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Prospector
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Response Posted - 03/28/2013 :  13:08:19  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
I've used this mount with a fuji finepix the past 2 years

Mount:
http://dx.com/p/camera-action-mount-holder-for-bicycle-blue-48347

Camera:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePix-XP50-Digital-Waterproof/dp/B006Q8UW5I

The video is very good, but surprisingly boring to watch. I usually play it on 3X normal speed or more.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 04/18/2013 :  14:09:09  Show Profile
Here's some [url="http://www.soundingsonline.com/dispatches/290181-video-stealing-a-meal"]interesting footage[/url] from a GoPro...
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 08/07/2013 :  09:55:54  Show Profile
For those of you that purchased the GoPro 3, have you had problems?

Did they come out with a Firmware update? Did it take care of the issues?

Thinking about buying one at lunch today or maybe this evening.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 08/07/2013 :  10:26:13  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by GaryB</i>
<br />For those of you that purchased the GoPro 3, have you had problems?

Did they come out with a Firmware update? Did it take care of the issues?

Thinking about buying one at lunch today or maybe this evening.
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I installed the initial firmware update before I used the camera for the first time and the camera performed without issue. I just received a firmware update from GoPro yesterday - so they are committed to continuous improvement, IMHO.
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 08/07/2013 :  10:30:37  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by OJ</i>
<br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by GaryB</i>
<br />For those of you that purchased the GoPro 3, have you had problems?

Did they come out with a Firmware update? Did it take care of the issues?

Thinking about buying one at lunch today or maybe this evening.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
I installed the initial firmware update before I used the camera for the first time and the camera performed without issue. I just received a firmware update from GoPro yesterday - so they are committed to continuous improvement, IMHO.
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Have you used it much or just a little? Is it worth the extra money to go with the Black Model?
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OJ
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Response Posted - 08/07/2013 :  15:27:20  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by GaryB</i>
<br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by OJ</i>
<br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by GaryB</i>
<br />For those of you that purchased the GoPro 3, have you had problems?

Did they come out with a Firmware update? Did it take care of the issues?

Thinking about buying one at lunch today or maybe this evening.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
I installed the initial firmware update before I used the camera for the first time and the camera performed without issue. I just received a firmware update from GoPro yesterday - so they are committed to continuous improvement, IMHO.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Have you used it much or just a little? Is it worth the extra money to go with the Black Model?
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Ahh, well, in anticipation of an appraiser coming through the house a couple weeks, I put the camera in a hiding place. Problem is, I can't remember where I hid it!

Have you logged onto the GoPro forum?
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Deltarat
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Response Posted - 08/10/2013 :  13:54:24  Show Profile  Visit Deltarat's Homepage
I've had my GoPro Hero for about 2 years, It was a gift and I originally was going to use it on the boat, but ended up using it on my Motorcycle instead. I love it, however a couple of items I ran into, The battery it came with did not have great life, so I purchased a backup battery I think it was around $20.00, and I had the quality settings to high for my home PC (playback was choppy) When I kicked it down a notch, I have no problems. I love the fact that I can purchase accessories so cheaply, I've bought their mount package $20, and now have different mounts all over my bike & helmet. If I want a different angle all I do is slide it out of one mount to another. I plan on using an extension pole next summer for sailing pictures or hooking it to my kite for great movies of the boat sailing. Hoping for the remote attachment to update my camera ($70) this birthday!
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OJ
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Response Posted - 09/18/2013 :  20:22:06  Show Profile
Here's an update on my first use of the GoPro 3 Black Edition. A friend had a new cement driveway poured - so I lent him the camera. We set it at one photo every ten seconds. Unfortunately the battery died after about 90 minutes, hence only half the job was recorded.

So far, (other than having to learn all of the layers of menus) no problems using the camera.

Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/oKYnxabzgv4








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GaryB
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Response Posted - 09/18/2013 :  22:32:22  Show Profile
Check out this video from the back of an eagle. Near the end when flying over some people you can see the shadow of this eagle on the ground. The wing span is huge!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3QrhdfLCO8
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OJ
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Response Posted - 11/11/2013 :  19:33:17  Show Profile
60 Minutes had a segment on GoPro last night 10Nov13. Contains some pretty cool video.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50158867n
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redeye
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Response Posted - 11/12/2013 :  05:16:04  Show Profile
Yepper.. that 60 minutes program confirmed what I had always suspected.. Somebody figured it out. The gopro is what a professional photog would do with a budget.

A really great product.
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 11/12/2013 :  09:42:44  Show Profile
It is certainly making a contribution to the Darwin List.
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 11/12/2013 :  10:21:46  Show Profile
I've learned a little in a lot years, and I use some very basic rules help keep it interesting:

limit scenes to 20-30 seconds max.
Limit the finished video to 10 minutes max; most videos are better at 3-5 minutes. (We were probably fortunate to only have 4 minutes reels in the days of 8 mm film.)
Include some people and animal scenes.
Static scenes should be very limited.
Stick primarily to cut and fade transitions unless another transition actually enhances the story.
Shoot a lot and trash a lot.
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redeye
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Response Posted - 11/12/2013 :  13:50:25  Show Profile
&lt;&lt; It is certainly making a contribution to the Darwin List. &gt;&gt;

Yepper.. sometimes the last video they make.
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