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Title: Action camera
Post by: bear95 on Thu, 08 January 2015, 02:15:41

Anybody have experience/advice about action cameras?

I'm mostly gonna use it while skiing and was thinking about getting the gopro hero3+ black. Has WiFi and high fps recording but a bit on thr expensive side.

Title: Re: Action camera
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 08 January 2015, 03:03:50

Hahahahah..

I just imagined a g4m3r wearing a go-pro while playing starcraft..   and extreme action music playing in the background..


(http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/g/a/gameaddictplz.gif?1)

Title: Re: Action camera
Post by: demik on Thu, 08 January 2015, 03:15:32

i wanted to get a gopro when i went on my bike, but it seems to have really ****ty battery life.

usually i'd be on my bike for 4-5 hours, and carrying 2-3 batteries is just unneeded weight added.

Title: Re: Action camera
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 08 January 2015, 03:51:42

This guy has done a few (ha!) reviews of various cameras:

http://www.techmoan.com/

Title: Re: Action camera
Post by: bear95 on Thu, 08 January 2015, 03:52:46

Yeah. So I'm planning to carry a portable charger to plug in while I use it. Adds bulk but no camera out there lasts long AFAIK and there's no other option. I ski 6 hrs daily and changing batteries midski is gonna be a hastle

Title: Re: Action camera
Post by: byker on Thu, 08 January 2015, 14:12:00

I have a contour and it is pretty cool, I use it while biking mainly. Mine is a few years old, but they were a better deal then GoPro back then, and I prefer their streamlined look. Not sure how they stack up currently to the competition though.

Title: Re: Action camera
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Thu, 08 January 2015, 16:59:58

Maybe a Polaroid C3? They are super small so should be easy to mount somehow and are quite a bit cheaper than many others so as not to get too upset if you happen to crash and it gets broken.

Title: Re: Action camera
Post by: bear95 on Sat, 10 January 2015, 02:09:48

Did a bunch of looking around and I think I may settle on the replay xd prime x. Looks sleek, got high fps recording, and wifi... and cheaper too. Low light looks bad tho... hmm... I hope it doesn't cause a problem skiing at night.