Boogness wrote:You should be right when you're on the snow assuming you're not still on your bike with bar mount
. I've been using the helmet mount this week and it's a much smoother ride for the camera than the handle bars anyway (roadie with 23mm tyres).
I haven't tried the chest mount yet when on the bike but will at some stage.
I've seen someone ride one of those ski bikes (basically a bike with fat skiis instead of wheels for those playing at home) - too uncontrollable and scary and they really just couldn't go that fast without being completely out of control. Two nice fat skiis attached to my feet is the way to go! (And none of this Cross Country light skiis - tried that once and hated it.)
I have the chest mount - I decided to use that on the bicycle once the handlebar mount snaps.
No helmet mounting for me though - doesn't go with the fashion and the GoPro is just way too bulky for that purpose unless you don't mind it sticking out like that- hence why I'm thinking a small camera like the Jumbo 808 on the helmet as it isn't as noticeable.
herzog wrote:I've taken a lot of skiing footage with the GoPro and found that vibration is less of an issue than on the bike. Your whole body is suspension for the camera.
On hardpack the footage is very stable upto around 100kph, but it does start to get a bit bumpy above that.
On powder, the speeds are lower and there is far less terrain feedback into the body, and the footage is therefore smooth as butter.
Some tips:
For general skiing, chest mount works best, unless you are racing and going into tuck positions frequently.
When using a helmet mount, use the Front Mount option rather than Top mount. Make sure the helmet is tight on your head.
Use a full frame 4:3 resolution to see more of the terrain in front of you and to get your ski tips in the frame.
Thank you. I love the clean powder (usually through trees) the best but do sometimes get the urge to tuck a whole steep groomed piste run (obviously clear of poor meandering souls) and get the blood flowing and the wind blowing. I saw some footage from someone with the chest mount on piste and it looked really shuddery even at less than 100kph. And it also made me slightly nauseous too with the rocking. But that could have been the icky piste slope he was on and his skiing technique.
Although I don't know when I'll actually be using it for this purpose as the partner has never been skiing and doesn't particularly like the cold so I don't know how I'll be able to convince him to head overseas for the great cloudy stuff.
darkelf921 wrote: When I first got my GoPro3, I experienced these problems. I upgraded the firmware. BTW, do it manually as the "automated" approach doesn't always work. Now the only freezes I experience is when it is charging. I contacted GoPro support and they asked me to do a number of things. None of them worked so they have asked me to send the camera back as it is faulty. I'd suggest you email them at
support@gopro.com
It is unfortunately a common problem with the new cameras.
I did it manually at the time I pulled it out of the packet as the automatic upgrade wouldn't work no matter how many times I tried. And that was the same time I learnt about the battery pulling trick. I will contact them and see what they say.