Gopro or similar recommendation?

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Texas82GP

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Guys,

I'd like to buy a Gopro type camera to do videos similar to what Opie just posted. I'd like it to have decent sound quality. I'm not very knowledgeable on these things. I did a quick eBay search and see the Hero 5 appears to be what is popularly out there but at $389 it is quite a bit more than I want to spend. Can anyone give a recommendation and school me on this a little bit? Thanks in advance.
 
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I use my dad's GoPro Hero 3 Silver from time to time, it is a great camera. The versatility is amazing. You may be able to find a used Hero 3 or 4 for quite a lot cheaper than the Hero 5. You should also look into the Hero Session which is quite a lot cheaper. Not as many features as the more expensive models, but who knows, you may never use them. I personally have been looking into getting a Hero 5 for the performance data overlay feature it offers.

I've been very impressed with the GoPro that i've used. I enjoy the variety of attachments and mounts you can get as well (both through go pro and the aftermarket). I also enjoy the fact I can control the camera from my phone, and also link multiple cameras together to record. Battery life is a negative for me, especially if you have the WiFi feature turned on. Depending on what video quality you select, battery life will be different. Sound quality is good, but it largely depends on what "back door" of the case you use (if you use any at all). I know you can get external microphones that offer better sound quality.

Here is a video I shot at the track over the weekend, this is in 1080 quality.


I hope that helped you a little.
 
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Guys,

I'd like to buy a Gopro type camera to do videos similar to what Opie just posted. I'd like it to have decent sound quality. I'm not very knowledgeable on these things. I did a quick eBay search and see the Hero 5 appears to be what is popularly out there but at $389 it is quite a bit more than I want to spend. Can anyone give a recommendation and school me on this a little bit? Thanks in advance.

save your money, why not just steal Opie's videos and say they are yours...:cool:
 
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Texas82GP

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I use my dad's GoPro Hero 3 Silver from time to time, it is a great camera. The versatility is amazing. You may be able to find a used Hero 3 or 4 for quite a lot cheaper than the Hero 5. You should also look into the Hero Session which is quite a lot cheaper. Not as many features as the more expensive models, but who knows, you may never use them. I personally have been looking into getting a Hero 5 for the performance data overlay feature it offers.

I've been very impressed with the GoPro that i've used. I enjoy the variety of attachments and mounts you can get as well (both through go pro and the aftermarket). I also enjoy the fact I can control the camera from my phone, and also link multiple cameras together to record. Battery life is a negative for me, especially if you have the WiFi feature turned on. Depending on what video quality you select, battery life will be different. Sound quality is good, but it largely depends on what "back door" of the case you use (if you use any at all). I know you can get external microphones that offer better sound quality.

Here is a video I shot at the track over the weekend, this is in 1080 quality.


I hope that helped you a little.
Thanks for your reply. Very helpful. I can't seem to get the video to work. Can anyone else see it?
 

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Great thread Jared.

I've been looking into and considering getting one lately too, but as you noted, the initial price tag to get started with a name brand GoPro is a little steep and tough to swallow.
I'll be watching and weighing all the options the members suggest right along with you.

Dana suggested one off of Amazon that's supposed to accept all the GoPro attachments, he posted it on my thread last week. I'll see if I can find the link he left and post it up here for ya.
 
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Ok, here's the quote from Dana:

"instead of an overpriced GoPro, buy the SJ-4000 on Amazon, i paid 80 bucks and it shipped to my door and it has all the attachments and also fits the GoPro attachments... pretty much the same camera"

Now, I haven't had the chance to look into this yet personally, but I plan to. Thought I'd post it on here as an option, hope you don't mind.
 
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Texas82GP

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Thanks for your reply. Very helpful. I can't seem to get the video to work. Can anyone else see it?
I got the video to work. Rather than press the play button, press the 'Holeshot win' at the top. Good quality video. I'm really impressed that it isn't overwhelmed with wind noise when the car gets up to speed.
 
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