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For those of you who have a go pro hd with a chest harness

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fouldsys
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what resolution should i use? 4 or 5? i havnt used mine yet and im not sure if 5 will capture my skis/poles when on the chest harness. but 4 has less quality than 5. anyone figure this out yet?
Feb 12 2010 4:39PM
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JonTon
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I'm not trying to be rude, but...
Why not take a few test runs yourself, just to see what is working and what is not. Then turn back and tell us about it :)
Feb 12 2010 4:58PM
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JonTon
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And post the videos of course! Let us see
Feb 12 2010 5:03PM
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fouldsys
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well i dont want to fuck up the whole day of filming. its not like i can take a run and then see how it looks at the bottom. theres no screen...

im just seeing if anyone has compared them before, if they havnt, then ill compare them
Feb 12 2010 5:18PM
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five4ty
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I shoot mine in 720p and wide mode.  The VERY IMPORTANT THING is to angle the camera forward (and more than just a finger).  I first tried mine slammed all the way to the back of the mount and found that the camera pointed too high when things got really steep.  Best advice is to mount it, look in a mirror, and angle it forward so it's pointing a bit downward (as you're leaning back while skiing often).

Here's a video of me skiing it the first time and pivoted all the way back.  You can see the skis, but they're 193s...

http://vimeo.com/8249378
Feb 12 2010 6:02PM
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Malcolm
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i hope youre filming pow with it because the chestmount in the park looks weird
Feb 12 2010 6:23PM
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MAC.D
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test it in your house first.
Feb 12 2010 6:43PM
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fouldsys
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haha me skiing park? i live on the west coast now. fuck park.
Feb 13 2010 12:32AM
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fouldsys
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haha interstingly enough, im taking it to whis for my first time as well, and theres going to be lots of fresh too......
Feb 13 2010 12:40AM
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beaucottington
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r3 or r4 mode.
r4 is going to give you more vertical pixels but it is 4:3 aspect ratio (square) so is really only good for the web. the 1080 mode (r5) has so little vertical view i never even use it.
I shoot with either r2 or r3. r3 is 720p60, looks just like r2 (720p30) but when you slomo the footage it looks awesome. eats up more memory tho.
what format to choose all depends on what you want to do with it...
i say shoot in r2, widest lens with 16:9 widescreen ratio.

Feb 13 2010 3:55AM
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beaucottington
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also a helmet mount works far better than the chest in my experience...
Feb 13 2010 3:57AM
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fouldsys
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ya i filmed in r3 today and i didnt get much else but my skis. im gonna try r4 next time. i really like the chest harness. i think the footage would probably be better on a helmet mount but in terms of convenience the chest harness is dope. also if i bail there is a lesser chance it will brake off and risk the chance of not finding it which is pretty important for me id say.
Feb 13 2010 11:28PM
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fouldsys
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Blackcomb GoPro footy from Fraser Foulds on Vimeo.

Feb 15 2010 10:57PM
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MasterDebater
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honest opinion. i'd prefer to see a bit more of whats ahead of you, not just directly infront of your skis. thats just me though. otherwise i enjoyed that.
Feb 15 2010 11:41PM
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I_Am_Mod
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i only use the r5 (1080p) for doing regular filming (panoramas, jumps, rails, etc)
r4 i use for slowmo footage, mainly for trickery, jumps, rails, but also really sweet for powder slashes
and r3 is my standard helmet cam definition.......
Feb 16 2010 10:20AM
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fouldsys
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r4? r3 is 60fps and r4 is 30. using r3 for slowmo is a nobrainer.
Feb 17 2010 10:26PM
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I_Am_Mod
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yea, could be, it's all on the back of the cam, don't have it right here with me, sorry....
Feb 18 2010 4:58AM
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