HD GoPro Camera System

[Kwikasfuki]

Good idea. I'll create a separate forum for it

[Lonewolf]

A  long time coming. HD GoPro have recently released their firmware update for the HD GoPro camera. One of the most significant improvements is that if you mount your camera upside down on the bike as I do the camera will now automatically record the footage to the SD card the right way around. This saves you valuable time at the editing stage. Another advantage of the update is that you now have one button recording, rather than having to turn the camera on and then press the shutter release, now just press one buton and it turns on and starts recording, and vice versa to turn it off and stop recording. There is also the PAL support function plus a few others.

Click on the link to have a gander....

HD GoPro Update

[Kwikasfuki]

I'm pretty sure that when I bought the GoPro there was in the pipeline an viewfinder accesory that would plug in to the back of the GoPro. Did I dream it, or is there one?

[Lonewolf]

I haven't seen one on their web site but it wouldn't be a bad idea. I work on the principle that if its pointing forward its probably going to film it, its such a wide angle lens.

I nearly got knocked off my bike in February this year by an Officer of the law who decided to do a u-turn right in front of me....and I mean right in front of me and without warning, thankfully I anticipated what he was going to do but I still wasn't too impressed.  ::)
If I'd had a camera on the bike then, that would have been interesting.

[Lonewolf]

NB, regarding your post above, the view finder you mentioned for the GoPro is now available for $79.99, about £50. Have a look at the Go Pro Official site. Ive sent them an email asking if there are any UK retailers who currently stock the accessory.

[Kwikasfuki]

LW, did you find out out if the view finder was available in the UK? I will be hopefully mounting my camera this weekend given that I've hardly put it to good use.

[Lonewolf]

Yes if you eBay Hd GoPro there's usually a few on there.

[Mogster]

I use a Tachyon HD camera which sits on my lid ... now the video is ok but it has another trick... time lapes photos...which is the dogs bollox,
Basically it is a 4 megapixil wide angle camera which takes one shot every 2 seconds, imagine when you are on a days touring, everything you look at you have a pic of...we took it on our trip to Andorra this year and the results were abso-fucking-lutly stunning...
we had a brillent photo diary of every where we went and everything we saw, yes it is a lot of photos to go through when you get home as a days run amounts to about 2,500 pics.

If anyone wants a looky see at them or info let me know and i'll facebook ya lol... oh the camera cost £160

[Kwikasfuki]

Any pics of the photos?

[Mogster]

yup, here is a few of the masses of brill photos that the camera took..oh its 100% water proof too..















all these were taken by the Lid cam as we were going along...oh how i long to be back on the road  :(

[Lonewolf]

Good quality photos there. The Go Pro will also do time lapse photography, I think there are a few different settings for the photos, something like every 30 seconds down to every couple of seconds.

I've just sold my GoPro though, I enjoyed it while I had it but it was time to allow someone else to put it to good use.