[induction]

I've decided to go with a Go Pro camera and am wondering if the $300 HD helmet hero is worth the extra money over the $180 HD Hero 960. All opinions and advice are appreciated.
I posted this in the video and camera forum as well, but want some local advice too. I will be using it mtn biking as well as family hiking and hunting trips.

Thanks.

 

[u2metoo]

I suppose I would find some 960 vids and then some 1080 vids, and see if the difference is worth the price margin.

I think the $300 HD 1080p will prolly give you a few more extra mounting options.

If you are editing footage from two cameras (say one camera is a gopro and another is traditional handheld with a zoom), I think it is nice to have the same aspect ratio.

 

[induction]

u2metoo thanks for the advice.

I have noticed a few of guys post up a lot of videos. Are you using the go pro camera or another brand? The 960 or the big boy?

 

[Grave9]

1080 GoPro. IMO

 

[kenbentit]

I've found that the higher resolution you start out with, the better the upload quality will be. Unless you're paying for a full resolution upload acct. the videos get compressed quite a bit and the resolution suffers accordingly. I've been recording in 1080p and uploading in either HD or 960 and the difference is very clear. Here's a couple of mine for reference; The first is recorded in 1080 but uploaded at 960. The second is uploaded in HD (full resolution). The tripod shots in these were shot with a FLIP Mini HD btw, the GoPro was used for all the POV stuff.

 

[induction]

Well, you made my decision easy. I'm just gonna save my money cuz I don't have anything that good to record. Then I will add to the money I saved by not buying a video camera by selling my bikes because you also made me realize how horrible I am at riding. Thanks for crushing my dreams. My wife will be so happy with all the extra cash.

 

[kenbentit]

Not exactly where I was goin with that...
Just remember, selective editing can make nearly anything look cool.

 

[u2metoo]

u2metoo thanks for the advice.

I have noticed a few of guys post up a lot of videos. Are you using the go pro camera or another brand? The 960 or the big boy?

The last several videos I've have pretty much all been done with the GoPro HD 1080.

You can see some of the dorky stuff I put up here: http://u2metoo.blogspot.com/.

 

[bondo]

I just bought the 960 from costco in early December. Here are my only two videos so you can compare to the others.

 

[induction]

Thanks for the all the info. I ended up ordering the 1080 earlier this afternoon. It was on sale for $250 plus I had a coupon code for 10% off. Bondo, if I would have seen your videos before I made the purchase, I may have gotten the 960. Good vids and looks like you have the camera position figured out.

Once I get the thing and record some stuff I'm sure I will have some questions with the editing process and software.

 

[AZDesertRat]

Experiment with it yourself since you may have a different opinion, but I find that 720 @ 60fps looks best. I did some recording at 1080 (at 30fps - it won't do 1080 at 60fps) and, while it definitely looked good, I like the video better in the 720/60fps setting.

Not that it matters now since you already ordered the 1080 model, but I don't even know if the 960 model does 720/60fps, which would immediately negate that model for me if I had to buy another now that I have had time to really use mine.