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Beach
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So I have been trying out the new GoPro HD and am planning to make a short edit when in Whistler next weekend. I will be either shooting in 1080p at 30fps or 720p at 60fps. Therefore, I ask:

1) Does it look fine combining 720p and 1080p in an edit or will it look inconsistent?

2) Is it worthwhile going for 720p at it has a wider field of vision and 60 fps, despite slowmo can be a little overplayed or just stick with 1080p as it is a better resolution?
Dec 24 2009 1:40PM
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am930
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best thing to do is try both. u can take ur helmet off on the chair and change in fast
Dec 25 2009 3:57PM
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I_Am_Mod
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i personally find the 720p mode awesome because of its large field of view and fps...
the 720p mode leans very close to the natural human field of view....
Dec 25 2009 5:05PM
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Lemuel
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Can someone explain the difference between the 60 fps and 30 fps  for 720p?  I shot like 10 seconds of each to see the difference.  Is one supposed to be more clear or something?  Sorry I am a camera noob.  Thanks.
Dec 30 2009 4:12PM
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I_Am_Mod
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you do understand how movies work?
you have a certain amount of "frames" that are shot per second.
The human eye can register up to about 25fps (frames per second)
less frames = you can see the movie switch between frames, the image stutters
more frames = smooth image; the brain records it as one smooth motion and doesn't proces individual frames no more...

so; if you shoot in 30fps you get plain and simple smooth footage...
whats the benefit of 60fps? you can slow 60fps footage down to 30fps thereby going into slowmotion but still the footage remains smooth (everything will be X2 slower)

if you'd slow down 30fps you would see the individual frames and the movie will stutter...
why not always shoot in 60fps? -> the file size will be twice as large...

hope this cleared it up for you !
Dec 30 2009 7:15PM
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willyg0808
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perfectly stated! 
Dec 30 2009 9:38PM
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the_kock
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couldnt explain it any better. +K :)
Dec 31 2009 6:39AM
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Lemuel
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Thanks man.  I shot a like 10 seconds in each to see the difference, but I couldn't tell.  Thanks for clearing that up for me.  I knew the basics about frames per second and obviously more is clearer, but I wasn't sure what the over all advantage of having twice as many.  I'll have to experiment with it.  I did notice that when I slowed down my 30fps it was not as clear.  +K for you.
Dec 31 2009 9:22PM
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truthiness
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actually the 960p mode is the HD mode with the larger vertical field of view. Only difference between 720p 30fps and 60fps is the fps.
Jun 2 2010 5:09PM
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