tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post143527008979089459..comments2024-02-06T10:31:24.491-07:00Comments on Watching the World Wake Up: Santa Was Good To Me…Watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-6946426072673263762009-12-30T23:27:21.583-07:002009-12-30T23:27:21.583-07:00That looks like fun!
I'd have loved to have h...That looks like fun!<br /><br />I'd have loved to have had one of these when Frontenac's Officer Barron brake-checked me and then wrote me a ticket. I'd have done a lot more than just get the ticket dropped and write him a nasty letter!Ted C. MacRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07468976060347412389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-40933061934795586142009-12-30T06:30:09.383-07:002009-12-30T06:30:09.383-07:00Jube- Yeah the front V's were a-screechin'...Jube- Yeah the front V's were a-screechin'! They often do so during inversions (weird, huh?), so I don't worry about it or change pads till the inversion breaks and I see if they're still screaming...<br /><br />Greg- The 720p, which is what I asked for and am just fine with- I'm not video-geek. (Well, not yet.) Thanks for the advice re:mounts. I'll probably order the bike-mount just to check it out, and may prefer it for the road, but KB made a great point (wildlife sightings) in favor of helmet-mount for mtb.<br /><br />BTW, your garage looks better than mine.Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-17156279848942297412009-12-29T23:56:07.488-07:002009-12-29T23:56:07.488-07:00nice! did you get a 720 or 1080? I bought the 720...nice! did you get a 720 or 1080? I bought the 720 RIGHT before the 1080 came out :/ sucks to be me.<br /><br />BTW, I much prefer bike mounting... having something in the foreground helps give it some perspective:<br /><br />http://vimeo.com/6627806<br /><br />(yeah, my shop/garage is a mess)<br /><br />enjoy!<br /><br />ggregclimbshttp://wattagetraining.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-69259584018977524662009-12-29T20:59:01.375-07:002009-12-29T20:59:01.375-07:00Hey, was that your v-brakes I heard squeaking? I ...Hey, was that your v-brakes I heard squeaking? I thought Santa was bringing you disc breaks. Just kidding.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896006691904225007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-26386400180403960992009-12-29T17:48:01.377-07:002009-12-29T17:48:01.377-07:00Joe- Thanks. I'm a PC user, so I'll poke a...Joe- Thanks. I'm a PC user, so I'll poke around a bit.<br /><br />KB- That's brilliant. That's exactly what I'll do. thanks!Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-60149958927833340992009-12-29T07:19:59.762-07:002009-12-29T07:19:59.762-07:00One way that the helmet cam might help you with &#...One way that the helmet cam might help you with 'watching the world wake up' is that you'll have a camera rolling right away when you see something interesting. The images won't be as beautiful as if you used a still camera but you'll have some evidence of the bear butt sprinting away from you if you don't have time to get the camera out!KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885661679762446456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-40366726493907545802009-12-28T21:03:13.476-07:002009-12-28T21:03:13.476-07:00I use iMovie '09, but that only helps if you h...I use iMovie '09, but that only helps if you have a Mac. The Easy Edit software appears to only be good enough for basic trimming or edits, but no effects or special transitions or anything. After I export the HD video out of iMovie, I upload it to vimeo, and also import the edited video into Easy Edit so I can upload it to VholdR from there. <br /><br />I'm starting a vimeo channel with all my helmetcam videos on it. Need to edit together some recent snowboarding trips<br />http://vimeo.com/channels/70873joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879498627753039120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-72734046619223060932009-12-28T20:39:47.839-07:002009-12-28T20:39:47.839-07:00Joe- Thanks for the advice. I’ll try the piece of ...Joe- Thanks for the advice. I’ll try the piece of tape over the mike. BTW, what editing software do you use- the EasyEdit program that comes with the camera, or another app?<br /><br />SBJ- In fairness that trail is pretty much a local dog-walker’s path, and is probably the last place they'd expect to see a bike. It’s real short and just connects the mouth of Carrigan Canyon with Devonshire Drive. I only biked it because it’s always packed down and I was looking for something ride-able to shake up the view a bit.Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-33784504116449833892009-12-28T17:46:04.709-07:002009-12-28T17:46:04.709-07:00Another toy I'll not likely see in my kit but ...Another toy I'll not likely see in my kit but I sure like it when others get them and I'll be looking forward to the video additions to your stories.WheelDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219805760534549996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-87955168015874990132009-12-28T12:27:37.653-07:002009-12-28T12:27:37.653-07:00You want to know another great Christmas gift that...You want to know another great Christmas gift that was made obvious by your video? Leashes for all those dogs. Seriously.Ski Bike Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295969126174565599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-64399969398983853352009-12-28T12:04:38.899-07:002009-12-28T12:04:38.899-07:00Cool toy! My moons will look better in HD video.Cool toy! My moons will look better in HD video.KanyonKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954169751206336705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-38182050023761743932009-12-28T10:49:24.145-07:002009-12-28T10:49:24.145-07:00hey Watcher - glad you're enjoying the camera....hey Watcher - glad you're enjoying the camera. About the audio - I put a small piece of electrical tape over the microphone hole, and it seems to cut down on the wind noise greatly. Depending on the angle of the camera and how fast you're going, you'll still get wind noise, but not nearly as much and hardly ever the buffeting sound. The tape doesn't seem to get in the way of voices or normal audio. <br /><br />The other advice I can give about using the camera is <br />1) experiment with your angles. Looks like you got it about right already, but I took lots of video where the camera was basically pointing down, right in front of me. It looks like on your bike helmet it's towards the back and almost looks like it's pointing up. When mounting to the side of my motorcycle and snowboard helmets, I was surprised at how steep of an upward angle I had to point it. <br />2) like I mentioned in my previous review, good lighting <i>really</i> helps. I can brighten the video up a bit in iMovie, but nice sunlight really helps. <br />3) It's not very good at landscape or long-distance recording because of the very wide-angle and the lack of zoom. Wide landscapes also mess with the white-balance, so if you're shooting off in the distance and you have an overcast, white/gray sky and a dark ground, the resulting picture won't be good. So it's best for just recording what's right in front of you. <br /><br />I took mine snow boarding last week and it did pretty good, just had to keep the lens clear of snow and smudges.joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879498627753039120noreply@blogger.com