GoPro HD 2 riding quality test.

SirDash95 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 26 Jul 2013 Karma :

So I bought a GoPro Hero HD 2
I went out, recorded until the battery died.
Made a test video after trying out the camera.
If anyones interested in a GoPro, this is the quality you can expect:

The audio at slow speed is okay, not spectacular, any speeds over 30mph, you'll hear nothing but wind!
So a mic is required if you are wishing to record good sound.

Video quality is fairly good, nice and crisp most of the time.
I made this youtube video and it gives an idea of the video quality.
Note, I did add some colour correction to this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_wHepKTrLU
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P.addy · *Formerly known as* P. Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Camera looks hazy... my Hero HD records better than that Neutral

Colour correction makes it far worse.

Also, lets hope you don't come off with no gloves on, otherwise you won't be able to operate the button for the GoPro Wink

SirDash95 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 26 Jul 2013 Karma :

Still tinkering with the camera settings, and still learning to edit video.
Hopefully soon I'll have the settings down and I can produce quality contet.

What settings are you using on your Hero?
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P.addy · *Formerly known as* P. Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Standard. 720p or 1080 when I'm flash.

KLR600 · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

Looks like you sprayed the lens with WD40 before you left.

I use my Hero 2 on the 1080p@30fps setting and it's great for what I use it for. Bit of a contrast and saturation boost in post and you're golden.

Trouble is with all these cameras now is that it's as much the settings/format you export/render the video to that can make the quality take a massive dive even if you have the best footage in the world to begin with. The camera is only half the story.
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cdo1uk · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 23 Oct 2010 Karma :

the main problem is the HD2 mist up bad,... spray some anti fog spray in there first

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SirDash95 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 26 Jul 2013 Karma :

Just a question about filming in low light conditions, is it always this grainy/low quality or am I just doing it wrong?

(This is a video I took last night of pikeys...being...well pikeys)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pG87xMO6PE
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P.addy · *Formerly known as* P. Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

You are on the edge of being another bellend with a camera, don't stray out that far...

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GrumpyGuts · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jan 2012 Karma :

Way too hazy!

Also filtering past a zebra crossing Brick Wall

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The video seems very blurry.

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P.addy · *Formerly known as* P. Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

My gloves cost £20, another set cost £45.

The GoPro cost me £180... Thinking

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You made any more videos yet?

Do another one, but make sure you get hold of some decent editing software (i.e not Windows Movie Maker) and try to minimise any quality loss by changing formats and compressing it too much. After having a 5 minute lesson at the roadside from KLR in video editing and production I am now an expert so if you've got any other questions feel free to ask.

Just don't throw the camera in the bin because you think it's rubbish. If you want to actually see what quality it's capable of did you try plugging it into the TV to watch back the raw footage?