Just purchased the camera/harness. Problem: I can't mount the camera so that it looks straight ahead. It is either a lovely shot of my top tube or the trees. Any suggestions? Pictures of set ups? Thanks.
GoPro Chesty Mount Question
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I run mine upside down and either flip the video afterward or record it upside down with the new firmware upgrade so it shoots right. Flip it where the gopro mount clips onto the chest harness.
This.
This. It works perfectly. Just go to your menu on the Go pro and select under upside down mode, (Upside Down UPD) and it wil record upside down.
I just got one and went with this:
There's a LCD backpack on there. It actually dials in the pitch really good. First test was yesterday, and the view was great IMO. Problem is, I forgot to secure my bite valve, and it was swinging back and forth in front of the video.
flip it upside down
angle it off your chest maybe 30-40 degrees so it's pointing upwards/diagnol.
it will seem awkward when you are standing up, but when you are riding and hunched over it gets a good view.
i have 3 go pro HD's so i've tested a lot of angles...
angle it off your chest maybe 30-40 degrees so it's pointing upwards/diagnol.
it will seem awkward when you are standing up, but when you are riding and hunched over it gets a good view.
i have 3 go pro HD's so i've tested a lot of angles...
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Awesome guys, thank you all for the help.
Go with the helmet mount. The chesty moves too much and looks like sh*t afterwards. I shot many chesty early last year and won't do it anymore do to the results.
The helmet provides a much better view anyway.
The helmet provides a much better view anyway.
for a cool view have the camera in right side up mode, wear the chest cam on your back, point the camera down a bit and have a buddy follow
Any advice for getting it to stop shaking? I have mine tightened down all the way. Not sure if chest armor is causing issues. Or maybe I need to get fatter?
their site maybe?
http://gopro.com/support/
i havent had any issues with my camera mounted on my chest and it shaking too much. i just make sure the straps are cinched down and thats it
You are riding a bike down a mountain, it is going to have some shake. Tight shoulder straps, tighten the screw and use the rubber "bumper" that comes with the camera, and ride a bit smoother.
Agreed, but my videos are definitely more than the usual shake. I should mention that I'm running the camera "right side up" but using the supplied mounting hardware to get it pointing up more (I believe the same as Lee's setup). Basically the plate that sits on your chest wants to rotate so as to point the camera at the ground, so that's exactly what it does over most bumps. I did experiment with increasing the size of the plate, which helped a lot, but was a bit unwieldy. Maybe I'll just try running it upside down like the rest of the world.
what resolution are you shooting in?