First time go pro user
So I bought a go pro hero 2 and I’ve been playing around with it the last few days, just a few questions for y’all:
I’m guessing:
11mp wide for photos,
WVGA (which means what)-120 for slow-mo editing
either 720-60 or 960-48 for normal filming
Also what do the things like up / down mean (is it so you can film upside down and the camera turns it right way), spot and 1 button do?
This is for snowboarding and surfing generally, maybe a little skating.
Cheers!
Hey Mate,
Have a look here for GoPro manuals.
Yeah, up/down just flips the image vertically in case you want to mount the cam upside-down. Spot would be spot metering. 1-button is a mode where the camera turns on and immediately begins filming, rather than you having to turn it on then press the shutter button.
Mud
Spot metering means; The part of the picture the camera is concentrating on.
Spot is a smaller area in the center of the image that will be enhanced for focus and contrast. Full meter is an average focus/contrast of whole image.
Choosing which one depends how much effort your willing to put into keeping your subject centered.
720/60 (or 960/48) for action. You can slow the footage down for smoother viewing (wont notice it as much). It does increase how hard your camera is working (battery, memory card).
- 720/60 is best for snowboarding/surfing if you slow down footage in editing, otherwise you can use 720/30.
- 960/1080 can be used to crop, digitally zoom or use image stabilising software during editing, brings the footage to around to 720 anyway (depending on how much you crop).
WVGA is SD (standard definition). Shooting in really good conditions (sun behind you) can get great results and super smooth, really slow motion.
awesome thank you so much guys