GOPro HD Hero Test Video

[l.mccormick]

I picked up a little GoPro HD camera recently to play with for a few projects so decided to take it for a spin with some friends when we went out to play Whirly Ball last weekend.

Here is a little 3 minute video from the game, there is alot more footage but haven't gone through to edit into a highlight reel yet.

Whirly Ball GoPro Hero HD Test on Vimeo



Pretty amazing video for a $300 camera, has it's uses for sure.

Plan on using it for a few motorcycle rides and some car stuff in the near future.

[danchez]

pretty cool, and how come I have never played Whirly Ball?!?

[l.mccormick]

That is a good question Dan, it's a fun game for sure.

[d2creative]

Ya, i never heard of that. Needs more bumping!

I've been wanting one of those cams for mountain biking.

[Joe_Lorenzini]

The indoor performance looks pretty impressive. How is the mounting equipment? Does it feel secure and light enough for you?

Joe

[cfortner]

The mounting equipment is SOLID! I mounted my GP to the top of my SUV this past summer and put it though a beating of a hail storm. The case and mounting hardware are definitely tough!

[tukaniray]

I can agree with the case and mounting being great.

I have used a GoPro from a friend of mine when I AutoX my car and it's awesome for that application.

These are awesome cameras for the cost.

Nice Whirly Ball ... now I have to see if they have a place like that here in Houston.

-Ray-

[Abel]

Originally Posted by danchez

pretty cool, and how come I have never played Whirly Ball?!?

i wanna go!!

[texascitydave]

I also recently purchased the GoPro Hero. I have had a lot of fun with it.

I was wondering if you have done any editing to the footage that you've taken. Moviemaker doesn't recognize the GoPro file extension. Any ideas?

[Steelsun]

Neat camera and good quality video, might have to look into one of those for work.

And I think we need a Whirley Ball TPF meetup!

[tukaniray]

^^ That would be an awesome meet ^^

-Ray-

[l.mccormick]

Sorry for the late response Joe, there are a ton of different mounting kits. I used the head mount kit and it was light and not really noticeable with my baseball cap on.

I want to try our next outing with the suction cup mount on the car itself and see how it does. I have tried the suction cup on a regular car and it's awesome but no one was purposefully ramming me either.

[l.mccormick]

Originally Posted by tukaniray

^^ That would be an awesome meet ^^

-Ray-

Not sure if there is one in Houston yet, will have to look around.

[MarkBarbieri]

Think about Twixtor if you want to get better slow motion effects.

[gresults]

You guys also might check out Contour >> GPS Video Camera, HD Helmet Camera, and Video Community I find there units a bit more practical, they also have alot of different mounting options.. I have both the GPS and Non GPS and they just released a way to use it and adjust withthe Iphone.

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