Cobra Make, Engine: Shell Valley Classic Wheels #20117
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Originally Posted by 601HP
I've used the EVO HD quite a few times now. The video quality is very good. When the aux. mic is plugged in, I have it clipped it to the the passenger seatbelt. The sound is very good. I didn't pick up wind noise until over 100 mph.
The kit and its peripheral pieces are very complete.
It's a keeper.
David
Do you have a video that you could share? Where did you mount the camera?
I'm not a big fan of the Hero camera system because of the extreme wide angle of its lens along with the associated fisheye distortion, and no extenal mic input. I do understand however that they might make a version with a straight wide angle lens. An external digital recorder synched to your video is the way to go for best results with sound. Using a simple foam windscreen for the mic will not work. A special mic setup must be used. Below is a test I did for audio using a special mic setup I designed. The speed reached during the first acceleration was around 90 mph and there is no windnoise, only tire on road noise. The recorder was a Zoom H4 which caught the snarling and growling of the sidepipes well. The video was recorded with a cheap point-and-shoot camera using a conventional wide angle lens. Notice the horizon is straight, not annoyingly curved as a fisheye lens will cause.
(If folks are interested I could probably put something up here showing how the mic was built and the setup was done, but it would take awhile to put together a presentation)
Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Cobra, 427 side oiler
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Thanks Hans...good info. I'd rather have the choice of using the internal mic or plugging in an external, but that looks simple enough.
I see no use for the external video port in the camera (I use the SD card to move files) so I am thinking of running two wires from the mic pads on the board over to the video jack. Then you could just "plug in " a mic.
EDIT>>> Using the existing video jack will be tough....traces on the circuit board would have to be interrupted and I am not going down that path. However, there are some interesting things in this thread around page 8 that suggest an external mic could be made to work through the GoPro bus port. Interesting, those Euros treat these things as if they're are almost disposable.
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The GoPro seems to be a popular camera around these here parts. I also think there is a much better solution out there, MUCH BETTER. Take a look at the CONTOUR series! Built for rugged outdoor use, image stabilization, GPS if you want it, plug in mic version to locate the audio out of the wind - put the pickup right where the sweet spot of your motor sound is. This one is a no brainer for me. Contour >> GPS Video Camera and HD Helmet Camera
Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadster 351W, T5, Red & White
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The GoPro seems to be a popular camera around these here parts. I also think there is a much better solution out there, MUCH BETTER. Take a look at the CONTOUR series! Built for rugged outdoor use, image stabilization, GPS if you want it, plug in mic version to locate the audio out of the wind - put the pickup right where the sweet spot of your motor sound is. This one is a no brainer for me. Contour >> GPS Video Camera and HD Helmet Camera
I checked with CONTOUR regarding external microphones and received the following reply:
" To answer your question, the only camera we currently produce that is able to use an external mic is our Contour+ camera. This being said, a few 3rd parties have modified our cameras so that they have an external microphone. You can find these modified cameras here: Light Sport Group - Contour HD A/V-ator Edition and here: NFlightcam. "
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I was looking at the video and or the speaker out plugs too...seems to me folks are more likely to move the video over to a compauter for editing/processing anyway.
Greetings. I have the GoPro and love it. It does have noise with the open window installed. I have used it mounted to my rollbar but have thought mounting it with the provided suction cup on the dashboard would help tremendously with the wind noise.
Note: the sqeaking noise is the rollbar hitting the rubber grommet.
This video was taken during some spirited running at above posted limits.
I bought a GoPro for my Grand Canyon Colorado River trip. I'd originally mounted it on an umbrella post but that got whacked (and the remnants of the post lost in a boat flip) but the camera was safe in the ammo can. After that I used the elastic chest mount and got some great rapids videos.
The upside is that the post mount is perfect for mounting on the roll bar on the inside center portion of at the beginning of the radius. It mounts on the pipe and gives a perfect vertical mount for the camera.
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