is it flattens out the landscape even more than usual. What's actually best is to have a mix of mounts, as otherwise your edits will be unbelievably boring.
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@Londonboy50,
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| inspired by my oldest who fancies seeing her skiing recorded |
I thought I was a very good skier until I saw my self on a go Pro! Ouch! 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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I have to say that I prefer a chest mount to a head mount. You have to make sure that you have the correct fitting (J clamp?) otherwise you will only be recording your skis and your boots.
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The chest mount wasn't bad, just made me feel I was in a child's harness and I could at least see the buttons. If only I knew which buttons to press
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I have one (bought 2nd hand on here) mainly for videoing the kids rather than ego-shots. As a result, I find a pole mount (cheap knockoff from ebay for a few quid) is by far the best option. You can get a big variety of shots - up really close, overhead, from the ground (gives a better sense of perspective), fly-by, underneath jumps etc.
I find that the wide angle nature of the lens means you do need to get quite close if its people you're recording, doing this with a head or chest mount is impossible.
I've just finished editing last year's clips and am starting on this year's; I find that I actually use about 5% of what I shoot (>1hr clips gives about 3mins of video). I use the one-button recording option.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Londonboy50 wrote: |
2. I used my phone to turn it on and off which involved taking my gloves on then on again, a bit of a cerfuffle (?). What's the easiest way of turning ot on and off? I tried turning it off by pressing the top button but I don't think it worked as when I tried to use it in the afternoon the battery had expired.
Any advice in getting the best results the easiest way appreciated.
Thanks in anticipation |
I have a GoPro Hero 3 black edition and it comes with a remote control which you sync to the unit and is very handy. It has an LCD screen which shows the same information as the unit. I'm not too sure if the other models (silver & white) can utilise the remote. It also comes with a keyring which you can attach to a suitable point on your jacket.
As for batteries, I would advise buying a few spare as they don't last long at all, especially in the cold mountain climate.
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