Best HD Video Camera for Flight Videos

On 1/4/2013 7:05 PM, akiley wrote:



I think my GoPro2 has really excellent image quality. It's too bad
it doesn't have a tripod thread in the bottom like most cameras do.
I do not use the GoPro housing for cockpit shots. You can see my
suction cup mount in this video. The mount works well because it
also holds my bluetooth GPS for XCSoar. The mount is an open box I
made out of aluminum with velcro for friction. I can pull the GoPro
out quickly in flight and point it out the window for a shot, then
quickly slide it back in place in the mount. (I rent gliders only so
no permanent mounts)

One nice thing about the wide lens on the GoPro is that when you hold
it out the window and point it back at the glider, it looks like it's
6 feet away from the glider and you get a very dramatic shot. (when
in reality, it's only arms length) The original GoPro had a horrible
menu system. The 2 is not too bad.

This video below was shot with GoPro2. Notice the cockpit cup mount
with ball head and BT GPS that you can see when I hold the GoPro out
the window and point it back at the glider. BTW: When viewing in
youtube, if you don't hit the little gear icon and set the resolution
to 1080, it won't look sharp.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHSXN...assCENqV2vyryg

Below are some still images. All the shots in the air were shot as
stills with the GoPro2 in still shot mode. Pretty impressive quality
I think.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/05jfyu7rgfaxec9/kVjWE6L2VG

Your GoPro video seems noticeably sharper than Sean's Replay video, and
I definitely prefer the wider angle of the GoPro. That's a bit
disappointing to me, as the Replay shape and size seems better.

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