Claremont Canyon Descent – HelmetCam Video
Just got my GoPro Hero HD helmet camera and took it out for a test. Grabbed this footage of a high speed descent on Claremont.
Used the 720p @ 60 fps capture mode. The quality of the image is really nice. (side note: I messed up the encoding of the generated video so it’s a bit compressed. I solved that problem in later videos)
I’m looking at getting a helmet camera, and you are probably of of the best people to ask because I want to mainly use it for filming road bicycling, and commuting, by bike. I like your video here by the way, its excellent a small point of note though is that it looks like its pointed down a bit too much.
So a few questions.
Does the position and size of the Go Pro HD slow you down noticibly?
Is it awkward on a bicycle helmet?
One thing I want to do with it is view dangerous driving by motorists, would the 170 degree view make people look much further away then they are?
How would you compare it with what you know of the Contour HD1080p..
I was leaning towards the Contour, but Now leaning towards Go Pro HD.
If you could reply that would be great, thanks
James.