Deskpilot Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Excellent video showing the clarity of the GoPro camera. Watch the pilots hands as he maintains his position in close formation. Not easy. [media=vimeo]55291921[/media] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Gnu Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Can they do propellers yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongie Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 yeah worked ok for me today through a prop... overcast day though if it makes any difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayavner Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 yeah i'd rather just see a round blur than the card-shuffling effect the props get with these... makes it almost unwatchable sometimes, which is a shame. I understand why it does, just don't like it. But yes, they are beautifully clear, which is nice for post-flight analysis/training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compulsion Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I have posted 3 GoPro videos on YouTube. How can I get them on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hongie Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 just go to your video mate, and then copy the url, and then down in the reply box, click on the icon that looks like a piece of film, and paste your link into that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrH Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Can they do propellers yet? No, you still get rolling shutter effect on GoPro & currently all the other action type cameras. You can see some rolling shutter effect in the footage above (looking back up at pilot, image gets the wiggles) H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 No, you still get rolling shutter effect on GoPro & currently all the other action type cameras.You can see some rolling shutter effect in the footage above (looking back up at pilot, image gets the wiggles) H The Nflightcam does not get the simitar blade thing happening it blurrs the prop nicely and doesnt affect the view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cscotthendry Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I have a Hero3 white (basic) edition. It seems to handle the prop well at 720 res at 50FPS. Also, the 720 res setting gives a wider angle of view than the 1080 res. Finally, the 720 doesn't seem to give as much jelly vision (rolling shutter distortion) from vibration in the airframe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brilin_air Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Scott. Great video, and excellent soundtrack! What do you have the GoPro sitting on, is it a plate or something similar on the strut? -Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrH Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Sorry to say but both the Hero3 & NFlightcam display the typical rolling shutter effect. It is speed dependant. Mind for what we want the videos are great! Cheers H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpacro Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 H, I read that the NFlightcam used a neutral filter to minimise the shutter effect and I have seen some videos showing that it works fairly well. Got an attachment to my Contour to fit a filter. Ordered a filter but ... price doubled and I gave up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrH Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 H, I read that the NFlightcam used a neutral filter to minimise the shutter effect and I have seen some videos showing that it works fairly well.Got an attachment to my Contour to fit a filter. Ordered a filter but ... price doubled and I gave up. Hi DJ, Can't see a filter helping a scan issue other that adjusting the shutter rate (the cameras automtically adjust shutter & gain to fudge iris control) My HD Video Cam runs 3 CMOS chips & it almost cures the problem but not totally. My old 3 CCD chip camera was great - oh well, that's technology :) Maybe one day you can compare my Hero 2 to your Contour - it was down to colour quality for me but I still wonder.... H PS. Miss you at the Piggy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 The video I posted is of my Nflightcam with the prop blur not the prop chopping the special filter on the front sort of has a mirror effect on the lens when you look at it maybe some sort of phase cancelling thing...dont know but it works well...that was recorded at 1080 the original is fantastic here but when it gets transferred to youtube there seems to be some loss. It is just a special honky filter you can remove it and go back to a std lens or put the lens on to take the prop flickering out so it is just a special lens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrH Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 The video I posted is of my Nflightcam with the prop blur not the prop chopping the special filter on the front sort of has a mirror effect on the lens when you look at it maybe some sort of phase cancelling thing...dont know but it works well...that was recorded at 1080 the original is fantastic here but when it gets transferred to youtube there seems to be some loss.It is just a special honky filter you can remove it and go back to a std lens or put the lens on to take the prop flickering out so it is just a special lens Hi Kyle, On a second look at both videos, I've got to say that the Nflightcam is a lot better result than the Hero. It still shows signs of a shuffle effect but certainly not as bad a result as the Hero - you live & you learn. Interesting way to cheat optics to try & cure a technical problem. I'll have to investigate more in that filter but it's sounds Contour only. If we all flew jets it wouldn't be a problem Cheers H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabiru7252 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I use a Contour camera, full HD and the prop doe not cause any horrible artifacts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cscotthendry Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Scott.Great video, and excellent soundtrack! What do you have the GoPro sitting on, is it a plate or something similar on the strut? -Linda Linda: In the first half of that video, the camera is mounted on a piece of plastic water pipe taped to the struts. I used the roll bar mount to mount the camera to the pipe. You can see the front of the pipe and the foam I wrapped around it to protect the struts. In the second half, the camera was mounted on the landing gear leg using the baseplate that the camera is shipped on, in the box. I just taped that on as well. Crowded House is one of my favorite Aussie bands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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