First time with my GoPro

[John145]

Below is a video I recorded of myself driving Snetterton on a taster session. Car is a mk2 rev2 MR2 NA.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqN3pztL7HQ

What do you guys think of the camera position? Would you prefer more track less interior?

Unfortunately with the low sun some views are poor, when the sun is behind the interior is really nicely lit up and clear.

[m444ttb]

Just about right for me. Nice view out of the side windows and you can see you working the wheel.

What mode did you shoot in? 720p wide @ 60fps?

[v8bloke]

Personally Im not keen on too much interior in view.
This is mine with Gopro mounted by rear view mirror. and rear valance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgx2IgrIgxA&fea...

[John145]

1080p wide @ 60fps.

Thanks for the input.

[HorneyMX5]

Works for me as well, gives a good feeling of being in the car with you.

On my last trackday I played with a few different positions and then did a mash up of the different sessions plus some stills and footage I shot from the pits. This was mostly gopro and some Flip HD thrown in. Excuse the soundtrack but it's better than the wind noise due the camera being mounted in a drop top.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3N_Jql73Po

Nick

[HorneyMX5]

v8bloke said:

Personally Im not keen on too much interior in view.
This is mine with Gopro mounted by rear view mirror. and rear valance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgx2IgrIgxA&fea...

Same trackday as mine!

Nick

[PDenyer]

Looks good , I have my drift hd clipped to my lid ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OXJlnsx4HY&sns...

[v8bloke]

Nick
Oh yes I remember seeing your suction mount on the bootlid.
Was a really good day. Weather has been pants since!

Front view is Gopro 2 1020p 127deg fov
Rear is Gopro 1 same setting.

One of my later vids has rear using gopro 2 set on narrow 1080p with Gopro 1 127 deg fov 1080p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpoou0GOJt8&fea...

[John145]

PDenyer said:

Looks good , I have my drift hd clipped to my lid ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OXJlnsx4HY&sns...

I really like that, makes it much more involving to watch. Think the go pro will be too big to go on the lid as it mounts at the bottom. Might be possible to mount it sideways but the footage would suffer...

[HorneyMX5]

In the video I posted earlier in the thread I had my gopro on the side of my helmet (snigger).

Nick

[John145]

Oops sorry didn't notice! Works well too! Have to have a go with it this weekend (ring time!).

[m444ttb]

John145 said:

1080p wide @ 60fps.

Thanks for the input.

None of them do both of those at one time. I pick the higher frame weight so cut out picture wobble (tons in the GoPro forums about this) and drop down to 720p for it. I've not experimented with the field of view yet though.

[m444ttb]

Here's one I shot at Abingdon last Friday. It's a GoPro HD Hero2 running 720p 60fps in wide mode. It's mounted on top of the standard Westfield roll bar using a GoPro mount.

http://youtu.be/WAZwZ-EfMbg

You'll also see my HD Hero in the windscreen. I had hoped to leave that running most of the day taking a photo every 60 seconds. Just a bit of an experiment. One I totally ballsed up I might add. I blame the user interface...! I'm intending to get a wifi back pack and link it to the wifi remote I have for the Hero2 and use it as a rear facing camera. Not sure I have the computing power or software to insert it 'rear view mirror' style though

[John145]

m444ttb said:

None of them do both of those at one time. I pick the higher frame weight so cut out picture wobble (tons in the GoPro forums about this) and drop down to 720p for it. I've not experimented with the field of view yet though.

I stand corrected, it's 25fps.

[mrmr96]

John145 said:

Below is a video I recorded of myself driving Snetterton on a taster session. Car is a mk2 rev2 MR2 NA.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqN3pztL7HQ

What do you guys think of the camera position? Would you prefer more track less interior?

Unfortunately with the low sun some views are poor, when the sun is behind the interior is really nicely lit up and clear.

How did you get the exposure of the track so good? When I've tried shooting with the camera behind the seats (looking forward) it tends to show the cabin well, but over expose the outside world. What metering setting did you use?

[John145]

Turn on the Spot Meter when you are filming from a dark space into a brighter setting, like when filming outdside a windshield from inside a car.

[mrmr96]

Cheers. Looks like it worked well!

[src1971]

HorneyMX5 said:

Works for me as well, gives a good feeling of being in the car with you.

On my last trackday I played with a few different positions and then did a mash up of the different sessions plus some stills and footage I shot from the pits. This was mostly gopro and some Flip HD thrown in. Excuse the soundtrack but it's better than the wind noise due the camera being mounted in a drop top.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3N_Jql73Po

Nick

I like the shot from above the offside rear wing. How did you fix the camera and to what?

[Quietlybonkers]

My passenger had his whateveritwas mounted on his helmet (the one on his head ). Seems to work ok as far as i can tell. Opinions (not of my driving, first lap out from the pits on cold tyres, thank you)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKLIaSmvQxE&fea...

Edited by Quietlybonkers on Thursday 23 August 21:12

[John145]

Indeed it works quite well! I've just stuck one of the go pro attachments to my lid, hopefully will work quite well. Footage will be up next week for your critique.