As you probably know by now, GoPro has introduced a new model camera. It's called the GoPro Hero2 Pro which has better sharpness and color as well as a much wider variety of focal lengths and Wi-Fi Remote control and streaming capabilities with the Wi-Fi BacPac.
All the details are here:
http://gopro.com/hd-hero2-cameras/
Looks like I'll need to upgrade soon!
Ambrose
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Size comparison of the Sanyo Xacti sound recorder with a GoPro HD Hero
I couldn't wait for the Sanyo Xacti sound recorder to arrive so I spent a few minutes and made a life-size model just to see how I could possibly mount it close to my GoPro HD Hero.
This thing is small! It's 1.5 x 3.8 x .4" large. I could simply attach it to the top or back of the GoPro HD and be done, however, I don't want to cover up the LCD too much. I'll play around a bit and see what I can figure out.
More later,
Ambrose
This thing is small! It's 1.5 x 3.8 x .4" large. I could simply attach it to the top or back of the GoPro HD and be done, however, I don't want to cover up the LCD too much. I'll play around a bit and see what I can figure out.
More later,
Ambrose
Monday, October 17, 2011
Stereo audio recording with the GoPro HD Hero via Sanyo Exacti
One major feature which I've really wanted for the GoPro HD Hero is stereo sound recording capability. The GoPro HD Hero's spectacular image quality really begs for stereo sound recording since the quality is so high. Missing that feature, I've been looking for a way to add it to the GoPro.
I subscribe to Woot.com and a SANYO Xacti ICR-XPS01M linear PCM digital sound recorder was the sellout item on Sunday the 16th. I grabbed one. Product info here.
It's a slick looking device that offers stereo recording, super thin design, high quality stereo mics and long battery life. The functions are pretty straight forward. A big record button, digital VU meter. Touch screen interface, etc.
I'll have to figure out how to mate this recorder with the GoPro HD. Syncing them will be fairly straightforward. I need to use a trick like the Hollywood studios use. Simply make a loud clap noise when you start captures on both devices and then sync it up in iMovie or whatever video editing app you use. The spike will be very clearly visible.
The other challenge will be to come up with a very powerful wind screen since I plan on using it on my ebike going over 40mph at times and if there's a headwind, the wind noise will be immense!
More later,
Ambrose
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